Board of Directors


Joel Grace, President

Chief Executive Officer, Locus Development Group, LLC

Joel is the Chief Executive Officer at Locus Development Group, LLC. Prior to which, Joel worked with Umpqua Bank and the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN). Born and raised in New England, Joel graduated from New Hampshire College and holds an MBA from the Southern New Hampshire University. Joel moved to northern Nevada in 2002, and loves living here. He has extensive volunteer experience with the YMCA of the Sierra, the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation, the Junior Achievement Association, NAIOP, and BANN. Joel plays Hockey weekly, and coaches teams at Reno Ice. Joel and his wife Amy have four children, McKenna, Ayden, Luke, and Quinn.

 

Cameron Sorenson, Vice President

Principal, Nevada HR Team
Cam grew up in Canada and has participated in organized hockey programs across North America. Professionally, Cam brings more than 25 years of leadership and business development experience (most of which right here in northern Nevada) working with such world class companies as Starbucks, Intuit, and Best Buy. He’s has also volunteered with Sierra Inline Hockey League and the Society of Human Resource Managers. In addition, Cam has extensive youth program coaching experience, 10 years with the American Youth Soccer Organization and 15 years with youth hockey.

 

Christopher Ryan O’Neal, Treasurer

CEO, JOCHCO Investments
Chris is a local entrepreneur, currently acting as CEO of JOCHCO Investments, LLC. JOCHCO Investments owns a number of local businesses including The Joint Chiropractic, Famous Dave’s Barbeque, SurgCenter Development, Sierra Nevada Bioscience, and Modern Acupuncture. Chris received his BA in Philosophy from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2003, and in 2010, he moved to northern Nevada to be near family. Chris is married to his college sweetheart Shannon, and they have two beautiful children- daughter Talley and son Maverick.

 

Jamie Winter, Board Member

Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Renown Health and Hometown Health
Jamie is the Deputy Chief Legal Officer for the Renown health system in Reno, Nevada. She is a graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law, Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law where she recently obtained her Masters in Health Law (LLM). Prior to joining Renown, Jamie litigated in both Nevada and California while practicing law for two Nevada-based law firms. Raised in Incline Village, Jamie grew up figure skating competitively. After a wonderful 13-year competitive career, Jamie went on to skate professionally around the world. Jamie has served in various board positions including Incline Village Nursery School, the American Youth Soccer Organization Region 995, Mothers Offering Mothers Support (MOMS), and Hometown Health. Jamie is a mother of three boys, all of whom have played hockey and one who plays competitive Midget tier hockey for the Golden State Elite youth ice hockey program in Northern California.

Reno Ice Advisory Council

SENATOR BEN KIECKHEFER
MAYOR HILLARY SCHIEVE
 – City of Reno
COMMISSIONER BOB LUCEY – Washoe County
ALAN MAISS
ANN SILVER
– CEO, The Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce
CHEREE BOTELER
 – Chief Marketing Officer, STEP2; Managing Owner, Opportunity Nevada
ADAM KRAMER – EVP of Strategy, Switch
SHELLIE FINE – Director of Sports Management, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
LAURA GALINDO
 – Former Figure Skating Champion
DARRAH MARIE THORMAHLEN
DR. DANIEL T. ROWAN
 – Optometrist, Eyezone
JOANIE MALARCHUK
 – PSA Master Rated Figure Skating and Power Skating Coach
MICKEY LANG – Juniors Coach and Former AHL Player
RICHARD JAY – Commissioner, Nevada Youth Soccer League; Vice President, Reno Youth Sports Association; First Vice President and Investment Officer, major brokerage firm
CAROLE BRILL – Managing Director, RMD Nevada
CHIP BOWLBY – Managing Partner, Reno Land Development Company
MIKE DRAPER – Partner, Argentum Partners
DAVID HORTON – Nevada Department of Corrections
JOHN TAYLOR - Etcetera
STEPHANIE LAMBOLEY
SHERRY MORREY – Nevada Figure Skating Club/Morrey Distributing Company
STEVEN A. MORROW – Founding Principal Economy Industrial / High Sierra Lacrosse Representative
DENNIS NOLAN – EMS Division Chief, Reno Fire
TOM REARDON – Principal, TGR Consulting
LAUREN SANKOVICH, CPA – Partner, EideBailly
JEFF SUTICH – Business Development Adviser, NV Energy
RICH WILLIAMSON – Attorney, Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson
MATHEW WORK – Attorney, Work Law
LOUIE TRIO – President, Northern Nevada Amateur Hockey Association
WILLIAM (BILL) JOHNSON – Director of Operations, Savory Investments
TASHA ANSON – Vice President, NN Amateur Hockey Association
DENISE BARCOMB – Founder, THE Urban Market
KAYA STANLEY – General Counsel, Axxcess Capital Partners
ANN MUDD – Education Executive, Apple
RANDI REED – Owner, Haus of Reed Custom Furniture