Patrick began his career with what is now MGM Resorts International over twenty years ago. After graduating from Notre Dame where he had a dual major of Marketing and Spanish, he started his career as a pit clerk at the Mirage. It was during this time where he quickly realized that he wanted to be […]
Ron Tjeerdema Associate Dean, Environmental Sciences Distinguished Professor, Environmental Toxicology Ron Tjeerdema completed B.S. degrees in both natural resource planning and interpretation, and wildlife management from Humboldt State University in 1980, and an M.A. in pharmacology from UC Santa Barbara in 1983. He then came to UC Davis, where he completed his Ph.D. in pharmacology […]
On a whim Scott Allen Frost went for a dirt bike ride on a beautiful afternoon in May 2009 and broke his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Terrified, he was left to choose. Give up on life or try to make it better than it was before. Motivated by a series of […]
Kristy Keller joined the Moonridge Group team in December 2016 after a rewarding and successful career with the Clark County School District. During her time with the District, she was a special education teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, and principal of both a comprehensive middle and high school. Prior to her recent retirement, she […]
Steve Schmitt is a 3 rd generation native of Las Vegas. His great-grandfather, Ed VonTobel, Sr., was one of the original founders of the Clark township and attended the original land auction in 1905. Steve attended St. Anne’s Catholic School, Bishop Gorman High School (1983) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1989); all on […]
Bill Laimbeer, a two-time WNBA Coach of the Year, three-time WNBA Champion, and two-time NBA Champion, was named the president of basketball operations and head coach of the Las Vegas Aces on December 8, 2017. Defying all expectations, the Aces stayed in the playoff chase until the season’s last week, improving from 8 to 14 […]
Colonel Cavan K. Craddock is the Commander, 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and Installation Commander for Nellis AFB, Creech AFB and the 2.9 million-acre Nevada Test and Training Range. He is responsible for three Groups and 15 Squadrons providing installation support for operational testing, tactics development, and advanced training in Air, […]
Dorian Stonebarger is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition and a Master of Arts in Urban Leadership. She is currently the Program Director at Three Square Food Bank, working on developing internal leadership programs while overseeing all childhood nutrition programs that give […]
When UNLV was searching for its next women’s basketball coach – the school turned to one of its own by hiring former Lady Rebel All-American Kathy Olivier as the eighth full-time head coach in UNLV women’s basketball history on April 22, 2008. Most recently, Olivier guided the Lady Rebels, picked fifth in the preseason, to […]