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Executive Board & Staff

Executive Board of Directors

Roger Bahten, Chair, Washoe County School District
Term: July 2020 – June 2022
Chair Term: July 2021 – June 2022

Dorothy Edwards, Vice Chair, Washoe County Human Services Agency
Term: July 2020 – June 2022
Vice Chair Term: July 2021 – June 2022

Lars Christiansen, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office
Term: July 2022-June 2024

Dr. Reka Danko, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center
Term: July 2021 – June 2023

Dr. Cheryl Hug-English, Medical Director of Student Health, University of Nevada, Reno
Term: July 2021 – June 2023

Joe Saiz, Department of Juvenile Services
Term: July 2022 – June 2024

Irene Stambaugh, CPA
Term: July 2022 – June 2024

Kristopher Dahir, Sparks City Council and Chairman of Washoe County Health District
Term: July 2022 – June 2024

Janet Lombardo, Human Trafficking Prevention Alliance

Staff

Anne-Elizabeth Northan, Executive Director
Certified Prevention Specialist

Kimberley Sarandos, Deputy Director

Arisa Tongco, Senior Prevention Specialist
Certified Prevention Specialist

Vanessa Ferreira, Prevention Education Specialist

Marie Short, Prevention Education Specialist

Everett Rudolph, Prevention Education Specialist

Kellie Scott-Oliver, Community Liaison 

Rhea Sandhu, Contracted Marketing Specialist