The NVCCE staff members are passionate about engaging in our history and government. NVCCE is not the only community organization they are a part of. Our staff members also participate in many community organizations such as the Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Voices in Voting, National Charity League Sierra Nevada, Washoe County Zoning Advisory Board, Nevada Department of Education Blue Ribbon Commission, Nevada Civics Advisory Panel, and the Northern Nevada Council for the Social Studies.
Christine Hull,
Executive Director
Civic Engagement is important because…
every voice matters
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Christine brings a wealth of experience to our organization with over 15 years of teaching experience through her time spent in Nevada, Virginia and California. While working as the Social Studies Curriculum Specialist for the Nevada Department of Education, she organized and managed the National History Day in Nevada program. Christine has always loved integrating technology into her classroom being one of the first “paperless teachers” teaching in a one to one environment as well as taking the leap into online learning in the early stages of virtual schooling.
Christine holds an undergraduate degree in Social Science from San Diego State University, a Masters of Education from the University of Nevada, and a graduate certificate in Leadership & Curriculum Development in Education Administration from Johns Hopkins University. Christine was recently elected to the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees, representing District A.
Pamela Olsen,
Operations Manager
Civic Engagement is important because…
the opportunity to educate people in the roles & responsibilities of civil society & public officials at this time is more important that ever
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Pamela has a degree in accounting from Western Nevada Community College where she also taught accounting and double entry bookkeeping for 8 years. She also taught the outreach class for Nevada State Prison system in Carson city for 6 years during the same time frame. This was an open entry, open exit accounting system that was certification based rather than grade based, focusing on the skill set. They also run an internship program for re-entry into society for persons who was in a job development program to have sustainably in the real world. She worked for Nevada State Museum for 8 years, doing payroll, AR / AP accounting and word processing / data entry on various projects for both the Carson City and Las Vegas locations. She split my time between the two locations.She worked as a manager at various airports for Frontier Airlines and Continental Airlines, which also included payroll, tax reporting, landing fee tracking, baggage service, customer service and below wing ground handling functions. Her largest staff was at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport included 290 staff, and a contract for airport security employees (before TSA). She was in the airline industry for 27 years. She created budgets and managed employees and interacted with FAA and Airport administrations at 31 airport over the years.She has been manager of employees and accounting (payroll, AP, AR, taxes and insurance for Bonneville Race Track, Godfrey Trucking (Dick Godfrey, owner) , and Rocks Travel Plaza (Dave Rock, Owner) in Salt Lake City, Utah.She was also the treasurer for Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention for 12 years, a position that ending December, 2021, where she developed my skills on Quick books and class (grant) tracking.
Denise Coverley-Paxton
Professional Learning Director
Civic Engagement is important because…
tomorrow rests on today's informed engaged citizenry.
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Denise was raised in Northern Nevada. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary/Special Education and a Master's Degree in Behavior Disorders as well as earning a National Board Certification in Adolescent Social Studies. Denise is a retired teacher of 30 years of service teaching Elementary and Middle School for the Washoe County School District. She received the Gilder Lehrman History Teacher of the Year for Nevada, created curriculum that has been published nationally with Achieve The Core, Equip, and Project Tahoe, trained teachers in Writing Across the Curriculum for the LIghthouse Charter Schools in Chicago, and has been a presenter at the George Washington Summer Teacher Institute.
Diane Domiteaux, Lead PLC Mentor
Civic Engagement is important because…
Rob Kardell,
High School Mentor
Civic Engagement is important because…
Civic engagement is vital to sustain our democracy and way of life.
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Rob has been engaging in civic activities all of his life, from his time in the Boy Scouts to work on political campaigns. Rob's recent contributions include teaching Political Science and serving as a We the People teacher and mentor. Rob and his wife moved to Nevada in 2018, and both teach at Doral Red Rock MS/HS in Las Vegas. They have a young daughter and love to explore the outdoors in their free time.
Jordyn Boswell,
Community Engagement Coordinator
Civic Engagement is important because…
Ainsleigh Hull,
Communications Coordinator
Civic Engagement is important because…
Ava Beaupre,
Program Assistant
Civic Engagement is important because…
Essential to democracy. It’s more important then ever that citizens are informed and engaged about their community and our nation’s issues.
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We The People was the best part of Ava's high school experience! She is a Unit 6 alum and graduated from Reno High in June. Ava is now attending the University of Nevada, majoring in political science and public health. She is on the pre-law track and hopes to work on Capitol Hill one day. Outside of being an NVCEE intern, Ava loves Pilates, lake days, and being with friends and family.
Emily Cruz,
Program Assistant
Civic Engagement is important because…
tmuch more than the literal act of participating in our democracy. Civic engagement is the empathy which comes alongside every act of participation, every registration, every vote, and every advocation for democracy. Civic engagement is the empathy we all must hold and actively partake in so we can advocate not just for our own self interests, but for the interests of those who cannot advocate for themselves. Civic engagement is not always working to create a better democracy for us to experience today, but creating a democracy suitable for our children, and their children, and their own.
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Emily Cruz is an NVCCE Student Intern and part of our We The People Alumni Engagement Team. She is a pre-med student majoring in Biochemistry at UNLV and is working toward creating meaningful political impact in my local community. As an aspiring medical student, Emily is very passionate about healthcare legislation, and aims to promote voter registration, literacy, and civic engagement to create a medically responsible and sustainable atmosphere in Nevada. When not working with NVCCE or as a Student Ambassador for When We All Vote: My School Votes, Emily volunteers in the hospital to further her knowledge on neonatology and genetic research!
Ashley Owen,
Program Assistant
Civic Engagement is important because…
the responsibility we have to our country and government to be involved with the way our community and country are run.
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Ashley is a recent graduate and We the People Alumni. After mentoring our summer institute teachers, she knew she wanted to keep making an impact. When I'm not studying politics or reading great books, I am training in martial arts or lifting weights.
Ashley is a second-degree black belt in mixed martial arts and loves being outdoors, hiking, or fishing.
While she begins her college years at the University of Nevada with a double major in political science and finance, she will also be serving NVCCE as a Program Assistant supporting several special projects.
