Jeff Detrick joined the Learning Support and Retention team (Student Success) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in fall 2026. Prior to this position, Detrick was the director of Adult Education Services at The Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) where he led a team of academic coordinators who advised/assisted adult learners and veterans pursuing a university/vocational/technical diploma/certification or their high school equivalency diploma.

Detrick is a US Army veteran who served 12 years as a medic, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the chair of the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Advisory Committee and a commissioner on the State of Nevada’s Veteran Service Commission. He is a founding member and the inaugural president of the UNLV Alumni Veterans Club (2018-2020), former president of the UNLV Rebel Vets (2013-2015), and the first team lead for the peer advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) program at UNLV (2015-2016).

He completed his bachelor’s in psychology in 2016 and his master’s in public administration in 2020 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In his free time, he enjoys working out, baking bread, photography, and spending time with his wife (Elizabeth), their dog (Odin), family, and friends.