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Mayor Hillary Schieve

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Professional Biography

Hillary L. Schieve (She-Vee) was elected as Reno’s Mayor on November 4, 2014. She was sworn in on November 12, 2014, as the 28th Mayor of the City of Reno. Prior to being elected Mayor, Hillary was elected as At-Large Reno City Council Member on November 6, 2012, and was sworn into office on November 14, 2012. Hillary is a registered non partisan and is not affiliated with any political party. 

Schieve brings to the Council her entrepreneurial experience as an employer and local business owner, as well as her out-of-the-box thinking which helped City businesses prosper during the economic downturn. Hillary is the owner and operator of two businesses in the City of Reno and was inspired to run for office while creating the Midtown District with other small business owners who were experiencing bureaucratic red tape.

Hillary has made it a priority since assuming office to put funding toward creating a downtown environment that attracts residents, students, businesses and visitors. She was named in Politico Magazine’s “America’s 11 Most Interesting Mayors” article. The piece refers to her as “The re-inventor” for her role in the positive transformation of Reno, which is “becoming a hub for tech entrepreneurs and companies, pulling coders and data analysts from far more expensive Silicon Valley four hours to the west.” Schieve is known for reinventing and revitalizing Reno nationally due to her “Reno Revival” national branding.

Schieve is a major supporter of arts and culture, in September 2019 she was named Elected Arts Advocate of the Year by the Americans For The Arts due to her innovative approach to economic development through the arts. In 2017 Hillary was appointed as the Chair of the US Conference of Mayors Committee (T.A.P.E.S) for Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment, and Sports.

Schieve was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. She attended Reno High School. Hillary grew up figure skating, where she competed nationally in pursuit of an Olympic dream, but was stricken with kidney failure. As fate would have it, her sister saved Hillary’s life by donating her kidney for a transplant operation. Hillary continues to be a strong advocate for organ donation and mental health while lobbying nationwide to promote organ donor awareness and the importance of mental health through a national initiative called hopefulcities.org with IFred.org and Talkspace.com.

Mayoral Relations Administrator: Brian Kulpin

Public Service History:

  • 2014-Present: Mayor, City of Reno
  • 2012-2014: Councilmember At-Large, City of Reno

Appointments:

  • US Conference of Mayors 1st Vice President 
  • US Conference of Mayors Executive Committee
  • US Conference of Mayors Finance Committee
  • US Conference of Mayors Tourism Arts Parks Entertainment Sports (Chair)
  • Reno Housing Authority
  • Reno Tahoe Airport Authority (Liaison)
  • Capital Projects Surcharge Committee
  • Community Development Block Grant Subcommittee 
  • Regional Transportation Commission
  • Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority 
  • Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (Liaison)
  • Washoe County Stadium Authority

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