The NFA advocates for quality education for the common good of our communities by promoting dialogue, and effective policies and procedures based on these core principles:
• Advocacy and action for faculty and staff as workers in the service of the public good; defense of academic freedom in all its manifestations, including the American institution of tenure rights; and ensuring academic rigor and educational quality on behalf of faculty, students and the community through shared governance of the universities and colleges.
• Access, inclusion and diversity for students, faculty and staff, and the administration they are governed by. All are valued as a reflection of our communities.
• Affordability and funding that emphasize access to the citizens of Nevada pursuing higher education. We advocate for the funding to support an educational infrastructure that will diversify Nevada’s economy.
• Academic achievement, exemplified in both quantitative and qualitative measures, and outcomes for individual students as well as the community they call home.
To read our bylaws, click here.
The NFA represents all eight institutions in the Nevada System of Higher Education, advocating on behalf of faculty and professional staff, both NFA members and non-members, and on behalf of more than 100,000 students who call Nevada home. Click the links below to find local NFA chapters or faculty and staff pages.
College of Southern Nevada
Desert Research Institute
Great Basin College
Nevada State College
Truckee Meadows Community College
University of Nevada Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno
Western Nevada College
State Board Officers 2011-2013
Greg Brown, President
Phone: 702-895-4181
gregory.brown@unlv.edu
Angela M. Brommel, Vice President
ambrommel@gmail.com
Leah Wilds, Secretary
Phone: 775-682-7773
wilds@unr.edu
Shari Lyman, Treasurer
Phone: 702-306-2029
drsharilyman@comnett.net
Scott Huber, Past President
shuber@tmcc.edu
Chapter Presidents
College of Southern Nevada: Sondra Cosgrove
sondra.cosgrove@gmail.com
Desert Research Institute: Paul Verburg
paul.verburg@dri.edu
Great Basin College: Frank Daniels
gretinski@gmail.com
Nevada State College: Joanna Shearer
Phone: 405-509-0857
Joanna.Shearer@nsc.nevada.edu
Truckee Meadows Community College: Steven Bale
Phone: 223-8489
sbale@tmcc.edu
University of Nevada Las Vegas: John Farley, President
farley@unlv.nevada.edu
University of Nevada, Reno: Glenn Miller
glennm@unr.edu
Western Nevada College: James Strange
Phone: 775-434-4842
strangewnc@gmail.com
