Alyssa LoBello

Alyssa LoBello, '16 BA Psychology and minor in human services, is a school counselor.

Stephanie Barton

Stephanie Barton, '15 DPT, is a clinic director at ATI Physical Therapy and recently earned the Clinical Excellence Award for leading her team to exceed patient expectations while meeting or exceeding the predicted improvement in patient outcomes over the last 12 months. Barton resides in Las Vegas. “We’re proud to announce that Stephanie was among the winners for outstanding performance in 2022,” said ATI CEO Sharon Vitti. “The Clinical Excellence Awards recognize the top clinic teams who consistently delivered great care in our clinics every day.” ATI Physical Therapy has 900 locations in 24 states. With outcomes from more than 2.5 million unique patient cases, ATI is making strides in the industry by setting quality standards designed to deliver predictable outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) issues. ATI’s offerings span across a broad spectrum for MSK-related issues. From preventative services in the workplace and athletic training support to outpatient clinical services and online physical therapy via the company's online platform, CONNECT™.  

Janelle Brown-Peters

Janelle Brown-Peters, '09 BS Hospitality Management, is an assistant director of admissions at California Western School of Law-San Diego and co-founder of Torero Urban Scholars in San Diego. Brown-Peters is a former Army National Guard and worked in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years. She enjoys sports (especially water sports), travel, music, and watching TV and movies.  

Justin Oney

Justin Oney, '09 Film Studies, graduated with an MFA after attending Florida State University's College of Motion Pictures. He won awards for a short film. After graduating from Florida State, he attended Cambridge University while studying in their MPhil/Ph.D. program and was named a two-time Fulbright finalist in back-to-back years. Oney says he owes a tremendous amount of credit to UNLV's Honors Program, specifically the staff and faculty member Peter Starkweather for their guidance, intuition, forward thinking, and support.

Travis Studdard

Travis Studdard, '14 BS Business Administration, '17 MS Accounting, '22 JD, worked from 2014-2015 as an internal auditor for Boyd Gaming. From 2015-2022 he was an audit agent and interim hearings officer for the Nevada Gaming Control Board. As of January 2023, he works as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Deborah Westbrook in the Nevada Court of Appeals. Studdard resides in Las Vegas with his significant other and two wonderful boys, both of whom plan on being future Rebels! His guilty pleasure is watching the reality TV series, Sister Wives.

Carolina Clavel

Carolina Clavel, '06 BS Business Administration, has been employed as the National Institute for the Advancement of Education manager since September 19, 2022. The Institute is housed at the College of Education. Clavel enjoys traveling in her spare time.

Samantha To

Samantha To, '18 MPH, is a communicable disease program manager at the Arizona Department of Health Services. She is part of a team that supports local health departments with their disease investigation and outbreak needs.  To lives in Flagstaff, Ariz., with her husband, William (also an UNLV alum), and their three-year-old daughter, Lucy. They and their two dogs love the small-town, mountain life. When there isn't snow on the ground (yes, snow in AZ!), the family likes to hike, kayak, camp, and enjoy the outdoors. There is so much to explore in Northern Arizona, as well as adventures to be had in the desert to the south, and Utah to the north!

Amelia Davis

Amelia Davis, '22 BS Graphic Design & Media and '22 BA English, was hired shortly after graduating as a graphic designer and creative coordinator for the UNLV Foundation/Division of Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement. Davis is 26 years old and has lived in Las Vegas since 2006. She attended CSN before moving on to UNLV. Davis started as a 3-D animation major in high school before transitioning to graphic design and English. In her spare time, she likes to read, take care of her two pet reptiles, Chirby (blue tongue skink), and Scylla (leopard gecko. Davis also likes to play video games and does freelance graphic design. She sometimes likes to try new restaurants and enjoys archery.

Kelly W Bryant II

Kelly W. Bryant II, '23 BA Criminal Justice, is a private detective and international economist. He enjoys woodworking, drone photography, physical exercise, and flight simulation.

Marvin Deitz

Marvin Deitz, MS, Ph.D., '90 BS Hotel Administration, is a managing partner for Dutch company, 2DAYSMOOD. The company's technology measures employees moods in 15 seconds, delivering real-time data. Deitz has also been an international adjunct professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology for 13 years, where he teaches Customer Centricity in Dubai and Croatia. Deitz is the author of a book titled Modern Day Super-Hero, a novel based on his life and written for young adults. The story is about gaining inner super-powers from therapy and is designed to change the stigma of going to therapy by making it seem cool and exciting. Deitz is married and has a 13 year old who is very active in sports and wants to play baseball for the Rebels. As a family, they love to cook and ski. His hobbies are Taekwondo, softball, and sailing. His personal quote is, “Love thyself!...The secret to a happy life is about getting some help to gain those inner super-powers of belief in yourself and this power can change the world for the good.”

Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez, '11 Ph.D. English, is an associate professor at Northwestern University. Martinez has a new book out titled, Extended Stay. Haunting and visceral, Extended Stay uses the language of body horror and the gothic to comment on the complicated relationship between the Latinx undocumented experience and capitalism, the erasure of those living and working on the margins, the heavy toll exacted by memory, and the queasy permeability of boundaries that separate the waking world from the world of dreams. The book has been featured on several book lists, including Book Riot.

Leanne Linsky

Leanne Linsky, '92 BS Business Administration, is a comedian turned entrepreneur that has begun onboarding comedians on Plauzzable, an all-inclusive online LIVE comedy platform designed for comedians and their fan. Two days after the launch of the new platform, comedian Matt Baca, whose television credits include NBC, ABC, and FOX, performed Plauzzable’s first official show – a corporate show for the remote work team at Ardius. Plauzzable provides an online comedian directory, show schedule, and audience engagement tools, a unique video layout so performers and fans can see each other, and audio that allows fans to laugh out loud without muting the comedian. Fans can select comedians and shows based on type (clean, club, blue, etc.) and by topics (relationship, wordplay, observational, etc.). Comedians have the tools to host other comedians on their shows and do crowd work. After each performance, comedians receive analytics and helpful feedback from audience members.