Registrar of Voters

Running for Office of:

School Board Trustee District D

First name:

Ronald P.

Last name:

Dreher

To be seen on Ballot:

Dreher, Ronald P.

Address:

PO Box 6494

City:

Reno

State:

NV

Zip:

89513

Email address:

Phone:

7758308877

Website:

Formal Education:

Wooster High School Diploma, 1966, Bachelor of Arts, 1979 - UNR - Social Services and Corrections, Post graduate classes, Instructor - Labor Relations and Negotiations. I served as a charter member of the Northern Nevada Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Current Occupation:

Labor Consultant, Advocate and Representative for various Nevada public employee labor associations and unions. I am self employed as a Nevada Private Investigator and Process Server PILB License no. 1002. I have supported and continue to support my family by being a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather - 4 children, 14 Grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren. All children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of age (except for two that live in Texas) have attended Nevada Public schools.

Government Background:

I am a honorably discharged U.S. Army Infantry Veteran - Viet Nam 1969-1970, 173rd Airborne, 82nd Airborne - I am a honorably retired Reno Police Officer and Major Crimes Detective; I served as president, secretary and lobbyist for Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada; I served as the Executive Director and president of the Reno Police Protective Association; I served as the advocate and lobbyist for the Washoe School Principals' Assoc.; the Washoe School Police Officer's Association; the Association of Professional Technical Administrators; the Washoe County Public Attorney's Association; the Washoe County DA Investigator's Association; the Washoe County Public Health Nurses Association and many other associations in Nevada. I have more than 40 years of Government labor relations training and experience. I have been recognized expert in Nevada Public Sector Labor relations. I was appointed by the Reno City Council to the Downtown Police District Committee.

Reason for seeking position:

In my dealings over the past twenty plus years with the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees, current and former Superintendents, General Counsel and their staff, Human Resources and Labor Relations offices and their staff, I have noticed that there appears to be a severe lack of professional communication, transparency and open governance. Secrecy and an unwillingness to share important information with the public appears to be the norm. Too often outside counsel is retained to resolve school district issues and the Board of Trustees authorizes needlessly spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for services that should be dealt with in the school district's legal department. I believe it is necessary to correct this wasteful use of money that should be going to our children's education and funding additional dollars for our employees.

The current Board of Trustees, including my own District D representative, have shown to be unwilling to speak with or hear the concerns of their constituents. I have asked to speak with Board members to discuss issues that I believe to be vital to the employees and students and have been ignored. Education should be open and transparent. I am seeking this position to advocate for accountability, transparency, open government and protection of our children and employees. The public deserves to know what is going on in the school district. Getting public information from the school district is nearly impossible.
I have spent the last 54 years of my life advocating for what's right. Trust in government is lacking. Restoring trust in government is what I am about. My personal integrity and honor is what I have to offer. My personal advocacy for the safety of our students, the fair treatment of our employees, and the honest, effective use of public monies is well documented and I am ready to carry this advocacy forward as an elected member of the Washoe County School Board. I respectfully request your vote.