Legislative Biography -- 71st (2001) Session

BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE

Republican

Clark County Assembly

District No. 5

Small Business Owner

E-mail: bcegavske@asm.state.nv.us

 

 

Born:  1951; Faribault, Minnesota.

Educated:  Mayo High School, Rochester, Minnesota; Clark County Community College, Las Vegas.

Married:  Tim.

Children:  Adam, Bret.

Hobbies/Special Interests:  Family trips, skiing, needlework, art, photography, baking, cooking.

Legislative Service:  Nevada Assembly, 1997-2001--three regular sessions; Assistant Minority Whip, 1997; Assistant Minority Floor Leader, 1999-2001.  Member:  Assembly Committees on Education, Transportation, and Ways and Means, 1997-2001; Interim Finance Committee, 1997-2000; State Planning Commission for the Construction, Design, Maintenance, and Repair of School Facilities, 1997-98; American Legislative Exchange Council, 1997-98; Host Committee Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 1997-1998.  Commissioner, Education Commission of the States; Vice Chair, Education Commission of the States, 2000-2001; Co-Chair, Education, Labor, and Job Training Committee, NCSL, 1997-present; Committee to Consult with the Director, 1999-2000; Subcommittee to Encourage Businesses and Corporations to Organize and Conduct Business in Nevada, 1999-2000.

 

Affiliations:  President, Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and board member, R. Guild Gray Elementary School, 1988-93; Member, Executive Board, former Las Vegas PTA Area Council, 1989-92; Puppeteer, Kids on the Block; President, Parents Active for Vision Education (PAVE), 1990-present; President, 1993-94, and Member, 1992-96, Cashman Middle School Parent Advisory Council; Chairperson, District F Parent Advisory Committee, five years; Chair, Nevada Education Legislative Grassroots Committee, 1993; State Liaison, Nevada State Parent Coalition; Sunday School Teacher, Trinity United Methodist Church of Las Vegas.  Clark County School District (CCSD):  Member, Year Round Study Committee, Public Concern Policy Subcommittee, Strategic Planning 2000 Committee, Testing and Evaluation Committee, Special Education Committee, Parent Hall of Fame Committee; Chair, Use of Chemicals in Schools Committee; and Co-Chair, Least Restrictive Environment Committee.  Member, Clark High School Area Neighborhood Improvement Program; Member, Special Education Early Childhood Licensure Task Force, State of Nevada, 1993-94; Member, Special Education Licensure Task Force, State of Nevada, 1994-95; Member, Inclusion Task Force, State of Nevada, 1995-present; Member, Bonanza High School Parent Advisory Council, 1995-97; Legislative Representative, Bonanza High School, 1996; Parent Mentor, CCSD (Friends of Special Education, Educators Institute), 1995-2000; Vice President, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, 1996; Child Advocate, Nevada Legislature, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995; Junior League of Las Vegas; Member, Southwest Area Command's Community Leadership Team; Board Member, Las Vegas Performing Arts, Inc.; Member, Community College of Southern Nevada's Charleston Campus Advisory Board; Board Member, Class! Publication; Board member, Frontier Girl Scouts; Women in Government.

 

Personal and Professional Achievements:  Parent Hall of Fame, CCSD, 1996; grant writing courses/workshops, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1995; SGAC Leadership Institute Graduate, 1997; Development Coordinator, Westcare Nevada, 2000; President, Council of State Governments-Western Legislative Academy Leadership Class, 2000-2001.