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The Commissioners
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Lt. Governor Lorraine T. Hunt, Chair
As I took my oath of office, I envisioned the future
and saw exciting opportunities for our state. My duties
as Lieutenant Governor include serving as chairman of
both the Nevada Commission on Tourism and the Nevada Commission
on Economic Development, which includes the Nevada Film
Office, as well as serving as vice-chair of the state
Board of Transportation and presiding over the senate
as the President while the Nevada Legislature is in session.
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Berlyn Miller / Vice Chairman
President, Berlyn Miller & Associates; Owner, Acme
Sand & Gravel, A-1 Rubber Stamp & Engraving and
Southwest Sign Systems; Board of Directors, American Pacific
Corporation; Member, Travel and Tourism Industry Advisory
Council to the United States Senate Commerce Committee;
Board of Directors, National Rural Tourism Foundation;
Member and Past President, Las Vegas Events; Chair, National
Finals Rodeo Committee; Vice-Chair, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas Foundation; Chair, Nevada Contractors’
Association; Past Chair, Nevada Development Authority,
Clark County Planning Commission, Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce and the Nevada Chamber of Commerce.
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Dick Bostdorff
The President of the TechAlliance@NewNevada and Chairman
of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada.
He also provides Corporate Coaching to several companies
through Gazelles.com
and his own company, Starwood Group LLC.
Dick retired as the COO of Nevada Bell, (a subsidiary of
SBC Communications Inc.) in July 2000, after 3 years in
that position. Prior to the Nevada Bell assignment, he was
the lead executive in the merger and integration of Pacific
Bell and SBC Communications. From 1994-1996 he was VP-Re-engineering
for Pacific Bell, leading a $1 Billion restructure of the
entire firm, focusing on operational efficiency, improved
marketing and cash flow improvement. During his 34 year
career in the telecommunications industry, Dick held several
positions in Pacific Bell, including VP/GM of the Silicon
Valley Region from 1987 through 1994, and led divisions
that operated the backbone network and provided network
engineering and technical support.
Dick also serves on the Board of SageRidge School, the Advisory
Board to the UNR College of Business and Engineering, Board
of Directors of Colonial Bank, WIN Board of Trustees, and
is Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Northern Nevada.
Dick is a graduate of Cal Poly, SLO with a B.S. in Business
Management. He completed graduate work at Pepperdine University
and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced
Management program. He and his wife Nancy, live in Reno.
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Sara Beth Brown
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, IGT; Dean’s
Advisory Council, University of Nevada, Reno College of
Business; Faculty Member, Western Banking School; Instructor
and Past Board Member, Nevada Women’s Fund; Member,
Academy Selection Committee; Member, Estate Planning Council;
Charter Member, Women’s Harley Club; Past Trustee,
Nevada Museum of Art; Past Vestry Member, Trinity Episcopal
Church.
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Leroy Goodman
Sales Director, Nevada Cement Company; Lyon County Commissioner;
Retired Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force; Board of Directors,
Lyon County Economic Development Authority; Board of Directors,
Job Opportunities in Nevada; Board of Directors, Nevada
Association of Counties; Board of Directors, Western Nevada
Home Consortium; Board of Directors, Western Nevada Development
District.
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Peter M. Thomas
Managing Partner, Thomas & Mack Company; Chairman,
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Committee
on Fiscal Affairs; Member, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Foundation Board of Trustees; Treasurer and Board Member,
Corporation for Solar Technology and Renewable Resources;
Director, Rio Hotel and Casino Corporation; Director,
Bank of America Nevada; Director, Amil International of
Nevada; Director, City Centre Development Corporation;
Executive Committee Member, Nevada Development Authority.
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Otto Merida
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Merida attended elementary and
part of his high school at Edison Institute in Havana,
Cuba.
He came to this country as a political refugee from Cuba
in 1961, under the auspices of a program called Peter
Pan, which brought over 14,000 children, from communist
Cuba to the United States in the early 60’s . Through
this program, Mr. Merida was sent to Wilmington, Delaware
where he graduated from Salesianum High School, a private
Catholic School
After working in New York City for two years, Mr. Merida
attended college under the auspices of the so called Cuban
loan, a program designed for Cuban political refugees,
graduating with an Associate in Arts Degree from North
Florida Junior College, in Madison, Florida 1967, and
a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University
of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in 1969.
After graduation, he joined Volunteer for Service to America
and worked as a community organizer and social worker
in the Fitchburg and Leominster area under the auspices
of the Mantachusets Opportunity Council in Lemonister,
Massachusetts. After leaving VISTA, he worked for a year
for the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce, as the Manpower
Manager.
Mr. Merida came to Las Vegas in 1974 and worked for the
State of Nevada Education Department and the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Program. From 1976-78, he helped
organize the Latin Chamber of Commerce. In 1978, he became
the Executive Director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce
and has been its executive director since its inception.
At the present time, the chamber has over 960 members.
Mr. Merida is a former chairman and past member of the
Las Vegas Housing Authority and past board member of the
State of Nevada Public Works Board, and the Nevada Judicial
Commission.
Mr. Merida has been married to Maria Merida for 25 years.
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