Alan D. Pierce has joined the Board of Directors, providing representation for institutional programs. Alan keeps very busy at Lovelock Correctional Center, where he teaches math and U.S. history to the general population, plus business English, creative writing, and constitutional history to students working on advanced degrees through WNC. He also oversees the GED Tests and NSHSPE (Nevada State High School Proficiency Exams) for segregated students and coordinates the education program for them as well. From 1984-2005, Alan taught all subjects to incarcerated youth at the maximum security Lane County Juvenile Justice Center in Eugene, OR. He received his B.A. in political science/education from Washington State University, his M.S. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Oregon, and a special education endorsement from Lewis and Clark State College in Portland.
Alan leads his colleagues as well as his students: He was an institution representative for the Union Education Association and has served in various Executive Board positions for the Lane County Education Association. He currently serves as building representative for the Pershing County Classroom Teachers Association and also holds membership in the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association, the Correctional Education Association, the National Education Association, and the Nevada State Education Association.
“I believe education is one of most vital programs offered in prison,” said Alan, “as it gives students the opportunity to succeed, which ultimately benefits all of us. I joined the Board because I’d like to be involved with other adult educators to enhance and improve services for the prison population and for all those in need of adult education.”