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 731,000 parcels, 27,000 manufactured homes, and 46,000 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 in the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, currently serving as the Board of Directors' Executive Vice President, after having served four years as Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors and five years on the Board Development Committee.  She has also been active with the Junior League of Las Vegas, having served two years on the Board of Directors and four years as Sustaining Advisor to the Fundraising Development Council.  Shafe served as the Vice President of the San Rafael Homeowner Association's Board of Directors for eight years.  She 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, Nevada Assessor's Association, American Society for Public Administration, and the Nevada Government Finance Officers Association. 

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.