Attorney General-elect Aaron Ford announced the 19 members of his transition team Wednesday.
Members include Geoconda Arguello-Kline from the Culinary Union, Clark County public defender John Piro, Douglas County district attorney Mark Jackson and Barbara Buckley, the executive director of Legal Aid of Southern Nevada — Buckley is also a co-chair for Governor-elect Steve Sisolak’s advisory committee.
Sen. Richard Bryan and former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa will co-chair Ford’s team.
“I am honored to have the wisdom from our distinguished co-chairs,” Ford said in a statement. “They are joined by an esteemed group of individuals who represent a variety of interests from across our state. I am grateful to have their experience and insight as I take this new office so I can best serve Nevada families.”
Here is the full list:
Sen. Richard Bryan, Co-Chair and Former U.S. Senator, Governor of Nevada, and Nevada Attorney General
AG Frankie Sue Del Papa, Co-Chair and Former Nevada Attorney General
Amy Ayoub, Owner of the Zen Speaker and sex trafficking survivor advocate
Chairman Arlan Melendez, Chair of the Reno Sparks Indian Colony
Bailey Bortolin, Policy Director of the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers
Hon. Barbara Buckley, Former Speaker of the Nevada State Assembly and Executive Director of the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Chief Jason Soto, Chief, Reno Police Department
Dave Kallas, Detective, Las Vegas Metro Police Department (Ret.) and Former President, Southern Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriffs
Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer, Culinary Workers Union, Local 226
Jenny Noble, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County District Attorney’s Office
Jessica Adair, Ford for Nevada’s campaign manager
John J. Piro, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Office of the Clark County Public Defender
John Jones, Jr., Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County District Attorney’s Office
Mark Jackson, Douglas County District Attorney
Mike Yarter, Detective, North Las Vegas Police Department and President, North Las Vegas Police Officers Association
Sean Sullivan, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County
Professor Rachel Anderson, Professor of Law and William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
Vida Lin, President of the Asian Community Development Council
Zelalem Bogale, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County District Attorney’s Office and Adjunct Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno
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