Legislative Service
-Nevada Assembly, 2017-2021(first elected November 2016)-three regular and two special sessions
-2021 SESSION COMMITTEES- Commerce and Labor; Education; Ways and Means
-2019 SESSION COMMITTEES- Commerce and Labor; Education; Judiciary
-2017 SESSION COMMITTEES- Commerce and Labor; Corrections, Parole, and Probation; Education; Judiciary
-2019-2020 INTERIM COMMITTEE- Legislative Committee on Education; Legislative Committee on Energy; Commission on Special License Plates
-2017-2018 INTERIM COMMITTEES- Legislative Committee on Education; Legislative Committee on Energy; Nevada Sentencing Commission
Other Public Service
-Non-paid lobbyist 2011, 2013, and 2015
-WCSD Education Alliance, 2017-current
-Northern Nevada Sex Trafficking Task Force, Chair, 2019-current
-Saint Albert the Great Catholic School, Board Member, 2013-2019
Other Achievements
-Aspen Institute Rodel Public Leadership Fellow, 2019-current
-Council of State Governments, Western Leadership Academy, 2017
-TEDx, University of Nevada, Reno, Speaker
Affiliations
-Task Force for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, 2014-current
-National Association of State Judicial Educators, 2013-current
-Reno-Tahoe Chamber of Commerce, 1999-2001, 2015-current
-Parent Leaders for Education, Advocate, 2010-2015
-Say Yes for Kids Committee, Co-chair, 2012-2015
Education
-University of Nevada, Reno, B.A. and M.A., Communication Studies
Personal
Occupation- Small business owner; Adjunct Professor, UNR; Faculty, National Judicial College
Recreation- Fly fishing, hiking, spending time with my family
Born- April 9, Greensboro, North Carolina
Spouse- Par
Children- Two |