Jason LaFrance, ’10 MBA, recently started with KPMG as a senior financial analyst. He lives in Los Angeles.

Shawna Richardson Elliott, ’10 BS Recreation & Leisure Studies, ’13 MS Hotel Administration, is a class A PGA professional specializing in golf instruction for players of all ages and skill levels. She is a full-time instructor at Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. Additionally, she is certified by the Titleist Performance Institute and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Dedicated to providing an individualized approach to instruction, she tailors lessons to a student’s goals and natural capabilities. Previously, she and her husband Andrew “Ace” Elliott, ’10 BS Recreation & Leisure Studies, spent two years working at CordeValle Golf Club in Northern California. He is a PGA member who works as an assistant golf professional at the Wynn Golf Club. Their hobby is cheering on the Denver Broncos.

Oliver Morowati, ’09 BS Hotel Administration, worked at the Eiffel Tower restaurant while at UNLV and says he was able to learn the business from the inside out, working in every position and making him a better manager for the future. He describes himself as a huge wine geek and tequila aficionado. His hobbies include off roading, rock crawling, hunting, and fishing.

Alain Monroy, ’09 BA Political Science, served six years of active duty with the U.S. Army. He recently transitioned to the corporate sector. He hopes to go back to school next year to begin MBA studies. He lives in Phoenix.

Christopher Lourdes, ’09 BA Interdisciplinary Studies, is general manager of RMF Printing Technologies. His hobbies are traveling, snowboarding, and yoga. He lives in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

Jeffrey Lavigne, ’09 BA Communication Studies, ’11 MA Communication Studies, ’15 JD, has joined the litigation department in the Las Vegas office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. His practice will focus on commercial litigation and will include assisting business clients in litigation disputes involving trial and arbitration. Previously, he taught public speaking at the College of Southern Nevada. He volunteers with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Nevada.

Matthew Cooney, ’09 BA Spanish, is a doctoral candidate in the higher education administration program at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University. He works in the office of multicultural affairs with academic success programs for racially and ethnically diverse students. Previously, he worked as a senior academic advisor at Florida International University. He earned a master’s degree in higher education from Loyola University Chicago.

Jeremy Burr, ’09 BS Business Administration, recently was promoted to vice president at Valuation Research Corporation where he handles a variety of business valuation services for corporate financial reporting, mark-to-market valuations of private equity and hedge fund’s illiquid securities, and tax planning valuations for individuals. His hobbies include squash, snowboarding, rock climbing, comedy shows, and traveling. He and his wife, Stephanie Beadle Burr, ’08 BA Economics, enjoy good food and wine, movies, and watching UNLV men’s basketball games. She also works in the professional service industry. The couple lives in downtown Chicago.

Dominique Worthen Braxton, ’09 BS Business Administration, is a doctoral candidate in marketing at the University of California, Irvine. She is married to James Braxton, ’10 BA Communication Studies.

Erik Kludasch, ’08 BA Journalism and Media Studies, ’11 BA Philosophy, traveled last summer to Borneo to study model community-based efforts to preserve Bornean species along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah (East Malaysia). A sixth-grade teacher at Victory Prep Academy in Denver, he took the graduate course in pursuit of his master’s degree from Miami University’s global field program.

John DeAvila, Jr., ’08 BS Nutrition Science, is a U.S. Air Force veteran with 15 years of experience as a clinical laboratory scientist. He now is studying to be a certified sports nutritionist. He wants to work with athletes to help them with dietary issues. He says he discovered that nutrition is his real passion in life. He hopes to be his own boss someday. Training to compete in triathlons is his hobby.

Pj Perez, ’07 BA Journalism and Media Studies, is digital content editor for Caesars Entertainment Corp. where he focuses on content marketing. He also is the bass player for the indie rock band Moonboots, which released its debut EP in March. He is married to Sara Gorgon, a student in UNLV’s MBA program and also director of communications for the Lee Business School.