Megan Hutton, ’11 BS Hotel Administration, recently was promoted to general manager of the new Guy Fieri (’90 BS Hotel Administration) restaurant, El Burro Borracho, at the Rio All-Suite Resort & Casino. She also is a master’s student in UNLV’s Harrah College of Hotel Administration and a volunteer in a UNLV mentoring program.

Saman Hashtroudi, ’11 DDM, is a dentist practicing in Las Vegas.

Leisl Carr Childers, ’11 PhD History, is an assistant professor of history at the University of Northern Iowa. She also is the author of The Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the Great Basin (University of Oklahoma Press). In the book she shows how different constituencies worked to fill the presumed “empty space” of the Great Basin with a variety of land-use regimes that overlapped, conflicted, and ultimately harmed the environment and the people who depended on the region for their livelihoods. She looks at the conflicts that arose from the intersection of an ever-increasing number of activities, such as nuclear testing and wild horse preservation, and how Great Basin residents have navigated these conflicts.

Panagiote Tsolis, ’10 BS Business Administration, ’14 MBA, is a senior industry specialist for VizExplorer. He also is a member of the EMBA Alumni Association Board.

Jason LaFrance, ’10 MBA, recently started with KPMG as a senior financial analyst. He lives in Los Angeles.

Shawna Richardson Elliott, ’10 BS Recreation & Leisure Studies, ’13 MS Hotel Administration, is a class A PGA professional specializing in golf instruction for players of all ages and skill levels. She is a full-time instructor at Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. Additionally, she is certified by the Titleist Performance Institute and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Dedicated to providing an individualized approach to instruction, she tailors lessons to a student’s goals and natural capabilities. Previously, she and her husband Andrew “Ace” Elliott, ’10 BS Recreation & Leisure Studies, spent two years working at CordeValle Golf Club in Northern California. He is a PGA member who works as an assistant golf professional at the Wynn Golf Club. Their hobby is cheering on the Denver Broncos.

Oliver Morowati, ’09 BS Hotel Administration, worked at the Eiffel Tower restaurant while at UNLV and says he was able to learn the business from the inside out, working in every position and making him a better manager for the future. He describes himself as a huge wine geek and tequila aficionado. His hobbies include off roading, rock crawling, hunting, and fishing.

Alain Monroy, ’09 BA Political Science, served six years of active duty with the U.S. Army. He recently transitioned to the corporate sector. He hopes to go back to school next year to begin MBA studies. He lives in Phoenix.

Christopher Lourdes, ’09 BA Interdisciplinary Studies, is general manager of RMF Printing Technologies. His hobbies are traveling, snowboarding, and yoga. He lives in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

Jeffrey Lavigne, ’09 BA Communication Studies, ’11 MA Communication Studies, ’15 JD, has joined the litigation department in the Las Vegas office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. His practice will focus on commercial litigation and will include assisting business clients in litigation disputes involving trial and arbitration. Previously, he taught public speaking at the College of Southern Nevada. He volunteers with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southern Nevada.

Matthew Cooney, ’09 BA Spanish, is a doctoral candidate in the higher education administration program at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University. He works in the office of multicultural affairs with academic success programs for racially and ethnically diverse students. Previously, he worked as a senior academic advisor at Florida International University. He earned a master’s degree in higher education from Loyola University Chicago.

Jeremy Burr, ’09 BS Business Administration, recently was promoted to vice president at Valuation Research Corporation where he handles a variety of business valuation services for corporate financial reporting, mark-to-market valuations of private equity and hedge fund’s illiquid securities, and tax planning valuations for individuals. His hobbies include squash, snowboarding, rock climbing, comedy shows, and traveling. He and his wife, Stephanie Beadle Burr, ’08 BA Economics, enjoy good food and wine, movies, and watching UNLV men’s basketball games. She also works in the professional service industry. The couple lives in downtown Chicago.