Dean M. Donohue, '84 BS Business and '89 MBA, is a private wealth advisor with Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky. He was recognized as one of the top "Advisors to Watch under $1Bil" by AdvisorHub, a publication covering the wealth management industry. AdvisorHub recognizes elite financial advisors who manage less than one billion in client assets based on their innovation, professionalism, and success in the business. Donohue is CEO and lead advisor of Encore Wealth Management Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. He provides financial advice that is anchored in a solid understanding of client needs and expectations in one-on-one relationships with his clients.

Joshua Chévere Cohen, '25 Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate, '12 BA English, and '12 BA History, is a marketing and communications manager for UNLV's Black Mountain Institute. Cohen was selected by UNLV's English department as their 2025 College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Department Alumni. The 2025 Distinguished Department Alumni Cohort was recognized at the College of Liberal Arts Honors Convocation and presented with "COLA Keys to Success" on April 23, 2025.

Jeremy Burr, '09 BSBA Finance, was recently promoted to managing director at Teneo, where he is a financial advisor to distressed companies facing liquidity issues. He supports in-court and out-of-pocket restructurings. He is married to Stephanie Burr, '08 BS Economics.

Kendall Fearn, ‘09 BA Psychology and ‘11 MS Athletic Administration, was hired in June 2025 as head softball coach at California State University in Long Beach, California.

Lisa Griffith Story, ’84 BA Communication Studies, authored the book, Better Dead Than Poor: Stories and Letters from Uncle D.B. Cooper, in which she dives into her uncle’s shadowy past, uncovering ties to paramilitary ops and criminal activities.

Suzette T. Wheeler, '87 BS Business Administration and '90 MBA, is a commercial and residential real estate agent. She is the author of the personal finance book, Math Hack Secrets — Level Up to Keep More of Your Money. Wheeler has been a financial analyst, business innovator, and manager for Clark County, the City of Henderson, and the City of Las Vegas. She's spent 26 years working in local government.

Shawn Danoski, '93 BS Construction Management, is founder and CEO of DC Building Group and also a member of the Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Board of Directors. He brings more than two decades of construction leadership, strategic planning, and community engagement experience to the nonprofit organization that empowers young people to own their economic success through programs in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.

L Allen Strate, '64 BA Business Administration, '76 MBA, and 80'JD, published a fourth book in the series of Montana's Bitterroot Valley History, I Didn't Know That. It has 12 stories that include WWII women training as pilots, 70,000 Sheep in the Valley, and several others. An evening with L. Allen Strate was presented by the Ravalli County Museum.

John "Jayson" Medema, '15 BS Geology and '17 MS Geoscience, was hired as a technician with Sunrise Engineering, After 1.5 years, he was recruited by Southwest Gas Corp. as a senior geographic information system analyst. He's now employed with Esri. Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute), a multinational geographic information system software company, primarily known for its ArcGIS platform. Esri is a leading supplier of GIS software, web GIS, local intelligence, and geodatabase management applications.

Stephanie Hannum, '07 BSW, works at the Department of Mental Health within the state of Massachusetts' Child, Youth, and Family Team. She recently graduated from Simmons University with a doctorate in social work.

Megan Bellamy-Lanze, ‘10 DMA, wrote the textbook, Music and the Human Experience, published by Cognella Academic Publishing. The textbook is for use in music appreciation courses with an emphasis on the psychology of music and how our choices reflect our senses of self. Bellamy-Lanze was promoted in 2023 to senior instructor at Colorado State University.

Thomas Oates, ‘85 BA Criminal Justice, served with NCIS from 1986-90. He then fulfilled his dream of becoming an FBI agent after joining the organization in 1990 and retiring in 2019. Oates would like to thank UNLV for preparing him for all his endeavors. He enjoys traveling, golf, and home maintenance.