Courtney Mooney was born in Elko, Nevada. She grew up in Carson City, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada. Mooney works as an urban design coordinator and historic preservation officer for Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dr. Richard V. Wyman was born in Painesville, Ohio, and lived there until he joined the navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He attended graduate school at Michigan State University. In 1969, he joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) staff. Wyman retired in 1992 and is Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNLV.