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Gregory M. Smith, '86 BA and '98 MA Criminal Justice, retired from public service in August, having served 21 years with the Nevada attorney general's office and four years with the Clark County district attorney's office. He is the father of Mark G. Smith, '16 BA Criminal Justice.      

Lisa Griffith Story, '84 BA Communication Studies, is the communication services manager at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Valley Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority. She recently appeared in a documentary about her uncle, Walter Peca (aka Reca), titled D.B. Cooper: The Real Story and is mentioned in a book on the same topic by Carl Laurin, Peca's good friend and a retired pilot. Epee fencing is her hobby. Both her daughters also have attended 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó. Kaili Story, '11 BA Dance, obtained her MFA in design for stage — lighting and set from Northwestern University earlier this year and now is the lighting supervisor for Hubbard Street Dance in Chicago. Younger daughter Sydney Peca Story is a senior theatre major at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó and is the recipient of a Child of Alumni Scholarship.    

Tami Belt, '88 BA Communication Studies, is the founder of Blue Cube Marketing Solutions. She also published Poetic Justice: Lessons of love, life & relationships through Balboa Press. She has told the stories of companies, nonprofits, and individuals for 30 years through her work and considers publishing this book to be a "full-circle moment." She says her hope is to inspire everyone to express themselves, no matter the medium.

Marilyn Ming, '92 BA Communication Studies, retired from UNR in 2017 as a marketing & public relations specialist. She had worked there for 17 years. She also worked for a casino as a publicity manager and at a nonprofit as a marketing and development director.    

Megan Lane Neri, '03 BA Communications Studies, recently returned to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó as the director of communications for the Lee Business School. Previously she worked at Imagine Communications, a full-service marketing and communication firm, where she began as an intern during her last year at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó.

Luke Cavener, '05 BA Political Science and '05 BA Journalism and Media Studies, is director or government relations for the American Cancer Society cancer action network and a member of the Meridian (Idaho) City Council. He and his wife, Adrean, have two children, Gunner and Lincoln.