The Honorable Pamela Goynes-Brown ’84
The Honorable Pamela Goynes-Brown ’84
Mayor of North Las Vegas
Pamela Goynes-Brown was elected mayor of North Las Vegas in 2022 and took office Dec. 1, becoming the first Black mayor in Nevada history. A longtime educator, she previously served more than a decade as Ward 2 councilwoman and two terms as the city’s first Black woman mayor pro tempore. She worked for the Clark County School District for 35 years, retiring as an assistant principal, and holds a master’s degree in elementary education from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Prairie View A&M University.
As mayor, Goynes-Brown has advanced the city’s growth and opportunity through initiatives such as the Homegrown Teacher Program at Canyon Springs High School, which addresses Nevada’s persistent teacher shortage by mentoring and supporting local students to become educators. She has also championed Project Sparkle, a community beautification and revitalization initiative, expanded workforce and small business support, investment in parks and recreation including Craig Ranch Park, and development projects like Apex Industrial Park, Hylo Park, the Downtown Gateway redevelopment project and the 135-acre Medical Campus.
She has received numerous honors for her dedication to education and community service, including the Silver State Education Foundation’s Honoring Homegrown Heroes Award, Mother of Achievement from the Nevada chapter of American Mothers Inc., and Woman of the Year from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. She is married to Romero Brown and has two children and two grandchildren.