Margaret Simon relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada to be with her husband, who moved here first for work related purposes. Upon obtaining her Master’s in Nursing Education from the University of Pittsburgh, Simon started working at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, moving on to work at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. She received a job offer and began working at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1966. She also served on the State Board of Nursing in Nevada.

Dazzio was born in Pueblo, Colorado and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1950s. He became one of the first students at the Hotel College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)-- then Nevada Southern-- in 1968 after he graduated from Western High School. He worked with Stardust Hotel and Casino executives while in his early 20s. Dazzio was a hotel operator for ITT Sheraton and was the founding partner for R&R Global Hospitality, a third-party management firm.

In 2016 Catherine Cortez Masto made history. She became the first woman elected to serve the state of Nevada as US Senator. This also came with the benchmark of being the first Latina to serve as senator in the US Congress. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1986 and earned her law degree at Gonzaga University in 1990.