NV Coalition Against the Death Penalty

About Us

About us

Our mission

We are a statewide group of diverse communities and individuals advocating to build an equitable justice system by abolishing the death penalty in Nevada through public education, media outreach, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing.

Our Staff

Mark C. Bettencourt

Campaign Director
Mark has served the Nevada community working with under-served populations as both an educator and grassroots organizer for nearly a decade. He spent the last four years advocating for equitable environmental policy and has served as a field director for numerous issue advocacy campaigns and electoral campaigns.

Branden Cunningham

Manager of Community Engagement
Branden has worked in Nevada for a decade creating opportunities for unique voices and impacted communities to be heard. He has worked on political campaigns, issue advocacy programs and has always worked to build equity in systems that disproportionately impact our state's most vulnerable populations.

Trystin St. Denis

Community Organizer
Trystin is a recent graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a degree in criminal justice. Her education allowed her to understand the complexities of the criminal justice system and the reform it needs. Trystin has worked in a range of community organizations, specifically those centered around the homeless population and prison reentry services.

Our Board

Nancy Hart

President
Nancy is a founding member of the organization and has served on the board since 2002 . Nancy has been an activist for ending the death penalty since 1983

Holly Welborn

Vice President
Holly is the Legislative and Policy Director of the ACLU of Nevada, which works closely with NVCADP on death penalty related legislation and imminent executions.

Rita Sloan

Secretary
Rita is the part-time staff person for the Life Peace and Justice Commission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno. She has served on the board since 2011 and maintains a dedicated, lifelong connection to the Catholic community.

Jeremy Storms

Treasurer

Lily Baran

Board Member

Monique Normand

Board Member
Monique was an organizer with the PLAN where she worked with member groups, voter engagement, and racial justice policy. Monique also worked at the UNR as the engagement and persistence coordinator in the diversity center and as the outreach coordinator.

Scott Coffee

Board Member
Scott is a trial lawyer, having spent nearly two decades on at Clark County Public Defender’s Office(CCPD); acting as lead counsel in nearly a hundred murder cases and fifty jury trials. He has argued numerous cases before the Nevada Supreme Court and testified before the Nevada legislature.

Randy Fiedler

Board Member
Randy is a public defender who represents inmates on death row. He has litigated in state and federal courts.

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