Big Brothers Big Sisters officers and board members

Joe Hermerka, general manager of the Holiday Inn in Reno, has been elected chairperson of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada.

Other officers will include Norm Pytel, sales manager for Charter Media, chairperson elect; and Paul Diflo, director of information systems International Game Technology, treasurer and secretary.

Newly elected board members include Eugene Burger, president of Eugene Burger Management Company; Ron Cobb, managing principal of Commercial Properties of Nevada; Kevin LeVezu, senior vice president of US Bank; Ted Stoever; and Amy Tierre, an attorney with Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario.