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Lewis, Elsie Lavonne

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Elsie Lavonne Lewis is an alumnus of the A.M.&N. College Alumni Association (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff). They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1969 and began working as an accountant in the Benefits Department at Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company. In 1972, they were appointed Equal Employment Opportunity Officer for the company. They were promoted to Assistant Manager of the Human Resources Office in 1976 and later became Vice President of Human Resources in 1997, continuing a nearly three-decade career with the organization in roles focused on equity, personnel, and organizational leadership.