Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 | 3:31 p.m.
The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board has elected new leadership following two member departures.
Leslie Johnstone, a board member since 2011, was elected chairwoman, replace outgoing Chairwoman Barbara Smith-Campbell.
Marie Kerr has assumed the vice chair role, filling the post previously held by Lynn Etkins. Kerr also has been a board member since 2011.
Smith-Campbell is retiring from the board to focus on expanding her private company, and Etkins is leaving to accept a position in California.
“This is going to be a very exciting year for me, as I have been working on a merger for my company for the last six months,” Smith-Campbell said in a statement. “I can’t begin to appropriately thank everyone who has assisted us in this successful transition. I am excited about my new business venture and feel I am leaving the Exchange in a good place.”
Johnstone is executive director of the Health Services Coalition, a nonprofit representing self-funded employer and labor trust health plans covering 270,000 people in Southern Nevada.
Kerr, who has practiced law for 14 years, is a partner with Kerr IP Group LLC, and chief financial officer for NexRf, a technology startup based in Reno.
The board consists of five voting members and three non-voting members.
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