Lipstick & Legacy

Michelle Blanchard was born and raised in Las Vegas and loves this community. Her family has been here for 5 generations! Michelle is a wife and mother to four children. She grew up dancing and performing from a young age. 

She danced at Brigham Young University in her college days, enjoyed teaching dance, and helped direct different events. Now she serves as the Communication Director working with different faiths in the community to find common ground with the goal of making our community more united. She believes that we are stronger together. She also works with Justserve.org and local politicians to host service projects in the valley. 

Casie Jolley is a Las Vegas native, wife, mother of four, and real estate agent of 15+ years whose life has been shaped by a deep commitment to service. While attending BYU, a humanitarian trip to Ghana opened her eyes to the power of compassion and sparked a lifelong passion for helping others. That passion has continued through her work as a foster parent, her involvement in her church community, and her service with The Garden Foundation, a nonprofit that supports adults with disabilities. As a key organizer of Dazzle Prom, a prom experience created for teens and adults with special needs, Casie helps bring to life a night where every guest feels honored, celebrated, and truly seen. Known for her gift for organization and event planning, she believes that when an event runs smoothly, it allows the focus to be where it belongs, on the guests and the moments that matter most, bringing people together with kindness and purpose to create lasting impact.

Brenda Angle is a devoted mother of nine children, grandmother to forty-one grandchildren, and great grandmother to two. Her life has been dedicated to strengthening families, faith, and communities through service and leadership.

She is a certified faith-based life coach and speaker who has trained and certified more than 200 faith-based life coaches. Brenda has served as an NGO representative at the United Nations advocating for families and has spent years mentoring others in faith centered leadership and personal growth.

Her service also includes a mission at the Missionary Training Center in the Study Skills Office, where she works one on one with missionaries. She is the author of the books “Why Not Me” and “Breaking the Yokes That Bind Us.”

Brenda previously served as President of United Families Arizona for five years and continues her work as a facilitator for Faith Based Parenting and Love and Logic Parenting programs. Her humanitarian efforts include eight years of service in Tanzania and Kenya, supporting families and communities through outreach and education.

She currently serves as Vice President and Director of Philanthropy for the Legacy Giving Fund, continuing her lifelong mission of strengthening families and uplifting communities.

Her work focuses on providing foundational tools that help individuals and marriages come closer to Jesus Christ.

Her personal mission statement is:

He knows I will follow Him and give all my life to Him.

Cherrial Odell is a mental health advocate, peer counselor, and suicide attempt survivor who has transformed childhood adversity into a mission of healing and service. After surviving two suicide attempts at age thirteen and growing up in a family affected by substance use disorders and mental health challenges, she found the tools to heal through Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation (ICF). She now dedicates her life to helping others heal, showing that pain can be transformed into immense love and joy. She is currently studying Psychology and Interdisciplinary Arts at Stanford University. Her story has been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, in PEOPLE magazine, and in national documentaries. She serves as the President of Stanford’s Mental Health Outreach Club and is theCo-Founder of Wellness Buddies, a mental health & wellness program created in partnership with Jewel and ICF. She volunteers as a peer counselor and works as a Student Mental Health and Well-Being Intern and as staff with Stanford’s recovery program, Cardinal Recovery. Before college, Cherrial served as a peer support specialist with ICF, and was co-captain of Bob and Mike Bryan’s TEAM BRYAN as a nationally ranked tennis player and Valedictorian. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she built a Twitch-based mental health community with ICF that reached over 2.7 million people and created Inspire Cards, a conversation card game. Cherrial currently serves as Co-Chair of the Inspiring Children Foundation Alumni Board. She has been a youth advisory board member of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and was selected for Selena Gomez’s RARE Beauty College Ambassadors program. With over a decade of mindfulness practice and lived experience healing through mental health challenges, she brings wisdom, joy, and compassion to every stage she speaks on. She hopes to show others struggling that healing is possible

Dave is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vegas Stronger (a non-profit) and was formerly CEO and founder of Solutions Recovery, the largest private alcohol and other drug rehabilitation company in the state.  Before founding Solutions Recovery, he held CEO and COO positions at Sierra Health, leading HMO and Insurance operations.  Dave earned his doctoral degree in Psychology, is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor – Supervisor (LCADC-S), a Clinical Professional Counselor Intern (CPC-I), and a Department of Transportation (DOT) Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). Dave is also an interventionist on the A&E show Intervention.

 Vegas Stronger is a non-profit behavioral health clinic that provides outreach and integrated behavioral health to our most underserved. Vegas Stronger has a team of over 100 staff and has helped over 2500 unhoused individuals address mental health and substance use disorder problems.

