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Commission Business
The Commissioners.

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.