Sarah Thornton, '96 BA Communication Studies, was named 2018 Volunteer of the Year by the Clark County Bar Association for her exceptional service to the organization. She is president of the Las Vegas-based boutique public relations and marketing firm Sarah Thornton Public Relations, which was founded in 2007. When receiving the award she was praised for not only helping to plan activities and services for association members but also for recruiting attorneys to write articles for "Communiqué," to teach legal education seminars, to volunteer at Three Square, and to distribute blankets to the homeless at Project Homeless Connect. She has been a member of the association's Community Service Committee intermittently since 2008. She also currently serves on the board of directors for the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Las Vegas chapter and is an advisory board member for Cure For the Kids Foundation. She is a past chapter president and past regional board member of the International Association of Business Communicators’ (IABC) Las Vegas chapter, in addition to being a past president for IABC Colorado. She is also a past chapter president and assembly delegate for PRSA Las Vegas and a past board member for PRSA Colorado. From 2015 to 2017 she served on the board of directors for Kenzi’s Causes, formerly Dolls For Daughters, a non-profit in Colorado that serves children living in poverty.

Pj Perez, '07 BA Journalism & Media Studies, recently started a new position as digital media & marketing manager at Chapman University Fowler School of Law in Orange, California. He is finishing a feature-length documentary about the Maryland Parkway cultural scene in the 1990s called Parkway of Broken Dreams and is developing several television pilots. He is married to Sara Gorgon, '16  MBA. They live in Costa Mesa.

Melissa Clary, '08 Master of Public Administration, has been promoted to senior implementation manager for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, office of information & technology, service management & planning. She also serves as chair of the evening chapter of the Mesquite Club, the state's oldest women's philanthropic organization, founded in 1911. Additionally, she is running for the Ward 3 seat on the Las Vegas City Council to step up her service and volunteerism to the community. She enjoys fixing up her historic 1951 Huntridge home near downtown Las Vegas with her boyfriend, Daniel. In their free time, they enjoy hiking in the desert with their two dogs. She also likes trail running, hiking, and dancing. She describes herself as a "serial volunteer."

Kelsey Lupo Mazmanyan, '14 BA Environmental Studies, is the student supervisor and digitization lab manager in the digital collections department of UNLV's University Libraries. Previously, she worked for the Las Vegas Clark County Library District. Last year she earned her master's degree in library and information science from Ohio's Kent State University. This January, she married Avetis Mazmanyan, '16 BA Economics. He owns the Mediterranean food company Mezze Foods and sells hummus and dips at local Whole Foods stores and at farmers' markets around Las Vegas. He also works for Caesars Entertainment in analytics.

Paula Avery, '92 BS Hotel Administration, works in human resources for a construction company. Previously, she worked in the Las Vegas hospitality industry for 15 years with companies such as Binions Gaming, Sam's Town, New York-New York, and MGM/Mirage during its merger. Her son, Zachary Avery, is a criminal justice major at UNLV. She lives in Henderson.

Lynette Boggs-Perez, '98 MPA, was elected in May 2019 as the District 7 trustee of the Judson Independent School District, one of the 19 independent school districts in the San Antonio area. She also serves as board secretary of the school district. She is a juvenile and child welfare attorney in San Antonio. She lives in Converse.