 Dave Marlon founded and built one of the most successful addiction recovery centers in the country in the heart of Southern Nevada. The thirty-year Las Vegas resident, after successfully addressing his own struggles with substance abuse, realized that he was uniquely suited to help others confronting addiction.  Dave has been clean and sober since 5/15/05.

His peers have consistently recognized Dave as a leader in his field. He is the Regional Vice President of NAADAC and served as President of the Southern Nevada Association of Addiction Professionals (SNAAP) and earned the 2018 National Advocacy Award from NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. Locally, he has been recognized as a graduate of the Leadership Las Vegas program, with the Mayor’s Commendation, and received the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada’s Vanguard Award. He has served on the Governor’s Substance Abuse Working Group. Dave’s work in the recovery sector earned him the Inspired Excellence Award from Las Vegas HEALS. 

He founded The CARE Coalition, The Solutions Foundation, and Vegas Stronger, each of which combat substance abuse in Southern Nevada and help raise awareness about addictive behavior and its consequences. Dave has served on many nonprofit boards, including HELP of Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, the Nevada Donor Network Foundation, Serving Our Kids Foundation, and the UNLV Soccer Foundation.  He has helped establish the first public recovery high school in the nation and is helping champion the fight against the opiate epidemic through the non-profit, Vegas Stronger.

Altogether, Dave has more than thirty years of health care experience in both recovery and insurance. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the State University of New York and holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dave has earned a Doctorate in psychology at Walden University, achieving a PsyD.

As CEO of Signature Productions, LLC, Lynda Samuels brings nearly three decades of experience in the pageant industry, producing events rooted in excellence, integrity, and transformation. She began her career as Arizona State Director for the USA/Universe Pageant system. She later served with the United States Pageant system, where she was promoted from State Director to National Director of the Jr. Teen, Teen, Miss, and Ms. divisions.

Over the years, Lynda has led the development of nationally respected pageants known for grace, quality, and professionalism. Her work is guided by one defining belief: growth happens outside the comfort zone. It is there that confidence is built, and possibilities are discovered.

That philosophy fuels her passion to evolve the landscape of pageantry by creating purpose-driven systems that reflect today’s women, their voices, and their desire to make a meaningful impact.

Together with her exceptional team, Signature Productions brings over 100 years of combined experience in creating empowering experiences for women ready to rise and step boldly into their full potential.

Christine Couron is a Carter BloodCare Consultant, mother of three, and national advocate for blood donation awareness and domestic violence prevention. With more than 17 years in the pageant industry as a competitor, designer, and titleholder, Christine uses her platform to amplify causes close to her heart, including #BeAHeroDonateBlood and #StopTheViolence.

A former music educator and school leader, Christine followed a higher calling into healthcare advocacy after walking alongside her children through their medical journey with a rare blood disorder. Today, she works to connect communities with life-saving donors while educating others on the power of one simple act—giving blood.

As a survivor of domestic violence, Christine shares her story to bring hope, healing, and courage to women rebuilding their lives. Guided by her faith and a deep belief that beauty is defined by the size of one’s heart, she is passionate about serving families affected by rare diseases, supporting survivors, and inspiring others to turn their pain into purpose.

Christine’s mission is simple yet powerful: to be a voice for the voiceless, to spark change through compassion, and to remind us all that every donation, every conversation, and every act of kindness can save a life.

Dr. Tina Sarcevich is a transformational leader, speaker, and founder of Crowned4Impact. A Doctor of Ministry, Ms. Classic Universe 2023/24, and U.S. Ambassador, Tina empowers women to discover their identity, walk in purpose, and live boldly through faith, resilience, and personal transformation. Blending ministry, leadership, and real-life experience, she equips women to rise, heal, and lead with impact.

Aubrey Stewart was born in Utah and raised in California, but Las Vegas is where she calls home. Aubrey graduated from BYU with a BS in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. She worked for a time in addiction recovery, managing compliance and creating a foundation to provide addiction treatment and substance abuse education in the Vegas valley. She helped recovery centers launch and license treatment centers and sober living homes before stepping back to raise her five kids full-time. Now she continues to focus on her family as a mother and a caregiver while still looking for ways to lift her community in small and simple ways with a focus on connection and compassion. 

Trisha Higgins sounds like a genuinely inspiring person. Her work with Cards of Kindness taps into something powerful and timeless — the idea that a handwritten message, created with intention, can have an impact far beyond its size. In a world full of digital noise, choosing to slow down, write, and connect “old school” really can make a difference.