Authority Members

Tonia Holmes-Sutton

Chair
tholmessutton@spcsa.nv.gov
Appointed By: State Board of Education
Term End: 06/30/2025
Tonia Holmes-Sutton Member Bio

Kurt Thigpen

Vice Chair
kthigpen@spcsa.nv.gov

Appointed By: Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
Term End: 06/30/2025

Kurt Thigpen Member Bio

Dr. Ivet Aldaba

Member
ialdaba@spcsa.nv.gov
Appointed By: Speaker of the Assembly  

Term End: 06/30/2026 

Dr. Ivet Aldaba Bio 

Matthew Birru

Student Representative

Appointed By: SPCSA Leadership

Term End: 06/30/2025 

Patricia Haddad Bennett

Member
patriciab@spcsa.nv.gov
Appointed By: Office of the Governor
Term End: 9/30/2027


Victor Salcido

Member
vsalcido@spcsa.nv.gov

Appointed By: Charter School Association of Nevada
Term End: 06/30/2026

Victor Salcido Member Bio

Tamika Shauntee Rosales

Member
tshaunteerosales@spcsa.nv.gov
Appointed By: Majority Leader of the Senate
Term End: 06/30/2025
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Tamika Shauntee Rosales Member Bio

Courtney Stern

Member
cstern@spcsa.nv.gov

Appointed By: State Board of Education

Term End: 6/30/2027

Ty Whitaker

Member
tywhitaker@spcsa.nv.gov
Appointed By: Office of the Governor
Term End: 06/30/2025