The staff and board of directors at Crisis Support Services of Nevada (CSSNV) come from diverse backgrounds that converge in one goal: to provide hope for people in their darkest moments and help them get to a better tomorrow.
CSSNV Senior Staff
Rachelle L. Pellissier, MPA
Executive Director
ExecutiveDirector@cssnv.org
Christian Raymer
Director of Programs
ChristianR@cssnv.org
Jaime Rand
Call Center Program Coordinator
JaimeR@cssnv.org
Taylor Wilson
Director of Operations
Finance@cssnv.org
Amee Ivie
Partnerships and Executive Support Manager
AmeeI@cssnv.org
Rita Imus
Sexual Assault Support Services Coordinator
RitaI@cssnv.org
Kyla Willard
Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services
KylaW@cssnv.org
Jeff Perry
Software and Data Engineer/IT Coordinator
JeffP@cssnv.org
CSSNV Board of Directors
Crisis Support Service of Nevada’s Board of Directors sets the goals and operating policies of the organization.
Officers
Leann Pinguelo, President
Robin Brockelsby, Past President
Shannon Bell, Vice President
Karyn Jensen, Secretary and Treasurer
Directors
Connie Wray
Rosanne Wilson
Jeff Clark
Nicole Murray
Micah Grover
Steve Hammonds
Christy Wheeler
Board of Directors’ Responsibilities
Crisis Support Services of Nevada’s Board of Directors is legally and morally responsible for all activities of Crisis Support Services of Nevada. Board members are responsible for determining agency policy in the following areas: Fundraising/Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Planning, Community Relations, and Organizational Operations.
- Raising funds and/or ensuring that adequate funds are raised to support the organization’s policies and programs
- Ensuring financial accountability of the organization
- Overseeing an ongoing process of budget development, approval and review
- Managing and maintaining properties or investments the organization possesses
Board members have four key responsibilities in this area:
- Board membership (which includes recruiting new board members, and providing existing board members with opportunities to grow and develop as leaders)
- Executive Director accountability (which includes hiring, firing and ongoing evaluation of the Executive Director)
- Personnel policies (which include providing policy guidance about salaries, benefits, and grievance procedures)
- Volunteer Involvement (which includes setting policy regarding how volunteers should be used; in what areas; and generally how the organization should treat, recognize and celebrate its volunteers)
Board members have four key responsibilities in this area:
- Setting and reviewing the organization’s mission/philosophy and goals
- Planning for the organization’s future, on a long and short range basis
- Deciding and planning which services/programs the organization provides
- Evaluating the organization’s programs and operations on a regular basis
Board members have four key responsibilities in this area:
- Ensuring that the organization’s programs and services appropriately address community/client needs
- Marketing the organization’s services/programs
- Ongoing public relations, (which includes an awareness that board members are always emissaries of the organization in the community)
- Cooperative action, (which includes occasions when the organization could/should take part in coalitions, joint fundraising, etc.)
Board members have four key responsibilities in this area:
- Ensuring that the organization’s administrative systems are adequate and appropriate
- Ensuring that the board’s operations are adequate and appropriate
- Ensuring that the organization and legal structures are adequate and appropriate
- Ensuring that the organization and its board members meet all applicable legal requirements
