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MAYOR CAROLYN GOODMAN As Las Vegas mayor since 2011, Carolyn Goodman championed passage of the Nevada Film Tax Credit and has spearheaded efforts to formalize policies for the new food-truck industry and to curb underage drinking. She founded The Meadows School in 1984, Nevada's first nonprofit college preparatory school for pre-K through 12th grade. CAMILLE RUVO Camille Ruvo is a cofounder of Keep Memory Alive and serves as vice- chairman of the executive board, leading development, event planning, and fundraising efforts. She has been involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors for the Andre Agassi Capital Campaign Board, The Meadows School, and Catholic Charities. PUNAM MATHUR Formerly vice president of employee and community engagement at NV Energy and senior vice president of corporate diversity and community affairs for MGM Mirage, Punam Mathur serves on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Education Reform and the Superintendent's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Empowerment. SUSIE LEE Susie Lee has been actively involved with numerous Las Vegas nonprofits over the years. Currently she is the board president of Communities in Schools of Nevada, the nation's leading dropout prevention program. She is also a past president of Nevada Women's Philanthropy and serves on its grant outreach committee. JENNA MORTON Professionally, Jenna Morton co-owns the Morton Group with her husband, Michael, operating La Cave in Wynn, Crush in MGM, and La Comida downtown. Passionate about sustainability, she is vice chair of the board of the Springs Preserve and is heading the effort to prevent nuclear waste from being dumped in Nevada. BETSY FRETWELL City Manager Betsy Fretwell led Las Vegas through the great recession to a significant fiscal turnaround by 2012. She also serves as executive director of the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, which oversees the redevelopment and financial revitalization of Downtown. VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 127 126-131_V_F_Roundtable_MAYJUNE_14.indd 127 4/21/14 5:15 PM