This year we’re calling on you to help us find the men and women who are poised to make a lasting impact on Las Vegas in 2016 and beyond.

He is the world’s first athlete to have undergone a heart transplant and subsequently play professionally.

The San Francisco expatriate is one of America’s most gifted futurists.

She was the first female president of a major resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Previously, she was president of Primm Valley Casino Resorts, then Excalibur, then Mandalay Bay and THEHotel.

He’s the man in charge of the day-to-day operations of the world’s tallest observation wheel and the marquee attraction at Caesars Entertainment’s Linq development, which begins accepting its first passengers in the spring.

The 6-foot-9 “Junkyard Dog,” an NBA first-round draft pick in 1996 after playing at Georgetown University, was a nine-year pro.

She was elected as Nevada delegate for the Democratic National Convention in 2012 as well as Nevada State Democratic Party second vice chairwoman in March.

Chutima might tell you she’s the dishwasher at one of Las Vegas’ most famous restaurants, but in reality the 25-year-old is running the front of the house on weekends while studying at Mount San Antonio College near Los Angeles during the week.

Bonde has been behind Southern Nevada's recent headline-making fossil discoveries, including Nevada's only Ice Age dire wolf and the oldest land animal ever found here.

After relocating to the United States from Stockholm, Danilovic joined the ranks of SBE, where he worked through the company’s club offerings in Los Angeles to become the guy in charge of all nightlife, including the already-established Hyde Bellagio, the upcoming Double Barrel Roadhouse at the MGM Park project and the clubs at the SLS Hotel, which opens this fall.

She was part of the original cast of Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity and performed in the show for 10 years. In October, she left the show to pursue a new dream.

Opening its doors amid the recession on December 15, 2009, Herbs & Rye would not have survived its first three years without the perseverance and passion of Mendoza and his staff.

Ras has curated what amounts to the city’s biggest art gallery by rounding up street artists to create some two-dozen murals in the streets and alleys of 18b.

The hardline conservatism that highlighted Roberson’s first term in the 2011 legislative session gave way, in 2013, to apparent moderation.

In 2012, at age 17, he became the youngest driver ever to win the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship.