People: Dana Bennett named interim president of the Nevada Mining Association

The Nevada Mining Association announced the appointment of Dana Bennett as interim president.

Bennett will help guide the organization through the leadership transition in the coming months, with a focus on its continued growth and success.

Bennett brings a successful track record to the role, having previously served as the NVMAs first female president. During Bennett’s first term at the NVMA, she positioned the mining industry as key to the state’s economic future in emerging technologies.

As part of that effort, she served on the Nevada Board of Economic Development under Govs. Brian Sandoval and Steve Sisolak.

A lifelong Nevadan, Bennett served as president of the NVMA from 2014-20, the first woman ever appointed to lead the 110-year-old organization.

With 30 years of experience in public policy in Nevada and a Ph.D. in history, Bennett has authored three books and numerous articles and has served as a consultant for companies doing business in Nevada as well as policymakers in the silver state.

She is also the vice president of the National Mining History Association. Most recently, she led the nonpartisan Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities as the interim executive director.