Success Stories
Nevadans with disabilities achieving their dreams
Success Stories
Aleisha Geiss
Aleisha Geiss applied for services in November of 2014. She had suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury resulting from a drowning event at age three. As a result, Aleisha developed a learning disability impacting reading comprehension, writing skills,...
Trenton Kelly
22-year old Arizona native Trenton Kelly had his share of ups and downs before moving to Las Vegas and coming to Sierra Nevada Job Corps. “Before I discovered the program, I had not done well. To be honest, I let my life go down the drain. A lot of...
Brett Fisher
Brett Fisher has found success with the help of VR Nevada and Nevada Division of Tourism plans to keep him for a very long time!
Genesis Pierre
While attending SNJCC from 2016-2019, Genesis received her Certified Nursing Assistant certifications, then climbed the ladder to excel as an Advanced Career Training student at Truckee Meadow Community College. She went on to the University of...
Sara Heredia Villanueva
Sara Heredia Villanueva was working in a JDT program at New2U Computers following several prior unsuccessful VR cases when she applied for services again in March 2018. Sara has an intellectual disability, and in each case with VR in the past she...
Dillon Maestrejuan
Dillon is a young man living with Cerebral Palsy. This has affected his mobility, dexterity in his hands and his speech. Despite this, Dillon has always been very active, and is well-known in the local community for participating in community...
News
Town Hall Meetings
Two Town Hall meetings held by Vocational Rehabilitation Nevada in November 2023 provided a successful platform for collaboration and open dialog among VR Nevada administrators and community partners, clients, staff, and members of the public. The...
VR Awards for Hiring People with Disabilities
Enrique Pichardo, GM of Sephora Distribution CTR in Las Vegas. Jack Robb, Director of Administration On Thursday September 7th and Friday September 8th, 2023 the State’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) held it’s first Statewide...
Robin Whisenhunt
VR Nevada's counselor Robin Whisenhunt shares what it means to work at Vocational Rehabilitation Nevada.

