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Eliza Wiggins is the Community Programs Manager for the International Gaming Institute (IGI). In this position, she leads, develops, and implements educational programs within IGI related to diversity and community relations with a primary focus on the Young Executive Scholars Hospitality & Tourism Program and Battle Born Heroes Innovate.  Eliza was born and raised in Washington, DC and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She spent over 14 years working for the University of California, San Diego where she led alumni, donor, and community engagement and events strategy. Eliza enjoys anything food-related and taking road trips with her husband and two boys. 

YES (Young Executive Scholars) Program Description: Modeled after the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute (UNLV IGI) and University of Nevada Reno’s renowned Executive Development Program for industry professionals, the Young Executive Scholars Hospitality & Tourism Program (YES) is a rigorous summer course of applied learning, team collaboration, and a mentor-guided, case-study analysis of the global hospitality tourism industry. Each summer, under-resourced high school students discover the managerial and executive-level career opportunities available to them in the industry of their backyard, gain insight into the UNLV college experience, and develop new skills to excel in the classroom today and the workplace tomorrow.  The immersive, holistic YES experience allows students to study all aspects of today’s evolving integrated resort industry