Senator Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford

Party: Democratic

Legislative Service

  • Nevada Senate, 2024-Present (first elected November 2024)

Honors and Awards

  • Nevada Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents Honoree, 2024
  • Air and Space Commendation Medal, 2021
  • Public Education Foundation Education Hero, 2020

Military Service

  • United States Air Force: Nevada National Air Guard, Equal Opportunity Officer, 2024
  • United States Air Force: Nevada National Guard, Public Affairs Officer, 2020

Affiliations

  • Nevada Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents, current
  • State of Nevada Principal Advisory Cabinet, current
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas Alumni, current
  • Nevada Association of School Administrators, current

Education

  • United States Air Force Initial Force Support Officer School, 2024
  • William Howard Taft University Ed.D in Organizational Leadership and Policy, 2023, Dissertation: Recruitment of Diverse Educators by Removing Barriers for Routes to Licensure
  • Georgetown University certificate in Educational Leadership, 2021
  • United States Air Force Officer Training School, 2021
  • University of Phoenix Endorsement: Educational Literacy, 2016
  • Sierra Nevada College (UNR) Graduate Endorsements: Instructional Leadership, 2013; Teaching English as a Second Language, 2013
  • UNLV M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2010
  • UNLV B.S. in Psychology, 2004

Personal

Occupation: School principal
Recreation: Reading and spending time with family
Born: 1983 - Tuscon, Arizona
Spouse: Michael Crawford
Children: Lola and Gustavo "Goose"