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
Five Gubernatorial Appointments, Representing:
- Outdoor Recreation Industry
- Conservation Interests
- Education
- Public Health
- Nevada Association of Counties
Current Advisory Board Members:
- Stavros Anthony, Lieutenant Governor (Chair)
- Kostan Lathouris, Chair, Nevada Indian Commission
- Mauricia Baca, Nevada State Director, The Nature Conservancy
- Amy Berry, CEO, Tahoe Fund
- Tom Burns, Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development
- James Settlemeyer, Director, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Robert Mergell, Administrator, Nevada Division of State Parks
- Brenda Scolari, Director, Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
- Chad Taylor, Director of Marketing and Guest Experience, Lake Mead Mohave Adventures
- Alan Jenne, Director, Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Dr. Andrew Pasternak, Silver Sage Center for Family Medicine
- Debra Strickland,Commissioner, Nye County