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Stacey’s birthday and fundraiser was a hit!

By Every Mind Matters | 07/17/2026

Every Mind Matter’s Board Member Stacey Knobler, M.D., had a birthday, and we celebrated with a delicious, authentic Mexican lunch prepared by Reno’s best Mexican chef, Johanna Villalobos of Senor Tequila’s. Stallar Lufrano emceed and Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill…

Marissa Martinez selected for UNR Nurse Apprentice Program

By Every Mind Matters | 07/13/2026

The University of Nevada’s ORVIS School of Nursing has selected our Albee Aryel Fellow, Marissa Martinez, for its highly selective Nurse Apprentice Program. Marissa will be paired with an experienced nurse and will be paid to tackle progressively more challenging…

Ana L. Reyes

By Every Mind Matters | 02/16/2026

Ana Reyes is a senior at the University of Nevada’s Orvis School of Nursing, a first-generation student whose parents are from Mexico. Ana’s journey to higher education was exceptionally difficult. When her father had to return to Mexico because to…

An Emergency Becomes an Opportunity

By Every Mind Matters | 10/15/2025

In October of 2025, faculty at the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno contacted Every Mind Matters with an urgent request for assistance: a nursing student was in serious trouble, and could we please help? Marissa…

Gisselle Cruz

By Every Mind Matters | 06/29/2025

Gisselle Cruz has been elected to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society’s chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno. Phi Kappa Phi admits top-performing students studying business and engineering. Every Mind Matters congratulates Gisselle on her election.

Every Mind Matters Honors Dr. Jafeth E. Sanchez with Inaugural Champion Award

By Every Mind Matters | 06/02/2025

Jafeth E. Sanchez, Ph.D, the Director of the Latino Research Center (LRC) at the University of Nevada, Reno, is the recipient of Every Mind Matters’ first Champion Award. Dr. Sanchez understood very early the value of our work and offered…

Fundraiser at Senor Tequila’s raises $4,000.00

By Every Mind Matters | 05/20/2025

Senor Tequila’s Mexican Kitchen and Cantina hosted a fundraiser for Every Mind Matters on Tuesday May 13, 2025, that raised over $4,000.00. Many thanks to our gracious hosts, restauranteurs Johanna and Mario Jimenez for the excellent food, and to Reno…

Cummins Engine Foundation awards Every Mind Matters $5,000

By Every Mind Matters | 05/16/2025

The Cummins Engine Foundation has awarded Every Mind Matters a $5,000 grant to support the Fellowship program. “We are very grateful to the Cummins Engine Company and its Foundation for supporting our mission,” Executive Director Ron Aryel said. “We throw…

Mariana Lopez Baez awarded 2024 Albee Aryel Fellowship Award

By Every Mind Matters | 12/03/2024

Mariana Lopez Baez has won the 2024 Albee Aryel Fellowship Award. She is graduating December 7, 2024 from the University of Nevada, Reno, with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. Mariana is headed for graduate school to train to…

Lizbeth Vega Lopez

By Every Mind Matters | 04/30/2024

Lizbeth Vega Lopez, the winner of the 2021 Albee Aryel Fellowship Award, is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) at the University of Nevada – Reno (UNR). ABA is of proven benefit to…