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Swift, Joan L.
Joan Swift served as Clark County Recorder for nearly twenty years: 1974-1993. Born in Wisconsin, she moved to Las Vegas during World War II. Although she initially began work at the recorder's office at age 18 - she left to marry and raise two sons until they were of school age. She returned in 1955 and worked there until her retirement in 1993. The office underwent many changes under tenure with regard to technology as well as a huge increase in recordings because of the growth in population.
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Haselton, Velma, 1914-2009
Velma Haselton was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914. She worked as an assistant bookkeeper for Hart, Schaffner and Marx and rose to Assistant Credit Manager. Velma worked at various jobs after she married for the second time and her son was born. She also represented the San Francisco CPA firm Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery (now Coopers Lybrand) in various capacities, both in California and St. Louis, eventually attaining the position of controller.
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Leaf, Joyce Nelson, 1950-
Hired in 1985, Joyce Nelson-Leaf developed and headed the Educational Equity Resource Center (EERC) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The EERC intended to encourage students to explore non-traditional careers, challenge gender bias in classrooms and workplaces, and encourage young women to seek vocational training.The EERC opened in the summer of 1989 and closed on June 30, 2000.
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