Sheila Leslie
Office: Assembly District 27 including west-central Reno south of Interstate 80
Party: Democrat
Legislative assignments: majority whip, chairwoman Health and Human Services, vice chair of Ways and Means committees
Office: 3132
Legislative phone: (775) 684-8845
Home phone: (775) 333-6564
Address: 825 Humboldt St.
Reno, NV 89509-2009
E-mail: sleslie@asm.state.nv.us
Legislative service: elected Assembly 1999-2008
Occupation: specialty courts coordinator
Born: Nov. 6, 1955
Education: Master of Arts in Spanish language and literature, University of Nevada, Reno
Family: daughter Emma Fulkerson
Hobbies/Special Interests: traveling, hiking, skiing
Personal and professional achievements: former executive director Children's Cabinet, Nevada Association of Social Workers Citizen of the Year 1994, Outstanding Young Women of America, 1985, Peace Corps Volunteer Dominican Republic 1979-80, representative to Board of Directors National Network of Runaway and Homeless Youth Services 1992-93, Domestic Violence Prevention Council, Outstanding First-Term Legislator by the Nevada Women's Lobby 1999, Legislator of the Year by Nevada Association of Social Workers 2000, Flemming Fellow at the Center for Policy Alternatives Class of 2000, Veterans Hero Nevada Veterans Service Commission 2003, Board of Directors CASA Foundation, board of trustees KNPB Channel 5 public television, board of directors Court Appointed Special Advocates, Community Vision Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness