Communities In Schools of Nevada (CIS), the nation’s leading evidence-based stay-in-school organization serving 118 Nevada schools with regional offices in the Clark, Elko, Humboldt and Washoe County school districts, announces the appointment of Laura Meyer to chief external affairs officer and Mike Chamberlain to grant billing clerk.
With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit and social impact work, Meyer has a strong track record of creating impactful partnerships, programs, and organizational strategies that center outcomes and prioritize sustainability for clients. Over her career, her roles have spanned from direct service programming to executive-level fundraising, operations, and strategy. Meyer previously served as senior director of grants, program support, and equity for CIS. In her new role as chief external affairs officer, she is responsible for connecting the dots between CIS’ needs and strategic partnerships, driving innovative solutions, and identifying thought-leadership opportunities for the organization.
Chamberlain has over three decades of experience in finance and accounting. He has worked in payroll, treasury, business licensing, accounts receivables and customer service. As grant billing clerk, Chamberlain is responsible for completing billings related to grant funding and assisting where needed in the grant department.
About Communities In Schools of Nevada
CIS places full-time and professionally trained site coordinators in 118 Title I and high-needs schools across Nevada to support more than 100,000 students in grades K-12 who face barriers to their success—increasing the likelihood of students staying in school and graduating on time. The organization taps into a statewide network of more than 120 community nonprofits, partners, and agencies, bringing the community into the school to get students whatever they need to overcome the barriers they face that prevent them from achieving academically. From eyeglasses, dental care, health care, and professional counseling to food, school supplies, clothing, and housing, CIS identifies student needs and finds a way to address them, closing the gaps they experience in their everyday lives. CIS’s long-term vision is for every child enrolled in a Title I or high-needs school to access a CIS site coordinator and their evidence-based model of integrated student support, otherwise known as wraparound services. The graduation rate for CIS case-managed high school seniors in Nevada for the 2022-2023 school year was 95 percent. For more information, visit http://www.cisnevada.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
