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 2026–27 season.

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Executive Board

Nevada State High School National Director

Ron Unger (Battle Mountain)
775-374-0808
[email protected]

State Officers

Secretary

Kathy Gonzalez
775-217-2810
[email protected]

Treasurer

Laurel Thomas
775-722-4127
[email protected]

Executive Representatives

Exec. Representative — North

Jessica Lancaster
775-455-5201
[email protected]

Exec. Representative — Central

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

Exec. Representative — South

Darrel Moser
702-499-4043
[email protected]

Exec. Rep. Alternate — North

Chad Fears
775-304-0023
[email protected]

Exec. Rep. Alternate — Central

Nora Hunt-Lee
559-779-5856
[email protected]

Exec. Rep. Alternate — South

Richie Griffith
702-236-8004
[email protected]

Student Board

Student President

Lane Byrd (Humboldt)
406-438-2422
[email protected]

Hi, I’m Lane Byrd, your 2026-2027 President. I compete in team roping and cutting. I’m a senior in high school and I would like to improve the association by making everyone’s voice and opinion be heard by having more contestant involvement.

Student Vice President

Brook Allison (Fallon)
775-224-7567
[email protected]

Student Secretary

Shayla Roukey (Washoe)
775-771-2421
[email protected]

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
[email protected]

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
[email protected]

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).

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