Advisory Board
The 11-member Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation brings together a diverse group of stakeholders from across the state to support and advise the Division on important outdoor recreation matters like funding, projects, and other opportunities that benefit the state. Seven of the seats are named by statute while four are appointed by the Governor.
Seven Seats Named by Statute:
- Lieutenant Governor (Chair)
- Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
- Director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
- Director of the Nevada Department of Tourism
- Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Administrator of the Nevada Division of State Parks
- The Chair of the Nevada Indian Commission
Four Gubernatorial Appointments, Representing:
- Outdoor Recreation Industry
- Conservation Interests
- Education
- Public Health
Current Advisory Board Members:
- Stavros Anthony, Lieutenant Governor (Chair)
- Kostan Lathouris, Chair of the Nevada Indian Commission
- Mauricia Baca, Nevada State Director of The Nature Conservancy
- Amy Berry, CEO of the Tahoe Fund
- Tom Burns, Director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development
- James A. Settlemeyer, Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Robert Mergell, Administrator of the Nevada Division of State Parks
- Brenda Scolari, Director of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
- Mario Walther, Attorney and Founder of Walther Law Offices
- Alan Jenne, Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Dr. Andrew Pasternak, Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine