The HAND Collaborative Emerging Leaders Committee is a group of professionals from diverse fields who meaningfully engage in the issue of affordable housing and help support Nevada HAND’s mission through ambassadorship, volunteering, and advocacy.  

Welcome, 2025 HAND Collaborative Members!

We are proud to have you as ambassadors!

  • Kristen Adams
  • Carrie Bruggenwirth
  • Stacey Dubowitch
  • Heather Mainville
  • Michelle Moreno
  • Alyx Phillips
  • Stephania Saldana
  • Brittany Smith
  • Earl White

Who should apply?

If you are a passionate professional in Southern Nevada looking to make a meaningful impact, you are the perfect fit. This is an opportunity to enhance your understanding of affordable housing, widen your professional circles, and refine your leadership skills through philanthropy. If you are ready to contribute to significant change, we invite you to apply for HAND Collaborative!

Applications for the 2025 cohort are now closed, and we will open applications for next year’s group by April 2026.

Membership Benefits 

  • Expert-led education about affordable housing. 
  • A behind-the-scenes view of Nevada HAND’s mission in action. 
  • Unique volunteer opportunities. 
  • Service leadership experience. 
  • Opportunity to make a measurable positive impact on your community. 
  • A small cohort, to support quality connections and member engagement. 
  • Networking opportunities with community leaders, non-profit executives, and elected officials. 

Membership in the HAND Collaborative Emerging Leaders Committee is a strictly volunteer activity, and does not constitute employment or other formal affiliation with Nevada HAND, Inc.  

Member Expectations 

  • Make a $100 philanthropic contribution to Nevada HAND’s Resident Services Program.  
  • Attend all meetings and events. 
  • Take an active role as a fundraising ambassador at the Nevada HAND Block Party on October 16, 2025.  
  • Build the knowledge and confidence to act as an advocate for affordable housing and Nevada HAND. 

Schedule of Meetings and Events 

  • Thursday May 29, 2025 – 3pm – Kick Off Your Service. In-person at Rome Pines Family Apartments.
  • Friday June 27, 2025 – 3pm – Learn More About Service Leadership. Nevada HAND Corporate Office.
  • Thursday July 31, 2025 – 3pm – Volunteer Project Planning. In person location to be announced.
  • Friday August 29, 2025 – 3pm – Tour Sunrise Ranch construction site.
  • September Cohort Social Month – Various times and locations.
  • Friday September 26, 2025, 4:30pm – Training for your fundraising ambassador role at the Nevada HAND Block Party.  Zoom meeting.
  • Thursday October 16, 2025 – Fundraising Ambassador at the Nevada HAND Block Party. 5:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Friday November 7, 2025 – 5:00pm – Reflect, Connect, and Celebrate: Alumni event with previous HAND Collaborative members and Nevada HAND leaders. Nevada HAND corporate office.

*Dates, times and locations subject to change.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Fair Representation 

Nevada HAND is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion, in which differences in age, ability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and other characteristics that make each person unique are embraced and encouraged.  

Members of Past HAND Collaborative Cohorts

Thank you, 2024 HAND Collaborative Members!

We had a fantastic experience with the 2024 cohort of HAND Collaborative! Thank you for your curiosity, engagement, and advocacy. We are proud to have you as ambassadors!

  • Tynesha Armstead, Membership Consultant, Archwell Health
  • Hernan Alvarez-Sanchez, Regional Political Director, Harris for President
  • Tracey Cole-Smalley, Mathematics Instructor/Club Advisor/Team Lead, Clark County School District
  • Sasha David, CDL Driver, Amazon
  • Jae Dillard, Realtor, eXp Realty
  • Anna Ladao, Market Point Sales Representative, Humana; Commissioner on Aging, State of Nevada
  • Clayton Neilsen, Project Director/Senior Project Manager, ARDURRA
  • Dallas Outlaw, Education Specialist, Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada
  • Heather Shoop, MSW, Assistant Manager, HRSA Grants Project Director, Clark County Social Service, Office of HIV
  • Jonathan Sussman, Owner/Manager, JDS Projects; Realtor, Gavish Real Estate & Property Management and TwinRock Partners
  • Nolga Valdez, Benefit Services Outreach Manager, Three Square

Thank You, 2023 HAND Collaborative Members!

A special thank you to the members of the inaugural HAND Collaborative Cohort in 2023! We had a fantastic experience working with all of you. Thank you for your engagement and investment in Nevada HAND. We are proud to have you as ambassadors!

  • Rina Foster, Founder + CEO, 84 Communications
  • Tanner Hale, Executive Director, Young Democrats of Nevada
  • Jill Lamonte, Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
  • Malika El Bakkal Lees, Vice President, Community Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Jilian Lopez, AVP of Community Engagement, HCA Far West Division
  • Mishon Montgomery, USAF Veteran; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker, Trainer, Coach
  • Eduardo Nava, Police Sergeant, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Sheyla Pierre, Director of Equity Development and Community Engagement, Roseman University of Health Sciences
  • Amir Zamani, Senior Acquisitions & Dispositions Analyst, AMH