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JAG Nevada (Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates)

Our Mission

Empowering Nevada’s young people with the skills, mentoring and resources to successfully enter life-changing employment and careers and build prosperity.

Our Vision

Ensure students have the support needed to graduate and enter a sustainable career pathway.

Our Goals

Programs: JAG Nevada strives to support Nevada’s historically underserved students by providing opportunity and access to a career that pays a living wage and offers a pathway out of poverty.

People: JAG Nevada’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is built into the organization’s values and DNA, and this commitment is reflected in the students we serve and the staff and leadership team that makes the program successful. The program is designed to address academic inequality and opportunity gaps for those that have often been left out. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are also celebrating having served more than 20,000 young people.

Sustainability: As a multi-year program we are committed to keep our promise to the youth we serve. Over the past 10 years, we have worked to:
• Build long-term relationships with funders so they think of us when investing in youth workforce development, education and training.
• Cultivate a diverse portfolio of funders and income sources to stabilize the normal fluctuations of donor cycles.
• Limit growth to a level that can be sustained over time, thus ensuring our promise is kept.

Fundraising Opportunities

• 10th Anniversary Matching Campaign
• Career Development Conference sponsorships
• Giving Tuesday
• United Way of Southern Nevada Day of Caring
• End of Year Giving
• Special event sponsorships
• School program fundraisers
• Student-led fundraisers

Volunteer Opportunities

• Visit a JAG Nevada classroom, sharing career information, resume guidance, interview preparation or any topic that helps youth to navigate post-high school activities.
• Volunteer as a judge at our annual Career Development Conference.
• Invite youth to fill your organization’s volunteer needs, which helps youth learn lessons associated with civic engagement.
• Welcome youth to visit business or organizations for a career exploration tour or job shadow experience.

Giving Opportunities

• In-kind donations (apartment essentials, laptop donations)
• One-time and recurring donations
• Community partner drives (clothing, food)
• Giving Tuesday
• Alumni drives
• Planned giving

Executive Director

René Cantú Jr., Ph.D.

Year Established

2014

Service Area

14 Nevada counties

Board of Directors

Maria Jose Gatti, MGM, Board Chair
Frank Woodbeck, CSN, Immediate Past Board Chair
Janice Newman, Newman HR, Board Vice-Chair
Gabriel Gonzalez, K-12 Education, Board Treasurer
Tray Abney, Abney Tauchen Group, Board Secretary 
Katon Bethay, Amazon
Jay Bloom, Bloom Family Office
Hannah Brown, Retired Executive
Tracy Brown-May, Nevada State Assembly
Nancy Brune, City of Las Vegas
Chelsea Capurro, The Griffin Company
Reuben D’Silva, Nevada State Assembly
Jennifer Day, Red Rock Diagnostics
Juanita Fain, UNLV
Alex Farley, Aristocrat Technology
Cecil Fielder, Workforce Connections
Brian Formisano, Wells Fargo
Marina McHatton, Nevada Department of Education
Paul Moradkhan, Vegas Chamber
Matthew Morris, Holland and Hart
Vince Saavedra, Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions
Omar Saucedo, AT&T

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