Nevada Donor Network Foundation (NDNF) is honored to announce our newest board members: Gordon Prouty, Karla Perez, Damon Schilling and Michael Young. Together, they bring decades worth of leadership experience to the NDNF board and will help the foundation’s efforts to expand transplantation capabilities to the State of Nevada.
As the vice president of public relations and community affairs at Westgate Resort & Casino, Gordon Prouty oversees media relations, publicity, and community and government outreach for the iconic Las Vegas property. Originally from Syracuse, New York, Prouty held several media executive roles across the country prior to joining the Westage in 2018. Named MyVegas Magazine’s “Man of the Year” in 2021, he is active in the Las Vegas community as an emcee at various charity/awards events, like NDNF’s annual Inspire Gala and has served as a board member for United Way of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Business Academy, and the Cultural Diversity Foundation.
Damon Schilling, who began his career as an EMT in 2003, is the manager of public affairs for AMR / MedicWest Las Vegas and Global Medical Response’s Southwest Region. In 2014, he transitioned into leadership as the community relations and special events coordinator for Las Vegas and served as the PIO during the tragic events of October 1, 2017. A founding member of the Nevada Ambulance Association, Schilling sits on several boards and committees in the Las Vegas valley as well as having active roles in municipal politics and local chambers of commerce.
As a tenured executive with Universal Health Services, Karla Perez currently serves as the regional vice president for the Western Region of Universal Health Services. Through the years, she assumed a wide variety of duties ranging from business development to overall hospital operation. Previously the Group VP, CEO of Desert Springs Hospital and CEO of Spring Valley Hospital, Perez has received several awards and commendations for her leadership. In fact, she was recently named Southern Nevada’s “Healthcare Hero” and received the Woman of Distinction Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners in the Medical, Professional Services category.
Michael Young is the director and medical property advisor at IREPLV, LLC. and has actively been involved in the brokerage and development of healthcare properties for over 25 years. As founding partner and CEO of Huffman West and the Nevada CEO of Venture Corporation, Young has developed over 1.5 million square feet of healthcare properties including clinical space, ambulatory surgery centers, cancer centers and general office space. His brokerage and development contributions exceed an impressive $1 billion.
For more information about NDNF and its efforts to increase transplantation efforts in the state, visithttps://www.nvdonor.org/foundation.
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