Board of Directors

Dan Gordon

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Dan Gordon has been a police officer since 1998, working in Delaware (RBPD) and Washington DC (MPD-DC Police), before relocating to Nevada in 2007 and beginning his tenure with Nevada State Police-Highway Patrol Division. Dan is currently a commercial motor vehicle enforcement officer with NSP-NHP. He has worked as a highway patrol trooper, M.A.I.T., Public Information Officer, Research and Planning Unit officer, Investigation Division Detective, S.E.D. Unit, PSTO Coordinator (CTM), D.R.I.V.E. Program Manager, RADAR Coordinator and Instructor at the NV_POST and NSP Academies. Dan instructs several courses at both the NV-POST and NSP academies.

Dan has been a member of NPU (NHPA) since 2007 and served as a representative from 2010-2017. In 2017, Dan was appointed as the Vice President and served in this position until August 2022 when he assumed the role of the President. Dan was a member of NPU's first collective bargaining negotiation team and currently serves as the chair for the Labor Relations Committee being the chief negotiator between NPU and the State of Nevada in the collective bargaining process.

He continues the efforts to growth and expand NPU membership as well as add additional benefits for members. Dan feels NPU continues to grow stronger each year and NPU continues to have successes.

James Mortimore

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James (aka Jimmy) Mortimore was appointed to the Board of Directors to represent the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) members on the Board of Directors in November 2022. James has been a Game Warden with NDOW since 2019 and is currently based out of Carson City.

James has been a member of NPU since 2019 but became more involved by serving as a Steward and as part of the Collective Bargaining Committee. He accepted the position of Board member with the idea to improve working conditions for all state police officers and to better understand the rights officers are entitled to as an employee and to protect those rights.

James enjoys being outdoors hunting, fishing and camping whenever he gets the chance. He knows where all the birds, big bucks and best fishing holes are so feel free to shoot him a call or text if you need help planning your next trip.

Michael Bradford

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Jennifer Johnson

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Jennifer Johnson works for Parole and Probation in Las Vegas and is currently in the Interstate Compact Unit. She is a firearms instructor and a MACTAC instructor. Jennifer has been in law enforcement and a member of NPU since 2018. Prior to her state service, she worked in private corrections and was a substance abuse counselor. Jennifer became an NPU steward in 2021 and was appointed to the Board in August 2022 due to a vacant position. She also serves on the Collective Bargaining Committee and the Labor Relations Committee.

Jennifer became a steward as she wanted to get involved and advocate for members. Jennifer would like to see NPU get through the “growth stage” where NPU is fighting big and small battles regarding the CBA and getting Departments to understand and honor it to the point where more focus is on representation as needed and member appreciation events.

When she isn’t working or fulfilling her NPU duties, Jennifer enjoys going to concerts, being in the mountains, camping, and traveling.

Daisy Kollasch

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Daisy has been employed with the Department of Public Safety since August 2020. Prior to transitioning to a career in law enforcement, she worked for 12 years as a strength and conditioning coach for college athletics at Fresno State. Daisy is currently assigned to the swing shift with Reno traffic.

Daisy has been a NPU member since the academy (August 2020) and has a desire to learn more about NPU and become more knowledgeable about the agency and ways she can help.

Heriberto Pinon

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Heriberto “Eddie” has been working for University Police Services since 2021. However, he has been at the University of Nevada, Reno since 2011 earning a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees from the university.
He works patrol in addition to being an EVOC instructor, training officer, and DRE. Heriberto “Eddie” is also the training coordinator and drone program coordinator.

Heriberto “Eddie” has been a member and steward of NPU since 2021. He would like to help our agencies and our union in continuing to (1) reduce attrition in talent and (2) attract new talent to our organizations.

Kyle Groth

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Kyle Groth was elected into the Nevada Police Union Board of Directors in August 2022. Kyle has been a law enforcement ranger with NV State Parks since 2011. He has been the lead EVOC instructor for POST for the past several years and helps with other agencies’ EVOC programs whenever he can.

Kyle has been a member of NPU since 2021 but is a big believer in what NPU is doing to try to improve working conditions for state officers. Kyle states “I’m proud of our wide range of officers, agencies and responsibilities throughout the state and hope I can make a positive impact for fellow officers.”

Luis Villanueva

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Luis Villanueva has been with the State Police since 2017. Initially, he worked with the Parole and Probation Division for 4.5 years and is currently a Trooper with Nevada Highway Patrol. He is assigned one of the spots on the Human Trafficking Task Force and been a public safety training officer since 2019. Luis is also an instructor for MACTAC/Active shooter and high risk vehicle stops.

Luis has been with NPU since his academy days in 2017, signing up in the academy knowing he needed something to have him covered in this profession.

He would love to grow NPU by getting our name out there and having more and more Troopers and Officers sign up. He would love to continue fighting for our members for better working conditions and better pay or perks throughout their careers. He would also love to see more supervisors (Sergeants and Lieutenants) be active with NPU as we continue our fight with our CBA’s including them.

Reesha Powell

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Reesha Powell began working with the Nevada Police Union as the Executive Assistant since 2020 and was promoted to the Executive Director in 2022. Prior to her time with NPU, Reesha spent 25 years serving the State of Nevada within the Division of Child and Family Services, working in multiple roles and retiring as the Child Welfare Deputy Administrator. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Criminal Justice, before continuing her education and graduating from Walden University with a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She has family members who have both served and are currently serving in State of Nevada law enforcement.