Nancy Craft (née Pracejus) was born on August 30, 1937 in North Weymouth, Massachusetts. Her father's health caused her family to move to Las Vegas, Nevada on July 26, 1946. She attended John S. Park Elementary School and Las Vegas High School. In 1953, Nancy successfully auditioned for the Rhythmettes and performed with the dance troupe until she graduated in 1955. After high school, she married her first husband and worked in a number of different offices.

Russell Terbeek born in Cleveland in 1956. His uncle was a bell captain at Circus Circus, so he told Russell about their dealer program, and Russell came to Las Vegas, Nevada to be in it. Russell worked for Circus Circus in various properties in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada for fifteen years. After he went to the Edgewater in Laughlin, he became back-up shift boss. At the Rio he was the table games division training manager. Russell also worked at the Treasure Island, Harrah's, and the Sahara. He helped open New York-New York in 1997.

Mike Pinjuv Jr. was born in 1924 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both of his parents were born in Austria-Hungary before World War I, now known as Croatia. His parents brought their family to Las Vegas in 1917 and raised six sons and two daughters during World War 1, the Great Depression, and World War II. Pinjuv Jr. attended Fifth Street School and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1942. He became Nevada’s second registered jeweler and worked for M.J. Christensen for ten years. Pinjuv Jr.

Will Provance was born in Mississippi and grew up mostly in St. Louis, Missouri, where he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri before earning a Master’s in Business Administration from Shiller University. Provance attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he earned a Master of Science in Hotel Administration. He started in the gaming industry as a pool manager at Sunset Station, and became slot analyst before entering Station Casinos’ management development program.

Edward Butera was born April 08, 1949 in San Jose, California. He would spend hours constructing home models from the time he was a five-year-old boy. Butera also loved math and music—specifically the clarinet. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University, he was hired by Ralph Joeckel as a consulting engineer for Trane, a heating and air conditioning company

indy Coletti, founder of Sun West Custom Homes, began her career designing custom homes in Florida and Colorado before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989. Coletti founded El Rancho West Homes in Florida in 1976 before moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado in the early 1980s. Her son, Dan Coletti, the principal designer, took over operations of Sun West Custom Homes in 2001 after her retirement. Over the years Coletti and Sun West Custom Homes have won a number of achievement awards and have been highlighted in construction and architecture magazines.

Renée grew up in a family of fifteen children. In 1956 she married musician Roger Rampton, a successful percussionist. They soon moved to Las Vegas where Roger performed on the Strip. She remained active in her Mormon faith and the Church's music ministry. When the Clark County School District was going to cut their music programs in the early 1970s, she became a vocal community opponent. In the 1970s the Mormon Church opposed the Equal Rights Amendment.