Laura Etter lives in Phoenix and is Chief of Staff to Maricopa County Supervisor and Vice Chair, Bill Gates.

I want to recognize our annual Alumni Award winners. These graduates have gone above and beyond supporting the UNLV Boyd Law School, and I want to thank them for all they have done.

Eleissa Lavelle is an Adjunct Professor and a full-time mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, The Resolution Experts, the largest provider of alternative dispute resolution services in the country.