Our Team

Mark Dreschler

President / CEO / Co-Founder

Professional Experience: Mark co-founded Premier Trust in 2001. He has been the Company’s president and CEO since inception. Mark has forty-five plus years in the trust industry and currently employs a staff of over fifty. Mark has been and is currently involved with the Las Vegas and greater Nevada professional and local communities. He is on the PBS Planned Giving Board and is a speaker at live seminars in northern and southern Nevada educating the public on trusts and estates.

Education: Mark received a B.A. in Economics from Potsdam State College of New York and holds a certificate from the Trust Division of Pacific Coast Banking School.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Billy Joel, The Beatles and Motown

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher and coach high school sports

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Israel

Hometown: Buffalo, New York

Phone: 702-507-0750

Stacy Libbey, CTFA

Senior Vice President / Director of Operations

Professional Experience: Stacy has over twenty years of experience in personal trust and trust operations. She is currently the head of operations at Premier Trust.

Education: She received her Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? A little bit of everything

What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be a veterinarian

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Alaska

Hometown: Forth Worth, Texas

Phone: 702-553-1509

Marsha Walters, CTFA

Vice President / Director of Trust Administration

Professional Experience: Marsha has over eighteen years of experience specializing in asset protection and personal trust administration. Prior to joining Premier Trust, she worked in the Airline Industry for 20 years.

Education: Marsha obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She received her Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone: “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey

What do you want to be when you grow up: I would like to run a humane society full of unwanted animals

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list: I would like to see Mount Everest

Hometown: Aurora, Colorado

Phone: 702-553-1508

Email: mwalters@premiertrust.com

Mike Randall

Director of Business Development

Professional Experience: Mike has over 28 years of financial services experience.

Education: Mike obtained a B.B.A. from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Post Malone

What do you want to be when you grow up? Wiser

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Fiji

Hometown: Military brat (Mike’s father was in the US Army)

Phone Number: 702-840-1391

Email: mrandall@premiertrust.com

Leah Gregory

Business Development Officer

Professional Experience: Leah joined Premier Trust in 2016 bringing a background in customer service. She has quickly developed a strong grasp of the trust industry holding roles as a trust administrator, trust onboarding and now her current role in business development.

Education: Leah obtained a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Economics and a minor in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Leon Bridges or Twenty One Pilots

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Speed Cuber

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Iceland, to see the Northern Lights

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 775-473-2201

Email: lgregory@premiertrust.com

Kathy Allinger

Vice President / Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Kathy has over twenty-five years of experience specializing in personal trusts, employee benefits, operations, and IRA administration. She has worked in both private and multistate trust companies. She is a National Certified Guardian and a member of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council.

Education: Kathy obtained a B.A. in English from Indiana University.

What is currently playing on your iPhone: Pink Floyd Album: The Dark Side of the Moon

What do you want to be when you grow up: A Park Ranger

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list: Vatican City, Rome

Hometown: South Bend, Indiana

Phone: 702-553-1506

Email: kallinger@premiertrust.com

Susan Callaghan, CTFA

Vice President / Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Susan has over fifteen years of experience administering personal trusts, life insurance trusts, and charitable remainder trusts. Her expertise includes helping clients establish and administer charitable estate plans.

Education: Susan received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She received her Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation in 2012 from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone: Cantoma

What do you want to be when you grow up: Painter

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list: Calf Creek Falls, Escalante, Utah

Hometown: Westport, Connecticut

Phone: 702-507-0750

Email: scallaghan@premiertrust.com

Dolly Hawkins

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: I have twelve years of experience in trust administration with Premier Trust – Administering in Personal Trust for three years and nine years on the Asset Protection Team.

Education: American Bankers Association-Designated Candidate for CTFA; Cannon Financial Institution, Certification in Estate Planning and Trust Administration I, II, III; University School of Medicine, Las Vegas degree in Nursing; Associate of Arts degree in Medical Administration; The Learning Center, Technology Training Center, Computer Training;

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Gregory Porter

What do you want to be when you grow up? An Airline Pilot; Jazz Singer

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? See the Great Wall of China and Jerusalem

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-475-8351

Email: dhawkins@premiertrust.com

Jonathan Williams, J.D.

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Jonathan was recruited by the Department of Justice out of law school where he subsequently worked in the Honors Program. Jonathan returned to the Southwest over a decade ago to pursue his love for outdoor sports. He has held senior management positions in the ski industry and was the Vice President of Heritage Trust Company of New Mexico before joining Premier Trust.

Education: : B.A. from the University of New Mexico, majoring in both English and Political Science, and a J.D., with honors, from the University of Miami School of Law.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Soundgarden

What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional skier

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Zermatt, Switzerland.

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Phone Number: 702-475-8349

Email: jwilliams@premiertrust.com

Mary Tallent-Stewart

Trust Officer (Reno office)

Professional Experience: 39 years combined experience in the personal and corporate trust industries, 5 years in commercial lines insurance.

