Adam Gewanter is a stalwart leader in the fight against cancer. Adam began volunteering with the American Cancer Society when he brought his company, TAO Group, to participate in Marking Strides Against Breast Cancer in both New York City and Chicago – where nearly $100,000 was raised in the first year. Most recently – TAO was the presenting sponsor of the NYC Strides, raising nearly $200,000. Additionally – Adam was instrumental in securing live auction experiences for the Chicago Discovery Ball and Taste of Hope events that have generated over $200,000 in life saving dollars. And in 2019 – Adam joined the Il Area Board – and immediately took on the role of Chair for the Chicagoland Real Men Wear Pink. Since 2019, Adam has led fundraising efforts that have eclipsed $2 million – and most notable - the Chicagoland campaign was the #1 campaign in the entire nation in 2021 raising nearly $670,000 (this is the national record for RMWP). Beyond the incredible revenue generation – Adam leads and mentors the great staff of IL to ensure that innovation is always top of mind, and holds the entire team to the highest standards, because as Adam says: “Cancer affects all of us, and its our obligation to bring the fight directly to cancer, and find ways to help everyone we can."

Dr. Rhodes currently serves as President and CEO of Optum Nevada and sees patients at Southwest Medical, part of OptumCare. He received his Medical Degree at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, completed his Family Medicine Residency at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital, and received his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

He is the recipient of the Lili Care Foundation Compassionate Care Award, Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada Legacy Award, Distinguished Alumni University of Nevada School of Medicine, the Faith Lutheran Middle/High School Hietkotter Award and 2022 Healthcare Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award.

As a lifelong resident of Las Vegas, Dr. Rhodes is very active in the community and has served on several boards. Most recently, he has helped to develop two educational programs that allow students with intellectual disabilities to be fully integrated into academic and extracurricular activities at school.

Since the age of 5, he has envisioned himself as a family doctor and says, “The greatest privilege we receive as Physicians is having a patient trust their health to our care, and we can never let them down or take that privilege for granted.”

Member of the CMO council for AMGA (American Medical Group Association®).
When he is not helping patients, he enjoys his time as a husband, father of four, and grandparent to three little girls, enjoys outdoor sports, attending sporting events, and BBQ’s with family and friends.

Karla Perez has devoted her entire 40-year professional career to improving health care access and patient outcomes for Nevadans. As the Regional Vice President for Universal Health Services, Inc., (UHS), a Fortune 500 company, Karla has oversight for the northern and southern Nevada markets, creating an integrated system of care comprised of acute care and specialty hospitals, outpatient services, freestanding emergency and urgent care centers and physician practices to better serve residents and tourists who require medical care.

She currently serves on the executive committee for the Silver State Accountable Care Organization (SSACO), on the Advisory Board for Nevada State Bank and the Board of Trustees for the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. She has received multiple awards from various organizations, and been named a Healthcare Hero, a Most Influential Business Woman, and been honored by Chamber of Commerce, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, March of Dimes and National Association of Women Business Owners.

Kim Frank is currently the President of the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation, Community Relations and Player Initiatives. Overseeing all community outreach programming and non-profit initiatives for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Kim has more than 20 years of marketing and community experience, specializing in managing community partnerships, large-scale events, digital/social marketing and brand development, as well as growing the fan base for professional sports and collegiate athletics. She has worked with several sports teams throughout her career, including the NHL Washington Capitals, NBA Washington Wizards and the Georgetown University Athletic Department, and has extensive experience with community involvement.
In addition to her Vegas Golden Knight responsibilities, Kim leads Bill Foleys military non-profit, the Folded Flag Foundation. This national organization provides scholarships and educational grants to Gold Star families who have lost a family member in the line of duty.

Paul Dieter has more than 30 years of business experience spanning executive positions in health care, real estate and construction. Since 2015, Paul has focused his expertise on leadership in oncology practices including multiple leadership roles with McKesson Specialty Health and The US Oncology Network, which Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (Comprehensive) has been a long-time affiliate.

Paul joined Comprehensive in August 2023 as executive director. Prior to joining Comprehensive, he was vice president of radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging for The US Oncology Network based out of Houston. He led the radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging team across the network’s 35 independent practices and 150 radiation sites of service. From late 2016 through 2021, Paul was executive director of Oncology Hematology Care (OHC) in Cincinnati. For his accomplishments, he was named Executive Director of the Year by The US Oncology Network in 2020.

Paul completed his Bachelor of Arts in business management at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and holds a Master of Business Administration from Wilmington University in Dover, Del. He is originally from Warren, Ohio and he and his wife Melinda (an oncology nurse) have three daughters and two granddaughters. When not working or spending time with family, Paul enjoys riding his motorcycles and playing with his two Saint Berdoodles, Snoop and Biggie.

Rob is a 19-year blood cancer survivor. To date, Rob and his international network of caring friends (www.CancerResearchRacquet.com) have funded 9 Cancer Research Grants through the American Cancer Society. Since 2019, Rob and Cancer Research Racquet have been collaborating with WTA Charities (The Women’s Tennis Association / www.wtatennis.com ) to fund cancer research grants in honor of WTA players who have battled the disease. Each year at the French Open in Paris, Rob and WTA Charities celebrate the funding of another cancer research grant with 200 donors and with the actual recipients of the cancer research grant. Everyone hopes that this annual grant funding and annual celebration in Paris will continue for years to come. When not in Paris, Rob fights fraudsters and Ponzi schemers while entering his 38th year of practicing law with Snell & Wilmer in Las Vegas (www.swlaw.com) . While some believe that Rob, as a crime-fighting crusader like Batman, should wear a cape and black mask to work, sadly such is inconsistent with the current dress code and a suit and tie must suffice.

Rob Allen is president and CEO of Intermountain Health, a leading nonprofit health system headquartered in Utah with locations in seven states and operations across the western U.S. Prior to beginning his role as president and CEO in November 2022, Rob served as chief operating officer and has served in executive leadership at Intermountain for 27 years. Rob has also held CEO roles at hospitals and health systems in Wyoming, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Rob earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Utah State University, a Bachelor of Science Degree in operations management from Brigham Young University and was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by Rocky Vista University.

Shelly Ibach, Sleep Number® setting 40, is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sleep Number Corporation, the sleep health, science, research, and innovation leader whose purpose is to improve the health and wellbeing of society through higher quality sleep. The company’s revolutionary 360® smart bed links proven quality sleep to individualized sleep health through effortless, adjustable comfort and advanced biometric sleep tracking technology.


As CEO of Sleep Number since June 2012, Shelly has combined her passion for meaningful consumer value with her visionary leadership to position Sleep Number as a sleep tech wellness company. She had the perceptual acuity to understand the future value of connected health and the courage to transform the company with the commercialization of the 360 smart bed, an innovation which is delivering life-changing sleep to consumers. Under Shelly’s leadership, the combination of the company’s culture of individuality and innovation, mission-driven teams, strategic consistency and focus for sustained superior stakeholder value creation has resulted in more than14 million lives improved, over 14 billion hours of sleep data and over two million smart sleepers. She was unanimously voted by the Board to its chair position effective May 2022.


After joining the company in April 2007, Shelly served across a wide breadth of executive leadership roles in consumer strategy, sales, marketing and product development, including Chief Operating Officer in 2011. Based in Minneapolis, Sleep Number employs over 5,500 team members and operates 650 Sleep Number® stores located in all 50 U.S. states.  She has led the company to deliver transformational sleep health innovations and collaborations, including a long-term relationship with Mayo Clinic to further sleep science with an emphasis on cardiovascular medicine, and a groundbreaking partnership with American Cancer Society to embark upon foundational sleep research to inform the first-ever, cancer-specific sleep guidelines. Prior to Sleep Number, Shelly honed her instincts as an expert retailer and brand marketer during her 20-year tenure at Target Corporation and Macy’s. 


Shelly was named Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2019 Executive of the Year and was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 National Finalist. In 2021, she became a member of the Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) External Advisory Board. She is also the chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s CEOs Against Cancer Minnesota chapter and serves on the executive committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership, an organization focused on further enhancing the region’s quality of life.

Steve Stallworth is a 32-year veteran of the sports and entertainment industry and is currently the General Manager of the South Point Arena & Equestrian Complex. The South Point Arena is a 4,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The South Point Equestrian Center Complex, which includes two additional Arenas as part of the Priefert Pavilion, is widely regarded as the premiere equestrian facility in the United States.

His experience also includes being the Vice President & General Manager for the Orleans Arena and Associate Director of the Thomas & Mack Center, Sam Boyd Stadium, and Cox Pavilion. He was also the Director of Sports Marketing for the UNLV Athletic Department, Director of Corporate Sales for the Canadian Football League’s Las Vegas Posse, Director of Marketing and Sales for the Arena Football League’s Las Vegas Sting and the Continental Indoor Soccer League’s Las Vegas Dust Devils.

A 1987 UNLV graduate in Communication Studies, Stallworth also played quarterback for the UNLV Rebels football team from 1982-86. He was named team captain and received the scholar athlete award in 1985 and 1986. Stallworth was also named one of the top 100 athletes in the 100-year history of Yuma High School.

He is very involved in community activities and is currently on the board of trustees for the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, Las Vegas Bowl, UNLV Football Foundation, and the local chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He is also a co-chair for the Events & Operations Committee for the 2024 Las Vegas Super Bowl and serves as an adjunct professor in Sports & Event Management for the College of Southern Nevada. He has been inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, Yuma High School Hall of Fame and is a youth football coach and former elected member of the Nevada State Board of Education.

Stallworth is married to the former Stephanie Pettit and has a 29-year-old daughter, Savannah, and a 25-year-old son, Stetson.

Tyler Corder is a graduate of Montana State University. In 1994 he joined Findlay Automotive Group and serves as the CFO and COO of the organization which consists of 35 dealerships in 5 states. Corder is past Board President for Safe Nest, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the American Red Cross. He has served as chairman for the Heart Walk, the Lung Force Walk and the Light the Night Walk. Currently, he serves on the board of the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow and the Vegas Chamber. Most recently, he was named 2021 Best Buddies National Champion for his fundraising efforts.

Vincent Tatum is currently serving as President with Grand Canyon Development Partners. Mr. Tatum previously held the title of Executive Vice President of the organization for 9 years before his elevation to presidency in 2023. He is an experienced professional in the development industry with nearly 20 years of successful management in commercial construction, project management, construction sourcing and procurement, capital investment management, financial cost and controls, risk management, and logistics.

Mr. Tatum is dedicated to providing exceptional service to satisfy the unique needs of each client. In doing so, Mr. Tatum’s capabilities will allow him to quickly and effectively integrate into the client’s business environment to assess the needs of the client, the current state of the project, and then recommend, manage, and execute courses of action that facilitate solutions. He has the ability to assist clients in assessing total cost of ownership impacts where future operational costs are taken into consideration of the capital expenditure. Mr. Tatum also understands the complexity and importance of having departmental stakeholders’ buy in when ensuring that the end result of the project meets the expectations of those it is intended to benefit. His unique background in operations-based logistics and procurement for the US Army, experience in working within publicly traded corporate capital environments, and his deep understanding of the full development life cycle and its impact on business makes him and his teams a valuable asset to any development project.

Mr. Tatum currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Constructors, State of Nevada Commission on Construction Education, and the Nevada Contractors Association – Permits and Inspections Committee.