8 FEMALE PHILANTHROPISTS REDEFINING THEIR INDUSTRIES

Excerpt from VEGAS Magazine:

When Lee M. Riseman arrived in Las Vegas 21 years ago, she immediately began seeking out cultural experiences for her kids. She found Nevada Ballet Theatre. “They danced and attended shows,” remembers the Luxury Estates International realtor and NBT board member, who gushes over the Smith Center and even got engaged inside Reynolds Hall last year during a production of “Idaho!” Riseman describes the ballet and its home as “the total experience of the new Las Vegas,” and she wants more people to see it for themselves. NBT’s Future Dance program currently reaches more than 20,000 under-served Clark County students, but Riseman is dedicated to expanding its reach and introducing more kids to the wonder of ballet. “I really believe it’s much more than dance. It gives these children purpose, confidence, self-esteem and accomplishment.”