Big Brothers Big Sisters

In 2018, Derek joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada (BBBSNN) as the agency’s CEO. Throughout his career, Derek has shown a deep commitment to youth issues, serving on boards for organizations such as the Shared Future Coalition, Girls on the Run, 100 Men Who Care, and the Northern Nevada RAVE Family Foundation. In 2019, he was elected as one of twelve CEO’s to serve on the Nationwide Leadership Council for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Derek is a 2019 graduate of the Reno + Sparks Chamber Leadership program as well as the Non-Profit Academy hosted by the Community Foundation of Western Nevada. That same year, he became a proud Big Brother to his first Little Brother, Sequel, helping him graduate high school and enroll in the Homeland Security Program at Job Corps. Derek is now matched with his second Little Brother through BBBSNN’s school-based program at Glenn Duncan Elementary. Additionally, Derek was selected as a Twenty Under Forty Award Winner by the Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network in 2022.