Maddie Ciz, '21 BA Communication Studies, is a marketing specialist for Caesars Entertainment.

Cheryl L. Lyons, '93 BA Sociology, earned her Doctor of Education in higher education and student affairs from Ohio State University (OSU) on May 8, 2022. Lyons discovered her passion for working with college students serving as a resident assistant at UNLV during her undergraduate career. She currently serves as the director of disability services at OSU. 

Stephen Dull, ’03 BS Secondary Education, was named an Indiana Teach Plus Policy Fellow for the 2022-2023 school year. He is part of a cohort of 12 teachers statewide who will write, research, and advocate for education policy with members of the state legislature.

Christian E. Hardigree, '93 BS Hotel Administration, was selected as the next regional chancellor of University of South Florida in St. Petersburg.

Jordan Hollander, '16 LLM Gaming Law and Regulation, was promoted to the position of assistant section chief, Casino Licensing Bureau at the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. He was also recently named as an inaugural member of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming (ELG) alumni advisory board, a leadership development program organized by The Innovation Group. Hollander was selected as an ELG 40 Under 40 honoree for 2018-2019.

Brian Kasper, '05 BS Elementary Education, was appointed as outdoor learning coordinator at Tashkent International School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has taught in Kuwait, Vietnam, Mozambique, China, and Uzbekistan over the last 13 years.

Amber Overholser, '16 PhD Public Affairs, was recently promoted to the title of associate professor at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas.  

Alicia Lerud, '06 JD, is a court administrator/clerk of court for the Second Judicial District Court in Reno, Nevada.

Lee R. Hocking, '97 BA Communication Studies, is a specialty courts prosecutor in the Appeals and Post-Conviction Proceedings Bureau at the Maricopa County attorney's office in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a career attorney in Arizona government whose prior work includes service at the Arizona Attorney General's Office as an assistant attorney general in the Child and Family Protection/Child Support Enforcement Division and elsewhere as a felony narcotics prosecutor and as a municipal law attorney. He lives in the Valley of the Sun.

Gary Trbovich Jr., '10 M.Ed. Educational Leadership, was named as the new assistant principal of the Early College Middle School and High School within the Canton City School District in Canton, Ohio.

Lori Esteen-Hardy, '19 BA Journalism and Media Studies, has been invited to join a panel titled, "Behind the Magic! Women of Color (WOC) in Wrestling," at this year’s New York Comic Con. She will be on the panel along with fellow Black women in wrestling, including professional wrestlers, writers, and podcasters. Esteen-Hardy enjoys podcasting, traveling, and going to wrestling shows.

Sheri Beyer, '07 MS Higher Educational Leadership, is a senior client services consultant with Fragomen immigration law firm.