The Shade Tree leadership
Linda Perez is the CEO of The Shade Tree, the only 24-hour facility of its kind in Nevada that exists to serve women, children and pets in crisis from homelessness and domestic abuse and violence.
Perez has often been recognized for the difference she’s made in her nonprofit communities and for lending a voice to the women and children affected by domestic violence. In 2016, she was awarded Leaders as Heroes Award for non-profits by the South Shore Leadership Center. In 2018, she was named a finalist for the Up and Coming Most Influential Women in Nonprofits by Northwest Indiana’s Influential Women Association. Perez earned her MBA and a Bachelor of Science in marketing at Purdue University, Hammond, Ind.
The Shade Tree Officers
Hilary Barrett
Chair, Penn National Gaming
A Las Vegas resident for nearly 20 years, Hilary earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2005 and began her legal career as outside counsel at various Nevada firms, practicing in the areas of commercial and employment litigation.
Christine Zack
1st Vice Chair,
Fiore Industries
Christine is the President of Fiore Industries, a national aerospace company. Prior to joining Fiore in 2020, she served on the executive management team for four national companies and a tech startup company.
Chris Creasey has worked in the construction industry for 30 years and has called Las Vegas home since 2003. Chris has been involved with The Shade Tree ever since his firm, Tutor Perini Building Corp built our facility over 20 years ago.
Chris joined the Board of Trustees in 2019 while working on our latest major renovation project as well as remodeling and expanded our clinic.
Chris Creasey
2nd Vice Chair, Tutor Perini Building Corp
Karyn’s management duties at Caesars include Design, Preconstruction/Estimating, FF&E Procurement, Project Management and Cost Controls, as well as working with Capital Planning on annual and long-range project planning and training the next generation in project management, leadership skills, corporate culture and values.
Previous to Caesars Entertainment, Steenkamp was a Structural Design Engineer for seven years at SWBR Architects located in Rochester, NY, where she worked with architects and engineers to develop structural systems from concept through construction and was responsible for the structural design of buildings from the foundation to the roof. At SWBR Architects, Steenkamp spearheaded the expansion of the University of Rochester Laser Energetic Laboratory which earned an AIA Citation of Merit Award as a result.
Steenkamp received her Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering at the University of Buffalo in New York, majoring in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. She is a LEED accredited professional and lives in Las Vegas.
Karyn Steenkamp
Secretary, Caesars Entertainment
Francine Miller
Treasurer, Layton Layton & Tobler LLP
Francine graduated Cum Laude from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting. After satisfying all requirements she received her CPA certification in December 2000.
Francine has over 30 years of experience in the accounting field as a bookkeeper, accountant, and now CPA. Francine joined Layton Layton & Tobler LLP CPAs in 1998 and became a partner with the firm in 2005. She has been a QuickBooks ProAdvisor® Program Member continuously since 1999 and achieved advanced certification in QuickBooks® in 2012. Francine enjoys helping clients to utilize the software to its fullest while obtaining meaningful and useful financial information from the software.
Francine’s experience includes work with trusts and estates, non-profit organizations such as labor unions and charities as well as small business and individuals. She enjoys meeting with her clients to determine which services our firm can provide to help clients achieve their business goals.
Francine is active in the CPA community. She is an active member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Nevada Society of CPAs. She is a Member of the Association of Accounting Marketers (AAM) and The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business (IMA). She is currently working towards The Certified Management Accounting (CMA) credential and is excited to be able to offer clients additional tools to better manage their business.
The Shade Tree Trustees
Dominique Schuster
Credit One Bank
Amy Sances
Greenspoon Marder
Travis Turner
AWL, Inc
Jonathan Alvarez
Protective Force International
Kimberly Salinas
Cox Communications
Jenna Adams
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