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	Bill Thomas: President  (Two Terms) Bill Thomas has served on The Rape Crisis Center board of directors since 2007. He is a long term human resources professional who offers years of progressive leadership development to HR development. As an HR executive and consultant, he advises companies in a variety of industries, such as media, consumer products, energy, and nonprofit. Besides serving as a board member for The Rape Crisis Center, Bill is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, and the Southern Nevada Human Resources Association. He is on the Board of Trustees for Benedict College, where he serves as the chairperson for the Finance Committee, vice chair for the committee on Trustees and chairperson for the HR committee. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Benedict College, and graduated Cum Laude. He has received continuing education in his field from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and received a certificate in Crafting Human Resources Strategy at Cornell University, School of Industrial Relations.
	Marcy Humm: Vice President  (Unlimited) Marcy Humm has served on the board of directors for The Rape Crisis Center for the past three years, most recently as Vice President and Fundraising Chairman. After years of volunteering at her sons’ schools and sporting events as the “room” and “team” mom, Marcy decided to put her skills to work by becoming a board member and selling Nina’s Night Out sponsorships for the past three years. With help from the community, Marcy’s ultimate goal for The Rape Crisis Center is to someday raise enough money to build a free-standing center to house staff, counselors, and an in-house Metro desk.   Born in Denver and raised in Las Vegas since the age of seven, Marcy is from a prominent, longtime Las Vegas family; her late father Donald “Doc” Romeo and late mother Barbara were both active in the community. She enjoys spending family time with her husband Tom, three adult sons Steve, Joey and Jimmy, and their three dogs. Marcy is also very proud of her two daughter-in-laws Kate and Michelle.
	Jessica Peterson: Secretary  (Unlimited) Ms. Peterson has always had a passion for helping and protecting individuals and desired to be a part of an organization that was dedicated to doing that. As such, she sought out to serve on the Rape Crisis Center Board so that she could be a part of making a difference for individuals in this community.   Ms. Peterson began her legal career in Michigan after graduating cum laude from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2000. Ms. Peterson worked for the Plunkett & Cooney Law Firm from 2000 to 2001 and the Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner, Denardis and Valittuti Law Firm from 2001 to 2004. During her tenure at these firms, Ms. Peterson concentrated her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, governmental immunity, police liability, premises liability defense, regulatory compliance, insurance defense, and asbestos litigation.             Ms. Peterson left the Kitch firm in December 2004 and moved back to Northern Michigan where she went into solo practice and concentrated her practice in Family Law and Misdemeanor Criminal Law. Ms. Peterson remained in solo practice for approximately two years during which time she also served as Zoning Administrator for Banks Township.   Ms. Peterson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in April of 2007, and was admitted to practice in December 2007. Ms. Peterson has been a part of the Civil Litigation Team since she began at the firm and continues to concentrate her practice in all areas of civil litigation including probate, contract and corporate law. Ms. Peterson also serves on the Governing Board for the Rape Crisis Center of Nevada.
	Margaret Foster: Treasurer  (Unlimited) Born and raised in England, Margaret moved to the US as an Air Force wife. Through Air Force moves she lived in Arizona and New Mexico for short periods of time as well as spending a couple of years in Okinawa. In 1977 she moved to Las Vegas and has resided here ever since. In 1982 Margaret became a US Citizen. She has one daughter, who is a teacher in California, and two wonderful grandsons, with whom she tries to visit monthly. In 1978 Margaret took her first banking job as a teller; she has been in banking ever since. She is currently a SVP/Sr. Real Estate Loan Officer at a community bank. Margaret joined the Rape Crisis Center Board of Directors in 2009; she is a member of the Building Committee. She joined the Board hoping to make a difference for Rape Victims and their families. Margaret has volunteered for many non-profit agencies for most of the 30+ years that she has lived in Las Vegas. She was also a volunteer literacy tutor for the Clark County Library. Since joining the Board, Margaret has taken Several Victim Advocate Classes, and intends to take more to become as educated as possible regarding the very important role of the Advocate.
	Pat Thacker: Past President  (Unlimited) Pat Thacker is currently in her last year as President of the Board. Pat has worked in victim services for more than 30 years. Here in Clark County, Pat directed the Clark County Victim Witness Program and started the only Children’s Advocacy Center in Nevada. She has served on the boards of Safe Nest, Families of Murder Victims, WE CAN, Center for Independent Living and previously she also served on the Board of The Rape Crisis Center. She is retired after managing the Clark County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Program.    Pat has worked in the area of victim services for 30 years. Started the first rape crisis center in Kentucky (in Louisville) Started the first victim witness program in Kentucky in the LouisvilleCommonwealth’s Attorneys Office Directed the Victim Witness Assistance Center in the Clark County District Attorney’s Office Worked as asst. director of a youth service bureau in CT Started Clark County SAINT (Sexual Abuse Investigative Team) and the Children’s Advocacy Center (the only one in NV) Served as the manager of CASA for five years Pat is the mother of a son who is currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of New Mexico. She grew up as an “Air Force Brat” living all over the United States, spending her teen years in France.
