Jay Thiel of the Sands Regency Casino Hotel has been selected as president of the nonprofit Reno Downtown Improvement Association.
Other board members include Jim Hunting of Sierra Pacific Federal Credit Union, immediate past president; Steven Polikalas of Steven T. Polikalas Ltd., secretary-treasurer; Jeff Hollingsworth of ELP Capital Inc. and Equity Lending Partners; Dick Bartholet of the Nevada Small Business Development Center; Jim Litchfield of Fluid Concepts; Robert Ross of Ross Manor; Bob Rusk of Whitewater Park Apartments, Dick Scott of NEWCO; Grant Sims of CB Richard Ellis; William Thornton of Thornton Enterprises and Janel Walsh of the Siena Hotel Spa Casino.
