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Diana Benincasa

Biltmore Who's Who Selects Diana Benincasa as this week's Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2009.

Diana Benincasa, dean of special education for Washoe County School District Valleys High School, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Diana Benincasa's commitment to excellence in the field of education.

Beginning in 2001, Mrs. Benincasa was hired to open a new school as the lead teacher and after a year became the dean of the special education department at North Valleys High School. Thanks to a man by the name of Tom Owens, she's been with the department now for the last seven years, a title that no one else in the school district holds.

As dean, Mrs. Benincasa hires all incoming teachers, aides and assistants for the department and acts as liaison between the department, the parents, administration and the district. She supports teachers in developing and implementing IEPs, assists and oversees training new teachers and provides professional development for the department and school. In addition to many other responsibilities, Mrs. Benincasa maintains the budget and is responsible for campus safety. She has been trained in numerous special education areas, including learning disabilities, autism spectrum, ADD/ADHD, bipolar disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

Benincasa's inspiration to work with children began at home with the help of her parents who were both in the education field as well. Her father taught high school after serving twenty years in the military and her mother was a school nurse for severely multiple handicapped children. Her hope as a teacher, Benincasa said, is that her kids will feel the same way about her as she does about her parents.

Diana M. Benincasa earned her BS in Elementary and Special Education from Northern Arizona University in 1987, with a minor in emotional handicaps, behavioral management and psychology, followed by an MA in Supervision and Educational Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2000.

Mrs. Benincasa is a member of the National Education Association, Learning Disabilities Association and is a leader for the Girl Scouts of America. In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and travelling.

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Diana Benincasa
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Friday, August 14, 2009

Ken Miller


Biltmore Who's Who Selects Ken Miller as this week’s Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2009.

Ken Miller, founding partner of Fusion Financial Group, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Ken Miller's commitment to excellence in the finance industry.

As an independent wealth manager and financial advisor working in the field for over thirty-one years, Mr. Miller focuses primarily on insurance and investments by helping his clients bring financial security to their lives. He works with individuals, families and business owners alike to help them understand their current financial situation and define their future goals. By customizing plans on an individual basis, his clients can see the importance of developing strategic, long-term financial plans to achieve their goals and objectives. Some of the areas that Miller focuses on with his clients are wealth accumulation and preservation and securing a retirement or leaving a legacy. Miller credits his many years of expertise to his good fortune. He hopes to someday create a larger firm with succession planning as a main focus.

A past attendee of Old Dominion University, whose focus was in political science, Ken has been noted for Gross Dealer Concessions Production in the top one percent in the industry and was inducted into the Allmerica Financial Ambassador Club (Hall of Fame) in 2002. He is a member of the Financial Services Institute, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association where he races horses. He's a huge sports enthusiast, in particular the Boston Red Sox and Louisiana State University Tigers. Miller, along with his wife Victoria Austin, is a strong supporter of World Vision, where together they have adopted several Kenyan children. They were also founding contributors to the Acadiana Arts Museum.

For more information, please visit http://www. kennethmillerfusion.com.

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Ken Miller
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Friday, August 07, 2009