Slip has been a part of Los Vaqueros Las Vegas (“LVLV”) since 2006 and has been on the board of LVLV since 2008 serving as Treasurer, President, Secretary, Vice President, and perennial board advisor.  Slip has chaired all of our major fundraisers over the years and has worked with all of our charitable groups over the nearly two decades of his service.

Slip is an entrepreneurial-minded and well-rounded business professional, regarded as a problem solver and an out-of-the-box thinker. Experienced in finance, business development, business operations, marketing, accounting, strategic planning, business analysis, information technology, real estate development, and project management.

He participated in equity raises for businesses in amounts ranging from $1m to $500m as well as participated in debt raises for businesses in amounts from $1m to $2.7b. He directly managed loan packages of $1m up to $165m.
He is also a patented Inventor with multiple issued technology patents by the USPTO – he has numerous transacted patents as well as many that are actively licensed.

For the last 14+ years, he has built and managed the valley’s largest golf and utility vehicle-focused business.  He has also consulted to many US and international integrated resort developers.  Working in South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Hungary, Russia, Japan, and Macau,

Slip is the proud father of two sons in college, one at UNLV and the other at UNR.  Hima and his wife of 27+ years are active members in the Southern Nevada community, donating their time and treasure to many charities.

A Texas born native of Las Vegas for over 30 years. Kevin, a country boy out of Midland, made his way to Phoenix AZ to learn a trade 2 weeks out of high school. Once things dried up for him there; he moved to Las Vegas. Kevin did some time in the casino industry and noticed the valleys rapid growth, so he jumped into the construction side of things. He’s spent the last 25+ years building, managing, inspecting, and overseeing numerous projects in every part of the Las Vegas Valley and the surrounding cities. Taking proper care of his home and his community was instilled in him by both his father and grandfather. Kevin’s done his part through church organizations and other nonprofits wherever he places his feet. He knows it’s important to have like minds, good intentions, and the drive to carry forth positive change. Today, Kevin’s participation with Los Vaqueros helps to fulfill that duty to himself and his family infecting this community with the right stuff. 

Member Since 2017

Raised in the Midwest, Paul moved to the Southwest part of the country after graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1994.  In 1999, Paul moved to Las Vegas to construct the River Mountains Water Treatment Facility. While constructing that project, Paul enjoyed the community and outdoor activities of the greater Las Vegas area.  After that project was completed in 2003, Paul returned to California with a desire to eventually return to the Vegas valley.  During the years away from Las Vegas, Paul deepened his appreciation for Las Vegas and its community.  In 2015, Paul’s desire to return to Las Vegas was fulfilled.

After graduating from college, Paul worked for a national construction company for 26 years.  A large part of his career was spent training and developing new employees within the company.  This training sparked a desire to mentor younger people.  It was also where Paul developed his ability to build teams to complete a project.  Paul continues to work in the construction industry as a project management consultant.  Paul has over 30 years of construction experience in water, wastewater, infrastructure, power generation, and rail transportation.

Paul believes in doing even the little things can make an impact on a community.  Paul enjoys outdoor activities and preserving the natural beauty of the Vegas valley.  Paul is known to pick up discarded trash while hiking or biking the local trails.  Paul also regularly donates blood.  In 2020, Paul joined Los Vaqueros to continue his desire to give back to the community.

Darrin Christensen is a retired business professional whose career spanned 30+ years in enterprise B2B technology sales. Most recently, Darrin served as an Account Executive at Snowflake helping organizations become more data-driven with the implementation of an innovative cloud‑native data platform. Prior to Snowflake, he sold data protection and infrastructure solutions to enterprise accounts at Dell Technologies. Throughout his career as an individual contributor and in sales leadership roles, Darrin built a reputation of delivering consistent revenue growth and customer satisfaction specializing in enterprise software, new customer acquisition, and growth strategies.

Darrin relocated to Las Vegas from the Washington, DC area in 2016 with his wife Karla. Retiring in 2024, he now enjoys golfing, traveling, and connecting to the community through his involvement with Los Vaqueros. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University.

Michael Marfino moved to Las Vegas in 1995. Originally from Western NY, Michael earned his AS in Accounting in the Finger Lakes and a B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Canisius University in Buffalo. His career started in Information Technology (IT) Operations. Michael proved himself a successful leader with 10 years at HP (Hewlett Packard) where he was a Director of IT. Ran the Westcoast operations of an IT consulting firm for 5 years. Moving into Technology Sales spending 10 years at Dell Technology before transitioning to VMware – where he proved himself again as a successful Account Executive. Currently using that experience and expertise to drive business growth and foster client partnerships at MicroAge since February 2024. Michael has been married to his wife Jennifer for 21 years.

When asked why Los Vaqueros: “I have led a blessed life and worked hard at it. When I choose to spend my time and money with an organization it must be one like Los Vaqueros, where I know my resources are going to have a direct and positive impact on my local community and the people that need it the most.”