Staff

Mr. Johnson, age 48, majored in Journalism and Communications at the University of Oregon from 1994 to 1997, and attended the Craig James Broadcast School in 2000. Johnson has held C-Level positions in the oil and gas, Consumer Products, Risk Management, Mining, Aerospace, Construction, and Nutraceutical Industries. Patrick has assisted several charities and non-profit organizations with his volunteer efforts. During his NFL career, Patrick pledged money for the Baltimore Ravens/Police Athletic League Challenge of Champions, and also spearheaded the fifth annual “Baltimore Reads Books for Kids Day” at Baltimore Polytechnic High School in 2000, helping the group collect nearly 25,000 children’s books that were distributed to low-income families. In 2003, while playing for the Washington Redskins, he interned with GOPAC, a political action committee designed to train candidates for grassroots-level campaigning.

Patrick was a two-sport athlete at the University of Oregon, excelling in both football and track and field, winning numerous awards and championships during his collegiate athletic career. As an Olympic-caliber sprinter, Johnson won the Pac-10 Championships in the 400 meters, an NCAA All-American at 100 and 200 meters, and defeated the legendary Carl Lewis in a 100-meter race at the Drake Relays in 1995. As an All-American wide receiver at Oregon, he was Offensive MVP of the 1997 Las Vegas Bowl and was also a member of UO’s 1994 Rose and 1995 Cotton Bowl teams. Johnson was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame for both sports in 2014, and was the 42nd overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. Johnson earned a Super Bowl ring when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34-17 in Super Bowl XXXV.

John Di Girolamo is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with twenty years of global business experience in public and private investments, building businesses and creating shareholder value. His experience includes operational management, investment banking, strategic acquisitions and investments, international business development, and merchant banking across many sectors.

John is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer of Liberty North Capital Corporation in Toronto. In this role, he structures the financing of both private and public transactions, acts as an advisor to numerous companies, and oversees the firm’s compliance obligations. More recently, he has been involved in various transactions in the legal cannabis sector, helping raise capital for his clients, providing advisory services, and overseeing the structuring of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Di Girolamo has chaired seminars in partnership with other organizations, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, educating others on how to take companies public in Canada. His background includes serving as President of Investment Banking for a boutique investment bank, with previous positions as a trader and investment advisor.

Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ray Cheetany began his college career at  Iowa Central Community College, but then signed with UNLV in 1998  because he loved the great city of Las Vegas. Ray knew then that, if he  didn’t make it in the NFL, he wanted to be in a place where he could  continue to live and work after college – and Las Vegas was that place!

From 1999 to 2000, Ray played football for NFL and NCAA Hall of Fame  Coach John Robinson, and played his final game for UNLV in the Las Vegas  Bowl in 2000 where the Rebels beat the Arkansas Razorbacks 31-14.

In 1999, in his Junior year, Ray was named one of the Top 10 Special  Teams Players in the nation by Sports Illustrated. In 2000, as a Senior,  he was named First Team All American Punter by Street & Smith’s  Magazine. His attitude made the 5’11”, 180-pound punter/kicker a  personal favorite of John Robinson who told the Las Vegas  Review-Journal, “Ray is a great competition guy. He is a natural  athlete. If his heart was in a tailback or quarterback, he’d be a  Heisman (Trophy) candidate.”

Ray was also recognized as the highest graded player at his position  by National Football Scouting Inc. In 2001, he signed as a free agent  with the Tennessee Titans.

Because Las Vegas was the city that captured Ray’s heart early on, he  has continued to live here full time since 2002. He continues to  believe that Las Vegas has everything a “normal” city has – and a whole  lot more. Everything is open 24/7, and Las Vegas is close to everywhere –  you can be in the snow or water in 30 minutes.

Las Vegas has been great to Ray Cheetany and his family. For that  reason, he continues to be heavily involved with UNLV Football by  serving on the UNLV Football Foundation as a board member, keeping in  touch with former Rebels, and attending as many home games, and even  away games, as possible.

As to his business career, Ray currently serves as Nevada State Manager for Sapporo USA.

A results-driven marketing professional with over 15 years of experience in online and interactive marketing, specializing in the hospitality and healthcare sectors. Known for a proven track record of driving significant increases in web traffic and revenue, Berge has consistently delivered measurable results through strategic initiatives and effective team leadership.

With a background in managing large-scale budgets and a focus on analytics and performance metrics, Berge excels at developing data-driven marketing strategies that enhance brand visibility and customer engagement. His diverse skill set includes managing cross-functional teams, launching digital marketing campaigns, and optimizing website performance. 

Professional experience includes companies like Hard Rock Hotels, Landry's Restaurant Corporation, Wynn Las Vegas for the hospitality and entertainment sectors and companies like GE Healthcare, Danaher and Bruker for the healthcare/life sciences sector.

Sherjuan ‘Sherm’ Brown is the President of the Las Vegas Gridiron Flag Football League, a league that teaches youth and adults the fundamental skills of playing football as well as assisting high school athletes to obtain college scholarships. His goal and focus of the flag football league is to help keep both kids and adults off the streets and give them an outlet to turn to along with teaching teamwork, athleticism, competitiveness, and how to manage finances and business within the landscape of the football league. He also does charity and networking events to help feed the homeless during the holidays.

Coach Sherm is also a mortgage and financial advisor who specializes in helping people save and invest money. He utilizes safe money strategies  which help protect his clients from market risks while enjoying tax-free growth. Sherm began his career by selling mortgage loans to veterans, many  of whom couldn’t afford the homes that they lived in. Recognizing that there  were programs that could help these veterans to stay in their homes, Sherm  began providing low-cost mortgage programs to his clients. His mindset was  to help as many people achieve their dreams as possible, which would, in  turn, help him reach his own. In 2014, Sherm founded Intelli-Vest Financial,  LLC. His company was created with the purpose of encouraging people to  “Invest Smart”. Sherm has been serving families for over 20 years with a  focus on making each client a personal friend.