Felicia Gonzales is the Vice President of Community and Government Relations at the Leadership Institute of Nevada and serves as an education consultant to the Nevada Department of Education (NDE). Felicia previously served as a deputy superintendent for NDE and as an associate superintendent for the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to her appointment as an associate superintendent, she opened the Southwest Career and Technical Academy (High School) as the principal in 2009, providing an emphasis on individualized learning, career and technical education, project-based learning, and dual credit opportunities. Her teaching and administrative experience included working with and coaching marginalized students in public comprehensive high schools, the early advocacy of dual enrollment, and the use of educational technology in the classroom.
Additionally, she serves as the Nevada Commissioner for the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission. A native of Las Vegas, Felicia Gonzales is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a proud mother and wife to an Air Force veteran, and an ardent world traveler.