Our Team

Mark Dreschler

President / CEO / Co-Founder

Professional Experience: Mark co-founded Premier Trust with Robert Bruderman in 2001. He has been the Company’s president and CEO since inception. Mark has forty plus years in the trust industry and currently employs a staff of thirty-seven. Mark has been and is currently involved with the Las Vegas and greater Nevada professional and local communities. He is on the PBS Board of Directors 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? Classic soft rock

What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be a teacher and coach high school sports

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Italy or one of the other Mediterranean countries

Hometown: Buffalo, New York

Phone: 702-507-0750

Brian Simmons, CFP

Senior Vice President / Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Brian Simmons is a Senior Vice President and manages the Asset Protection Trust Department at Premier Trust. He began his career as an independent financial advisor and life insurance agent working predominantly with high net worth families. Brian’s passion for assisting families with intergenerational wealth transfer led him to Premier Trust in 2011. Utilizing his prior experience, he now specializes in educating financial advisors and clients across the country on the advantages of Nevada’s favorable tax and asset protection laws. Brian speaks to financial advisors nationwide about the benefits of incorporating estate planning into their practice to ensure multigenerational client retention.

Education: Brian obtained a B.S. in Microbiology and a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Florida. His professional accreditations include Series 7, 66, and 24 securities licenses.

What is currently playing on your iPhone: “Pompeii” by Bastille

What do you want to be when you grow up: A professional racecar driver

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list: Cage diving with great white sharks in Africa

Hometown: Lake Mary, Florida

Phone: 702-553-1510

Email: bsimmons@premiertrust.com

Stacy Libbey, CTFA

Senior Vice President / Operations Officer

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

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

Marsha Walters, CTFA

Vice President / Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Marsha has over ten 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

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 from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association.

What is currently playing on your iPhone: “Girish,” Yoga Music

What do you want to be when you grow up: I would like to drive a tour boat for scuba divers

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list: I would love to see Florence Italy

Hometown: Westport, Connecticut

Phone: 702-507-0750

Email: scallaghan@premiertrust.com

Gino Pascucci

Vice President / Business Development

Professional Experience: Gino helps run the business development and marketing department for Premier Trust. He is an advisor liaison, assisting the estate planning community with advisory friendly trust services. Gino received his B.A. in English from the University of Nevada, and is working toward obtaining his CFP designation. He is the President of the Carson City Northern Nevada Estate Planning Council.

Education: Gino received his B.A. in English from the University of Nevada Reno.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? “A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel

What do you want to be when you grow up? I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show.

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Italy. I studied abroad in Torino Italy and someday I would like to go back.

Hometown: Reno, Nevada

Phone Number: 775-297-7118

Email: gpascucci@premiertrust.com

Janette Garcia

Operations Officer

Professional Experience: Janette has been with Premier Trust for 8 years. She started in our operation department and is now an Operations Officers. Janette started her career in banking with Bank of Nevada.

Education: Janette has an Associates degree in Business Management from College of Southern Nevada.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Celine Dion, Bruno Mars

What do you want to be when you grow up? A pediatrician

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

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Email: jgarcia@premiertrust.com

Serene DeGuzman, CTFA, NCG

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Serene has worked in the financial services industry for over 12 years and is a National Certified Guardian. Prior to working in trust administration, Serene held the Series 7, Series 66, and state insurances licenses.

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? When it’s not playing children’s lullabies, Alex & Sierra, Kolohe Kai (I’m not from Hawaii, but I like their music), Michael Buble

What do you want to be when you grow up? Professional Muay Thai fighter

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? Road-trip across America to stop and eat at places from the Food Network shows

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada

Phone Number: 702-577-1612

Email: sdeguzman@premiertrust.com

Kindra Blaylock, CTFA, NCG

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Kindra has more than five years of experience in personal trust administration. Prior to joining Premier Trust, she worked in retail banking and the financial services industry.

Education: Kindra obtained a B.S. in International Business from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She received her Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CFTA) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, and is a National Certified Guardian. Her professional accrediations include Series 7, 66, and insurance licenses.

What is currently playing on your iPhone? Ryan Star and Lana Del Rey

What do you want to be when you grow up? runDisney Marathon Coordinator

What’s the #1 destination on your bucket list? I would love to visit Scotland to explore the castles.

Hometown: Harpers Ferry, WV

Phone Number: 702-562-9841

Email: kblaylock@premiertrust.com

Kathy Klein, CISP

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Kathy has over twelve 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

Joseph Blaylock

Trust Officer

Professional Experience: Joseph has over eighteen 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