Jessica Briggs
Jessica Briggs, ’14 BS Hotel Administration, is an event coordinator for the Downtown Project, running events out of 11 venues and reaching more than $1 million in sales in 2015. Previously, she worked as a restaurant supervisor at a lodge in Talkeetna, Alaska. Her hobbies include her dog, video games, and co-ed softball.
Alexander Wood
Alexander Wood, ’13 BS Civil Engineering, works for the national geotechnical engineering firm Terracon Consultants. After working on large projects in the Las Vegas area, including the T-Mobile Arena and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center expansion, he transferred to the Denver office. While in Las Vegas he spent a number of years running the professional chapter of Engineers Without Borders. He is engaged to Jocelyn Rangel, ’12 BS Accounting. She is an internal auditor for Western Union. They live in Lakewood.
Mary Vail
Mary Vail, ’13 MBA, earned a certificate of social sector leadership from Philanthropy University, an educational initiative powered by Berkeley-Haas. She is a member of the inaugural class and completed seven foundational courses to earn the certification from the eight-week online program. She is the author of What’s Your Philanthropic Footprint?, a memoir of how she merged a career in public relations with her passion for philanthropy.
Alex Salvo
Alex Salvo, ’13 BS Hospitality Management, is a casino host at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, Florida.
Shannon Lee
Shannon Lee, ’13 BS Business Administration, is an accountant for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Her hobbies are running, reading, playing guitar, and watching Runnin’ Rebel basketball.
Marjorie Poyser Landron
Marjorie Poyser Landron, ’13 BA Interdisciplinary Studies, earned a master’s degree in social work with a concentration in mental health and a sub-concentration in military and veteran social work from the University of Southern California in 2015. She now is licensed by the state of Nevada as a social worker. She is a clinical social work intern for Mobile Mental Health Services. She lives in Henderson.
Tamara Prouty Day
Tamara Prouty Day, ’13 BA Psychology, has spent the past five years working for the state of Utah as a judicial assistant to juvenile court justices. Previously, she spent more than 12 years working for the court system in Clark County. She says she misses Las Vegas and all it has to offer. She and her husband enjoy camping and hiking. Reading and travel also are among her hobbies. The couple lives in St. George.
Denise Cook
Denise Cook, ’13 MA Sociology, is president of THI Consulting and also is pursuing a doctoral degree in sociology at UNLV. Her research interests include nonprofits, volunteerism, leisure, and culture. She holds a professional in human resources designation from the Human Resources Certification Institute, a certified professional designation from the Society for Human Resources Management, and certified professional coach certification.
Mitch Cain
Mitch Cain, ’13 BA History, has been teaching high school science in Oklahoma City since 2014. He also is pursing a master’s degree in education from Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Edmond.
Devron Brown
Devron Brown, ’12 BA Criminal Justice, is attending George Washington University Law School. Previously, he worked on Capitol Hill.
Maria Roncal
Maria Roncal, ’11 BA Journalism and Media Studies, manages the social media presence for the Palms Casino Resort where her work has resulted in up to five times the return on advertising spending and has doubled the resort’s Instagram fan base in less than a year. Previously, she worked at SLS Las Vegas, earning local, national, and international marketing awards for its grand opening media strategy, and at Caesars Entertainment where she produced new media content. Her proudest personal accomplishment is losing 50 pounds. Her hobbies include travel blogging, becoming trilingual by learning French, and many types of fitness activities.
Camille Moody McCue
Camille Moody McCue, ’11 PhD Curriculum and Instruction, is director of technology innovations for the Adelson Educational Campus. She recently wrote and received funding for a multimillion dollar grant to implement a new technology innovation and integration initiative featuring a 5,000-square-foot coding, maker, and digital media space; one-to-world mobile devices for all students and teachers; and extensive teacher professional development. She recently published her seventh book, a “Dummies Junior” book, Getting Started with Coding. Her hobbies are fitness, cooking, writing, and watching basketball. She and her husband, Michael, have two sons, Carson and Ian.