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Board of Directors

  • President - Nicole Santero ('16 MA Journalism & Media Studies; '13 BA Communication Studies)
  • Vice President - Yessica Palma ('19 MSW Social Work)
  • Treasurer - Christian Salas ('15 BA Criminal Justice)
  • Secretary - Donna Feliz-Barrows ('18 MSW Social Work)
  • Board Member - Linett Posada ('16 BS Public Administration)
  • Board Member - Sara Farr ('14 BA Journalism & Media Studies; '14 BA Communication Studies)
  • Board Member - Chenee Marx ('03 BA Communication Studies)
  • Board Member - Kanani Espinoza ('18 MPA Public Administration)
  • Board Member - Jocelyn Bart ('17 BA Journalism & Media Studies)
  • Past President - Izack Tenorio ('17 MPA Public Administration)

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Jon Castagnino, a graduate of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, discusses his academic career.

Jon Castagnino, a graduate of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies, discusses his academic career.

Guy Demarco, a graduate of of the emegrency crisis management degree program, describes his experiences in the master's program.

Guy Demarco, a graduate of of the emegrency crisis management degree program, describes his experiences in the master's program. 

Class Notes

Melissa Burns

Melissa Burns,  '02 BA Communications Studies, works for CERT, a division of the Software Engineering Institute. In May she earned a Master of Information Systems Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College. Her hobbies include reading, running, traveling, volunteering, and learning. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sara Mallett Leoni

Sara Mallett Leoni, ’96 BA Communication Studies, is CEO of Rafter, a college course materials management company that focuses on making education more affordable, accessible, and effective for college students. She says the company has saved 2.7 million students more than half a billion dollars on textbooks. Previously, she held leadership roles at several companies, including Sharpcast, Cafepress, Yahoo!, and E*Trade. While at UNLV she played center field for the softball team and was named a Second Team All American. 

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