LAS VEGAS – Olive Crest has appointed Chad Brown and Mario Heidke as the newest members to its Board of Trustees. Since the organization’s inception in 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of nearly 200,000 abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families. The organization works tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe and loving homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents.
With over two decades of experience in hospitality marketing, Chad Brown serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of JC Hospitality, owner and property manager of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. In this role, Brown oversees brand growth and marketing penetration for JC Hospitality, as well leads the integrated resort marketing team and internal agency for Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. In addition, Brown is a mentor with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas executive mentor program and an executive committee member of the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
As a dedicated human resources executive, Mario Heidke serves as the Vice President of Corporate Human Resources of Caesars Entertainment. In this role, Heidke is responsible for enterprise-wide human resources strategies and oversees daily human resources operations of over 2,000 corporate employees. Heidke serves as a keyadvisor to property operators by providing his expertise and coaching to human resources leaders, property general managers and regional presidents.
The Olive Crest Board of Trustees includes President Kimberly Stein, Esq. (Flangas Law Group), Vice President Mary Thompson (Capstone Brokerage, Inc.), Joe Asher (IGT), Spyro Costopoulos (WynnBET), Rosa Lucero (Nevada State Bank), David Mizrahi (Best Mattress), Jennifer N. Ronquillo (Bank of America), Sarah Silander (Cox Communications), Ann Sprague (Canyon Creative) and community leaders Ken Janssen and Elizabeth Kagele.
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About Olive Crest
Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of nearly 200,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. The organization works tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe and loving homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents.
Olive Crest’s many innovative programs reflect a conviction that strengthening the family is the most powerful way to help heal children. With unwavering compassion, the Olive Crest family maintains a lifelong commitment to the youth and the families it serves even after they have graduated from the organization’s programs.
In 2020, Olive Crest served over 24,000 children and families throughout Nevada, California and the Pacific Northwest. For information, call (702) 685-3459 or visit: www.olivecrest.org/nevada
