Emily is an industrial real estate broker with Cushman & Wakefield in Reno, NV.  She holds a master’s degree in psychology, with a focus on Positive Psychology, from Arizona State University, graduating summa cum laude. She earned her bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Illinois. She began her career in sales with the Chicago Bulls before advancing into operations and fundraising roles with major non-profits.

Emily recently served as a trusted consultant to Fortune 500 companies including development companies and sports organizations. Emily is a dynamic leadership expert, keynote speaker, and best-selling author known for empowering professionals to build confidence and achieve peak performance. Her TEDx talk, “Six Tips for Building Your Confidence” has attracted over 5 million views and ranks in the top 600 TEDx talks of all time.

She made history as the first female General Manager of a Triple-A baseball team in nearly 20 years and helped the organization reach historic revenues overseeing corporate sales, marketing, and team operations.

Leonard Wohletz joined the Board of the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation in 2016. A
Reno native, Leonard enjoys giving back to the community that has been so good to him. He has
previously been President of the University of Nevada Young Alumni Association and Chairman of the
Board of the Better Business Bureau of Northern Nevada. Leonard has been with Morgan Stanley Since
1998 when he graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business,
Majoring in Economics. At Morgan Stanley he works with individuals, non-profits, and corporations and
has clients both in locally and across the country. Leonard lives in Reno with his wife and two daughters
and enjoys playing basketball, skiing, hiking, and supporting the Wolf Pack in his spare time.

Tom joined the NNCCF Board in January 2017. Tom grew up in New Jersey but moved to the California Bay Area in 1992. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Rutgers College and a Master’s in Business Administration from Santa Clara University. Tom has worked as a finance professional for several technology companies in the Bay Area and Reno for over two decades. He worked for Microsoft Corporation here in Reno since 2005, and is currently part of their Revenue Assurance team. The breadth of his professional experience includes Financial Planning & Analysis, Cost Accounting, Compliance and Revenue Recognition. Tom has been living in Reno with his wife, Rosemarie, and his son, Joseph, since 2005. Tom is very active with the Knights of Columbus and many of their philanthropic and charitable ventures. Tom is also a cancer survivor (Merkel Cell Carcinoma) – in remission since 2008 – which helps motivate his passion for helping the afflicted children of our community.

Ryan Gilbrech grew up in Auburn, California and moved to Northern Nevada after graduating from St. Mary’s College in 2004. He spent three years working as an accountant at a local firm in Reno before moving to Morgan Stanley where he has been for more than 18 years. Ryan and his wife Angi are busy raising their two children, Jaxon and Quinn. Along with all the kids’ sporting activities they enjoy: camping, fishing, skiing and most other things outdoors.