About Us
Meet our 2025-2026 State Board
State Officers
Owen Heaphy
Sage Ridge School
My name is Owen and I have attended almost every Latin convention, state, local, and national, since the start of my 9th grade year. I am now the director of service for the north on the Nevada state JCL board and I am so happy to have this position. Outside of JCL my main interests are in debate and mock trial.
McKenna Kiely
Delegate at Large
Biography coming soon!
Wes Kennedy
Sage Ridge School
Biography coming soon!
Charlize Walter-Tao
The Meadows School
Salvete plurimum! I’m Charlize Walter-Tao, one of the officers for The Meadows School. This is my third year with JCL as a sophomore. Outside of school, I enjoy escape rooms, axe throwing, watching Formula 1, learning about the 20th century mafia, and telling bad puns. Looking forward to another fantastic year with NVJCL!
Sedona Zimring
The Meadows School
Salvete plurimum! Nomen mihi est Sedona Zimring. I have been a part of NVJCL since 8th grade. I am so excited to be joining the board this year and can't wait to continue helping out with events for the rest of my high school career. Outside of being a classics nerd, I adore reading and writing, specifically fantasy, science fiction, dystopia, and poetry. In addition, I love to scrapbooking and as a proud member of the neurodivergent community bounce through many other hobbies (one of my current hyper-fixations is baking). I can't wait to nerd out with y'all and have a great year!
State Chair
David Fisher
State Chair
I have been a teacher of Latin and the Classics for 28 years, at Liberty for 17 years and this year being my third at the Meadows. My teaching career began in Virginia, my native state, after receiving a BA in Classical Civilization and Theatre from the College of William and Mary. I also serve as an instructor of Latin and Greek at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and an adjunct Education instructor at Nevada State College. In my spare time, I pursue my other chief passions as a hard rock vocalist and spend quality down time with my wife and our dogs.