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Aaron Mayes
Special Collections Curator for Visual Materials
Afsha Bawany
Director of Communication, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Beth DeBouck
Senior Editorial Specialist
Cate Weeks
Executive Director, UNLV Marketing & Brand Content
Cheryl Bella
Director of Communications, College of Engineering
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Communications Manager for the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Jennifer Vaughan
Communications Director, College of Fine Arts
Keith E. Whitfield
UNLV President
Keyonna Summers
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Director of Communications, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
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Director of Communications for School of Integrated Health Sciences
Su Kim Chung
Head of Special Collections Public Services
Tony Allen
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
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Adam Baer
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Graduate Assistant, Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies
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Ana Klein
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Director of Communications, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
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Anne White
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Black Mountain Institute Staff
Boyd School of Law Communications Office
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President, University of Nevada Reno
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Caitlyn Lopez
Associate Director of Communication, Harrah College of Hospitality
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Caroline Funk
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Charles E. Reineke
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Chris Heavey
Executive Vice President & Provost
Cynthia Brown
Dan Michalski
Daniel Coyle
Academic Advisor for the Honors College
Daria Snadowsky
David B. Ashley
David Schwartz
Director, Center for Gaming Research
David Wrobel
Dawn Barlow-Curtis
DeAnna English
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Diane Russell
Publications Specialist
Dierdre Clemente
History professor
Donna McAleer
Director of Strategic Communications
Doug Puppel
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Dr. Deborah Kuhls
Ed Fuentes
Ed Ort
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Elena Brokaw
Communications Assistant, UNLV Business Affairs
Elizabeth Callahan
Public Information Officer, Nevada System of Higher Education
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Eric Leake
Erica Corliss
Director of Communications, UNLV College of Sciences
Erin O'Donnell
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Fatima Hernandez
Student Media Assistant
Francis McCabe
Gael Hancock
Manager, Graduate Studies - Harrah Hotel College
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George Spencer
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Office of Online Education
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Ian Whitaker
Jarret Keene
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Jason Aubin
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Jean Reid Norman
Jeff Voyles
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Jeffrey Seals
Jennifer Lawson
Jerry Schefcik
Director, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery
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Joanne Goodwin
Jocelyn Silva
John L. Smith
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Jon Castagnino
Jorge Labrador
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Josh Hawkins
UNLV Photographer
Joy Boggs
Business Manager, UNLV College of Fine Arts
Joy Drohan
Joyce Hsu
Julie Ann Formoso
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Kaci Schroeder
Karyn S. Hollingsworth
Kate Shapiro
UNLV Business Affairs Communications Specialist
Kate Stowell
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Katherine Keller
Kelly S. McDonough
Kelsey Claus
Kelsey Hand
Director of Communications, UNLV College of Education
Kevin Dunegan
Communications Specialist for the schools of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Kia Cummings
Kiara Sims
Kiko Miyasato
freelance writer
Kiko Miyasato
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
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executive director of undergraduate admissions
LaNelda Rolley
Launce Rake
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Len Jessup
UNLV President
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Lisa Ferguson
freelance writer
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Lissa Townsend Rodgers
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Liz Arias
Senior Education Abroad Advisor, UNLV International Programs
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Marcedes Butler
Marian Alper
Director of Donor Relations
Mark Muro
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Marlon Bulaong
Marta Meana
Mary Palevsky
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Megan Downs
Communications Liaison, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Megan Neri
Director of Communications for UNLV's School of Public Health
Michael Blasky
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Michelle Mouton
UNLV Foundation
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Nancy Hardy
Outreach and reference assistant, UNLV Libraries Special Collections
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Neal Smatresk
UNLV President
Nevena Cvijetic
Nick Barnette
UNLV Graduate College
Nicole Santero
Director of Communications, School of Community Health Sciences
Nicole Schultz
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Noah Price
UNLV University Libraries
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Collections and Exhibitions Assistant, UNLV Barrick Museum of Art
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Director of Communications, School of Medicine
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Patrick Everson
Paul Harasim
Editorial Associate Director, School of Medicine
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Paysha Rhone
Director of Communications for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Peter Michel
Director, Special Collections, UNLV Libraries
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Polly Bates
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Director of Communications, UNLV Division of Research and Economic Development
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Ren McMullin
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Associate Vice President of Student Life
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Rosan Mitola
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Sara Vanderhaagen
Scott Lien
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Sean Kennedy
Director of Communications, UNLV University Libraries
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Shannon Spollen
Director of Communications and Special Events, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Shauna Guillen
Sheila Bock
assistant professor in UNLV’s interdisciplinary, gender, and ethnic studies department
Shi-Lynn Campbell
Communications Specialist
Stacy Willis
Stefano Boselli
Stephanie Balzer
Associate Vice President, Communications, Division of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement
Steve Bornfeld
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Interim Executive Director, Office of Community Engagement
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Director of Marketing and Communications, William S. Boyd School of Law
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Communications Supervisor, Office of Information Technology
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