About charlene

  Leadership Roles

• PTA President at Moss, Beasley & Mendive  -- 1996, 98 & 2000
• President, Manogue Parent Association -- 2000 - 2002
• President, Junior League of Reno -- 1996 - 1997
• Executive Director, Miss Reno Scholarship Pageant --  1981 - 1990
• Sparks City Council -- 2012 - present

Community Involvement

• Lt Governor’s Task Force to Protect Women’s Sports, founding member -- 2025
• WCSD Safe & Healthy Schools Commission member since inception in 2014
• Junior League of Reno member since 1986
• Prospectors’ Club member since 2004
• Executive Board Pack PAWS, UNR Women's Athletics  support organization -- 1996 - 1998
• United Way Fund Distribution panel member --  1994 - 2005
• Lobbyist for the State PTA -- 2001 Legislative session
• Volunteer unpaid Citizen Lobbyist at the 2011 & 2013  Nevada  Legislature
• WCSD Volunteer of the Month Award --  March 1999
• Parent representative on the grassroots school bond campaign, “Yes Yes for Kids” -- 1998
• Chairman of the School Attendance Advisory Board -- 1997 - 1999
• Sparks Centennial Little League -- 1990 - 2000
• Holy Cross Catholic Community, religious education teacher -- 1992 - 1999

Employment

• American Airlines Flight Attendant -- 1976 - 2019
• Professional Flight Attendant Award -- 1983 & 1993

Education

• University of Nevada, Reno -- 1972 - 1976
• Member of the Women’s Gymnastics Team -- 1972 - 1976
• Bachelor of Arts - Spanish major/ English minor

Personal

• Oldest of six kids all raised in Sparks
• Married to Bern Bybee, an Ely native, for 45 years
• Two married sons and two grandchildren