	Suzanne Faust, Ph.D.: Board Member  (Unlimited) Dr. Faust received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology at the University of Miami, Coral Gables in 1974. She attended Florida State University as an undergraduate with a Major in Spanish, as well as the University of Madrid under the auspices of New York University. She worked as a Research Assistant for the Florida Migrant Survey while she was doing her doctoral work and was a Supervisor of beginning graduate students in the Department of Counseling in the School of Education as well. Prior to obtaining her graduate degrees she taught Spanish at the Winter Park High School in Winter Park, Florida, and flew with Pan American Airways as a stewardess based in Miami. She moved to Nevada in 1973 where she taught both graduate Counseling Methods and Statistics and undergraduate Tests and Measurements at UNLV, later being chosen as Co-Director of the Survey of the Elderly, a federally-funded program, run by the Department of Psychology. She was Staff Psychologist at the Nevada Girls’ Training Center in Caliente, Nevada, for several years while she established a private practice in Marriage and Family Therapy in Las Vegas, which she continues to enjoy after 38 years. At the same time she was on the Board of Directors of the Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence during its formative years, serving as President one term. She is currently interested in the Teen Suicide Screen program, a state-wide program, potentially covering all the high schools in Nevada.   Her desire to serve on the Board is to remain personally and professionally involved in the community and to help provide support and services to victims of a particularly personal kind of violent assault who would otherwise live out their lives in quiet desperation without the hope of healing.   She is presently living in Las Vegas with her two cats, Mordechai and Buttercup, who are an infinite source of entertainment and comfort, while she pursues her own version of the “quality of life”.
	Nanci Pileggi: Board Member  (Unlimited) Nanci Pileggi is a lifelong resident of Las Vegas. She is a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School and achieved a BS degree in Dental Hygiene from Marquette University. She has 20 years of experience in the Casino Industry – Marketing Exec/Exec Casino Host and 18 years actively working as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Nanci has received the following awards and distinctions: Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Marquette University Student Leadership Award, Alpha Sigma Nu – National Jesuit Honor Society, Sigma Phi Alpha – National Dental Hygiene Honor Society, and Distinguished Women of Southern Nevada. She has been active in several community and business organizations including the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Las Vegas, St Jude’s Ranch for Children, Hotel Sales & Marketing Assoc., American Marketing Assoc., Women in Communications, Inc., Health Systems Agency of Clark County, Friendship Force Goodwill Ambassador, American Dental Hygiene Assoc., Nevada State Dental Hygiene Association. She is eager to contribute her considerable talents and energy to an organization that provides such a vital community function.
	Samesha Ramadan: Board Member  (Unlimited) Samesha Ramadan is a Senior Office Assistant 1 in Public Information at the Las Vegas Valley Water District and Chief Executive Officer at M.R. Consulting, Inc. Samesha began working at the District in June 1986. Her responsibilities include administering and coordinating the financial process for the budget, plan and coordinate internal and external events, provide administrative support to the Public Information division and works diligently on the Diversity Council. Additionally, Samesha is Chief Executive Officer of M.R. Consulting, Inc., a firm founded in 1983. She is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations; assist with the development and designs of promoting personal communication skills, enhancing awareness and characteristics of other cultures, religions, gender and social diversity issues. Samesha was one of the founding members of Masjid As-Sabur. She was instrumental in the development of Clara Mohammed Weekend School, where she served as principal for more than five years. She is the founder of the American Muslim Women of Nevada (AMWON), President of the International League of Muslim Women Southern NV Chapter, Secretary for the local AARP chapter and Secretary for the local Branch of the NAACP. Samesha has been a volunteer advocate at The Rape Crisis Center for the more than seven years. She is the first advocate to be appointed to the Board of Directors, and was recently appointed to serve as Board Secretary. Samesha was born in Monroe, Louisiana and moved to Las Vegas in 1956. She and her husband, Mujahid have been married for 37 years. They have two daughters, Shasta and Sumayah and one granddaughter, Kailyn. She and Mujahid are both active in the community.
	Janice Wolf: Building Committee Chair  (Unlimited) After living in Hawaii for almost forty years, attorney Janice Wolf moved to Las Vegas five years ago, intending to retired from legal practice and travel with her airline pilot husband around the globe.  That lasted until she saw a help-wanted ad in the Review Journal.  Clark County Legal Services (now Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada) was looking for an attorney to represent abused and neglected children, and the rest is history.  The former Administrative Director of the Courts for the State of Hawaii is now the deputy directing attorney of the Children’s Attorneys Project at LACSN.  Protecting the rights of abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system is her passion.   Janice has been on the board of directors of the Rape Crisis Center for more than three years and chairs the building committee.  She joined the board because of her present work with child victims of sexual assault and because of her former work as a newspaper reporter for the Honolulu Advertiser, where she wrote many in-depth articles and series of articles on sexual assault in Hawaii.   A journalist-turned attorney, Janice received her Bachelor of Art degree in journalism from the University of Michigan and her law degree (J.D.) from the University of Hawaii.  She is married to Dan Omerza, a corporate pilot.  Between them, they have three children and seven grandchildren.