Ezekiel, who have extensive business activities and networks in both the U.S. Nevada Innovation Center LLC (NIC) is a partnership between Co-Founders Michael A. Amato has evidenced a consistently strong work ethic and knowledge base that has proven to be a valuable asset to the Small Business Administration, the nationwide lending community and hundreds of businesses across the United States. His extensive knowledge and experience have been used to stabilize and expand SBA and USDA program opportunities throughout the State of Nevada and beyond.Īs a former business executive and lending industry consultant Mr. Amato was awarded the 1997 Financial Services Advocate of the Year, the year before he sold his small business consulting company to American Express. His impact on the Nevada business community has been critically important in the past several years especially due to the effects of COVID-19 this most recent year. Amato moved to Las Vegas Nevada to take over the District Director position and oversee the SBA program and staff. He is originally from the greater New York area and had spent the better part of the last two decades in the Washington D.C area primarily serving the Mid-Atlantic region as a business development consultant, direct lender and Chief Executive Officer for a major business-consulting firm. He has distinct knowledge of all SBA lending and other SBA support programs. Amato has been employed as an SBDC executive director, CDC portfolio manager, and direct lender participating in various SBA lending and outreach programs over the past twenty-six years. Joseph Amato over thirty years experience as a business development consultant and a leading voice for business ownership and entrepreneurship within the commercial lending industry. Furthermore, during her 26 years in leadership, Carolyn never took a salary. During this time, Carolyn never had ownership of the school as it was incorporated as a 501 entity. Carolyn planned and oversaw the entire day-to-day operations for 26 years while also raising her four children. The USCM honored her with the Mayors’ 2014 Large City Climate Protection Award.Ĭarolyn is well known in the Las Vegas community for founding The Meadows School in 1984, Nevada’s first nonprofit, college preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grades. In June of 2013, she hosted the 81st annual gathering of the National Conference of Mayors in Las Vegas. Additionally, she holds national leadership roles as a member of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), serving on its Advisory Board and as vice-chair of its Jobs, Education and Workforce Committee, and as Chair of the Mayors’ Business Council. She represents the city on numerous boards and organizations, advocating for Las Vegas’ $44.9 billion tourism industry on the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee, the Southern Nevada Sports Committee and Transportation Safety Commission. Mayor Carolyn Goodman was also handily re-elected in 2015.Īmong her priorities, Mayor Goodman has championed downtown development, improvement in inner-city schools, expansion of homeless resources, coordination among non-profit service providers, adoption of the Nevada film tax credit, and creation of the medical district and UNLV medical school. It is the only known instance of a spouse succeeding a spouse as mayor in the United States. Goodman, administered the oath of office. She was first elected on July 6, 2011, and her husband of 50 years and 12-year, term-limited mayor, Oscar B. Goodman won her third term as mayor of the city of Las Vegas on April 2, 2019.
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