Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Advisory Committee

The Nevada Veteran Memorial Cemetery Advisory Committee’s (North & South) are in place to advise the Cemetery Superintendents, NDVS Deputy Director, and the NDVS Director on the operations and management of each facility.  We are required to have them in place per statute.

NRS 417.230  Advisory Committees for Veterans Cemeteries: Creation; members; terms; officers; meetings; compensation of members; consultation with Director.

1.  There are hereby created the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Northern Nevada and the Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Southern Nevada, each consisting of seven members as follows:

(a) One member of the Senate, appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.

(b) One member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(c) Five members of veterans’ organizations recognized nationally or in this State, appointed by the Governor.

2.  The members of the Committees shall serve terms of 2 years.

3.  Each Committee shall annually elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among its members.

4.  Each Committee shall meet at least 4 times a year.

5.  Any legislative member of a Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session of the Legislature convenes.

6.  While engaged in the work of the Committee, each member of each Committee is entitled to receive the per diem allowances and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

7.  The Director shall consult with each Committee regarding the establishment, maintenance and operation of the veterans’ cemetery for which the Committee was created.

Members

Jeff Detrick
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Bill Perlmutter

NDVS Nevada Department of Veterans Services logo

Ralph McNamara

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Stephen Parnes

Elizabeth (Libby) Smith

Agendas

2026

09.09.26

06.16.26

03.18.26

2025

12.10.25

08.27.25

06.04.25

03.05.25

2024

12.11.24

10.02.25

06.26.24

03.27.24

2023

12.13.23

09.13.23

06.16.23

03.08.23

2022

12.14.22

09.30.22

06.22.22

03.09.22

2021 - 2014

All Files

In accordance with NRS 241.035 (e) 2, all public meeting minutes will “be made available for inspection by the public within 30 working days after adjournment of the meeting.” Please send your request for minutes to pio.ndvs@veterans.nv.gov with: 1) The name of the entity, 2) Date of the meeting, 3) Your email address, 4) Full name, and 5) Phone number.

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jeff detrick

Jeff Detrick

Jeff Detrick is a US Army veteran who served 12 years as a medic, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, he works as an Academic Coordinator at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he assist adults pursuing a university/vocational/technical diploma/certification or their high school equivalency diploma. He sits on the Adult Learner Advisory Committee and the Non-Traditional Student Scholarship Committee at UNLV. Jeff is also a student pursuing his Master’s degree in Public Administration at UNLV.

Jeff is a Committee Member on the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee and the president of the UNLV Alumni Veterans Club. Jeff was the president of the UNLV Rebel Vets (2013-2015) and the first Team Leader for the Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) program at UNLV (2015-2016).

Jeff spends his free time with his wife Elizabeth, also an US Army veteran pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Health at UNLV, and their two dogs, Chuck and Odin.

elizabeth smith

Elizabeth (Libby) Smith

Elizabeth (Libbie) Smith was appointed to the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Advisory Committee in February 2021.

Elizabeth has volunteered at the Southeast VA Clinic in Henderson in 2017/2018. Joined Blue Star Mothers (BSM) of America NV4 in 2016 and served as Chaplain and most recently as the Financial Secretary and BSM-NV4 serve active military and their families as well as veterans.

Elizabeth is also a representative of Blue Star Mothers NV4 on the VA Voluntary Services Committee (VAVS). Her commitment to serve those who are actively serving our country and our veterans is rooted in the pride she feels of her son’s decade long service in the Marine Corps.