Amanda Burden SENIOR EDITOR

FROM THE EDITOR


Reno is filled with friendly people. It’s one of the first things I noticed when I moved here. Northern Nevadans seem open, genuine, caring, and always willing to lend a hand. This town also is packed with smart, creative, innovative thinkers. I’ve met brilliant people altering our lives for the better. Some have been recognized for their efforts; others like toiling behind the scenes to drive trends and effect real change.

To honor their spirit, we feature four fascinating individuals (who are just too big to ignore) in our COVER story. Stacey Crowley is a passionate green architect working hard to make the 800-acre Kiley Ranch development a fully sustainable community. She is determined to influence responsible and environmentally conscious development with this and other city projects.

Tim Casey and his wife/business partner, Jacquelyn Fuzell, are entrepreneurs who help keep smart, talented people in town. Reno graduates often leave the area because they don’t see opportunities to stay and create businesses. Casey and Fuzell are supporting the entrepreneurial ambitions of local businesspeople and students so they can carve niches for themselves here. In turn, we citizens and the local economy benefit.

Finally, meet Brian Crosby, a fifth-grade teacher at Agnes Risley Elementary School in Sparks. He is getting students excited about technology in radical ways. Each of his fifth graders has an iBook on which he or she blogs, Skypes, makes Wiki pages, and produces digital videos, podcasts, and videocasts. Crosby’s handson, minds-on philosophy involves using computers as communication tools and supplying at-risk kids with business skills and Internet ethics.

Other influentials are sprinkled throughout this issue, including Pat Campbell- Cozzi, who created and runs Wildflower Village, a haven for the arts and artists, and Bonney Brown, executive director of Nevada Humane Society, who is striving to make Washoe County a no-kill community.

These dynamic innovators and their ideas are changing Reno. The future doesn’t just happen. The next frontiers are crafted by bold visionaries with big dreams. These are some of the minds that move Reno.



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