DRI Foundation

About the DRI Foundation

Established in 1982, the DRI Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that is led by a committed and passionate Board of Trustees.  The trustees of the DRI Foundation build trustworthy relationships and create innovative programs to showcase the impact of DRI, attract followers, supporters and donors, and expand the fundraising capacity of DRI.

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Chair – KRISTIN MCMILLAN PORTER
Senior Advisor, Porter Group, LLC

Vice Chair – STEPHANIE KRUSE
Founder, KPS3 Marketing
Communications and Marketing Committee Chair

Secretary – NORA JAMES
Community Member 

Treasurer – MICHAEL PEQUEEN
Managing Director and Partner, Hightower Las Vegas
Finance/Audit Committee Chair

MARYBEL BATJER
Partner, California Strategies

BETH CAMPBELL
CEO, Campbell House

DOUG CANNON
President & CEO, NV Energy

RICHARD DITTON
Founder and EVP, Incredible Technologies, Inc.

LINDA FAISS
Founder and President, Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations and Public Affairs (ret.)

BETSY FRETWELL
Principal Consultant, C4WARD Strategies

ROBERT GAGOSIAN, PH.D.
President Emeritus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Faculty Engagement Committee Co-Chair

LISA GALLAGHER
Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder, Praedicat, Inc.

JULIE GILDAY-SHAFFER
CEO, The JGS Group

JAMES KING
Chief Financial Officer and Principal, R&R Partners
Chairman, R&R Partners Foundation

YOLANDA KING
President, Nevada Taxpayers Association

JANET LOWE
Marketing and M&A Consultant
President, Desert Research Corporation

ZANE MARSHALL
Director of Water Resources, Southern Nevada Water Authority

GREG MATSUNAMI
Principal Consultant, S&R Associates

TERRY SHIREY
President and CEO, Nevada State Bank

RONALD SMITH, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Community Medicine, UNR School of Medicine

KAREN WAYLAND, Ph.D.
CEO, The Gridwise Alliance and Principal, kW Energy Strategies, LLC

JOHN ZIMMERMAN
General Manager, Truckee Meadows Water Authority

100% Giving Board Award 2023

Meeting Materials

October 17, 2024 – Board of Trustees Meeting

September 25, 2024 – Executive Committee Meeting

July 17, 2024 – Executive Committee Meeting

June 20, 2024 – Executive Committee Meeting

May 9, 2024 – Board of Trustees Meeting

The Nevada Open Meeting Law (OML) was enacted to ensure that the actions and deliberations of public bodies be conducted openly. In compliance with the Nevada OML, the DRI Foundation here provides the meeting agendas and subsequent supporting materials for its meetings.

For previous DRI Foundation meeting materials, or if you have questions regarding DRI Foundation meetings or materials, please contact us.

CONTACT

dri.foundation@www-dev.dri.edu
(775) 673-7226

 

MAILING ADDRESS

2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512

LAS VEGAS OFFICE ADDRESS

755 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Meet the Advancement Team