Reno – Ronald McDonald House Charities® Northern Nevada (RMHC® Northern Nevada or the Reno Ronald McDonald House®), a local non-profit that houses families living more than 30 miles away with a child in the hospital, has added to its board of trustees and elected new executive officers. Keith Payne, administrative director of medical home operations for Renown Medical Group, Rick Gardner, president of Equus Management Group, and Jean Merkelbach, broker at Engel and Völkers, bring their expertise to the organization’s steering entity.