Larry Brown

• RTC Chairman
• Clark County Commissioner, District C
• RTC Board Member since June 1997

Commissioner Larry Brown has represented the county’s northwest area since 1997 as a member of the Las Vegas City Council. He was sworn into a four-year term as a commissioner on Jan. 5, 2009.

As the city councilman for Ward 4, Larry served on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Clark County Regional Transportation Commission, Clark County Regional Flood Control Commission, Clean Water Coalition, Metro Fiscal Affairs Committee and Nevada League of Cities Board. Larry was appointed by former Gov. Kenny Guinn to serve on the Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects and the Executive Board for the California/Nevada Superspeed Train Commission.

Larry attended Harvard University where he earned a bachelor’s in Government and in November 1999, he was inducted into the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame for his collegiate career in football and baseball. Larry was a professional baseball player, playing his final years with the Las Vegas Stars.

Larry is married to Celeste and they have three children. He is an active member of many civic and charitable organizations. He is involved in youth sports, is a strong advocate for parks and open spaces and is passionate about preserving the quality of life in Clark County.

For more information on Commissioner Brown, visit the Clark County Web site.

Debra March

• Councilwoman, City of Henderson
• RTC Board Member since August 2009

Debra March was appointed to the Henderson City Council in July 2009 representing Ward II. As councilwoman, March serves with the mayor and fellow council members as the legislative branch of the city. She serves the entire Henderson community, which was named in 2006 by MONEY magazine as one of the top 20 places in the United States to live. As the second largest city in Nevada, Henderson has grown by 304% since 1990, with population projected to exceed 517,000 by 2030.

As the current executive director for the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) College of Business, Debra spearheaded the Lied Institute Real Estate Roundtables and white papers discussing important issues facing the region. Prior to joining UNLV, Debra was director of marketing for the city of Las Vegas Office of Business Development and served as deputy administrator of the Nevada Real Estate Division.
A Henderson resident for nearly 20 years, Debra has a long track record of service to the city and her community. She served on the city of Henderson Planning Commission from 2004 to 2009. Additionally, she serves as secretary of the Henderson Community Foundation and is a member of the Henderson Open Space and Trails Advisory and Henderson Limited Transition Area Committees. A member of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Debra was on the founding board and first year advance chair of Leadership Henderson.

Actively working to improve the quality of life for all Southern Nevadans for two decades, Debra is a founding member and former vice-chair of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Nevada District Council; a member of the Boulder Highway Investment Strategy Committee; the Laughlin Enterprise Economic Development Group; the Clark County Perimeter Open Space Plan Committee; Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority; Leadership Las Vegas Class of 1991; and is a former board member of Nevada HAND. Additionally, she is a board member of the American Planning Association (APA).

In recognition of her contributions to the community, Debra was the city of Las Vegas Women’s History Month Recipient, NAIOP Southern Nevada Chapter Associate Member of the Year and named Citizen of the Year by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

For more information on Councilwoman March, visit the City of Henderson Web site.

Chris Giunchigliani

• Clark County Commissioner, District E
• RTC Board Member since Jan. 2009

Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani has lived in Clark County for more than 29 years. Chris has become deeply involved in the community as a member of numerous boards, committees and organizations, as well as serving as a member of the State Assembly since 1990, president of the Clark County Education Association from 1983 to 1987 and then president of the Nevada State Education Association from 1987 to 1991.

Chris earned a BA degree in special education from Avila College in Kansas City, Mo. in 1976, later attended UNLV earning a Master’s degree in education with a special emphasis on the emotionally disturbed and has compiled more than 65 additional credit hours in post-graduate work.

Her teaching career began in the Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas from 1976 to 1978, and then moved to Clark County to be a special education teacher from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1991 until the spring of 2003. She then spent about a year at the Community College of Southern Nevada in School District and Community Relations, before returning to the Clark County School District in 2005 as a special education facilitator and mentor to new teachers at Jim Bridger Middle School. She then taught at Johnston Middle School for the 2006-2007 school year and has taken an unpaid leave of absence from teaching.

