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Raffealli, Sandy

NWHP · August 3, 2023 ·

Sandy Raffealli

Sandy Raffealli is Owner/Partner in Bill Pearce Motors, Inc. in Reno, but came to that position in a round-about manner.  As a young girl the family moved frequently as her father’s positions in the auto industry took him to many states.  Finally settling in Reno, her father, Bill Pearce, was hired at the Waldren Motors […]

Lynch, Patricia A.

NWHP · August 3, 2023 ·

Patricia A. Lynch

Reno native, Judge Patricia Lynch, graduated  from the University of Nevada, Reno and then entered McGeorge School of Law as one of 5 women in her class of 200.  Her career started as a VISTA attorney, and then a legislative assistant in Washington D.C. for Congressman John Moss from Sacramento, Calif.  Patricia came back to […]

Del Cohen, Shayne

NWHP · August 3, 2023 ·

Shayne Del Cohen

Shayne Del Cohen first came to Nevada as VISTA volunteer with the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada.  Her interest in community development caused her to go all over the world looking at such efforts but most of her professional life has been spent with various minority populations across the USA. Shayne helped create the first tribally […]

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