2025 Philanthropy Leaders Summit

As President of the Bennett Family Foundation, she is one of Nevada’s most recognized philanthropists. Her foundation supports many organizations that focus on health, education, and wellbeing of women and children throughout the valley.

Ms. Bennett has been recognized as one of the top ten women in gaming and received the ultimate honor of being inducted into the American Gaming Hall of Fame in 2017.

While pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Business Management at Northern Arizona University, Taylor was actively involved in Delta Delta Delta international collegiate women’s fraternity, where she held various leadership roles focused on raising funds and awareness for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. After completing her degree and her Las Vegas hiatus, Taylor transitioned into the public relations and event spaces where she was able to cater to a variety of clients across various industries.

Now navigating new motherhood, Taylor continues to champion the causes she’s passionate about, blending purpose with this new chapter of life and inspiring the next generation.

Keita Young is the Vice-President of Community Impact at FanDuel, where she
leads the development, implementation, and execution of a comprehensive external
community impact strategy. Keita is tasked to drive bold, purpose-driven strategies that
create measurable change and align corporate values with community advancement.
Keita joined FanDuel in 2022 as the company’s first Head of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI), where she crafted and delivered a company-wide DEI strategy. In that
role, she launched initiatives to attract, retain, and engage a diverse and talented
workforce, positioning DEI as a business imperative essential to FanDuel’s ongoing
success.
Before FanDuel, Keita spent over eight years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she
held several leadership roles. As Global Head of Outside Counsel Engagement, she
led a global team managing relationships with over 800 law firms supporting a 2,000+
person legal department. She also developed and led the legal department’s diversity
strategy for outside counsel. Earlier at JPMorgan Chase, she served as Program
Manager for the firm’s Advancing Black Leaders strategy, where she helped drive
global efforts to increase representation and retention of Black talent. Keita began her
tenure as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, advising on legal and
regulatory risks through complex complaint analysis.
Prior to her corporate career, Keita practiced employment law for eight years, worked as
a consultant for an educational nonprofit, and was a successful entrepreneur.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a J.D. from the University
of Pennsylvania Law School. Keita lives in Jersey City with her husband and their
three children.

In summer 2025, Juliette held her first solo exhibition, Captured in Color, at BlueStream Gallery in San Francisco. There, she painted live, taught art classes, performed violin for gallery guests, and hosted 13 VIP receptions—welcoming tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe. Her artwork raised nearly $60,000 in a single month, all of which she donated to nonprofit organizations supporting education, healthcare, and mental wellness. To date, Juliette has donated over $300,000 to charity and helped raise millions more in support of communities worldwide.

A child of many talents, Juliette is also a TEDx speaker, Math Olympiad gold medalist, and award-winning violinist with over 100 international performances to her name. She has soloed with orchestras five times, won 1st place in more than 20 solo competitions, and is the youngest two-time recipient of the Dr. George Lechner medallion. Videos of her artistic and musical performances have garnered billions of views on social media. This July, Juliette continues to share her gifts through a dozen Artown events across Reno, including a featured solo violin recital at the Steinway Piano Gallery, accompanied by world- class musician Andrea Lenz.

Jacob is a passionate Design Technology student who has been a key member of the Dawson Design Company (DDC) for 2 semesters. He will continue as a DDC member in the 25/26 school year and will play a critical leadership role this year.

Boston is a talented Design Technology student who has been an integral member of the Dawson Design Company (DDC) for 2 semesters. Boston is distinguished by his creativity and collaborative demeanor and will move into a DDC leadership role this year.