Business Briefly 8/30

Oaks takes over marketing at Nugget

Catherine Oaks has been named the new marketing manager for the Carson Nugget. She brings 20 years of marketing expertise, including identifying market opportunities, defining market strategies and leading Web trends.

Most recently she owned and operated Image Base International a Reno-based firm that she founded. Her firm won a 2008 Annual Governor's Industry award for the five best start-ups in Nevada, and a 2007 Telly Award for corporate video.

She is fluent in English, French and German, with conversational knowledge of Spanish. She has an MBA from Sup de Grenoble in France.

Mayor to address Chamber breakfast

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell will speak at the Carson City Chamber of Commerce's "Changing Community" breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 16 at the Carson Nugget.

Also in attendance will be city supervisors Pete Livermore and Shelly Aldean, and City Manager Larry Werner.

Cost is $20. For more information, call 882-1565.

Krolicki to deliver State of the Economy

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be the keynote speaker for the Northern Nevada Development Authority's State of the Economy event on Sept. 30 at the Carson Nugget.

Krolicki will share the successes of the state's economic development efforts in recent months within the Sierra region. He will emphasize Nevada's ongoing strengths while also highlighting the resources Nevada has available to businesses.

Also speaking will be Michael Skaggs, executive director of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development, and Rob Hooper, NNDA executive director.

The event takes place from 4-7 p.m. and is free to the public. For questions, call 775-883-4413 or visit www.nnda.org.

Chamber hosting monthly mixer at Red's

The Carson City Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly mixer at Red's Old 395 Grill at 5 p.m. Sept. 16. The event is free, and a good place to network with other business professionals.

For more information, call 882-1565.

Development authority names committee members

Northern Nevada Development Authority named the founding members of its Regional Business and Professional Services Advisory Committee.

Aaron Ware, Ware Consulting

Alice Heiman, Alice Heiman, Inc.

Bob McCann, Leadership Transition Coaching

Dana Abney, CE Prime, Inc.

David Steiger, MAP

Eileen Webb, Streamline Consulting Associates

Gary Lyon, Nevada Department of Personnel

Jack VanDien, SCORE

John Reiser, Reiser & Associates

Jojo Myers, Matrix leadership, LLC

Karen Michael, KEMH, LLC

Kathy Halbardier, UNR/NSBDC

Lisa Carlon, The Bosma Group, P.C.

Lisa Gallaway, Centerpoint Corporate Services

Mike Jackson, Micromanipulator

Roger Diez, Applied Business Services

Tom Taormina, The Taormina Group

William Shattuck, Comstock Mortgage

NNDA names president, appoints board members

Teresa Shouppe took over as board president for Northern Nevada Development Authority on July 1. Shouppe is Nevada State Bank's vice president and business relationship manager for its branches in Carson City and Dayton.

"As NNDA continues to attract new business to the Sierra region, someone with Teresa's expertise is extremely valuable," Rob Hooper, executive director of NNDA said. "Her diverse background and outstanding knowledge within the financial industry will provide strong guidance as we look to building the region's economic future."

Shouppe served on the NNDA board of directors for the last three years and most recently was vice president for the 2008-2009 term.

She has more than 25 years of banking experience and has been with Nevada State Bank for more than five years.

Alan Jurkonis, president of American AVK, serves as 2009-2010 NNDA board vice president. Jurkonis moved to Nevada in 2007 to open the AVK manufacturing plant in Minden.

Newly elected board member Mike Riggs, founder and owner of Monarch Direct, LLC, has accepted the NNDA board position of secretary.

Riggs has been a resident of Carson City since 1975 and is a graduate of Carson High School.

Additional new appointments to the 2009-2010 board include Eileen Webb, president of Streamline Consulting Services, Bruce Robertson, realtor/broker for Sperry Van Ness, and Bonnie Betts, financial adviser with Waddell & Reed.