Susie (Kelly) Lee (DC 1989, HNZ 1990)

2021 Alumni Achievement Award

Bio

A change-making champion for children and underserved populations, U.S. Representative Susie Lee proudly serves Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, where she was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2020. She has championed critical issues including education, affordable health care and veterans’ issues and serves on the House Appropriations Committee and several sub-committees.

As a dedicated public servant and advocate for education, Susie was the founding director of MASH (Mobilized Assistance and Shelter for the Homeless) Crisis Intervention Center, the founding executive director of After-School All-Stars, a nonprofit enrichment program for Title 1 school students, and the president of Communities In Schools (CIS), a drop-out prevention program. During her time at CIS, she increased awareness of the effect of poverty on student achievement and created wraparound programming to eliminate barriers to graduation. Susie strives for bipartisan policy making and has taken a leadership role in addressing the West’s extreme drought and protecting public lands. She is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award.