Marion Smith Jr.
Marion Smith Jr., '02 BS Education, serves as the assistant state superintendent of Instructional Programs and Services for the Maryland State Department of Education. In this role, he provides leadership, research-based expertise, and strategic oversight for all programs, projects, and initiatives related to instructional programs and services across the state of Maryland. Prior to MSDE, Smith was the chief academic officer/deputy superintendent of academics for St. Louis Public Schools. He was the first Black administrator and first Black superintendent of schools for Summit School District in Summit County, Colorado. Additionally, Smith held leadership roles within Puget Sound Educational Service District in Washington state; TechSmart Inc.; Kent School District; Seattle Public Schools; Scholar Academies in Pennsylvania; and Clark County School District in Nevada. He began his career as a secondary English language arts teacher Las Vegas. He is the co-author of the Racial Equity Adaptive Leadership Framework; the co-designer and co-facilitator of the "Coaching and Leading for Racial Equity" series; and founder and owner of Educate to Liberate Consulting.
Matt Radmanovich
Matt Radmanovich, '12 MS Sport Management, recently joined Thrill One Sports & Entertainment as vice president of communications. Thrill One Sports & Entertainment is a cutting-edge content company that thrives at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. Established in 2020, Thrill One brings together the dynamic resources of Nitro Circus, Nitrocross, Street League Skateboarding (SLS), and SuperJacket Productions.
Jennifer Lougee and Adriana Reynaga
Jennifer Lougee, 21 M.Ed English Language Learning, and Adriana Reynaga, 08 BA Elementary Education, have started a new business called Great Minds Education LLC. After a combined 41 years of teaching experience, the last 10-plus years in the Clark County School District, they decided to take their knowledge and principles of education and create educational materials and workbooks for children ages 3 to 10. Check them out on Amazon and coming soon to Etsy!
Melissa Lemoine
Melissa Lemoine, '99 Elementary Education, started her teaching career in 1999 at Wengert Elementary, a blue ribbon school. She moved to Ober Elementary and taught third grade for 10 years. Lemoine has taught in the charter at Doral Academy, fourth grade, for five years. She is thrilled to be working at Gunderson Middle School as the eighth grade health teacher and to have received her health endorsement! Besides teaching, Lemoine enjoys swimming, hanging out with friends and family, and watching her high school son play basketball.
Yvonne Randall
Yvonne Randall, '06 Ed.D. Special Education, recently accepted a position with Nevada Senior Services. She will implement new initiatives in occupational therapy supporting both program participants and family caregivers and spearhead new rehabilitative efforts. Randall will also support the adult day care centers working to enhance services, resources, and programs.
Jessica Fuentes Alanano
Jessica Fuentes Alanano, '00 BS Elementary Education, '04 M.Ed. Curriculum Instruction, '08 M.Ed. Educational Leadership, is a proud Rebel. Having worked in public education as a teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach and assistant principal since 2001, she is committed to supporting the academic success of future generations of Nevada's children. Alanano worked for the Clark County School District for 21 years and is currently the proud principal of Legacy Traditional School Southwest. She attended Basic High School and calls Henderson home. Alanano and her husband have five children, two of whom are currently attending UNLV.
She enjoys hiking, coaching soccer, spending time with her family and friends, cheering on her sons at hockey, and the Vegas Golden Knights.
Lisa Levy
Lisa Levy, '00 BA Interdisciplinary Studies and '04 MA Special Education, has spent 20 years as a special education teacher at two local high schools. She's worked in the Clark County School District for over 35 years. Levy loves traveling and watching NASCAR.
Natalie Mae Reeves
Natalie Mae Reeves, '18 BS Education, is an English teacher in Spain.
Yvette Michelle Tippetts
Yvette Michelle Tippetts, '01 BS in Secondary Education Social Studies and '03 MS in Educational Administration, has been with the Clark County School District since August of 2001 as a teacher, counselor, dean of students, assistant principal, elementary school principal, and in her current role as the proud principal of Silvestri JHS. She has mentored many aspiring administrators and has a passion for education and the community of Las Vegas.
Yvette is married to Jimmy Tippetts who also works in CCSD. Both Yvette and Jimmy were born and raised in Las Vegas. They have five children. Yvette loves to attend UNLV athletic events and show support for UNLV. She loves baseball and watching her boys play ball. She is passionate about traveling and experiencing other cultures and trying different foods.
Don Dunn
Don Dunn, '68 BS in Education, is a retired Idaho chief state appraiser for the Bureau of Land Management. Dunn graduated with a BS from Nevada Southern University prior to attending UNLV.