Aaron Manfredi, ’05 BA Criminal Justice, ’14 Master of Public Administration, is the founder/executive director of the nonprofit Asperger’s Training, Employment and Life Skills. Previously, he was employed by the Clark County School District, teaching middle school reading and emotionally challenged students and coaching varsity football for Sierra Vista High School. He also has worked as a juvenile probation officer. A veteran of Operation Desert Storm, he earned the Southwest Asian Medal with a Bronze Star. He played on the world champion U.S. Navy softball team and is a lifetime member of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He is a member of the UNLV Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders ambassador program. He earned a master’s degree in justice management from UNR. His hobbies include softball, flag football, working out, and traveling. He has one son.

Lisa Dell, ’05 BA Communication Studies, recently was named vice president, marketing for Olive Films. While at UNLV she was advertising manager of the Rebel Yell.

Jennifer Hostetler, ’04 BA Criminal Justice, ’10 JD, is now the personnel chief for the Nevada attorney general’s office.

Ian Zabarte, ’01 BA Communication Studies, descries himself as “from backpack, to briefcase, to hardhat,” having switched careers from working in human resources to being an electrician.

Michael Higdon, ’97 MA Communication Studies, ’01 JD, is an associate professor of law and the director of legal writing at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. He teaches constitutional law, family law, legal writing, and sexuality, gender and the law.

Karmen Smith, ’95 Master of Social Work, has been a child and family intervention specialist with Clark County Family Services for 20 years. She also is the founder of NSITEFUL, a spiritual enlightenment company that uses social media to spread the wisdom of the universe that “you are the one” to change your life and the world. A spiritual teacher and an ordained minister, she has written a book, The ‘I AM’ Solution: Five Practices to Ignite Your Inner Hero, which will be published later this year. She lives in Henderson.