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Newsmakers, Oct. 23-29, 2014

Air Force Airman Brandon R. Clevinger graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Clevinger is the son of Eric Clevinger of Las Vegas.

Air Force Airman Diamond O. Winston graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Winston is the son of Daijona Wade of Los Angeles. He is a 2012 graduate of Arbor View High School.

On Sept. 22, Savannah McBride, director of public relations for Trosper Communications LLC, was selected as a member member of S.A.F.E. House’s Board of Directors. She will serve a two-year term. S.A.F.E. House is an organization committed to stopping violence and abuse in the family environment by providing safe shelter, support, advocacy, counseling and education.

Air Force Airman Christopher H. Perez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Perez is the son of Susan D. Perez of Las Vegas and is a 2009 graduate of Las Vegas High School.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles P. Bui graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Bui is the son of Hoa V. Bui of Las Vegas and is a 2014 graduate of Rancho High School.

Air Force Airman Jacob T. Dudley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Dudley is the son of Cynthia L. and the stepson of Frank Wambolt of Roseburg, Ore. He is also the brother of Christopher Davis of Las Vegas.

Yaniv Rosenberg, co-founder and president of the Las Vegas-based International Pet Group, has been named a winner in the 2014 Pet Age Forty Under 40 awards program. The program is produced by Pet Age, a national publication covering the pet industry.

Air Force Airman Stefani L. Kaminski graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Kaminski is the daughter of Kimberly K. Caro of Las Vegas and the stepdaughter of Lowell M. Caro Jr. of Las Vegas. She graduated in 2014 from Shadow Ridge High School.

The Public Education Foundation raised more than $500,000 at its 18th annual Education Hero Award Dinner at Mandarin Oriental Sept. 20. The event honored leaders who have made outstanding contributions to education and the community. This year’s honorees included Kris Engelstad McGarry and the Engelstad Family Foundation, Clint Holmes and Dorothy Eisenberg.

The Desert Research Institute named Nathan Allen as the new executive director of the Nevada Water Center of Excellence.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jasmine L. Gray graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Gray is the daughter of Arlene Gray of Washington, D.C., and of Ron Thompson of Baltimore and the granddaughter of Erie and Hattie Ward of Las Vegas.

Air Force Airman Revin D. Tongol graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Tongol is the son of Randy Tongol of Las Vegas and is a 2012 graduate of Liberty High School.

Air Force Airman Shranil Kumar graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Kumar is the son of Usha Kumar of Las Vegas and is a 2007 graduate of Desert Pines High School.

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