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Robyn Donaldson, '11 PhD Psychology, co-created SolaceClub, a care package company designed specifically for grief, in October 2016. She says it has allowed her to blend her education in psychology and with her desire to help those who are grieving. Not only does the company offer care packages, but also provides information on its website on how to better support those who are grieving. The death of her husband in a motorcycle accident in November 2013 was one of her inspirations for launching the company. She says that yoga also has helped her cope with her grief. As a result, the company co-sponsors Yoga for Grief classes at a local yoga studio. She lives in Henderson.

Jerry Bean, '04 MS Kinesiology, provides sports medicine and performance enhancement services to all facets of Navy and Marine Corps aviation. Aviation, motorcycles, and the beach are his hobbies. He lives in Pensacola, Florida.

Brittany Norris, '14 BA Film Studies, is a document control specialist at Stantec. Based in Las Vegas, she is working on a $2 billion Honolulu Rail Transit project. She and her boyfriend, Tony, had their first child, Nathan Matthew Norris, in April 2016. She says they love being first-time parents. Her hobbies include playing the violin, drums, piano, and guitar; singing; taking photos; and hiking at Red Rock Canyon and Mount Charleston with her boyfriend and son. A fourth-degree black belt in Taekwondo, she also does some film work. They live in North Las Vegas.

Jennifer Grodman, '05 BA Dance, is in her eighth year as a dance teacher for the Clark County School District. In 2016 she earned a master of liberal studies in arts development and program management from the University of Denver.      

Joe Piscotty, '06 BS Business Administration - Management, has been video coach for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League for five seasons. Previously, he was the video scouting analyst for the Ducks, assisting the hockey operations department with special projects. He enjoys Crossfit and spending time with family. He and his wife, Carrie, have two daughters, Kadence and Lea. The family lives in Huntington Beach, California.

Daliah Zodieru Wachs, '93 BS Biology, is a nationally syndicated radio host and a physician. Affiliated with GCN Network and iHeart Radio, she also is a board-certified family physician and a fellow in the American Academy of Family Physicians. She and her husband, Corey Wachs, have two sons.  

Valerie Pelton, '92 MA Political Science, is an attorney and mediator who has represented U.S. and international technology, telecommunications, and aerospace companies in Europe, Asia, and the Persian Gulf. She now represents the U.S. Postal Service in matters before the Postal Regulatory Commission and provides business, technology, and corporate law advice. Previously, she represented the U.S. Department of Labor in mediations and arbitrations and served as a contracting officer’s representative. Prior to entering federal service, she founded the Pelton Law Firm and advised aviation non-profits and international technology companies on business, software licensing, and employment law matters. Before that, she worked for a number of law firms. Prior to practicing law, she served as a U.S. Air Force officer in the areas of signals intelligence and adversary electronic combat operations. She earned an LLM with highest honors in national security & U.S. foreign relations law from George Washington University (GWU) Law School in 2014 and a master's certificate in government contracting from the GWU Business School in 2012. She is studying Chinese at the GWU Confucius Institute and was awarded a summer travel scholarship in 2015 and 2016. She earned a law degree from Whittier College and a dual baccalaureate in modern European studies and French from Vanderbilt University.  She is active in Washington, D.C., area sailing, business, and legal groups and enjoys Argentine tango, salsa, waltz, cruising on the Chesapeake Bay, and sailing Flying Scots on the Potomac River. She lives in Arlington, Virginia.  

Dustin Bermingham, '95 BS Hotel Administration, has spent 20 years working in the cannabis industry, from building facilities and working as lead grower to working as general manager at a collective. His hobbies include building cars, gardening, and motorcycles. He lives in Morgan Hill, California.

Jamie Schwartz, '10 MBA,  launched Schwartz Strategy and Valuation, a business valuation firm, in 2015. A mother of two school-aged girls, she spends time at piano lessons and volleyball games. A volunteer at the Meadows School, she joined the Safe Nest Board of Directors this fall. Hobbies include ballroom dancing, photography, and hiking.  

Victoria Vaillancourt Young, '06 BA Psychology, is partner and managing member of Custom Cabinet Designs, a Las Vegas-based commercial millwork company that has completed projects across the United States and in Mexico. A military wife, she is one of the very few woman in Southern Nevada who own a commercial millwork company. Her hobbies include watching the Yankees, working out, and going on family adventures. She and her husband have been married since 2008 and have two children. The family lives in North Las Vegas.

Amelia "Molly" Goodwin, '07 MFA Theatre Arts, is touring Singapore, the Philippines, China, Japan, and South Korea as the production stage manager on the international tour of the musical play Sister Act. She lives in Davenport, Iowa.

Keith Reardon, '82 BS Education - Physical Education, has taught in public schools in Walla Walla, Washington, for 31 years.