by Denise Duarte | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Our Nevada Women's Virtual Center website is coming along nicely and to announce its existence to the world (at least in neck of the woods), we have produced two Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that will air on local television, radio stations, and hopefully sister websites after the new year.
Thanks to Channel 3 and Dawn Gibbons, we were able to tape the segments on Friday, December 23rd. Well-known television and radio host, Lillian McMorris (http://lillianmcmorris.com/), along with Junior League of Las Vegas (http://www.jllv.org/lv/index.jsp) communication committee members Kimberly Scott and Jessica Nordling were our "actors" and we could not be more pleased with their performances.
We arrived at the television station just before 10:00 am and were "wrapped" as they say in the business by 10:30. It was just great to see how a production is created, from the use of the teleprompter, green screen and the professionalism of the crew, it was a terrific experience. So be sure and look for our upcoming PSAs and tell all your friends about significance of the Nevada Women's Virtual Center website.
Happy holidays and here is to a prosperous and fulfilling New Year for all of us!
by Denise Duarte | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
A meeting to discuss the progress of the Nevada Women’s Virtual Center takes place This Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 5 pm-6:45 pm
WHERE: Red Rock Harley Davidson meeting room at 2260 S. Rainbow, LV 89146
AGENDA: partial items for discussion and decision-making include:
LOGO selection, from designs by Jessica Nordling
PROMOTION of NWVC using the PSAs created for us by Channel 3
WEBSITE improvements and challenges
Changes on main page
We have twenty women to be added to the website..
We have facebook, blog and other network sites to develop.
We need volunteers to help identify future video recordings we should add.
We need volunteers to help place events on our site.
FUNDRAISING, three-prong strategy
Individuals, grants, corporations and organizations.
FUTURE
How do you envision our evolution?
Have you seen the video at this site:
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1201oihbafvpihboijhpihbasdouhbasv/event/index.html
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS will be served and conversation-time starting promptly at 5 pm.
Please confirm that you will attend by contacting Marlene at adrianmjlv@gmail.com or 702.655.2146.
If you can not attend, but want to keep up-to-date on the progress and mission of NWVC to provide video clips and other acknowledgments of Nevada women’s roles and accomplishments, contact Marlene to receive the final Agenda and minutes at adrianmjlv@gmail.com or 702.655.2146.
by Denise Duarte | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
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Janice Haupt Allen
Active in the community since the 1940s
President of the Las Vegas Jayceettes 1951-52, Leadership roles in the Jr. League and chair of registrars of the Sun Youth Forum for more than fifty years.
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Anita LaRuy
Past Director of the North Las Vegas Library District
Activist for women's rights, leader in promoting leadership training for women to enter the political arena, founding member of Southern Nevada Women’s Political Caucus 1987-1990, first Hispanic to serve as Chairperson of Nevada Equal Rights Commission, Co-founder , Hispanic Business Professional and Women’s Club of Las Vegas.
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Edythe Katz Yarchever
Founder of the Holocaust Museum in Las Vegas, she passed away August 31, 2015.
Katz-Yarchever, 95, a community activist, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. She was born July 6, 1920, in Boston, to Hyman and Gertrude Sperling (nee Cohen) and was a Las Vegas resident since 1951. Edythe was a founder of the Sperling-Kronberg-Mack Las Vegas Holocaust Resource Center and was appointed chairperson to the Governor's Advisory Council on Education Related to the Holocaust. She and her late husband, Judge Gilbert Yarchever, gave generously to the UNLV College of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Boyd School of Law and the University library. – See more at: http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?pid=175724908#sthash.0AmWvc7G.dpuf
Edythe marched in the 60s as a NAACP member for African American Rights. She was a civil rights activist, espousing equality for all. An elementary school is named for her and her first husband. As member of the Governors Advisory Council on the Holocaust Education she gave presentations, made videos and developed other educational materials.
