Washington Business and Technology Institute

Natalie Tyrrell's foreshghtness of being an Associate Fellowof WBTI
By Tiffany Chang
Ms. Natalie Tyrrell was appointed by Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) as Associate Fellow of Public Administration Institution (PAI) on June 1, 2000.
Natalie received her Juris Doctor degree from theUniversi- ty of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1989 with an honor of the Dean's List. In 1986, she received her B.A. Magna Cum Laude with a major of Political Science and a minor of Spanish from the Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota, where she was student body president her senior year.
Natalie has been Staff Attorney of the Senior Citizens Law Project of the city of Las Vegas since February 1992. She was with the Clark County District Attorney from November 1990 through October 1991. She was a Broker licensed in Securities and Insurance at the Tyrrell financial Services (TFS) from June 1986 through July 1989. She was admitted to the United States Supreme Court on March 1995, to U.S. District Court (District of Nevada) in November 1992, and to Nevada Supreme Court in October 1991. She is a member of American Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada, and Clark County Bar Association.
With honors on the list of Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 2000 Notable American Women, The World Who's Who of Women, etc., Natalie's community involvement include : (1) North Las Vegas (NLV) Chamber of Commerce Member and Voluntary Counsel for the Board. (2) NLV police Department Citizens Police Academy - Ninth Class. (3) NLV Library District - Friends of the Library Attorney Board Member. She believes that her knowledge, skills, and commitment to this society, as evidenced by her community service and judicial experience, have prepared her to best serve our citizens.
"It is really an honor for me to be appointed by WBTI as an Associate Fellow of PAI. I look forward working with our famous Fellows such as Dr. Roy Adamson from Pepperdine University, Justice of the Supreme Court Nancy Becker, District Judge Valorie Vega under the leadership of our Director and Fellow Dr. William Thompson of PAI and President Dr. Tony Lei of WBTI," said Attorney Tyrrell. "WBTI has built a sound foundation with its excellent and achieved faculty members. We have been encouraged to better our endeavor for we have Dr. Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada as our Chairman of the Advisory Board, U.S. Senator Harry Reid as Vice Chairman of the Board, and U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley as the Executive Advisor."
"Even with the constancy of his presidential responsibili- ties, Tony carved out time and energy during the past three years with wisdom and knowledge through the cooperation of Dr. William Thompson to create the blueprint for the institution that ultimatelypavedtheway for the 2000 openingofourPublic Admini-
strationInstitution," said Justice of theSupremeCourt Nancy Becker.
"The Institution's activities and reputation already have earned local and national applause and attention," said Deputy Attorney General of Nevada Ann Zimmerman. "It was Tony and Dr. Thompson who conceptualized its mission as an outreach network to the wider public administration community, and we look forward to establishing this lasting and advancing accomplishment to their foresight and leadership."
"PAI is exploring such themes as computer and quantitative analysis for administration, seniors power by voting, economic renewal, educational technology, elder abuse, social security and Medicare, and the important relationship between faith and public policy," Dr. Lei noted. "We have worked to provide a setting of ideas in which the principles and perspective of the program come into contact with leading issues of the day in order to improve the quality of life of all our Nevadans."
Elder Law Attorney Natalie Tyrrell was very happy during the dinner party that she was invited by Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei at the Center Stage Restaurant of Plaza Hotel in celebration of her appointment by WBTI as an Associate Fellow of PAI (6/01) and her birthday (6/20) on June 12, 2000.
On the first table of the Center Stage, Natalie was cleaver, judgmatic, pleased, and thankful. Just like last time for Justice of the Supreme Court Nancy Becker, the waiters formed a large team with canddled cake and joined President and Mrs. Tony Lei in singing happy birthday song for their new faculty member Attorney Tyrrell. Once again like last time for Justice Becker, thunders of applause brought a climax of the evening at the sky room of Center Stage Restaurant.