Officers & Directors

Directors

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.

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r 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

Shane Cocking
775-691-9429
wolfpack_sc@charter.net

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

Nora Hunt-Lee
559-779-5856
huntnorie@gmail.com

Exec. Rep. Alternate — South

Richie Griffith
702-236-8004
richiegriffith79@gmail.com


Student Board

Student President

Lane Byrd (Humboldt)
406-438-2422
laners.byrd@gmail.com

Student Vice President

Brook Allison (Fallon)
775-224-7567
09brooke@gmail.com

Student Secretary

Shayla Roukey (Washoe)
775-771-2421
shayroukey@outlook.com

Hi everyone! I’m Shayla Roukey. 

I’m a FIFTH generation Nevadan.  I started with  English riding at the Age of 9 years old and have been riding Western for the last five years .  I enjoy competing in Barrels, Poles and Breakaway for Nevada State High School Rodeo. I’m currently going into my sophomore year with the Washoe County High School Rodeo Club. I recently ran for Nevada State High School Rodeo Secretary. I’m so excited to serve in this role. I can’t wait to support our members, and help make this an awesome year for Nevada High School Rodeo!

Student Public Relations Officer

Bennett Stahl (Spanish Springs)
775-530-7327
ryrich1210@gmail.com

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My name is Bennett Stahl. I live in Loyalton, California. I’m a senior at Loyalton high school. I ran for Public Relations because I care about the perception of NSHSRA and I can’t wait to fulfill my due diligence and make our state great. 

Student JHS Officer

Quinn Shippy

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, Pahrump, White Pine, Winnemucca, and more) is in the downloadable board roster below.

Download the full 2026-27 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).