Bryan Moody

Bryan S. Moody, '08 BA History, joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2016. He carries a diplomatic passport, is a contracting officer with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and was recently stationed in Nairobi, Kenya, to work out of the U.S. Embassy there. He is married to Katerina Madarkova Moody, '16 BA Psychology, who also carries a diplomatic passport. She is just a few classes away from completing a degree in neuroscience at King's College in London. The couple has two daughters, Scarlett, 5, and Caroline, 3. Bryan says they are a long way from Southern Nevada, but never will forget their Las Vegas roots.      

Audrey Beeson

Audrey J. Beeson, '04 BA Political Science, '07 JD, will graduate in May from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law with an LLM in alternative dispute resolution with a focus in mediation. She has been selected as a mediator for the statewide juvenile dependency mediation program. Previously, she was a mediator - outsource provider as well as a parenting coordinator - outsource provider for Nevada's Eighth Judicial District Court.

Leon Symanski

Leon R. Symanski, '87 BSBA Management, '94 MPA, '01 JD, is an attorney with Craig P. Kenny & Associates. Golf, reading, music, horse racing, and basketball are his hobbies. He is married to Lisa Gentile Symanski, '87 BA Communication Studies. They have a daughter, Noelle.          

Ann Goldes-Sheahan

Ann Goldes-Sheahan, '13 JD, is the equal justice coordinator for the State Bar of Montana. She is married to Brandon Sheahan, '13 DDM. The couple lives in Helena.

David Schugar

David Schugar, '17 BA Philosophy, says philosophy, guitar, and golf are his hobbies. He is the father of Lauren Schugar, '02 BA Communication Studies.

Michele Villagran

Michele Lucero Villagran, '01 BSBA International Business, will begin a new job this fall as an assistant professor in the School of Information at San Jose State University in California. Cultural diversity will be her focus. She lives in Alhambra.

Jeanne Lambertsen

Jeanne Williams Lambertsen, '04 JD, is a family law associate attorney with Webster and Associates. Raising, training, and showing whippets is her hobby.

David Klink

David Klink, '11 JD, is an attorney who is opening a second office location in Glendale, Arizona, focusing on plaintiff's personal injury law and health care licensing board representation for doctors and nurses. He and his wife have an 18-month-old daughter, Evie, and are expecting their second child in October. The family lives in Phoenix.

Brittany Young

Brittany Birnbaum Young, '14 JD, is an attorney with Craig P. Kenny & Associates.

Evangelin Lee

Evangelin "Evie" Lee, '06 JD, joined the Aerospace Corporation in April. She focuses on government contracts, real estate, and construction law. Previously, she was deputy general counsel at an international humanitarian organization. She also gained experience as a litigator for a construction and government contracts law firm and handled a broad range of contract matters. A member of the state bars of Nevada, Maryland, Michigan, and the District of Columbia, she earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan. She lives in Santa Monica, California.

Montgomery Paek

Montgomery Paek, '99 BA Criminal Justice, '06 JD, an attorney in the Las Vegas office of Littler Mendelson, the world’s largest employment and labor law firm representing management, has been elevated to shareholder. He represents and advises employers and management on a wide variety of employment matters, including class actions, minimum wage and overtime, trade secrets and non-competes, discrimination and harassment, and executive contract disputes. He is married to Mia Paek, '07 MS Accounting, a CPA and auditor with Nevada Gaming Control. They have one daughter, Miranda.

Michael Reed

Michael Reed, '15 JD, works for Watton Law Group, a consumer bankruptcy firm, as debtor's counsel. He lives in Layton, Utah.