Education:  Attended University of Nevada Reno, Graduate of Cannon Financial Institute’s Personal and Corporate Trust Schools, American Institute of Banking Trust School.

What is currently playing on your iPhone?  Tom Petty – I Need To Know

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Retired Country Rock singer

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Alaska

Hometown: Reno, Nevada

Phone Number: 775-473-2202

Email: mtstewart@premiertrust.com

Kathy Klein, CISP

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Kathy has over sixteen years of experience in IRA operations, custodial and administrative services including working with those individuals who desire to Self-direct the investment of retirement funds into alternative assets. She is currently the head of the IRA department at Premier Trust.

Education: Kathy received her Certified IRA Services Professional Certification (CISP) designation from the Insitute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? The Piano Guys

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Cruise Director

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Tahiti

Hometown: Magna, Utah

Phone Number: 702-577-1764

Email: kklein@premiertrust.com

Serene DeGuzman, CTFA, NCG

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Serene has over sixteen years of financial services experience including retail banking and investments. She has been working in trust administration for over nine years specializing in personal trusts, special needs trust, estate settlements and guardianships.

Education: Serene received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also received her Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Podcasts and audio books

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list?  Cruising the Mediterranean

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-577-1612

Email: sdeguzman@premiertrust.com

Joseph Blaylock

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Joseph has over twenty years of experience in the administration of personal and charitable trusts.

Education: Joseph received his B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently working towards obtaining his CFTA designation from Cannon Financial Institute.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Lalah Hathaway

What do you want to be when you grow up? As a child, I dreamed of being a jazz musician, playing the saxophone and traveling the world.

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Kyoto, Japan

Hometown: Forth Worth, Texas

Phone Number: 702-577-1756

Email: jblaylock@premiertrust.com

Kari Cassedy

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Kari began her career in trust administration at Premier Trust in 2012. Since she started, she has focused on the administration of Nevada specific trusts and is now a Trust Officer specializing in various Nevada specific trusts.

Education: Kari obtained a B.S. in Business Management from Western Governors University.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? A Day To Remember

What do you want to be when you grow up? A math teacher

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Paris, France

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-577-1765

Email: kcassedy@premiertrust.com

Solita C. Locsin, CFP®, CTFA

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Over 30 years experience in personal trusts, probate, guardianship, special needs trusts and charitable trust administration. Worked at major trust banking institutions over my career. Certified Financial Planner and Certified Trust and Financial Advisor.

Education: Obtained B.A in Business Administration, majored in Finance, from Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, Washington.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? La Macanita – Con El Alma

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Flamenco dancer

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Spain

Hometown: Seattle, Washington

Phone Number: 702-553-1504

Email: slocsin@premiertrust.com

Steve Davis

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Steve has over 36 years of experience in Trust Administration and Financial Management.

Education: Steve received a B.S. in Financial and Estate Planning from Brigham Young University and then the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. He also received an MBA in Investments from Golden Gate University.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Lady A, Sheryl Crow, ELO and Hall & Oates

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Math Professor

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? New Zealand and Tahiti

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-854-4511

Email: sdavis@premiertrust.com

Desirèe Ryan, GEPC

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Desiree has over 25 years of experience in the Estate Planning, Trust Administration, and Probate areas having worked for Estate Planning and Probate attorney’s drafting thousands of Trusts prior to coming to Premier Trust. Her expertise include helping clients establish and administer personal trusts, estate settlements, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, and Irrevocable discretionary trusts as well as helping her clients understand the make up and distribution rules of their trusts in order to facilitate a smooth administration process.

Education: Desiree received a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Phoenix, with additional courses taken from the Paralegal Institute to finish her degree. She received her Graduate Estate Planning Consultant (GEPC) designation from The National Institute for Estate Planners. She has successfully completed the requirements for Cannon Trust School offered by Cannon Financial Institue.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Aerosmith, P!nk, No Doubt, Halestorm

What do you want to be when you grow up? Female lead vocalist for a Rock band

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Ireland

Hometown: Gunnison, Utah

Phone Number: 702-507-0750

Email: dryan@premiertrust.com

Steven Spendlove

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: I started in the Trust Administration Industry in 2014 with Premier Trust and have specialized in the administration and review of Directed and Non-Directed Nevada Specific Trusts. I work as a Trust Officer on the onboarding team working with clients and attorneys to review and establish new trust relationships with Premier.

Education: Graduate of Cannon Financial Institute’s Trust School. Currently working to obtain the CTFA designation from the American Bankers Association and currently completing my B.S. in Business Administration from Nevada State College.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? A little bit of everything including country, rock, pop, and blues.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Famous Country/Rock Guitarist

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Southern Germany as well as Italy and Vatican City. I would also love to climb Mount Everest!

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-583-4801

Email: sspendlove@premiertrust.com

Bio coming soon!