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Governor Gibbons Names New Member To Nevada State Board Of Medical Examiners
 December 10, 2009 – Carson, City, NV – Governor Jim Gibbons has appointed Valerie Clark to the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners. Ms. Clark is president of Clark & Associates in Reno. The company manages health benefit insurance plans for more than 400 companies nationwide. She is a member of the Reno/Sparks Chamber of Commerce, the TMCC School of Nursing Advisory Board and serves on the board of Access to Healthcare Network.
“Ms. Clark’s credentials are perfect for the Board of Medical Examiners,” Governor Gibbons said, “She has a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare needs of Nevadans from virtually all perspectives.”
Ms. Clark is also a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters and the National Association of Insurance Advisors. She was also licensed as a registered nurse before moving to Nevada in 1993.
“I am excited to begin working with the other members of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners,” Clark said, “I am proud Governor Gibbons selected me for this position and I plan to follow his direction and make sure the finest health care is available to all Nevadans.”
Mission Statement of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners:
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners serves the State of Nevada by ensuring that only well-qualified, competent physicians, physician assistants, and respiratory therapists receive licenses to practice in Nevada. The Board responds with expediency to complaints against our licensees by conducting fair, complete investigations that result in appropriate action. In all Board activities, the Board will place the interests of the public before the interests of the medical profession and encourage public input and involvement to help educate the public as we improve the quality of medical practice in Nevada.
Governor Gibbons Names New Member To Nevada Commission On Judicial Selection
 December 10, 2009 – Carson, City, NV – Governor Jim Gibbons today announced the appointment of Donna Coleman to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection. Ms. Coleman is well-known for her for work with children’s advocacy and has worked to strengthen sex offender laws. Ms. Coleman has served as a spokesperson for the Child Welfare League of America (1997-2005) and the Children’s Advocacy Alliance (1997-2005). Ms. Coleman still champions child advocacy causes and is currently the president of Donna Coleman & Associates, an executive recruiter for Fortune 500 companies.
Ms. Coleman was the recipient of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner’s Award for outstanding services for children in 2003. She was also named Humanitarian of the Year by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce in 1998.
The Commission on Judicial Selection interviews and nominates attorneys for appointment to vacant District Court and Supreme Court positions. Ms. Coleman’s appointment will pave the way for the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection to make recommendations to Governor Gibbons for the vacant judicial seat at Clark County Family Court. The vacancy was created by a ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court. Governor Gibbons has asked the Commission to proceed with their work as quickly as possible and nominate candidates for the vacant position so Nevada families may access the justice services they need and Clark County Family Court’s backlog of cases does not continue to grow.
Governor Gibbons Names New Member To The Super Speed Train Commission
 December 10, 2009 – Carson, City, NV – Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons today appointed Ricki Barlow to the California-Nevada Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission. Under federal law, the Commission oversees the design and construction of a super speed magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) train between Las Vegas and Anaheim, California.
Mr. Barlow is presently a Member of the Las Vegas City Council. Councilman Barlow is a lifelong resident of Las Vegas and holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Councilman Barlow is a 2009 graduate of the John F. Kennedy School of Government-Senior Executive Program at Harvard University.
“Councilman Barlow brings outstanding representation to the high speed train commission,” Governor Gibbons said, “I am certain he and the other members will get this project moving so we can create high-tech jobs in Nevada and bring more tourists to Las Vegas with this modern high-tech project.”
“I am pleased Governor Gibbons has shown the confidence in me to appoint me to this important position,” Councilman Barlow said, “I intend to get up to speed on this project quickly and get Nevadans working.”
Governor Gibbons added, “The MAGLEV train is cutting edge technology and will attract tourists and visitors from all over the world, this is just what Las Vegas needs, and we need it right now.” Governor Gibbons noted that millions of dollars for the project that were promised to the Commission for this project and are required to be given to the Commission by federal law are being withheld by the bureaucracy in Washington D.C. Governor Gibbons has asked for assistance from Senator Harry Reid to encourage the Department of Transportation to follow the law and get this project moving now in order to create jobs in Nevada and bring tourists to Nevada, however Senator Reid has been reluctant to help the state.
Governor Gibbons Announces Early Unemployment Benefits
Extended Unemployment Benefits Ready to Be Paid
December 10, 2009 – Carson, City, NV – More than 6,000 Nevadans who have exhausted their unemployment benefits can expect to receive their first payment of the recently passed TIER III extension by this Saturday afternoon, weeks ahead of schedule, Governor Jim Gibbons announced today.
“We are ecstatic that we are going to be able to make this holiday even better for thousands of residents who have been desperately waiting for this additional money,” the Governor said. “The staff at the Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation (DETR) has been working overtime since the President signed the bill passing the extension. DETR’s unemployment insurance staff and computer programmers worked tirelessly until 2 am this morning to make these payments happen by this weekend.” Gibbons noted that the computer system at DETR is more than 30 years old and was not designed to handle the 9 different types of unemployment payments presently assisting Nevada families.
The payments for this extension total more than $4 million and are retroactive to the week of November 14th, Gibbons said.
DETR mailed a blue claim card in November to claimants who had exhausted their benefits in order to expedite payments once programming was completed. Those claimants and others who have exhausted all benefits may begin filing their weekly claims on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 by phone or on the internet at www.expressclaim.org, said Cynthia Jones, DETR deputy director and administrator for the Employment Security Division.
For more information contact:
Mae Worthey
DETR Public Information Officer
Las Vegas, NV 89104
office (702) 486-7991
cell (702) 249-6324
fax (702) 486-6485
www.nvdetr.org
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