JC Sibley, '07 BS Kinesiology, and Sara Costanza Sibley, '06 BA Journalism & Media Studies, were married Sept. 24 in Los Cabos, Mexico, with their closest family and friends present. He was a member of the UNLV baseball team in 2005. She was a member of the UNLV cheerleading squad from 2002-06. They met while attending UNLV in 2005. She works for Southern Hills Hospital in the physician relations department. He is the wellness director at Tim Soder Physical Therapy. They live in Las Vegas.

Holly Balmer, '13 Master of Public Administration, serves as chief of staff to the dean of the The City College of New York School of Medicine, which is part of the City University of New York system. She lives in the Bronx.

Leo Poggione, '92 BS in Business Administration, was awarded the Manufactured Housing Institute's (MHI) Chairman's Award during the MHI annual meeting in California in September. The award is the trade group's highest honor. The president of Craftsman Homes in Reno, Poggione was recognized for his outstanding achievements, dedication, and service to the industry. During the early 2000s when traditional street retailers were struggling and closing doors all over the country, he was busy pushing the envelope of the retail sales center business model, learning how to utilize low-income housing tax credits, bidding on workforce housing projects, transporting homes on barges for projects in Alaska, purchasing homes for rental properties, and providing customer services that in good times a retailer would normally subcontract out to others. He also volunteered his time to serve in leadership positions at MHI and his state association. He is an MHI board member, has held leadership positions on the National Retailers Council, and has served on numerous MHI committees and task forces addressing some of the industry’s most challenging issues. Craftsman Homes is Nevada’s leading manufactured housing dealer and has won multiple awards for customer service and overall satisfaction. Poggione lives in Reno.

Chris Hill, '78 Biology, was a 7-Eleven franchisee in Southern Nevada from 1976 until just recently when he sold his last franchise and retired. From 1984 to 1995 he and his wife, Cindy, served as the adult coordinators for the youth ministry for high school and college students at Christ the King Catholic Church where one of their first student participants was late night talk show host and former UNLV student Jimmy Kimmel, who in 2013 received an honorary doctoral degree. Married since 1976, Chris and Cindy have three children, Joshua; Matthew; and Brenna Hill Schneider, '08 BS Comprehensive Medical Imaging. His hobbies include watching Rebel football, baseball, and sportscar racing.

John Santana, '95 BA Communication Studies, is a reference and circulation librarian at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York. He will be teaching History of Rock Music during the 2017-18 academic year. He live in Albany.

Jackie Hwang, '04 BA Communication Studies, is Jucee Liu on HOT 97.5 KVEG. Southern Nevadans can listen to her on the air from 3 to 7 p.m. She has been with the radio station since 2003. She says her 2-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter keep her busy. Photography and dance are her hobbies.

Rhiannon Gladney, '16 BA Economics, started a dog entertainment company, You Lucky Puppy, immediately after graduating. Now, You Lucky Puppy is hosting dog events all over Southern Nevada. She says she is planning to take local dog entertainment to a new level by opening Las Vegas' first Dog Cafe. Once the company is more firmly established, she plans to return to UNLV to pursue an MBA. She says her hobby is dogs, dogs, and more dogs. 

Jacob Montoya, '08 BS Hotel Administration - Hospitality Management, previously worked at Gila River Casinos in Chandler, Arizona, but now has moved back home to Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico. He is the environmental services manager at Santa Ana Star Casino.

Heather McGowan Torgersen, '09 MA Political Science, has joined UNLV's College of Liberal Arts as director of development. She has more than a dozen years of development experience. She began her career working on political campaigns and later transitioned into development work with nonprofits, spending nearly a decade in development with the American Cancer Society. While there, she worked in event planning and fundraising, led a national training team for development, and secured major gifts while managing a team of fundraisers. She is married to Andrew Torgersen, '08 BS Marketing. They live in Henderson  

Ashkan Mahdavi, '16 DMD and MBA, is pursuing further studies in the field of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics at the Georgia School of Orthodontics (GSO). He is one of 18 licensed dentists selected from a diverse group of applicants to enroll in the new residency program at GSO. The program will educate dentists to be proficient in the clinical specialty of orthodontics while providing affordable care to the underserved population. GSO was granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation in August and has begun efforts to provide the underserved population in Georgia with access to affordable orthodontic care by serving patients for approximately half the cost of private practice orthodontic care. His hobbies include watching the L.A. Clippers and other shows as well as hanging out with friends and family. He lives in Atlanta.

Glenn Plantone, '83 BS Hotel Administration, is owner and broker of VIP Realty Group. He also is the founder and owner of Tony Bolony's Italian Market. He lists work, travel, food, and real estate as being among his hobbies. He and his wife, Evelyn, have three sons, Tony, 25; Ed, 24; Vince, 16; and Giovani, 13. The family lives in Las Vegas.

Deron Shields, '84 BS Hotel Administration, is a senior manager at an international bio technology company. Previously, he spent 25 years in hospitality management. His hobbies include coaching soccer, playing golf, and traveling internationally. Married with five grown children, he lives in South San Francisco, California.