Before joining UNLV, Erik McCaleb was an Academic Advisor with Ashford University in Denver, Colorado and he was an Academic Advisor at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Washington. Erik earned his bachelor of science in business management from Florida State University and later earned his master of business administration with a concentration in human resource management from Ashford University. He was a military dependent growing up, so he lived in multiple states including spending 5 years in Germany. Erik is married and has a rescued Chihuahua at home. He loves sports, traveling, sci-fi, and having new experiences.