LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Communities In Schools of Nevada (CIS of Nevada), part of the nation’s leading evidence-based stay-in-school nonprofit organization serving 117 Nevada schools with regional offices in the Clark, Elko, Humboldt and Washoe County school districts, announces the appointment of Lindsay Montoya and Cheryl Kelton as accounting clerks.
Lindsay Montoya brings a strong background in financial supervision and nonprofit accounting to her role as accounting clerk for Communities In Schools of Nevada. Montoya began her career in the medical field, serving as a financial supervisor. She joined the finance office of a nonprofit private school as accounts receivable specialist where she worked for three years, developing a solid foundation in nonprofit accounting, financial coding and organizational fiscal processes.
Cheryl Kelton is serving as the accounting clerk for Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada. She has 15 years of experience from UNLV, where she began her career in accounts payable and developed a strong skillset in operational accounting, including accounts payable, accounts receivable and billing.
About Communities In Schools of Nevada
CIS places full-time and professionally trained site coordinators in 117 Title I and high-needs schools across Nevada to support nearly 100,000 students in grades K-12 who face barriers to their success—increasing the likelihood of students staying in school and graduating on time. The organization taps into a statewide network of more than 120 community nonprofits, partners, and agencies, bringing the community into the school to get students whatever they need to overcome the barriers they face that prevent them from achieving academically. From eyeglasses, dental care, health care, and professional counseling to food, school supplies, clothing, and housing, CIS identifies student needs and finds a way to address them, closing the gaps they experience in their everyday lives. CIS’s long-term vision is for every child enrolled in a Title I or high-needs school to access a CIS site coordinator and their evidence-based model of integrated student support, otherwise known as wraparound services. The graduation rate for CIS case-managed high school seniors in Nevada for the 2024-2025 school year was 97 percent. For more information, visit http://www.cisnevada.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Contact: Cherryl Kaopua, Communities In Schools of Nevada, cherryl@twgpr.com, 702-408-8334
