Michael Rossolo, ’04 BS Hotel Administration, ’12 MS Hotel Administration, has been promoted to director of revenue management at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The hotel is undergoing a major renovation with the goal of making it one of the premiere resorts on the island and a flagship Marriott resort. He has worked for Marriott International for 15 years. He lives in Kihei.

Hilarie Hicks Robison, ’04 MA Ethics and Policy Studies, is founder and owner of Legacy Tale, which helps customers leave a legacy for loved ones by capturing and sharing personal family histories. The company’s products combine photos and narratives of memories with video and audio. She lives in Logandale.

Melissa Waite, ’03 BA Psychology, ’07 MBA, ’07 JD, recently was announced as a shareholder for the law firm of Jolley Urga Woodbury & Little. She practices primarily in the areas of business and real estate. She also focuses on business and privilege licensing, including liquor licensing, gaming, and medical marijuana establishment licensing. She is a member of the Boyd School of Law’s Dean’s Council and its Alumni Leadership Circle.

Carole Petricek, ’03 BS Business Administration, received her certified public accountant license from the state of Washington in February. She lives in Spokane.

Brett Hughett, ’03 BS Hotel Administration, recently was promoted to regional manager, West Coast, for Oakwood Worldwide’s property management division. The company is a corporate housing provider and residential property management company. He oversees its eight West Coast properties and the continued growth of its property management portfolio. 

Cynthia De La Torre, ’03 BA Communication Studies, is the communications manager for a $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that is housed at UNLV. The grant involves 13 institutions in seven states. She handles all social media and communications for the grant, including campaigns for its various funding mechanisms. Each year she organizes a meeting for 200 scientists and faculty members across the Mountain West. An advocate for immigration, prison reform, and higher education, she facilitates a support group for women coping with incarcerated family members. Her hobbies include hiking, cycling, reading, and networking. She has an 11-year-old daughter.

Bryce Clutts, ’03 BS Business Administration, is president of DC Building Group where he oversees strategy implementation, customer relations, and business operations. The company has received multiple awards, including the 2013 Safest Contractor of the Year Award, the 2010 Contractor of the Year Award from the Associated General Contractors (AGC), and the 2015 JA Tiberti Spirit Award from AGC and the Nevada Contractors Association. He is president of the Nevada Contractors Association, immediate past president of the Associated General Contractors of Las Vegas, and a recipient of the Juliette Low Pearl Lifetime Achievement Award from the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada. He was appointed to the Nevada State Public Works Board and to the city of Henderson’s Development Services Oversight Committee. He and his wife, Tonya, have four children, Aubrianna, Austin, Andrew, and Addison. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, and riding horses.

Jon Castagnino, ’03 BA Communication Studies and BS Sports Injury Management, is an instructor in UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies. He launched the “Rebel Report,” a student-run TV and social media platform covering UNLV athletics and Las Vegas events. He began his career as a student journalist for the show UNLViews, broadcast from the basement of the Flora Dungan Humanities building, and went on to write and produce for TV news in Wyoming and Texas. Most recently, he worked as a sports anchor/reporter at FOX5 News in Las Vegas.

Joseph Baker, ’03 BS Physics, is in his second year as an assistant professor of theoretical and computational chemistry at the College of New Jersey, a four-year undergraduate institution in Ewing. He received his doctoral degree in physics from the University of Arizona and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Chicago in the department of chemistry and the Center for Multiscale Theory and Simulation. His hobbies are playing the violin, reading science fiction, and walking and hiking with his dog.

Magdalena Zepeda, ’02 MA Communication Studies, this year was promoted to assistant principal at Central Middle School in Riverside, California. Her hobbies are long-distance running, mentoring, reading, and writing. She lives in Coachella.

Michele Lucero Villagran, ’01 BS Business Administration, is a lecturer in the library & information sciences department at the University of North Texas.

Rosemary  Lato, ’01 BS Business Administration, is a certified public accountant. She recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Petrova & Pearson, CPAs. She lives in North Las Vegas.