Johnny Dominguez, '13 BA Political Science and '18 M.Ed Higher Education, was recently appointed executive director of Improve Your Tomorrow for the Nevada region, a national nonprofit focused on increasing college access, persistence, and completion for young men of color through mentorship, academic support, and college-to-career programming. He continues to focus his career on educational equity and empowering first-generation students. Dominguez is excited to return to statewide impact work through his role at Improve Your Tomorrow, serving the same Southern Nevada communities he grew up in. He was recently honored as a 2024 Las Vegas Raiders “Inspire Change Changemaker” and is a proud alumnus of Leadership Las Vegas (Class of '22) and Surge Academy Las Vegas. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring new places with his wife, Celinda (Pena) Dominguez, '11 BS Human Services and '13 MSW, and two young children; weight training; and rooting for the Dodgers.

Lisa Kelleher, '11 Ph.D. Higher Education, was recently recognized for the Carol C. Harter GIVE Award, garnering her the selection as "Honorable Mention." She was recognized at the Celebrating Our Successes Social held by the UNLV Women's Council. The GIVE award celebrates and encourages diversity initiatives across UNLV. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding efforts in programming, outreach, and other initiatives by faculty, staff, individual students, and student organizations.

Claire Lustumbo, '17 M.Ed. School Counseling, began her educational career in Clark County in 2013 as an elementary general education teacher. After her experiences in teaching general education and special education, she left the classroom to earn her M. Ed. in school counseling at UNLV. She has continued her work in the district ever since, with a variety of experiences and grade levels — counseling students and mentoring others. She is currently the school counselor at Andrew J. Mitchell Elementary School in Boulder City. Recently, she was chosen as Nevada’s School Counselor of the Year for 2025. While she’s not traveling to present to other counselors state- and nation-wide, she enjoys being a mom to her son and reading once he goes to bed!

Adrian H. Huerta, '07 BS in Human Services Counseling, earned tenure and promotion to associate professor of education at the University of Southern California.

Sarah (Adams) Deakins, '22 BS Elementary Education, was hired at the same Clark County elementary school where she did her student teaching while at UNLV. She's taught 4th grade, 2nd grade, and is now teaching 1st grade. She got married on Oct. 7, 2023.

Tiffany Tyler-Garner, '11, Ph.D. Educational Psychology, published her first book, The Journey Inward: Four Seasons of Reflection for Deep Healing and Transformation.

Patrick W. Naughton, Jr., '04 BA History and '13 Emergency and Crisis Management, recently published a book for those who have served and for those who seek to understand war and its generational impact. April 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Born from War: A Soldier’s Quest to Understand Vietnam, Iraq, and the Generational Impact of Conflict provides a fresh perspective on Vietnam for a new generation who just went through 20 years of their own wars, which their children, too, will one day struggle to understand. In addition to being an author, he is also a husband, father, U.S. Army officer, and historian.

Thomas Reymer, '02 BS Physical Education, worked as a paramedic for Mercy Medical/AMR from 1992 to 2002. In 2003, he founded TMR Unlimited until 2008. During that time, Reymer also volunteered as a coach alongside Coach Reitz for the swim team from 2003 to 2006. He began his teaching career in Clark County in mid-2003 and later relocated to teach at Incline High School in Incline Village, Nevada, in 2015. In 2023, he started teaching at Carson High School. He's also served as a high school athletic director for the past 10 years. Reymer enjoys hunting, fishing, and working on classic trucks. Recently, he received the Athletic Director of the Year award from the Nevada Athletic Directors Association. He is married to Melissa (Forrester) Reymer, '95 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry and Secondary Education and '00 M.Ed. Counselor Education.  

Chris Schaan, '92 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry and '01 MSc, worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for 18 years before being recently laid off. He is married to Michelle Schaan,' 92 BS Chemistry and Biochemistry.  

Jennifer Hatcher, '08 BS English and '16 J.D., was made partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.

Hillary Maxson-Kobayashi, '08 BA History, received her Ph.D. in Japanese history from the University of Oregon in 2018. She then taught East Asian history at Pacific University for two years. In 2020, Maxson-Kobayashi moved to Japan, where she worked as a freelance writer and editor. She's now working on starting an editing business in Japan. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat. The family loves to travel around Japan and internationally. On their days of, they go to the hot springs. Maxson-Kobayashi volunteers for a women's organization that grants scholarships to women and people with visual impairments. She enjoys reading books and cooking new recipes in her free time.  

Timothy Rainey, '04 Communication Studies, was  named one of the top contemporary hit radio program directors in the country for 2024. Rainey works for iHeartMedia, based in Portland, and programs radio stations like Z100 Portland, JAMN 107.5 Portland, and V101.1 Sacramento. While attending UNLV, he was an on-air personality at 98.5 KLUC.