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Nevada KIDS COUNT Advisory Council




Nevada KIDS COUNT Advisory Council

  • Rennae Daneshvary, PhD, Assistant Director, CBER, UNLV
  • Jeff Hardcastle, Nevada State Demographer, Nevada Small Business Development Center, UNR
  • Sheila Leslie, Nevada State Assemblywoman
  • Sally Martin, PhD, CFLE, State Extension Specialist, Human Development and Family Studies, UNR
  • Marlys Morton, Doctoral Student, Arizona State University
  • Bob Potts, MBA, Assistant Director, CBER, UNLV
  • Rosemary Pressler, Junior League of Reno
  • Ray Rawson, DDS, Community Advocate
  • Thom Reilly, DPA,Vice President of Community Reinvestment and Social Responsibility, Harrah's Entertainment
  • Linda Santangelo, PhD, Clinical Program Manager, Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
  • Keith Schwer, PhD, Director, CBER, UNLV
  • Wei Yang, MD, PhD, Chief State Biostatistician and Director, Health Division, Bureau of Health Planning and Statistics

Child and Youth Safety/Welfare Committee

  • Candace Young-Richey, Chair, CYR & Associates
  • Michael Capello, Director, Washoe County Department of Social Services
  • Edward Peter Galantowicz, PhD, Division of Child and Family Services, Nevada Department of Human Resources
  • Susan Klein-Rothschild, Community Advocate

Economic Well-Being Committee

  • Brian Kunzi, Chair, Office of the Nevada Attorney General
  • Rosemary West, Chair, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Nevada Cancer Institute

Cultural Diversity Committee

  • Norma Moyle, Chair, Social Worker, Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Marlys Hubbard, Social Worker, Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Sandra Phillips Johnson, Assistant Director, CBER, UNLV

Education and Achievement Committee

  • Robert McCord, PhD, Chair, Co-Director, Center for Educational Policy Studies, Department of Educational Leadership, UNLV
  • James Hager, PhD, Co-Director, Center for Educational Policy Studies, Department of Educational Leadership, UNLV
  • Paul Koehler, PhD, Director, Policy Center at West Ed
  • Eugene Paslov, EdD, Educational Policy Consulting, The Psychological Corporation
  • Mary Peterson, President, Education Management & Consulting Services

Health Conditions and Health Care Committee

  • Louise Helton, Chair, Junior League of Las Vegas
  • Mary Anderson, MD, District Health Officer, Washoe County District Health Department
  • Manuel Bayona, MD, PhD, UNR School of Public Health
  • Bob Brunner, PhD, Associate Professor, UNR
  • Nancy Ford, Administrator, Nevada State Welfare Division
  • Merlinda Gallegos, PhD, Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy, MGM Mirage
  • Larry Gamell, DBA, Director, Office of Minority Health
  • Trudy Larson, MD, Pediatrics, UNR School of Medicine
  • Ann Lynch, Vice President, Community & Government Services, Sunrise Hospital Medical Center
  • Mary K. Mangione, CPA
  • Larry Matheis, Executive Director, Nevada State Medical Association
  • Raymond Rodriques, Esq., Attorney, Nevada Legal Services
  • Lawrence Sands, MD, Chief Health Officer, Southern Nevada District Health Department
  • Larry Weiss, PhD, Director, Sanford Center for the Aging

Juvenile Justice Committee

  • Fernando Serrano, Chair, Administrator, Division of Child & Family Services
  • Damon Booth, Student, University of Nevada Reno Student
  • Larry Carter, Assistant Director, Clark County Department of Juvenile Services
  • Frances Doherty, Juvenile & Family Court Judge
  • David Gamble, National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges
  • David Humke, National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges, County Commissioner
  • Willie Smith, Retired Chief of Youth Parole
  • Cherie Townsend, Director, Clark County Department of Juvenile Services
  • Meredith Salling, Youth Member
  • Kristina Wildeveld-Coneh, Attorney at Law

Nevada KIDS COUNT is a project of
The Center for Business and Economic Research
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 456002
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6002
(702) 895-3191 (voice),   (702) 895-3606 (fax),
kidscount@unlv.nevada.edu (e-mail)