Brad McMullen lives in Las Vegas, where he serves as the Folklife Specialist at the Nevada Arts Council. Previously, he spent five years as the Programs and Gathering Manager at the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, where he oversaw the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and other programs. What does a Folklife Specialist do? Brad supports the various communities and tradition bearers around the Silver State in their work to preserve and promote their cultural practices and artforms. He will talk about his job at the Nevada Arts Council and how it relates to one of the major traditional arts events in Nevada, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.