Officers & Directors
NSHSRA’s officers and directors guide the season, sanction events, and support contestants and host clubs across Nevada. The roster below is current for the 2025–26 season — Kathy will update this page when new officers are confirmed for 2026–27.
Tap any name or email to reach that officer directly.
Executive Board
Nevada State High School National Director
Ron Unger (Battle Mountain)
775-374-0808
sheriffrunger@landerso.org
Nevada State Jr. High School National Director
Bob Byrd (Humboldt)
406-465-9842
bobbyrdbb@gmail.com
Executive Board President / State President
TJ Shippy
775-934-2129
trianglescattle@gmail.com
Executive Board Vice President
Chris Christian (Alamo)
775-962-1007
cpc@lcturbonet.com
Past President
Shawn Silva
775-777-5192
silvaconstruction@frontiernet.net
State Officers
Secretary
Kathy Gonzales
775-217-2810
nevadastatehsra@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Laurel Thomas
775-722-4127
sonomabkpg@gmail.com
Executive Representatives
Exec. Representative — North
Jessica Lancaster
775-455-5201
Jess75cc@yahoo.com
Exec. Representative — Central
Nora Hunt-Lee
559-779-5856
huntnorie@gmail.com
Exec. Representative — South
Darrel Moser
702-499-4043
doveymoser@aol.com
Exec. Rep. Alternate — North
Chad Fears
775-304-0023
Cs4ranch@gmail.com
Exec. Rep. Alternate — Central
Shane Cocking
775-691-9429
Wolfpack_sc@charter.net
Exec. Rep. Alternate — South
Richie Griffith
702-236-8004
richiegriffith79@gmail.com
Student Board
Student President
Scarlett Buchanan (Eureka)
775-778-5003
sbuchanan.rockingsr@gmail.com
Student Vice President
Brynn Barto (Humboldt)
775-621-6052
brynnbarto@gmail.com
Student Secretary
Huntley Byrd (Humboldt)
775-304-9351
Huntley.byrd@icloud.com
Student Public Relations Officer
Ryliegh Coe (Fernley)
775-420-2270
ryrich1210@gmail.com
Student JHS Officer
Macpherson Ainsley
916-600-9824
azmacpherson@gmail.com
High School Rodeo Queen
Kashlin Hill (Fernley)
775-772-1339
kashlinhill@gmail.com
Club Directors
Club directors lead each member rodeo club hosting NSHSRA-sanctioned events across Nevada. The full club director list (Alamo, Battle Mountain, Boulder City, Douglas-Carson, Elko, Eureka, Fallon, Fernley, Humboldt, Lyon County, Pahrump, White Pine, Winnemucca, and more) is in the downloadable board roster below.
Download the full 2025–26 Director / Officer Board Roster PDF →
Running for Office — 2026–27
For the 2026–27 season, any individual who wishes to run for a position (President, Vice President, Secretary, Public Relations, JH Representative, Queen, and JH Princess) must attend a minimum of 5 rodeos during the qualifying season in order to be eligible to run. This ensures that candidates are actually involved, committed, and familiar with the association they want to represent. It is very important that the contestants representing our state show commitment and dedication.
Furthermore, once a contestant is elected, they would be required to attend 50% of the rodeos during their term. If this requirement is not met, without reasonable circumstances, they would not be allowed to run for office or compete for titles in the future.
The members we have on our board not only represent our state, but the association as a whole.
Download the Student Board Responsibilities Document → — full duties for each student officer position (President, Vice President, Secretary, Public Relations, JH Representative).