R. Andy Bomberger, '14 BS Hospitality Management, is catering sales manager for the Whitney Peak Hotel in downtown Reno. His hobbies include skiing, snowboarding, biking, beaching, traveling, learning, and eating. He said he loves his family, partner, and dogs. He lives in Reno.  

Robin Harris Slipock, '93 BS Hotel Administration, owns Jackson's Bar and Grill with husband, Brian Slipock, '92 BS Hotel Administration. Her hobbies include travel, food, and collecting turtles. The couple has a daughter, Dina, who is a senior in high school.  1

Alexia Hsin Chen, '13 Master of Architecture, was sworn in in August as a registered architect with the Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design. She is a designer with architectural firm LGA where she has been instrumental in the design, project management, proposal-writing, and communications outreach for many complex projects. She is an ambassador presenter for the International Living Future Institute and an active member of the local chapters of the International Code Council and Urban Land Institute. She recently joined the Committee of the Environment with AIA Las Vegas. For her graduate professional project at UNLV, she led a multidisciplinary team of more than 60 students to design and build a net-zero solar-powered home, for which the team eventually won second place at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013. The project, coined Desert Sol, is on permanent display at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.

Brian Benitz, '11 BS Hotel Management - Meetings and Special Events Management, is director of sales and marketing for OB Sports Golf Management, representing 16 golf courses. He has been with the company for five years and says he plan on retiring with them. His hobbies include golf (a 10 handicap), disc golf, running half marathons, and skateboarding. The owner of a Brittany spaniel, he lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

David Nightingale, '80 BS Hotel Administration, has been general manager of the Peninsula Golf & Country Club in San Mateo, California, since 2005. Among his previous jobs have been serving as general manager of the St. Francis Yacht Club, as general manager of the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club, and as lakeside manager of the Olympic Club. He said he considers himself lucky to be able to have a great career and stay in the San Francisco Bay Area where her and his wife, Melissa, grew up. Family, golf, and travel are his hobbies. He and Melissa have three adult children, Jonathan, Brooke, and Derek Nightingale, '14  BS Hotel Administration. Derek is a sales manager for Marriott in San Francisco. David and his wife are moving to empty-nester status, but have six chickens and a goldendoodle named Madison to keep them busy. They live in San Mateo.  

R. Scott Killian, '92 BS Hotel Administration, operates Scott Real Estate in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Previously, he worked in the private country club business, switching to real estate in 2003. He lives in Bedford.

Jerry Chernik, '79 BS Zoology, retired from the practice of dentistry in 2010. He now travels extensively and maintains a winter home in Molokai, Hawaii. His hobbies include watching Turner Classic Movies and "hoisting a few brewskis." He lives in Palmer, Alaska.    

H. Rae Lamothe, '86 BS Hotel Administration, and her partner opened a small boutique law firm, Golding + Lamothe, near Los Angeles International Airport during the summer of 2015. She primarily practices employment and health care litigation. She lives near work, which she says makes her one of the lucky few who do not need to commute in Los Angeles. She and her husband enjoy touring throughout California and frequently to Las Vegas on their Harleys. They live in Playa del Rey.             

Herb Santos, Jr., '85 BA Sociology, is managing owner of the NBA development team, the Reno Bighorns. The team finished its season as the Pacific Division champions and ended with a record of 33-17. He has been the managing owner of the team since the 2011-12 season. During that time his team has had a record number of players called up to the NBA. A nationally AV-rated attorney, he continues to practice law at this law firm in Reno. He also completed a term as president of the Nevada Justice Association (formerly known as the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association), became a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to a second term on on the Nevada State Tourism Commission. He is married to his UNLV college sweetheart, Kimberly Saylors Santos.

James Kaikis, '10 BS Physical Education, recently was recruited to an up-and-coming sales enablement company called Showpad. He has been promoted to manager of sales engineering and is building out a team. He says it is a great company for UNLV individuals trying to make it into the San Francisco tech scene. The San Francisco resident is the father of a daughter, Rylie, who turned 4 in September.  

Timothy Rainey, '04 BA Communication Studies, moved back to the West Coast last year to become program director for Entercom Communications' Top 40 station KDND-FM "107.9 The End" and hot adult contemporary station KUDL-FM "Star 106.5". As a teenager living in Reno, he regularly listened to KDND on frequent trips to the Bay Area. Before moving to California, he spent four years as program director of CBS Radio's Top 40 station WDZH-FM "98.7 AMP Radio" in Detroit. Recently he got back into snowboarding and can be caught at Lake Tahoe riding fresh powder. He lives in Sacramento.

Dianna Ballash, '04 BA Communication Studies, works for a local government agency in the Portland, Oregon, area supporting communications and policy initiatives. Previously, she worked for the Las Vegas Valley Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority for nearly a decade. She wrote and produced a water-conservation themed television program and supported a variety of water-related projects. She is married to Joseph McLaughlin, '04 BS Business Administration, who works for an investment company. He previously worked for Greenspun Media and for several national financial services firms. The couple celebrates their 10-year wedding anniversary this year. They have twin sons and a daughter. The family lives in Beaverton.