Susie Lee
Susie Lee | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suzanne Kelley Lee November 7, 1966 Canton, Ohio |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Education Advocate |
Susie Kelley Lee (born November 7, 1966) is an American education advocate, known for her work with nonprofits, from the state of Nevada. Lee was the Founding Director of the Inner-City Games in Las Vegas and has served as the President of Communities In Schools of Nevada (CIS) since 2010.[1] Her work for CIS has been recognized with the Humanitarian of the Year award by Angel Awards of Nevada.[2] In 2018, she won the Democratic nomination for US Congress in Nevada’s 3rd District.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Susie Lee was born to a working class family in Canton, Ohio.[4] Lee's first job was a paper route at the age of eight. Her father was a military veteran who worked at a steel plant.[5]
After graduating from public schools, Lee worked her way through Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a combination of scholarships, loans and part-time jobs.[6]
Career[edit]
After moving to Las Vegas in 1993, Lee became the Founding Director of the Inner-City Games, now known as the After-School All-Stars, which today serves thousands of students via after school programs.[1] Beginning in 2010, Lee served as President of Communities In Schools of Nevada (CIS), a leading dropout prevention organization. Elaine Wynn, a national board member of CIS, chose Lee to lead CIS in Nevada, “I watched that girl roll up her sleeves and go out and work in 110-degree weather with children…You can’t phone this in. And she has high expectations”.[7] Since Lee joined, Communities in Schools has grown to serve over 67,000 students in 63 schools in Nevada.[8]
Lee has also served on the Superintendent's Educational Opportunities Advisory Committee, Prime 6 Advisory Committee, Clark County School District English Language Learners Program Task Force, State Accountability Advisory Committee, UNLV's Lincy Institute Education Committee Advisory Board, and Guinn Center Board of Directors.[9]
Political campaigns[edit]
In the 2016 elections, Lee ran for the United States House of Representatives in Nevada's 4th congressional district.[10] She lost in the primary to Ruben Kihuen. In the 2018 elections, she is running to succeed Jacky Rosen in Nevada's 3rd congressional district.[11][12]
Personal life[edit]
Lee lives in Las Vegas with her husband, Dan, and their two children.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Humble beginnings shaped political ideology of Susie Lee". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ "CIS of Nevada Board Chair Susie Lee awarded 2015 Humanitarian of the Year! | CIS Nevada". www.cisnevada.org. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ "CD3 winners Tarkanian, Lee confident as they pivot to next battle". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Susie Lee". www.facebook.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ Moyer, Phillip. "Susie Lee: Democrat". KSNV. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Susie Lee for Congress (D-NV-03) - Council for a Livable World". Council for a Livable World. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Elaine Wynn and Susie Lee Lead Communities in Schools of Nevada". Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Schools We're In | CIS Nevada". www.cisnevada.org. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rindels, Michelle (September 14, 2017). "Democratic education advocate Susie Lee jumps into competitive House race after primary loss in 2016". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Lee makes political debut in CD4 race". Thespectrum.com. March 21, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ↑ Bohrer, Becky (September 14, 2017). "Democrat Susie Lee to run for Rosen's congressional seat – Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ↑ Associated Press (September 14, 2017). "Democrat Susie Lee announces bid for Congress seat Rosen leaving - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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