Board Members
Wendy Waite President Wendy has been a resource development consultant for non-profit organizations for the past 15 years, bringing in multi-millions of dollars to local organizations, and has worked in the non-profit sector for 35 years. She has held multiple management and administrative positions at such organizations as Park Ridge Youth Campus in Chicago, Illinois; Utah Youth Village in Salt Lake City, Utah; Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska and Las Vegas; and Olive Crest Foster Family Agency in Las Vegas. Wendy holds an M.A. Degree in Human Development from the University of Kansas. She has served on several Boards including ALS of Nevada, HopeLink, and the CASA Foundation, earning the President’s Award from the latter.
Maureen Romito Board Advisor and Founder
Nancy Heavey Director Nancy recently retired from the Clark County School District after being a teacher and administrator for 32 years. As a lifelong educator, Nancy has seen first-hand many of the needs in our community. She has embraced Impact Las Vegas for the powerful, positive effect it can have on our local non-profits. Through our collective giving at Impact, we are truly making a big difference in our community and helping those who need it most. Let’s see what we can do together! |
Joy Snyder Director
Sonia Petkewich Director Sonia is the Founder and CEO of both Taurean Consulting Group an 8-year-old, Vegas Born IT Staffing Firm and Catalyst Mastermind Collaborative an over 3-Year-Old Business Leadership Mastermind Community. Sonia worked for several national brands before she decided to disrupt the IT staffing market and buy her business in 2015. When she first became a business owner, she was introduced to Mastermind work. After a few years of being in a group, she decided to give back to the business community by becoming a Mastermind community leader herself and launching the Catalyst Mastermind Collaborative Group. As the CEO of Taurean, she is the leader in helping IT organizations solve their technology hiring needs by sourcing, interviewing, and placing the most highly skilled technology professionals on a contract, contract to hire or direct hire basis. As a Mastermind Community Leader for Catalyst Mastermind Collaborative (CMC), she leads and coaches multiple groups. She launched her first group as a group of small business owners from 0-5MIL in revenue, then adding the Incubator group for those beginning their entrepreneurial journey and now adding Opulence a group dedicated to women owned businesses. She helps leaders unlock their potential, increase their confidence, focus on accountability, and lead with greatness. Sonia’s passion will always be to lead others and to leave things better than the way she found them. Helping people achieve their greatness through aspirations of careers in STEM or business ownership is a driving force for Sonia. Mentoring young women and career professionals is a privilege Sonia takes to heart. She is the mother of 3, Noah, Arden and Desmond and married to Ben for just over 20 adventurous years. |
Shannon Russell Director Growing up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Shannon (Noto) Russell then went to Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, where she graduated in 1992 with a degree in Actuarial Math. Always with a yearning to help others when and where she could, Shannon made several mission trips to Haiti in the 1990s. When she and her husband, Gary, moved to Las Vegas in 2000, Shannon put her heart for service to good use, where she worked at Olive Crest Foster Family Agency. Now, a busy mom with four children – Luke (18), Molly (16), Kate (13), and Maggie (11) - Shannon has worn many hats, among them soccer coach for her athletic kids and former business owner of BounceU. She also enjoys many interests, ranging from woodworking to running. Shannon tries to pass on her compassion for others to her children, even taking her son with her on another mission trip to Haiti in 2018. Shannon is pleased to be a member of Impact Las Vegas, where she can give back to the southern Nevada community where she has lived, worked, and raised a family these past two decades.
Caleen Norod Johnson, Director A professional fundraising executive for 38 years, Caleen has raised more than $44 million for nonprofit and educational institutions around the country, in partnership with volunteer leadership and staff colleagues. She has worked in all aspects of the profession, including major and planned giving, direct mail, telemarketing, special events, corporate and foundation giving, grant writing, cause-related marketing, collateral and mail production, licensing, volunteer management and workplace giving. In Nevada, Caleen has served as the executive director of Make-A-Wish® Southern Nevada and has also had the privilege of working for the the UNLV Foundation; American Cancer Society; and The Nature Conservancy. She has set up or revitalized development programs at nonprofit organizations ranging from a monastery in Massachusetts to a museum in France to a children's agency in California. While at the Sierra Club national headquarters, she served as the director of donor development and managed a $19 million budget. Caleen is an expert in direct response fundraising and has been responsible for mailing more than 38 million solicitation pieces on behalf of charitable organizations. She is currently the Executive Director of the Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation, where she leads the team responsible for securing private philanthropic funding for the Nathan Adelson Hospice. Caleen received her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential in 2003, andholds a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from UNLV and United Way. She is a board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southern Nevada Chapter, has served as its president, and was named Fundraising Executive of the Year in 2006. She received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. She has volunteered for a large variety of organizations in Nevada and elsewhere. Caleen holds an M.A. in English from George Mason University and a B.A. in English from the College of William and Mary. |
Stephanie Kirby Secretary
Maggie Allred Board Advisor
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