Chris Giunchigliani, Clark County Commissioner
Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani has lived
in Clark County for more than 27 years. During her time
here, Chris has become deeply involved in the community
as a member of numerous boards, committees and
organizations, as well as serving as a member of the
State Assembly since 1990.
Chris earned a BA degree in special education from Avila
College in Kansas City, Mo. in 1976, and later attended
UNLV where she earned a Master’s degree in education
with a special emphasis on the emotionally disturbed.
She has also compiled more than 50 additional credit
hours in post-graduate work.
Her teaching career began in the Shawnee Mission School
District in Kansas, where she taught from 1976 to 1978,
and then moved to Clark County to be a special education
teacher. Chris was a special education teacher here from
1979 to 1983 and again from 1991 until the spring of
2003. She then spent about a year at the Community
College of Southern Nevada in School District and
Community Relations, before returning to the Clark
County School District in 2005 as a special education
facilitator and mentor to new teachers.
Chris’ extensive experience with various boards,
committees and associations includes serving as
president of the Clark County Education Association from
1983 to 1987, and then as president of the Nevada State
Education Association from 1987 to 1991.
Chris was sworn into office as County Commissioner for
District “E” on January 2, 2007, and will serve a
four-year term.
Source:
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/Commission/Chris_g.htm
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