Wende Lestelle, '80 BS Earth Science, wrote Science Mouse, a children's book published by Athena Press Publishing Co. She is a teacher in Las Vegas with 20 years of classroom experience.
John Maksimik, '80 BS Hotel Administration, received the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors diploma and his certified risk manager's credentials.
James C. Shaw, '80 BS Hotel Administration, works in real estate, buys and sells foreclosure homes, and is involved with a new housing development in Pahrump. He also has started an accounts-receivable factoring company.
Tani Bennett-White, '81 BA History, manages a Banana Republic store in Little Rock, Ark.
Virginia Douglas, '81 Ed.D. Counseling, retired after 25 years in community mental health. She is a member of the Nevada Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Association of Christian Counselors, and Christian Writers Guild. She and her husband, Robert Rommel, will remain in Nevada to be near their grandchildren.
Samuel F. Bull, '82 Psychology, is an electrical wiring instructor at Cascades Job Corps in Washington.
Gregory Hall, '82 BS Health Education, recently appeared as a 'military historian' on The History Channel and traveled to the Philippines with The History Channel to film a World War II documentary. He lives in Benton, Ark.
Joel A. Moore, '82 BS Hotel Administration, is the hotel director of Pala Casino Resort & Spa in Pala, Calif. He lives in Temecula with his wife, Joanne, and a son.
Robin E. Odessky Selensky, '82 BS Hotel Administration, was promoted to reservations manager at the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H., and was named the resort's Manager of the Quarter. She lives in Twin Mountain with her husband and two children.
Sheila S. Trexler, '82 BS Nursing, was named by the Daily Journal Extra, a supplement to the Los Angeles Daily Journal, as one of the top 50 female litigators in California in 2003. She is a shareholder of the law firm Neil, Dymott, Perkins, Brown and Frank and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The San Diego resident also teaches medical malpractice litigation at California Western School of Law.
Susan Ehrenreich, '83 BA Political Science and Communication Studies, has taught political science and economics at the State University of New York, University of Nevada, Reno, and Hartnell College in California. She previously worked in human resources for Intel and Wells Fargo. She earned a master's in public policy at Regent University in 1987, and resides in Richmond, Va., with her husband.
James Popovich, '84 BA Criminal Justice. Popovich has been an insurance investigator and claims manager for almost 20 years in Las Vegas; Salinas, Calif.; New Hartford, N.Y.; San Jose, Calif.; Reno; and Richmond, Va.
Dave Brundage, '84 BS Business Administration, works in Los Angeles for American Express, a company he joined in 1993. He was promoted to field vice president in 2000. He received the certified financial planner designation in 1998 and earned Circle of Success Awards in 2002 and 2003. He and his wife, Patty, have four children and eight grandchildren.
Todd M. Griffith, '85 BS Hotel Administration, is the national sales manager at Alto-Shaam Inc. He and his wife, Shari, have three children and live in Westminster, Md.
Mitchell Wolf, '85 BS Biology, returned to Las Vegas after spending 10 years in Oklahoma City. He joined a family medicine practice near Desert Springs Hospital and plays in a rock ¡¥n' roll band.
Tom Coats, '86 BS Hotel Administration, was promoted to supervisor of Caesars Entertainment's hotel registration desk at McCarran International Airport. Previously, he held several positions at Caesars Palace. He and his life partner, Bill, have raised three daughters from Bill's prior marriage and have one granddaughter.
Lori Orchow Haney, '86 BA Communication Studies, owns Go West Publicity, which covered the 2004 Country Music Association Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn., and is the publicity manager for Haute Diggity Dog, a high-end pet business.
Abbi Silver, '86 BA Political Science, was elected as a Las Vegas municipal judge after serving 14 years as a chief deputy district attorney assigned to the special victim's unit.
Richard Winget, '86 BA Criminal Justice, has served as the U.S. Marshal for Nevada.
Phillip Hardy, '87 BA Communication Studies, is the manager of brand services for R&R Partners Inc. and works with its Las Vegas, Reno, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix offices.
Bill Keena, '87 BA Finance, is senior vice president and general manager of Missouri operations for Harrah's Entertainment. He lives in Chesterfield, Mo., with his wife, Alison, and daughter, Hannah.
Steven W. Wendt, '87 MBA, is a consultant specializing in information systems. The Casa Grande, Ariz., resident completed the 2004 Casa Grande Leadership Academy.
Jesse Ferrell, '88 BFA Art and BS Hotel Administration, has been a casino marketing executive for the past 16 years at Harrah's, the Rio, Bellagio, Hard Rock, Riviera, and Flamingo. He also is an adjunct professor in casino marketing at UNLV and in 2003 launched JessTalk Speaking Services. He is married.
George W. Glendenning, '88 MBA, is director of marketing for ACE Engineering.
James Navalta, '88 MS Kinesiology, earned a doctorate in exercise physiology from Purdue University and is an assistant professor of exercise science at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. He has a daughter.
Wayne Schwisow, '88 BFA Art, owns and operates Schwisow Design, which specializes in Web design and development, print design, and digital illustration. He lives near Seattle with his wife, Karen, and two daughters.
Scott J. Smith, '88 M.Ed., earned a Ph.D. and is an assistant professor in sport management at Central Michigan University. He lives in Mount Pleasant.
Tina Trout, '88 AA Nursing, is a certified professional in health-care quality and has earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in health services administration. She lives in Mesa, Ariz.
Amy Watner-Freeman, '88 BS Education, is vice president of administrative services for Aviva Family & Children's Services in Los Angeles. She lives in Altadena with her husband, William.
Ted Williams, '88 BS Business Administration, was named the supply chain manager of plumbing/HVAC at Cerro Flow Products Inc., a company he joined in 2003. He and his wife, Leslie, have three children and live in St. Louis. He coaches his children's baseball and soccer teams.
Michael Horvath, '89 BS Business Administration, is an account director at Star7, a Las Vegas-based advertising and public relations agency. He has strategic marketing experience in the gaming, financial services, and retail industries, and has helped produce campaigns for Harrah's Entertainment, Community One Federal Credit Union, and The Boulevard mall.
Carolyn Jones, '89 BS Radiological Sciences, has worked at University Medical Center in Las Vegas since completing training at the hospital.
Susan G. Trautmann, '89 BS Business Administration and '01 JD, is in-house counsel for a public utility corporation in Arizona. She is licensed to practice law in Arizona and Nevada.
