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Jonathan Leleu, Lobbyist/Attorney
jleleu@argentumnv.com
Kerrie Kramer, Lobbyist
kerrie@argentumnv.com
Argentum Partners
(702) 692-8037
In order to evaluate changes and improvements, the first step is to survey our customers. We would appreciate your genuine and candid feedback about our performance and the issues that you feel are important.
The survey asks a few pointed questions about each stage of the project lifecycle: initiation (New Development Center), design, inspection, construction, meter sets and the new construction portal.
Click here for the Survey Link. The survey will be open through Thursday, July 15.
Jeff Brigger
Director, Business Development
NV Energy
Direct: (775) 834-3716 | Cell: (775) 354-8810
Name: Terry Resch
Title: Senior Account Executive Enterprise
Company: Cox Business
Years in the Industry: 20 years
Where are you originally from? I moved to Vegas in 2014 for Cox Business. I was working for the Cable Provider of Minneapolis/St. Paul. I was that crazy lady still wearing shorts all year the first year I was here. I didn’t need a winter jacket coming from one of the coldest states that Minnesota is.
What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? The connections to the people working on the same growth for Southern Nevada that I am working every day. NAIOP educates me on the importance of building and growing our region. NAIOP is a valuable education every time I am engaged.
What has been your favorite experience? My 1st members only event was the mixer at Stoney’s Country Club with line dancing. There I met the future President at the time, Dave Strickland. He introduced me to the people in the room. People were so welcoming and caring. It was there, that I knew NAIOP was my people and that membership was going to be a valuable part of my exploration of the business of southern Nevada.
Who have I met or become closer friends with at NAIOP: It’s not fair to name one person. I will say the Membership and Communications Committees has opened the door to new friendships and relationships. That’s really where the magic happens. I would tell anyone that thinks I don’t have time or can’t commit to try it. It’s the time to get close and create those bonds. You also learn so much. Everyone is there to support NAIOP and each other.
What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? I’m so glad Cox Business and Terry Resch was there to help us on our project. Cox Business and their technology offerings complete any project. Together, we can do great things.
Click here if you’d like to submit a member highlight and return the completed questions and submit your head shot to newsletter@naiopnv.org.
Name: Kelly Kwasniewski
Title: Vice President of Operations
Company: TRU Development
Years in the Industry: 15 years
Where are you originally from? I’m born and raised in Las Vegas!
What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? NAIOP has provided me with an extensive networking foundation that I have been able to leverage in all my development activities. Not only have I found amazing project talent, but I have found a handful of supportive friends.
What has been your favorite experience? Serving with the NAIOP community service committee for the Catholic Workers event in 2019. It was freezing cold and a core group of us showed up to distribute care packages and serve food to the homeless. It was a heart-warming moment. Especially the homeless guy who wanted to be in all our photos.
Who have I met or become closer friends with at NAIOP: Wendi Schweigart from NDL Group. We met at the Shelby Museum tour while signing the wall. It was a rather comical moment, and we became fast friends. I admire her motivation to start a non-profit in memory of her mother, while maintain a career and family.
What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? I want to leave this world better than it was when I entered it. I am passionate about creating communities that resonate with who I am, eco-friendly, community and service oriented and health conscious.
Click here if you’d like to submit a member highlight and return the completed questions and submit your head shot to newsletter@naiopnv.org.
Reminds me of when I was a kid. If my parents discovered something broken or missing around the house, they’d sometimes line up my brothers and me against the wall and say, “Who did this? Just tell the truth and we won’t be mad!” — which, as I recall, was often followed by a spanking if I fessed up.
In contrast to my sometimes less-than-honest youthful mischief, good, honest people make honest mistakes. If they fear retribution, it will breed a culture that discourages risk-taking, stifles innovation, and causes people to hide their mistakes rather than learn from them. Wise leaders create an environment of trust so that creative people won’t be afraid to take risks or think outside the box.
Making (and learning from) mistakes is necessary for growth. Adapting the famous quote from Danish mathematician and inventor Piet Hein: The secret to excellence? Well it’s plain and simple to express: err and err and err again but less and less and less!
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Brent Wright, PE, SE
CEO, Wright Engineers
bw@wrightengineers.com
In our last newsletter, I told you “we are embarking on a new adventure.” Well, our industry is now in the middle of it. From the proposed $5 per SF “linkage fee” on industrial development projects in Nevada, to the growing list of threats to global supply chain networks, our members are facing unprecedented challenges.
With your help, NAIOP is fighting the proposed linkage fee legislation, and we’ll continue to provide updates and alerts about that and other legislation we’re tracking.
Our next education event will be relevant and timely. We’ll hear about “goods movement,” both locally and globally, including the implications of the recent Suez Canal blockage.
Another important part of this “new adventure” is understanding and meeting the needs of our Sponsors and Members. With some companies yet to return to the workplace and others returning at limited capacity, it is important for NAIOP Southern Nevada to begin its own reentry process by planning some in-person events. Understandably, some functions will continue to be held virtually. Hopefully, this will allow you all to engage in our programs and maximize the value of your NAIOP experience.
David Strickland
Thomas & Mack Development Group
NAIOP Southern Nevada President
Name: Melissa Musial
Title: Business Development
Company: MMC Contractors
Years in the Industry: 9
Where are you originally from? I was born and raised in northern New Jersey (Vernon), then moved to Arizona (Flagstaff) as a teenager, and have called Vegas home for nine years now!
What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? The networking, absolutely. Putting faces to names that I read about in various industry publications or have virtually corresponded with over the years has been excellent.
What has been your favorite experience? After the shutdown, NAIOP was one of the first organizations to go virtual. I loved their ability to be flexible, and still provide their members with amazing virtual sessions without missing a beat!
Who have I met or become closer friends with at NAIOP: Christy Bojda and Trina Curtis!
What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? I consider my creativity to be my biggest strength, and love to challenge longstanding ideas with out-of-the-box thinking. I hope to leave behind a legacy of positive, progressive change in the industry, and build life long friendships in the process.
Click here if you’d like to submit a member highlight and return the completed questions and submit your head shot to newsletter@naiopnv.org.
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