Carson City native Bradley R. Crowell has left the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources after being nominated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by President Joe Biden.
“I am extremely grateful for Director Crowell’s five and a half years of service leading Nevada’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. As a native Nevadan and experienced leader, Crowell has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to protecting our state’s environment and the vast cultural, recreational, and natural resources throughout the Silver State,” said Gov. Steve Sisolak in a press release announcing Jim Lawrence will take over as acting director of the NDCNR.
Crowell was nominated by Biden in May.
Crowell was first appointed as director in 2016 by former Gov. Brian Sandoval. He was reappointed by Sisolak in 2019. At DCNR, he led approximately 1,000 employees across eight divisions and managed a nearly $300 million biennial budget.
Crowell now resides in Reno with his wife and daughter.
Crowell has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of energy, environment, natural resources, climate change, and national security, including executive leadership positions in federal and state government. Prior to his current role, he worked for multiple members of Congress. Crowell served in the Obama-Biden administration at the U.S. Department of Energy from 2010-2016, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2013 as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, according to the White House.
Lawrence has been with NDCNR for 23 years, and he has served as deputy director since 2015.
He has more than 30 years of natural resource protection and land use planning experience in Nevada.
