City of Reno

In his business career, Bob serves as Chairman of the Board of Cashell Enterprises a hotel casino management company. Bob and his son Rob, own and operate the Alamo Travel Plaza and the Topaz Lodge.

Dwight is active with the Rotary Club of Reno and enjoys hunting, fishing, coaching his daughter's softball team and spending afternoons at Peccole Park with his family.

Judge Dilworth has been a resident of Nevada since 1971, is married to Lawyer Peggy Manes and has one son, Jonathan.

Judge Jim Van Winkle, born September 16, 1948, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Judge Van Winkle obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1970 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah in 1973.

Judge Howard's wife, Marilynn, has been a teacher with the Washoe County School District for eighteen years. Judge and Marilynn Howard have twin daughters.

Council Member Dwight Dortch was elected to the Ward 4 seat in November 2002 and re-elected November 2006. Dwight grew up in Reno, graduating from Wooster High School and from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has worked in the financial services industry for over 15 years and started Dwight Dortch Investments in 2001. Dwight is the former General Manager of the Reno Silver Sox professional baseball team. Dwight also served the citizens of Reno as Chairman of the City Planning Commission, the Board of Adjustment and the Financial Advisory Board prior to being elected to the City Council.

Patricia Lynch is the elected City Attorney for the City of Reno. She was first elected in 1987 and is currently serving her fifth term as City Attorney. Ms. Lynch served on the Board of Directors of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (1990-2000) and is a Past President (1998-1999). She currently serves as the Budget Officer for the ABA State and Local Government Law Section. In 1999 Ms. Lynch received the Distinguished Public Lawyer Award from the Public Lawyers Section of the Nevada State Bar.

Judge Paul Stewart Hickman has been on the Reno Municipal Court bench since being appointed by a judicial selection committee in February of 1991. Since that time, Judge Hickman has been re-elected three times without opposition. Prior to being appointed to the Reno Municipal Court bench, Judge Hickman was a prosecutor for five years with the City of Reno. Judge Hickman came to the Reno City Attorney's Office from the Nevada Supreme Court where he was a law clerk for the Honorable Chief Justice Charles E. Springer, and a staff attorney for the Court.

Council Member Pierre Hascheff was elected to the at-large seat in June, 1993 and re-elected in November, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Hascheff is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, McGeorge School of Law and also received a Masters in Tax Law from Golden Gate University. Hascheff is a Certified Public Accountant and a practicing attorney. Hascheff sits on the Governor's Commission on Aging and is a Junior Achievement Advisor. He is also active in youth basketball and little league.

Sharon Zadra was first elected to the Ward 2 Council seat in November, 2002 and re-elected in 2006. A Nevada native, she is a business management professional specializing in business development. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Judge Van Winkle is a member and on the Board of Governors of the American Judge's Association and the Vice President of the American Judges Foundation. He is a member of the Nevada Judges Association and is presently serving on the Supreme Court's Commission of Judicial Assessment (Rose Commission), and the Supreme Court's task Force on Judicial Collection. He is also a judicial representative to the Nevada Statewide Court Monitoring Project, which monitors domestic violence cases. In his 4 1/2 years on the bench, Judge Van Winkle has accumulated 420.75 hours of judicial continuing legal education credits and has earned the Basic Certificate for Judicial Education. He is working toward the Advanced Certificate which is awarded upon completion of 440 credit hours of judicial legal education. Judge Van Winkle is married and has two children. In his spare time he enjoys running marathons, fly-fishing, skiing, camping and golfing.