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Governor-elect
Jim Gibbons has announced that three of
Nevada’s most respected leaders will lead
his bipartisan transition team.
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt, former U.S. Senator and
Governor Richard Bryan and former Governor and Attorney General
Robert List will serve as co-chairs of the team.
Las Vegas businessman Monte Miller and northern
Nevada
businesswoman Patty Wade will be co-directors.
“I’m honored
to assist Governor-Elect Gibbons as part of his transition team,”
said
Bryan. “The election is over.
Regardless of our political affiliation, as Nevadans we should do
all we can to enable the governor-elect to meet his obligations to
all citizens of the state. I applaud this bipartisan approach.
“This is a
critical step for an incoming governor and his administration,”
said List.
“Jim is putting together a first-rate team to set the tone for the
next four years. I'm pleased to be part of the leadership of this
important endeavor."
“This is an
important time for Nevada,”
stated Hunt.
“A new governor sets a new course for the state. I’m glad Jim
Gibbons values experience among state leaders as he chooses that
direction, and I’m honored to be part of his team.”
The transition
team has two primary missions: (1) to identify the issues that will
receive the greatest emphasis in his administration, and (2) to find
qualified candidates for appointed positions. Together, these two
functions help define the administration of the next governor.
“This is not
about politics,”
explained
Gibbons. “It’s about our state’s future. Nevadans deserve
the best people in their government. I’m proud to have such
outstanding leaders at the core of my team. I’m confident they will
help me lead Nevada
in the right direction for the benefit of all Nevadans.”
Co-directors
Wade and Miller have extensive business careers. Monte Miller is
the CEO of KeyState Corporate Management. He serves on the board of
directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San
Francisco, the executive committee of the Nevada
Development Authority, and the board of directors for the
Community College of
Southern Nevada Foundation. Patty Wade
is the founder and co-owner of Wade Development Company, a large
master plan developer. She serves as a commissioner on the state’s
Commission on Economic Development, as co-chair for the statewide
Nevada P-16 Council on Education and is active on more than a dozen
other boards and commissions, including the foundation boards of
both the University
of Nevada,
Reno
and Truckee
Meadows
Community College.
Governor-elect
Jim Gibbons announced today the formation of the first two working
groups, budget and education, designed to assist him in completing a
successful transition from the Guinn administration to the new
Gibbons administration in January.
“As I begin to
organize my administration, heavy emphasis will be placed on
building a solid budget without raising new taxes and also working
to improve our K-16 education system,” Governor-elect Gibbons said.
“With diverse backgrounds and a commitment to bipartisanship, these
highly qualified Nevadans will help me chart the best course for our
state over the next two years. I look forward to them joining
former Governors Bryan
and List and Lieutenant Governor Hunt on my transition team.”
The
nine-member budget working group will be asked to review Governor
Guinn’s budget and forward recommendations to Governor-elect Gibbons
for consideration prior to him finalizing and submitting a budget
next month.
The Budget
working group includes:
-
Perry
Comeaux—Chair—former
Nevada State Budget Director
-
Bob Beers—State
Senator (R-District 6)
-
Bill Bible—President,
Nevada Resort Association; former Gaming Control Board Chairman;
former Budget Director for Governor Richard Bryan
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Scott
Craigie—Owner,
Alrus Consulting and former Chief of Staff to Governor Bob
Miller
-
Heidi
Gansert—Assemblywoman
(R-District 25)
-
Lynn
Hettrick—former
Assembly Republican Minority Leader
-
Bernice
Mathews—State
Senator (D-District 1)
-
John
Marvel—Assemblyman
(R-District 32)
Budget group
leader John P. (Perry) Comeaux has served as Budget Director for
Nevada Governors Kenny Guinn and Bob Miller. He’s widely respected
as an expert on Nevada
budget issues, having previously served as Executive Director of the
Nevada Department of Taxation.
The education
working group will be looking at critical points in the educational
process where change can create the greatest benefit for
Nevada
students and where taxpayer money can be most efficiently spent.
The Education
working group includes:
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Patty Wade--Chair–President
and Owner, Wade Development, Co-Director of the Gibbons
transition team
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Joe Caruso—Assistant
Principal, Cimmaron-Memorial
High School,
Las Vegas
-
Barbara
Cegavske—State
Senator (R-District 8)
-
Scott
Craigie—Owner,
Alrus Consulting; former Educator
-
Bob
Davidson—Chairman,
Davidson Institute for Talent Development and
Davidson
Academy for Profoundly
Gifted Children
-
Paul Dugan—Superintendent,
Washoe
County
Schools
-
Bob
Forbuss—President,
AMR; co-chair, Nevada P-16 Council for Education; former Clark
County School Board Trustee
-
John
Frederick—Provost
and Executive Vice President,
University
of Nevada,
Reno
-
Martha
Gould—former
Chair,
U.S.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
-
Monte
Miller—CEO
of KeyState Corporate Management, Co-Director of the Gibbons
transition team
-
Maureen
Peckman—Executive
Director, Council for a Better
Nevada
-
Phil
Ringle—President,
Truckee
Meadows
Community College
-
Rob
Roberts—Superintendent,
Nye
County
Schools
-
Jim Rogers—Chancellor,
Nevada
System of Higher Education
-
Howard
Rosenberg—Regent,
Nevada
System of Higher Education; Professor,
University
of Nevada,
Reno
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Walt
Rulffes—Superintendent,
Clark
County
Schools
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Larry Ruvo—President,
Southern Wine and Spirits
-
Robert
Schmidt—President,
Theodore Roosevelt Institute; Senior Research Fellow,
Claremont
Graduate
University
School of Politics
-
Judi
Steele—Executive
Director, Clark
County Public
Education Foundation
-
Maurice
Washington—State
Senator (R-District 2)
-
Bret
Whipple
Chairman, Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents;
private practice attorney and C.P.A.
Education
working group leader Patricia M. “Patty” Wade is President and
Co-Owner of Wade Development Company, Inc. She has extensive
leadership experience in organizations working to improve education
in Nevada,
including service as Co-Chair of the Statewide P-16 Council for
Education.
The people
serving on the transition team and its various working groups have
agreed to be available to advise Governor-elect Gibbons at his
request leading up to and following his inauguration.
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