Board Names O’Hare to Lead University Press

Las Vegas—The Nevada Board of Regents today appointed Joanne O’Hare to serve as the director of the University of Nevada Press. O’Hare has been the interim director of the UCCSN’s publishing division since January, 2003.

"After conducting a national search, Ms. O’Hare emerged as a top candidate,” said Board Chair Stavros S. Anthony. “We are looking forward to her continued leadership in the months ahead.”

As director, O’Hare will oversee acquisitions and development of approximately 25 titles per year in the areas of western and environmental literature, western history, regional and Great Basin studies, gaming and Basque studies.

O’Hare joined the Press in 2001 as a senior editor. Previously, she served as director of the Museum of New Mexico Press and senior editor of the University of Arizona Press.

O’Hare earned a B.A. in English literature from Mount Holyoke College and holds an MBA with an emphasis in marketing from Fordham University.

The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 13-member governing body for the University and Community College System of Nevada. Comprising two doctoral granting universities, a state college, four comprehensive community colleges and one environmental research institute, the UCCSN serves the educational and job training needs of the nation's fastest growing state. As Nevada's only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides educational opportunities to more than 90,000 students.

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