The DRI Research Foundation welcomes 11 new members to its Board of Trustees following the formal approval of their nominations by the University and Community College System of Nevada Board of Regents in January.
Joining the fund-raising arm of the Institute are: Nick Aquilina, retired former general manager of the U.S. Department of Energy's Nevada Operations Office; Tom Atkinson, Certified Public Accountant, Atkinson & Atkinson CPAs, Ltd.; Diane Dickerson, president of Dickerson, DMJ Services, an advertising, marketing, and public relations consulting firm and former owner of Merica Dickerson Advertising; Sherman Frederick, publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and president of Donrey Media Group; Jason Glavish, a certified financial planner with American Express Financial Advisors; David Haberman, vice president, technology and planning/co-founder of DCH Corporation, a high technology firm based in Valencia, California; A. Somer Hollingsworth, president and chief executive officer of the Nevada Development Authority; Bruce James, retired founder of several national publishing enterprises and president of Nevada New Tech, Inc., a private investment firm; Sandy Miller, former first lady of Nevada and a leading proponent of K-12 science education; Patricia Mulroy, general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District; and Rafael "Ray" Vega, owner and chief executive officer of Vega Enterprises Inc., Honorary Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas, and prominent figure in the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce.