Patricia Haddad Bennett is an education policy strategist pushing systems to change faster for kids. She has led major legislative wins in Nevada, from modernizing accountability to securing historic funding increases for public schools. She builds campaigns and coalitions that protect hard-won progress and advance bold new ideas. Patricia is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (go Rebels!) with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Special Education for Children with Emotional Behavioral Disorders. She has served as the Government Relations Director for the fifth largest school district in the US, as well as Chief of Staff for various nonprofit organizations nationally and in Nevada. Patricia has an extensive volunteer resume as a leader with the Downtown Las Vegas Neighborhood Coalition, a member of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board, the City of Las Vegas Community Development Recommending Board, and formerly Vice-Chair of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. She is also a contributor to the daily podcast, City Cast Las Vegas. Patricia is married to internationally renowned traffic safety expert and all around kind human, Andrew Bennett. Together they enjoy watching public meetings and jointly working on ways to improve quality of life in Southern Nevada.