Our Team
Dr. Karen Gedney, a Nevada prison physician for 30 years, represents the broad range of experience and commitment found on the NPEP team.
Susan Chandler, MSW, PhD
University of Nevada, Reno
Associate Professor Emeritus
School of Social Work
Becky Coleman, MBA, CFRE
Great Basin College
Director, Winnemucca Center
Deb Conrad
Western Nevada College
Prison Education & Apprenticeship Program Director
Dan Corsi
College of Southern Nevada
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kim DesRoches
Western Nevada College
Faculty, History
Christopher Earle
University of Nevada, Reno
Associate Professor of English
Daniel Enrique Pérez
University of Nevada, Reno
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor, World Languages and Literatures
Lisa Foley
Nevada State Council on Libraries & Literacy
Karen Gedney, MD
Western Nevada College
Northern Nevada Correctional Center lead physician, ret’d
Sunny Gittens
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Executive Director of Student Engagement
Shaun Griffin
Volunteer
Bobbie Ann Howell
Nevada Humanities
Cody Hunter, PhD
University of Nevada, Reno
Teaching Assistant Professor of English
Justin Iverson
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Research Librarian & Assistant Professor
William S Boyd School of Law
Jennifer L. Lanterman, Ph.D.
University of Nevada, Reno
Director, School of Social Research and Justice Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
Faculty Associate, Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies
Kayla Lee
University of Nevada, Reno
Student and Activist
Genevieve D. Minter, Ph.D.
College of Southern Nevada
Prison Education Program Manager
James Palombo
Retired Criminal Justice Faculty,
Community Worker & Public Policy Advocate
Kim Peterson
Education Professional
Nevada Department of Corrections
Jason Scott, PhD
Volunteer
Nick Shepack
Nevada State Deputy Director
Fines & Fees Justice Center
Douglas Unger
President, UNLV Chapter
Nevada Faculty Alliance & Southern Nevada Government Affairs
Post-Chair, UNLV Faculty Senate
Post-Chair, Council of Faculty Senate Chairs
Nevada System of Higher Education
Chad Venters
Truckee Meadows Community College
Kesha Westbrook
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Masters in Social Work program
Amy Williams, Dean
Truckee Meadows Community College
Business and Social Sciences Division