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Lily Fong
Educator, Philanthropist and Community leader
Lilly Fong was the first Asian American to be hired by the Clark County School District in Las Vegas. She later served ten years as a Regent for the University of Nevada System of Higher Education, was a president of the American Association of University Women, Las Vegas and helped raise money to fund several University of Nevada, Las Vegas buildings. An elementary school is named for her and her husband and the Geo-science building at UNLV is named for Lily Fong.
other source of information : www.unr.edu/nwhp/bios/women/fong.htm
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Barbara Buckley
First woman to be elected as Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Barbara served as Clark County District 8 Democrat Assemblywoman from 1994 – 2009, Executive Director of the Clark County Legal Services providing free legal services to low-income Nevadans, has received numerous awards, such as, Lawyer of the Yeaar, Legislator of the Year and the Kristine Nagy Johnson Award for Child Advocacy.
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Geoconda Arguello-Kline
Acclaimed one of the most powerful women in Las Vegas
In 2004 as President of the Culinary Union, the largest and most powerful union in the area, she oversaw the Culinary Training Unit and actively worked to improve working conditions and benefits for culinary union members.
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Jan Jones
The first female elected official in the city of Las Vegas
When Jan became mayor of the city of Las Vegas 1991-1999, she renovated downtown Las Vegas with the Fremont Street Experience, currently, 2011, Vice- President of Community and Government Affairs at Caesars, formerly Harrah's Entertainment, she serves on many boards and has received many awards.
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Lavoli Miller
Elder in the Paiute tribe
Community preserver of the language and culture of the Paiutes, she works with the government to assure preservation of tribal lands and culture.
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Punam Mathur
Served on many local boards and been appointed to state commissions
Punam is a past Sr. Vice President Corporate Diversity and Community Affairs and a corporate officer for MGM MIRAGE, has served on many local boards and been appointed to state commissions, in particular she serves on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education Reform, currently, 2011, she is Vice President, People Resources, at NV Energy.
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Nancy Allf Thomas
Advocate for women and children
Nancy Allf Thomas is a Judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court. Nancy came to Nevada in 1983 from Kentucky where she earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees. Since 1983, Nancy has been a private attorney, President of The Clark County Bar Association, President of the Nevada State Bar Association, and ran for the Nevada Supreme Court. She has been an active member of the Las Vegas community through UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, the College of Southern Nevada’s Paralegal Program, Planned Parenthood, and has been recognized for her outstanding service by the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the Las Vegas Centennial Women of Diversity Project. In many ways Judge Nancy Allf Thomas has been and continues to be a role model for women who aspire to leadership and who wish to contribute to our society.
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Daveen Nave
Community leader in arts and culture
Daveen is the Past President of Junior League and was instrumental in establishing the Morelli House as the Jr. League’s historical meeting place, recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award.
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Sarann Knight Preddy
A past owner of the Moulin Rouge and Former vice-president of Las Vegas area NAACP
Sarann is a leader in forming several women’s political organizations, as well as, the being the first President of the Nevada Black Chamber of Commerce, advocate for the needs of residents of West Las Vegas, in 2011, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Her autobiography, 72 Years in Las Vegas, was published in July, 2015. Sarann passed away in December 2014.
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Thalia Dondero
First women elected to the Clark County Commission
Thalia served as chair of the Clark County Commission, Served on the Board of Regents of the Nevada State University System. She has been President of Junior League and Executive Director of Frontier Girls Scouts Council. Thalia passed away in the Fall of 2016.
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Bertha Miranda
Recipient of the Trailblazers Award from the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Bertha is a business woman in Reno, developed a successful and renowned Mexican restaurant from few assets, provides scholarships and other community assistance as a Northern Nevada philanthropist.
by Denise Duarte | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
American Association of University Women Las Vegas lasvegas-nv.aauw.net/
Junior League of Las Vegas jllv.org
League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley lwvlasvegasvalley.org
League of Women Voters of Mesquite lwvmesquite.org
League of Women Voters of Nevada lwvnv.org
The Mesquite Club mesquiteclublasvegas.com
Nevada National Organization for Women nevadanow.org
Nevada Women’s History Project nevadawomen.org
Nevada Women's Lobby nevadawomenslobby.org
The Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries library.unlv.edu/speccol/
Soroptimists of Greater Las Vegas
Soroptimists of Las Vegas Valley
Soroptimists of Metropolitan Las Vegas
Soroptimists of Pahrump Valley SI
by Denise Duarte | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
After viewing the video, click on the W all of Women images below to view a brief description of each woman that has been highlighted as part of the Nevada Women's Legacy Project.