Reno-Sparks Chamber officers, board

Mary Simmons, vice president of external affairs for NV Energy, has been installed as 2010 chair of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce.

Other members of the chamber's executive committee include Bruce Gescheider of Moana Nursery & Florist, Ralph Hartmann of Hartmann & Associates Inc., Randy Brown of AT&T, Doug Kurkul of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Shepherd of Sparks Florist, Larry Hunt of Bayer Properties, Tom Clark of Holland & Hart, Tania Violette of First Independent Bank and Grant Sims of CB Richard Ellis.

Also serving on the board of directors are Sallie Haws of Haws Corp.; Tim Ruffin of Colliers International; Audrey Damonte of International Game Technology; Stephen Ascuaga of John Ascuaga's Nugget; Jim Miller of Renown Health; Mike Uboldi of Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center; Jim Hunting of Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union; Marie Murgolo-Poore of Truckee Meadows Community College; Gina Brooks of The Glenn Group; Lisa Ruggerio of LR2 Consulting; Arne Hoel of Swift Communications; Sean French of Wells Fargo Bank; Bill Newberg of Grove-Madsen Industries; Tim Kretzschmar of Q&D Construction; Leo Ramos of CNS Media; Daryl Drake of Daryl E. Drake Commercial Real Estate Services; Stephani Foust of Young Professionals Network; Joe Mayer, the liaison from the airport authority; Russ Romine, the liaison from the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada; Linda Carney, the liaison from the Chamber Diplomats Liaison; Roberta Ross, the liaison from the Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority and Jennifer Capurro, the liaison from the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors.