Michele W. Shafe
Clark County Assessor

Michele W. Shafe was elected Clark County Assessor on November 2, 2010.  Prior to being elected, she was the Assistant Director of Assessment Services in the Clark County Assessor's Office for over 13 years.  Before joining the Assessor's Office in 1996, Shafe was a Senior Financial Analyst for the Clark County Finance Department,  and was with the Finance Department for over nine years.  Shafe holds a Property Tax Appraiser Certificate in both real and personal property from the State of Nevada.

As Assessor, Michele oversees the Administration and assessment of over 728,000 parcels, 26,000 manufactured homes, and 48,000 businesses in Clark County.  In addition, she supervises the processing of over 62,000 Veterans, Surviving Spouses, and Blind Property Tax Exemptions. 

Shafe is active with Toastmasters International and has served as an Area Governor from 2012-2013.  She has been active with the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, having served for eight years on the Board of Directors, four years as Executive Vice President.  Shafe has also been active with the Junior League of Las Vegas as a sustaining member having served four years as Sustaining Advisor to the Fundraising Development Council.  She has also served as the Vice President of the San Rafael Homeowner Association's Board of Directors for eight years.  Shafe is a graduate of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Las Vegas Class of 2001.

Professional affiliations include the International Association of Assessing Officers, American Society for Public Administration, Nevada Government Finance Officers Association, and the Nevada Assessors' Association, where she currently serves as President. 

Shafe is a longtime Las Vegan who graduated from Chaparral High School.  She went on to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees. 

Rocky Steele
Assistant Director
Clark County Assessor's Office

Rocky Steele is the Assistant Director of Assessment Services in the Clark County Assessor's Office.  He has been in his current position since July of 2000.  He oversees Parcel Data Systems, and the Appraisal Division within the Assessor's Office.  Steele is a State Certified Property Tax Appraiser in both real and personal property and has worked in the Office since 1990.  Prior to joining the Assessor's Office, Steele was employed in a family operated blue print company.

Steele's professional affiliations include the International Association of Assessing Officers, Nevada Assessor's Association, and American Society for Public Administration.

Steele was born, raised and educated in Colorado and is a graduate of Colorado State University.  Steele has lived in Las Vegas since 1988.