Lissa Treadway is President of the Nevada Paralegal Association. She is also a member of the Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Nevada and the National Association of Legal Assistants (“NALA”). Lissa obtained her Certified Legal Assistant designation from NALA in September of 1996, and obtained her Advanced Certified Paralegal certification in the area of bankruptcy from NALA in September of 2004. She obtained her Certified Bankruptcy Assistant designation from the Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants in November of 2005. Lissa has been employed as a paralegal with the law firm of Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. since 1996 and primarily practices in the area of creditor rights, bankruptcy and civil litigation. She has been employed in the legal profession since 1988 and previously served as Vice President and Membership Chair of the NPA.

Joan Wiley, Certified Legal Assistant Specialist, is Vice President of Nevada Paralegal Association.  She previously served as Parliamentarian.  Joan is also a member of NALA. Joan is currently employed as a paralegal with Santoro, Driggs, Walch, Kearney, Holley & Thompson where her primary areas of law are Corporate Law and Real Estate Law.  Joan obtained her Advanced Certified Paralegal specialty designation in real estate.  She has been in the legal field for over 13 years, and previously worked for a real estate construction/ development company and a telephone utility company. A resident of Las Vegas since 1986, Joan earned an Associate Degree in Applied Sciences – Legal Assistant from the Community College of Southern Nevada in 1992, graduating with highest honors and as a member of Phi Theta Kappa Society. Joan is currently enrolled at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where she is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in English with a minor in History. At UNLV, Joan is a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society and was named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 2005.

Pat Altstatt is currently employed with the law firm of Santoro, Driggs, Walch, Kearney, Holley & Thompson.  Pat has been in the legal profession since 1973.  She received her certified paralegal designation from NALA in 2004, passed  the bankruptcy specialty examination in 2005 and is a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants.  She is also a certified bankruptcy assistant and an associate member of the Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants.  Pat has co-authored several articles in the state and county bar publications.  She also served on a panel discussion with homeowner association managers regarding bankruptcy issues.  Pat is a former president of NPA and has served as vice president and co-chair of the membership committee.  She also works on the website.

Connie Valentine is NALA liaison for Nevada Paralegal Association.  Connie is employed as a paralegal and Collection Supervisor with Wanderer Law P.C.  She has been at her current job for 16 years working primarily in the creditor rights and civil litigation fields as well as handling the computer systems.  Connie has been a member of NALA for the past ten  years.  Connie is almost a Las Vegas native having relocated from upstate New York in 1981.  Connie began her Las Vegas legal career with the Riviera Hotel in their collections department.

Ellen J. Sternhill, CLA, is Chairman of the Public Relations Committee.  She has served as NALA Liaison and Vice President. Ellen has been working in the legal field for over 25 years. She is presently employed with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. in the Corporate Law Department working as Paralegal in the Litigation Department. Prior to that, she had her own business, providing Paralegal and Legal Secretarial Services to law firms and businesses. Before opening up her own business, Ellen worked for the City Attorney's office in Henderson working in the civil litigation area. Prior to moving to the Las Vegas area, she worked in California for a large insurance defense law firm. She has earned her Associates Degree, is a Notary Public for the state of Nevada, a graduate from the paralegal Studies Program at UNLV and has obtained her CLA "Certified Legal Assistant" designation.