Brenda Judd Leake, '71 AA Nursing, '86 BS Nursing, just completed 25 years of employment as a nurse at Sunrise Hospital. In 1975, she became the first enterostomal therapist in Nevada. She is an avid traveler and made a trip around the world in 1985.
Debra Croce Cameron, '78 BS Hotel Administration, has been a partner in the Incredible Graphics company for 14 years. She oversees all the computer systems of the design firm. After graduating from UNLV, she worked in management of fine dining establishments in San Diego and in Rochester, N.Y. She lives in Pittsford, N.Y., with her husband, Jim, and sons Alex and Max.
'80s
Leticia
Rivera, '83 BS Business Administration, is principal of Scheh
Elmentary School in the Harlandale Independent School District in San
Antonio. She received a governor's award for commitment to education and
also was given an award for outstanding community service by the Chamber
of Commerce. The chamber also recognized her as an "Outstanding Young
Woman of America."
Chris
Meyer, '84 BS Business Administration, has been promoted to the
position of director of sales at the Sands Expo. He had been serving as
national sales manager and was the sales leader at the facility for five
years in a row. Previously, he had worked at the Tropicana Resort &
Casino, the Flamingo Hotel, and at the Marina Hotel & Casino.
Dona R. Brekke, '86 BS Biological Sciences, '89 MS Biological Sciences, graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1993. More recently, she finished a pediatric residency at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. She currently is a traveling doctor, crisscrossing the nation to fill in for other doctors. In July, she will begin a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Denver Children's Hospital.
Kenneth J. Erlanger, '86 BS Engineering, '94 MBA, is the president of KJE Consulting Engineers Inc. The corporation provides civil engineering services.
David Pokorny, '86 BS Computer Science, '93 MBA, is a senior producer with Hasbro Interactive in Beverly, Mass. Hasbro Interactive creates interactive CD-ROM video games.
Anthony V.
Tamaccio Jr., '86 BS Hotel Administration, is president of
Tamaccio Brothers Inc. construction company in New Jersey. He recently
moved to Florida to continue his career. He lives in Boca Raton.
John E.
Avery, '87 BS Business Administration, is the business
manager of the Nevada division of TRW Environmental Safety Systems Inc. TRW is
the management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy
for the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project. He earned an MBA
from Golden Gate University in 1990.
Kim Young-Kuy, '87 BS Hotel Administration, is the front office manager at the Hyatt Regency Pusan in Pusan, Korea.
Sharon Diamond, '89 BA Communication Studies, is the marketing research director at television station KLAS TV-8.
Regina L. Steckel Neale, '89 BA Criminal Justice, is living in Indonesia where her husband is building power plants. She wrote to say she enjoyed UNLV Magazine's recent story on the Komodo dragon (Winter '96) since they now "live" with the Komodos.
Stefanie Shields, '89 BA English, a graduate of UNLV's Honors Program, earned a law degree from Gonzaga School of Law in 1994. She is currently an attorney with the law firm of H. Roger McPike Ltd. in Las Vegas. She practices in the areas of corporate and business transactions and construction.
'90s
Darrin Brightmon, '90 BA Sociology, is a communication officer with the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He is planning to attend law school. He lives in Jacksonville, N.C.
William A. "Wick" Cannon, '90 BS Business Administration, earned an MBA in finance and international business from the University of St. Thomas in 1995. He is a senior programmer and analyst with The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC). He lives in Houston.
Donna Dockery, '90 BS Hotel Administration, '95 MBA, currently is the food and beverage controller at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. She and her husband, John, had their second child, Mary Katherine, on Jan. 25, 1996.
Clark Gabriel McCarrell Jr., '91 BS Engineering, is an engineer at Southwest Gas Corp. He designs transmission and distribution gas lines. He is president of the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and is a charter member of the Las Vegas alumni chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. He is also vice chair of the professional development committee for UNLV's Minority Engineering Program.
Michael Koester, '92 BS Athletic Training, graduated from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1996. He is now in his residency training in pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
Stacy Ogletree-Sweeney, '92 BA Anthropology, is the research and development analyst for the forensic toxicology department at Associated Pathologist Laboratories. She is responsible for the method development of hair and urine drug testing, utilizing both immunoassay technology and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Christine Wagner, '92 BA Communication Studies, is producer of a television program for KVVU TV-5, called New Homes Las Vegas.
Lisa K.
Yao, '92 BS Chemistry, received her medical degree from the
University of Nevada School of Medicine in 1996. She is currently working
as a family practice resident in Las Vegas.
DeEtte Rashid, '93 BS Mechanical Engineering, has worked at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Ill., as a design engineer since 1994. She specializes in three-dimensional modeling and design. She lives in Kewanee.
Cheryl L. Sawyer, '93 BA Sociology, is a coordinator of student development in the residential life department at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a master's degree in college student personnel from Miami University in Ohio in 1995.
Skye Campbell, '94 MEd Counseling and Educational Psychology, is the primary therapist and case manager for the adolescent unit at Montevista Hospital. She has written and illustrated a children's book dealing with the sudden death of a loved one and is hoping to have it published.
Beverly Campbell, '95 BA Social Work, is a case manager for the state of Nevada's Medicaid section. She assists high-risk pregnant women with the M.O.M.S. (Maternal Obstetric Management Services) Program. In 1993, she earned a certificate in gerontology from UNLV.
Michael W. Kopanski, '95 BA Communication Studies, is a flight crew coordinator for United Airlines at its headquarters in Chicago.
Christopher K. Mitchell, '95 BA Communication Studies, is the weekend sports anchor and a reporter forJKTVA-II, the CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska. While attending UNLV, he worked for KLAS TV-8 asJa sports producer.
Albert Munoz, '95 BS Athletic Training, is a certified athletic trainer and is currently working as the head athletic trainer at Trevor Browne High School. He lives in Phoenix.
David L. Vu, '96 BS Business Administration, is a supervisor for Heakin Research, a marketing research firm. He will be tracking trends and opinions in the computer industry. He lives in San Jose, Calif.
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