Elizabeth Crum, Editor

Elizabeth Crum was named editor of the Nevada News Bureau at its founding in October 2009.

Previously she worked as a freelance writer and award-winning political blogger.  In past job lives, Elizabeth was a sales/marketing executive and corporate trainer.

In her capacity as a blogger and political columnist, Elizabeth has been linked to by and/or published in Politico, National Review, Pajamas Media and numerous third-party blogs. She regularly appears as a guest political analyst on various Nevada news outlets including KNPR and KXNT radio and KTNV-TV in Las Vegas.

Elizabeth has a substantial professional writing portfolio and occasionally teaches blogging and “new media” workshops. She has a B.A. in English (UNLV) with the equivalent of a Journalism minor due to credits earned as editor of her prior college newspaper where she won an ACLU-backed freedom of press case in federal district court in 1989.

Elizabeth lives in Las Vegas and is a third generation Red Sox fan.

You can contact her at editor@nevadanewsbureau.com

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Sean Whaley, Capital Bureau Chief

Sean Whaley has worked in the news business since graduating from San Jose State University with a journalism degree in 1981. After working for two Northern California newspapers, Sean went to work for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Las Vegas in 1985, covering the education and city hall beats.

In 1989, Sean moved to Carson City for the R-J to cover the Legislature, state government, politics and the courts. He covered nine regular sessions and nine special sessions of the Legislature through November 2008. After a 10-month stint as a contract employee for the Nevada State Health Division, Sean has returned to his journalism roots as the capital bureau chief for the newly established Nevada News Bureau.

In his spare time, Sean enjoys hiking, biking and traveling.

You can email Sean at:  sean@nevadanewsbureau.com

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Phillip Moyer, Intern

Phillip is a 2009 graduate from Point Loma Nazarene University’s school of Journalism.

While studying at PLNU, Phillip honed his skills in photography, computer-assisted reporting and traditional journalism practices. He also regularly published articles for the university newspaper, The Point Weekly, and spent the summer of 2008 writing for a local magazine, Coronado Lifestyle. He received PLNU’s Journalism Departmental Scholarship for academic achievement and potential, and graduated magna cum laude.

After graduating, Phillip spent a semester learning HTML, Java and Flash at College of Southern Nevada in order to enhance his ability to contribute to the evolving world of internet journalism and “new media.”

Phillip is also a theatre enthusiast, and spent a semester in London studying Shakespeare and modern British plays.

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Contributors

Nancy Dallas is a contributing reporter.

She worked as a reporter and columnist for the Nevada Appeal for six years (January 1997 – December 2002).  Since January 1993, Nancy has published the online newspaper NewsDesk which primarily covers Lyon County political affairs.

Born and raised in Shelburne Falls, MA, Nancy graduated from Springfield College and taught school in Glenwood Springs, CO, Flagstaff, AZ and then Carson City, NV.

Now living in the Virginia City Highlands, she has been married to Don Dallas for 41 years. They are the proud parents of Jody, a first grade teacher in Virginia City, and Captain Jeff Dallas, an Air Force AWAC navigator, and have two granddaughters, Robin (3) and Ellie (1).

An avid Red Sox and Patriots fan, Nancy enjoys skiing, golfing, hiking, traveling and writing.