Heidi Gansert

Heidi Gansert is currently the Director at Plumas Bank. Before that, they were the Executive Director of External Relations at the University of Nevada Reno from September 2012 to January 2021. In this position, they served as the direct advisor to the president of the university and spearheaded economic development and community relations efforts. This included the development of the University's Partners in Prosperity community engagement document. Heidi also coordinated with government entities to successfully expand the University’s footprint to the “Gateway” and represented the University at public functions and on several community boards.

From January 2011 to September 2012, Heidi Gansert served as the Chief of Staff for the State of Nevada. In this role, they coordinated and spearheaded budget and policy work during the first 2 years of Governor Sandoval’s tenure. Heidi also oversaw operations of Nevada's executive branch of government and reorganized economic development structure for the State of Nevada.

Prior to their role as Chief of Staff, Heidi Gansert served as an Assemblywoman and Minority Floor Leader for the State of Nevada from November 2004 to November 2010. During this time, they also worked as a medical practice consultant for Heidi Gansert Consulting from January 1991 to October 2010.

Heidi Gansert began their educational career by earning a B.S. in Engineering from Santa Clara University. Heidi then went on to complete a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Nevada, Reno.