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Paz, Jacob, Dr.

Dr. Jacob Paz was born November 14, 1938 and grew up in an agricultural environment in Israel where he attended Kadoorie High School. After his graduation, Paz joined the Israeli army. He attended technical school for two years and started working for the Israel Atomic Energy commission in Dimona, Israel, making atomic bombs. Paz was accepted into University of California Davis, and moved to the United States to study veterinary medicine.

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Schwartz, Priscilla, 1938-

Priscilla (Kahn) Schwartz was born to Hyman and Elizabeth Kahn, August 3, 1938 in Buffalo, New York. Schwartz became the first member of her family to graduate from college when she received her degree in nursing from the University of Michigan.

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McMillan-Arnold, Jarmilla

Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold grew up in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. At the age of eight she moved to Las Vegas with her father Dr. James B. McMillan, who was president of the Las Vegas branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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Watson, Susan

Susan Watson was born in 1944 in Syracuse, New York and moved to Nevada when she was three years old. After a year in Boulder City, Nevada, her father bought an old army barrack and converted it to a home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended Rancho High School and graduated in the first class of 1962.

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Dunn, Joan, 1943-

Joan Dunn was born February 22, 1943 in the Bronx of New York City, New York. She was a teenager when she met and fell in love with Leslie Dunn. The couple married in 1962. And their loving partnership as parents and business people began. Joan attended City College of New York and received a BS/MA from UNLV in accounting. The Dunns moved to Las Vegas in 1962, when Les came to work at the Nevada Test Site. Years later, the couple would invest in real estate and were involved in major projects such as the development of the Galleria Mall.

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Figler, Dayvid, 1967-

Dayvid Figler was born August 18, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. He was four years old when the family station wagon reached Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. Figler’s father soon became a Pan dealer on the Strip. As the family grew, his mother, Barbara, immersed her energies in her children’s activities, Hadassah and Temple Beth Sholom. Figler graduated from Valley High School at the age of 16 and by the age of 23 he was rising in the legal world. He was also a local essayist and poet.

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Bush, Darrin S.

Darrin Bush was born January 08, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After attaining his education at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Bishop Gorman High School, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno.

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Dejong, Michael

Michael DeJong was born March 22, 1969 and grew up in Michigan. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1990 at the age of 21. DeJong graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and entered the casino industry as a pit clerk at The Mirage Hotel. He also worked as a floor representative for Club Mirage, the casino’s players club, before going into the Management Association Program which allowed him to learn about and transition into supervisory roles.

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Beltram, Justin

Justin Beltram was born in 1978 and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Beltram entered the gaming industry in 2000 by becoming a slot analyst at The Mirage Hotel. He became both manager and director of slot operations and marketing at The Mirage before becoming executive director of slot operations and marketing at Treasure Island. In 2008, Beltram moved on to become vice president of slot operations and marketing at Bellagio.

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