Jeannine Warner
NDE Education Programs Professional

Hometown:  Reno, NV

Bio: Jeannine has served as an Education Programs Professional with the State of Nevada’s Department of Education in Carson City, Nevada for over two years.

Jeannie brings to the position almost 20 years of experience working for the State of Nevada. She began in 2004 with the Nevada Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) as a Program Officer I. She advanced to the agency’s Director in 2011 and worked under the NSHE Chancellor’s and Nevada State Governor’s offices. In her role, Ms. Warner supported, advised and carried out the duties of the Nevada WICHE Commission, and served as Nevada’s representative and administrator for the Regional WICHE’s student exchange programs and the agency’s health workforce development programs. Collaborating with key partners in higher education, state workforce, health care and economic development, she administered legislative, fiscal and programs activities including biennial budget development and management, strategic planning, programs development and management, research and analysis, and marketing and outreach. Recently, she was with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine as the Health Workforce Research Analyst for the Office of Statewide Initiatives where she performed health workforce research, evaluation, and data analysis. During this time, she served for two years on the board of the Nevada Primary Care Association.

Jeannine hails from a sleepy little town called Los Angeles (go Bruins!) in an area known as “The Valley” but has lived in northern Nevada for most of her life. She attended 2 fabulous years at University of Nevada Reno and transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Developmental Psychology followed by a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. She is fascinated with learning other’s roots/genealogy, enjoys hiking, backpacking and rockhounding with her geologist husband, cross stitching, is an amateur stargazer, and has a mild obsession with Disneyland and roller coasters. Mostly, she loves doting on her 9-year-old daughter and being “that mom” who sideline coaches during her kid’s gymnastics class. She realizes that there’s no time like the present, so she aims to live each day to the fullest. Jeannine has a passion for supporting underserved populations, and she is honored to be a part of an organization with a mission and core values that align with her own.

Favorite Quote: “When life gives you mountains, put your boots on and start hiking.” ~Anonymous