Deacon Craig LaGier, President and Founder

• Founder of NOTS in 2017
  
• Ordained as permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Reno in 1991
  
• To me, NOTS means a place of hope. I pray that NOTS gives people hope when they have lost all hope.​
  

Linda Flaherty, Secretary
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• ​Thirty years of experience in educational service, training and administration
• Bachelor of Science in Biology, Masters in Special Education, and an Educational Specialist Degree in Administration
• Certified Community Health Worker, loves working with others and collaborating in solving problems that beset our communities 
• Married to her wonderful husband of thirty-seven years
• Has an awesome son in Milwaukee and an incredible daughter in Sacramento
• Has two pets: Frosty; a Quaker parrot; and Mango, a Senegal parrot
• Loves to hike, bike, walk, read, see movies, and spend time with family

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Nancy Haffey, Treasurer

• Business experience: Fourteen years in hotel management, nineteen years as an accountant and Controller, three years as a church business manager.
• Fifty years volunteering with non-profits and service organizations.
• Education: Bachelor in Sociology and Urban Studies, Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Theology.
• Married to my exceptional husband and grandmother to seven children.
• ​Currently retired and Treasurer at the Carson City Elks Lodge and actively teaching Stay Strong Stay Healthy exercise classes.

Brian Rasmussen

• NOTS Steering Committee / Board member since 2018
• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering; Master's in Hydrogeology 
• Floodplain and Water Resource Specialist
• Has two dogs and two cats, but no kids
• Loves All things about Our Home Here (especially the dramatic weather).

Barbara Ford

• ​I was born on August 2, 1947, at Bethesda Naval Station.  I was a Navy brat until we moved to Fullerton, California when I was 10 or 11.  I spent a lot of my youth at Disneyland (my dad worked there after retiring from the military).  Went to Mater Dei High School and earned an AA at Western Nevada College.  I have seven kids (one adopted). I was heavily involved in both Girl and Boy Scouts (adult leader training, Cubmaster, Troop Leader, Assistant Scoutmaster, day camp director, etc., etc. and etc.) I moved to Nevada (Johnson Lane) in 1972 and to Carson City in 2016. I retired from the State of Nevada five or six years ago. My last (and longest) job was at Western Nevada College where I made sure everything was organized for all the part-time instructors at the college. I briefly worked for Carson City at the COVID hotline and I am currently working as a team lead for the Carson City Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) where we train folks to be prepared for emergencies and assist the city/fire department as requested.  The last large call-out was to man the Fuji Park shelter during the Caldor Fire.  I handled scheduling for CERT members and assisted those in the shelter as needed.  Now, I just hang out with my two dogs Skittles and Rocco.

Lynn Berggren
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• I am a Native Nevadan and I was actually born in Carson City! I graduated from the University of Nevada Reno with a degree in nursing and  have been an RN for 38 years,. I began volunteering with NOTS in the fall of 2020.  I initially had heard of NOTS from the local newspaper and our  family church St. Peters soon became an involved partner. Learning that four people had died from exposure to the cold in Carson City led me to want to be a part of the solution to offer the unhoused population a warming center in the coldest months.
  I am passionate about helping people and animals and I want to continue to help make Carson City  a safe community for our unhoused population.

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Jodi Miller, Center Manager
I grew up in the Bay Area and have lived in the Carson City area for over 20 years. I am currently in college to obtain my Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. I am a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist. I love being able to help others and show others that recovery is possible. I am passionate about advocating for others and standing up for what is right. Working for NOTS has been a dream come true because I get to help those who are in a place that I myself have been in before. NOTS is the only organization here in the Carson City area offering a warm, safe place to sleep for ALL who need it. I am proud to be a part of it. In the very little free time I have, I enjoy spending it with my family, watching movies and good old fashion relaxing!