Chris was sworn into office as County Commissioner for District “E” on January 2, 2007, and will serve a four-year term.

Robert Eliason

• North Las Vegas City Councilman
• RTC Board Member since July 2005

Robert L. Eliason has lived in North Las Vegas for more than 35 years. He was elected to the City Council in 2001 to represent Ward 1. He was appointed to the Regional Transportation Commission Board in July 2005.

Mr. Eliason has been actively involved in the community and currently serves as a board member for the Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada and as a committee member of the Clark County Steering Committee. He is a member of the Southern Nevada Regional Flood Control District. He serves as chairman of the Southern Nevada Board of Health and as chairman of the City of North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency.

His previous community experience includes serving as a board member of the City of North Las Vegas Parks & Recreation Advisory Board; Chairman of the North Las Vegas Planning Commission; Chairman of the North Las Vegas Sign Committee; First Board President of North Las Vegas Neighborhood Housing Services; Member of Site Selection Committee of Neighbor Housing Services; Chairman of Loan Committee for Neighborhood Housing Services; Served of Board of Appeals for North Las Vegas; Member of North Las Vegas Redevelopment Advisory Committee; Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America, Troop 100; Committee Chair for Cub Scout Pack 100; Chairman of the Project Review Committee, Neighborhood Housing Services.

Eliason is a graduate of Rancho High School and attended UNLV. He is in the construction industry and is employed by a company that does business in North Las Vegas. He enjoys spending free time with his wife Peggy and their five children.

For further information on councilman Eliason, visit the City of North Las Vegas Web site.

Mayor Oscar B. Goodman

• RTC Vice Chairman
• Mayor of Las Vegas
• RTC Board Member since August 2005

In April 2007, Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, the 19th mayor of Las Vegas, captured 84 percent of the vote in his re-election effort to a third 4-year term.

As mayor, he was successful in acquiring a large piece of urban real estate in the city without resorting to eminent domain. Union Park, a phenomenal 61-acre planned development, will include the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, a 350,000 square-foot Smith Center for the Performing Arts, multiple high residential units, business and retail opportunities. Downtown is undergoing a dramatic change, evolving into a vibrant place for living, working and enjoying entertainment and art venues. Bounding Union Park are the World Market Center and the Las Vegas Premium Outlets mall. The World Market Center is a state-of-the-art home furnishings trade show facility. When complete, the complex will exceed 12 million square feet with eight buildings. The outlet mall is the most successful of its kind for dollar-per-square-foot income. In addition, there are almost 18,000 living spaces being planned for construction in downtown. Also, for the first time in many years, multi-million dollar casino and hotel renovations and expansions are currently underway.

Mayor Goodman has been a champion of downtown revitalization, focusing his efforts on creating a downtown urban village filled with small businesses, boutiques, fine restaurants, bookstores and an art component where the public can have social dialogue and exchange ideas.

Mayor Goodman serves as the chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and feverishly works to promote the enticing destination of Las Vegas. Mayor Goodman has also started OPAC, Oscar’s Political Action Committee, to promote and protect the interests of Las Vegas. His first action was to donate $50,000 to the Keep Memory Alive Foundation, the “think tank” foundation for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.

The self-proclaimed “happiest mayor in the universe,” Goodman was born and raised in Philadelphia, graduating from Haverford College and receiving his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has become one of the nation’s premier criminal defense attorneys, having been named one of the “15 Best Trial Lawyers in America” by the National Law Journal. He has also been featured in numerous publications such as “Of Rats and Men” and even portrayed himself in the movie “Casino.” Mayor Goodman also serves on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Goodman and his wife of 45 years, Carolyn, moved to Las Vegas in 1964 with $87 in their pockets. The couple raised four children in Las Vegas. All four currently make Las Vegas their home. All were educated in Las Vegas and went on to acquire college and graduate level degrees.

For further information on mayor Goodman, visit the City of Las Vegas Web site.

Roger Tobler

• Mayor of Boulder City
• RTC Board Member since July 2003

Mayor Roger Tobler was elected to the City Council in June of 2003 and mayor in 2007. He has made Boulder City his home since 1969 when his parents Heber and Zona moved here from Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended elementary through high school in Boulder City. Following high school, Roger attended Brigham Young University, graduating in 1989 with a B.S. degree in accounting. He married his wife Alyson in 1987 and they have five children who are all now attending schools in Boulder City.

Roger currently manages the family hardware store, Home Hardware and Variety, in Boulder City and Overton, Nevada. His father began these businesses in 1973. Roger has spent a number of years as a sponsor and volunteer coach for the Parks & Recreation, and also AYSO soccer. He has been very involved in his church youth programs as well as in various leadership positions in local troops of the Boy Scouts of America.

Because of his family and business commitments, Roger has a great interest in Boulder City's future and the process that implements the policies that best serve the community. As Mayor of Boulder City, Roger serves on the Regional Transportation Commission, Regional Flood Control, Nevada Development Authority, Civilian Military Council, and the Boulder City Library Board.

To learn more about Mayor Tobler, visit the City of Boulder City Web site.

• City of Las Vegas Councilman
• RTC Board Member since February 2009

Councilman Steve Ross represents Ward 6, the fastest growing area of Las Vegas. Ward 6 encompasses the far northwest and Centennial Hills—an area that has doubled in population in the last six years.

Ross, a native Nevadan, was born in Reno and, as a child, moved to Las Vegas with his family. He graduated from Western High School and went on to study at the University of Nevada, Reno and UNLV. With deep roots in the community, Ross ran for office for the first time in the spring election of 2005. Elected that year, he was sworn into office on the Las Vegas City Council on July 6, 2005.

Growth and a changing population create unparalleled challenges in Ward 6. Councilman Ross is committed to protecting the existing rural areas while at the same time making Ward 6 an attractive place for new families. To accomplish these goals, Councilman Ross has placed public safety, smart growth and providing recreational opportunities as his top priorities. Councilman Ross believes it is important to make sure that public services and structures such as fire stations, police, roads and flood control channels keep pace with the growth in the community.

As the Ward 6 councilman, Steve Ross currently serves as a Commissioner on the Regional Transportation Commission and the Regional Flood Control Board as well as serving as a member of the Clark County Shooting Park Advisory Committee and the Nevada League of Cities. Previously, Councilman Ross served on the Las Vegas Housing Authority, the Yucca Mountain Advisory Committee, the Local Elected Official Consortium overseeing the Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Board, and an alternate on the Clean Water Coalition and the Southern Nevada Board of Health
Steve Ross’s election to the Las Vegas City Council follows years of community involvement as a volunteer—and Councilman Ross continues those volunteer efforts today. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Las Vegas Area Boy Scout Council and has been very active with Little League, lacrosse and other youth activities. Ross is an active member of his church.

Councilman Ross is working to expand employment opportunities in the northwest. The Centennial Hills Hospital opened in 2008 and the “Great Mall of Las Vegas also known as the Streets at Montecito” will break ground in 2009. Councilman Ross has been instrumental in the approval of two new fire stations in Ward 6, and is also working towards a Ward 6 (northwest) police substation at Buffalo Drive and Deer Springs Way. Councilman Ross opened the largest community and senior center in Nevada and the new Centennial Hills library just opened.
A certified master electrician, Ross served for a number of years as an assistant business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Steve Ross also knows how important it is to represent the needs of small business owners having worked for many small business owners over his career. Recently, Councilman Ross accepted a position as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council.

Councilman Ross and his wife Kelli have five children and two new grandsons. He likes to say his own family provides a constant reminder of his obligation to protect the quality of life for all families in Ward 6.

For further information on Councilman Ross, visit the City of Las Vegas Web site.