Janet Hollinger, ’98 BS Biological Sciences, has worked for UNLV as a transition advisor at the Charleston campus of CSN since 2012. Before that she was an academic advisor in UNLV’s College of Sciences. She has been married for more than 28 years and is the mother of two daughters, Melinda Hollinger, a UNLV senior majoring in multidisciplinary studies, and Heather. Her hobbies include animal rescue, reading, women’s soccer, and NASCAR.

Paul Villaluz, ’97 BS Civil Engineering, ’06 MS Civil Engineering, is a project engineer II with Manatee County (Florida) department of public works. He received the Coordinating Council Best Project Award at the 2015 annual meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). The award recognizes the best technical product resulting from work developed, completed, and sponsored by a council in the previous calendar year. As chair of the Traffic Engineering Council Committee, he served as lead author for the ITE informational report titled Sight Triangle and Corner Clearance Policies at Intersections and Driveways. He lives in Bradenton.

Gabrielle Pullen, ’97 BA French, recently completed her master’s degree in writing at the Pan-European MFA program at Cedar Crest College. She will obtain her certificate in teaching this spring. Having taught movement as a Feldenkrais practitioner, she has a special interest — and training — in how learning functions. She recently completed her creative thesis in the form of an historical novel titled The Witches of East Lothian. She lives in Bothell, Washington, having recently relocated from Northern California with her horse.

Karmen Smith, ’97 Master of Social Work, is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctoral degree in divinity/pastoral counseling. She is a trauma specialist and ordained minister. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of child welfare with the Clark County department of family services. She was the assistant pastor of the University Church Institute of Metaphysics for many years and is the founder of NSITEFUL, which published her book, The I AM Solution: Simple Practices to Transform FEAR back to LOVE. Her hobbies are public speaking and watching inspirational movies. She lives in Henderson.

Brian Schorgl, ’97 BS Hotel Administration, has been the owner/operator of O’Neill’s Restaurant and Bar in Leawood, Kansas for the past 16 years. His hobbies include playing golf, traveling, and going to the lake. He and his wife, Colleen, have three children, Kaitlin, 4; Francie, 2, and Jack, 8 months.

Timothy Gupton, ’97 BA Romance Languages, recently was promoted to the rank of associate professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Georgia, with tenure effective this fall. He has worked at the university since 2010. He earned his master’s degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and his doctoral degree at the University of Iowa.

Kevin Loudon, ’96 BA Philosophy, is chief general counsel for Max Money Enterprises. Camping, hiking, off-roading, and fishing are his hobbies. He lives in Victoria, Texas.

Sara Mallett Leoni, ’96 BA Communication Studies, is CEO of Rafter, a college course materials management company that focuses on making education more affordable, accessible, and effective for college students. She says the company has saved 2.7 million students more than half a billion dollars on textbooks. Previously, she held leadership roles at several companies, including Sharpcast, Cafepress, Yahoo!, and E*Trade. While at UNLV she played center field for the softball team and was named a Second Team All American. 

Andre Lagomarsino, ’95 BA English, has launched a new law firm, Lagomarsino Law. The firm will continue to support clients on both commercial and personal legal matters across key practice areas, including business litigation and business law, family law, employment law, personal injury, criminal defense, and civil rights.  He lives in Henderson with his wife and two daughters.

Tim Delaney, ’94 PhD Sociology, is serving his third term as chair of the sociology department at the State University of New York, Oswego. He was promoted to full professor in 2014. His 16th book, Sportsmanship: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, was released in February. He served as editor and contributing author. His hobbies include sports and travel. In November he made his fifth trip to Russia where he presented a paper at a sportsmanship conference in Moscow.

Nancy Banner, ’94 BS Hotel Administration, is a chef and founder of the Holistic Kitchen. She says she helps busy people (who know they should be eating better) create simple, healthy food that tastes as if they are cheating. She uses whole food and maximizes nutritional content to create recipes that enhance wellness and maximize the quality of life. She is a member of the American Culinary Federation and the American Personal and Private Chefs Association. She is a certified ServSafe Food Manager. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Christina Robinson-Swett, ’93 BA Art, has been an illustrator for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation since 1992. She began her career there through an internship arranged by UNLV’s career services program and became a full-time employee once she graduated. She has done illustration work for various federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy. Among her career highlights have been eight Hoover Dam commemorative medallions, the Hoover Dam 75th anniversary medallion and postage stamp, and event material for a celebration marking an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. Her hobbies include traveling and painting with watercolors and oils. She is married with three daughters. The family lives in Henderson.