ACLU of Nevada Staff

Dane S. Claussen, Executive Director

Dane S. Claussen, an Oregon native, has been an ACLU member for more than 32 years. Before coming to Nevada, he was Chair of Faculty and Professor, and previously had been Director of Graduate Programs for 9 years, in the School of Communication, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, Pa. Dane's teaching focused on media law and regulation (with a First Amendment emphasis), and media management, ethics, and history. Prior to his academic career, Dane was editor and publisher of daily, weekly, biweekly, and monthly newspapers in Oregon, Washington state, and Wisconsin. He has authored or edited four books, and various other articles, papers, and reviews. Since March 2006, he also has been Editor of the quarterly Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, the world’s oldest and largest scholarly journal devoted to journalism and media education. Dane holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. (mass communication) from the University of Georgia. Read Dane's complete biography.

Allen Lichtenstein, General Counsel

Allen Lichtenstein is the General Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. He also maintains a private law practice emphasizing First Amendment and other constitutional law. Prior to coming to Las Vegas in 1990, he was an Associate Professor and Deputy Chair of his Department at Brooklyn College. He was also on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, SUNY at Buffalo and University of Georgia, and has also taught at the Greenspun School of Communication at UNLV.  Allen has a Masters degree in Journalism from the University of Florida, a PhD in Communication from Florida State University and a JD from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.

Staci Pratt, Legal Director

Staci Pratt has been the Homeless Liaison for the Kansas City, School District since 2005. In that capacity, she enforced the civil rights of homeless students, developed community support organizations and programs for homeless students. Previously, Staci was an attorney for 8 years with Shook, Hardy & Bacon, a Kansas City-based international law firm. Her specialties included public records laws, other regulatory and administrative law, and environmental law. From 1993 to 1997, Staci was Public Policy Research Director for the Texas Institute of Applied Environmental Research, affiliated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, at Tarleton State University in Texas. She holds a B.A. in history (Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa) from Dartmouth College; a J.D. degree (Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif) from Boston College; an LL.M. degree in international law (human rights and environmental law emphases), University of London; and an M.S.W. degree from the University of Kansas. Staci is a licensed attorney in Missouri and Colorado, and she is a licensed Master Social Worker in Kansas.

K. Randall, Development Director

Randall joined the staff in January, 2012. Originally from Southern California, she received her Bachelors of Art Degree in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and her Masters’ Degree in Social Work Administration from San Diego State University. Her experience in fundraising began at UCSD and has included working with the Catholic Diocese, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the United Way. Additionally, she was involved in fundraising in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, bring over $8 million into the devastated areas of Louisiana. In her spare time, Randall volunteers with animal welfare organizations as a foster parent for sick and injured animals, is learning French, likes driving her hot rod, and enjoys exploring Las Vegas.

Katrina Rogers, Staff Attorney

Phil Hooper, Administrative Director

Phil joined the ACLU of Nevada team as Office Manager/Program Coordinator in 2007 and has served as Administrative Director since 2011.  He is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington, where he studied International Affairs, including a year at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.  After graduation, he worked as an English language teacher in central Mexico.  At the ACLU, Phil oversees the administrative operations of the affiliate and works on community outreach and events when possible.  He holds a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration from the same institution with a focus on the intersection of public and nonprofit management theories.  In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, books, historic architecture, and exploring the Las Vegas valley.

Tamika Shauntee, Paralegal and Legal Advocacy Coordinator

Tamika Shauntee is a native Nevadan. She was born and raised in Las Vegas and received her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno. She also attended graduate school at UNLV. She has worked with many well-known law firms in the state of Nevada including McDonald Carano Wilson and Beckley Singleton, Chtd. Tamika wanted the opportunity to work for a non-profit organization and felt that the ACLU was the best fit, because of her longstanding and deep-seated commitment to civil liberties and civil rights. Tamika resided in France when she was younger and speaks fluent French. She enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures and educating her son about the wonderful world around him.

Angela Francis, Outreach Coordinator

Angela joined the ACLU of Nevada in September of 2011. She studied English Literature (B.A.) and Social Work (M.S.W.) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). As part of her graduate program, Angela interned at The Center for Student Cultural Diversity at UNR where she served as the coordinator for the Asian/Pacific-Islander Heritage Project. She worked with the UNR student body, faculty and staff as well as community members to provide support for the students and increase awareness of the different cultures within these populations through various outreach initiatives. Having lived first half of her life in Taiwan, Angela is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. In her spare time, Angela enjoys reading, cooking, and playing with her cats.

Paige Thie White, Communications Coordinator

Paige started with the ACLU of Nevada in February of 2005. She has worked in both the Reno and Las Vegas offices as an intake coordinator, office assistant, office manager, and program associate. Paige attended Case Western Reserve University, where she started the first ACLU student group on her campus, worked to establish a campus-wide recycling program, and researched and wrote grants for the school’s “green” residential hall complex. Upon graduation, Paige moved to Nevada to be with her husband. Recently, Paige briefly attended law school where she realized it was her life-long dream to be an artist, not attorney. She now works on her art in her free time.

David Kaplan, Intake Coordinator and Administrative Assistant

David joined the ACLU of Nevada in November of 2010.  He is originally from Southern California but has been a long time Nevadan, having spent time living in Las Vegas and in Zephyr Cove near Lake Tahoe.  David has been a long time advocate for civil liberties dating back to his high school days, when he and other student activists challenged restrictive school free speech policies.  After high school, David attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas and received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, where his studies included Constitutional Law, Public Policy and International Relations.  David also has grassroots campaign experience stemming from his work on Nevada Ballot Initiative 7 in 2006 which would have ended Marijuana prohibition in the State of Nevada.  He plans to attend law school in the near future and pursue a career in Public Interest Law and Policy.  David is a firm supporter of Las Vegas arts and culture and enjoys making music, snowboarding and taking his pit bulls, Kaya and Voodoo, on adventures in the Spring Mountain Range.

Lu Ann Moore, Administrative Assistant

Lu Ann joined the ACLU in September 2011 and has supported human rights in many forms throughout her life. In addition to more than five years’ experience in administrative support roles to executive staff, Lu Ann has more than six years as program provider and program manager of non-profit organizations concerned with the employment and well-being of women, teens, and families. She has a long history of volunteering and working for social justice programs in local community organizations. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, the study of how a society interacts, in addition to coursework in economics, from the University of Nevada Reno in 2003. Originally from Chicago, she has lived in the Reno area since 1996, when she joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). Lu Ann enjoys hiking with her family, learning, photography, and making digital collage art.