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Alumni @ Work
  • MARY ACHESON ('75) is an attorney in San José
  • STEVE ACKERMAN ('90) is completing a Ph.D. at the University of Miami
  • ANDI ANDERSON ('00) handles media relations for San Bernardino County Supervisor Kathy Davis
  • WALT ADKINS ('82) retired from the San José Police Department after serving as Acting Chief; he was the city's highest ranking black officer
  • JOY ALEXIOU ('81) is Communications Director for Valley Health and Hospital Systems
  • NANCY ALFORD ('95) is a Senior Analyst for the City of San José
  • PHIL ALNE ('92) has completed his MBA at Santa Clara University
  • ANDREW ARIAS ('83) is a community relations consultant for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
  • VICTOR ARRANAGA, JR. is Director of External Affairs for Pacific Bell in San José
  • ANNA ARRELLANO ('00) is a policy aide for Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
  • ANABEL ARREOLA ('95) is on the staff of Kids Voting
  • JOE ARRIETA ('95) is a web technician at Survey.com
  • ANN MARIE AVILES ('94) is a Family Support Officer for Santa Clara County
  • ANIL BABBAR (‘02) is a field representative for US Congressman Mike Honda.
  • GENARO BARAJAS ('95) is a student at the Lincoln Law School in San José
  • JOHN BARCH (’86) is an insurance property claims adjuster in San Jose.
  • LILLIAN BARRIA (’90) teaches political science at Eastern Illinois University.
  • SANDRA BASS (’90) is a policy analyst and editor for The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
  • JIM BEALL ('74) is a Santa Clara County Supervisor
  • SUSAN BEASON ('96) is in graduate school in Political Science at the University of Arizona
  • CARI BEAUCHAMP ('72) published on article on the Hollywood career of Joseph Kennedy, Sr, in the April Vanity Fair
  • MICHAEL BECKHAM ('99) is at the Willamette University School of Law
  • MATTHEW BELL ('90) is Director of Marketing and Business Development for Blach Construction Company in Santa Clara
  • LYNN BENNINGFIELD ('88) is the Regional Assistant with Contractors Labor Pool, Emeryville
  • MONA RABBANI BERGEVIN (’93) Is Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Homestead Technologies in Menlo Park.
  • RON BERKI (’72) practices law in San Jose.
  • MICHELE BERTOLONE ('88) is a marketing specialist with TAM Communications in San José
  • SAL BIANCO (’67) is Director of Government Relations for the Doctors Company
  • JOHN C. BIECHMAN ('69) is Vice President of Government Affairs with the National Fire Protection Association in Washington, D.C
  • FRANK E. BIEHL ('74) is Vice President of Benetech ("technology serving humanity")
  • EDESSA BITBADEL ('96) has joined the San Jose Redevelopment Agency in the Downtown Management Division.
  • ERNEST BLACKWELL ('92) is in graduate school at the University of British Columbia
  • ROBERT BLANC ('53) has retired from the University of Missouri School of Medicine
  • ROGELIO BOLANOS ('95) teaches high school in San Diego.
  • ELLEN BONEPARTH (Emeritus Faculty) has been appointed Director for Policy and Programs at the National Council for Women's Organizations in Washington, DC
  • TIMM BORDEN (’97) is Deputy Director of Public Works for the City of San Jose.
  • GORDON BOWEN ('72) is chairman of the Department of Political Science at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia
  • TOM BOWLING-SCHAFF ('91) is a National Park Ranger at Redwood National Park
  • MASON BRAYMAN ('94) is with the U.S. Secret Service
  • BRENDA LEE BROWN ('92 MPA) is a Staff Analyst for the City of San José Housing Department
  • KATIE BROWN (MA '93) is Legislative Director for the County of Santa Clara
  • TODD BROWN ('00) won a fellowship to attend the School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
  • MONICA BURNEIKIS (’01) is in law school at Santa Clara University where she was awarded a Dean’s Fellowship Scholarship.
  • BLANCA CABRALES ('93) is with AT&T.
  • CECILIA CALDERON (‘02) is an aide to San Jose Councilman Terry Gregory.
  • XAVIER CAMPOS has been appointed to the San Jose Planning Commission.
  • CHRIS CARPITA ('92) earned an MBA at the Univeristy of Denver
  • TRAVIS CASPER ('99) is attending the MPA program at California State University, Stanislaus
  • GERSON CASTRO ('00) was voted teacher of the year at Gunderson High School.
  • ANTHONY CAVA ('93) is a Program Analyst with the California Department of Health Services
  • JEAN DIERKES-CHARLISLE ('54) is a tenant advocate in San Francisco
  • ANTHONY CERNAC ('87) is regional sales manager for GBH Distributing
  • DON CECIL ('93) is a campaign consultant with Public Affairs Associates in San Francisco
  • KELLY ARMSTRONG-CERVANTES ('94) is a Customer Service Representative for Citibank
  • DANA CHAHIDI ('99) is attending the School of Law at the University of Dayton (Ohio)
  • DESIREE CHAMLIS ('95) is with Adobe in downtown San José
  • Wendy Chang ('03) is a development officer with the Emergency Housing Consortium in San Jose
  • CINDY CHAVEZ ('87) is a City Councilwoman in San José
  • GARY CHENEY ('77) is Director of Marketing for Ray Silva Insurance in San Jose
  • LARRY CHILTON ('95) is an aide to US Congressman Mike Honda.
  • ROY CHRISTMAN (Emeritus Faculty) is teaching at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania
  • TIM CLARK (’93) is Vice President of JohnsonClark, a California-based GOP political consulting firm.
  • PEGGY COATS ('91 MPA) is Executive Director at the Santa Cruz County Historical Trust
  • JAMES COBERLY ('99) is sales development manager with Ixia in Calabasas, CA.
  • JILL CODY (MPA'83) is with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services of the City of San Jose
  • JO TOBAR COFFARO ('98) has joined the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford as their Government Relations Specialist.
  • TERRY COLE ('60) is a Municipal Court Judge in Modesto
  • KATHLEEN COLLIHAN ('91 MA) is completing her Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara
  • PEGGY COLLINS (BA '79, MA '85) is Policy Consultant for the California Senate's Special Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health
  • SHAUN COLLINS ('89) works for Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto
  • HEATHER COOK ('00) is Chief of Staff for Councilman Forrest Williams
  • JULIA HARPER COOPER (’92) is Deputy Director of Finance for the City of San Jose; she was recognized as one of the city’s outstanding employees at the Mayor’s State of the City speech in February.
  • CLYDE CORDERO ('85) is Advertising Manager for Career Source Magazine
  • ESTABAN CORRAL ('83) is a Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County
  • MARIAN COSGROVE (MPA '85) is town clerk of Los Gatos
  • ROBERT C COUPER (MA ’72) has retired from Campbell Union High School District after teaching history and government for 37 years
  • DONNA CRANE ('91) is Director of Congressional Affairs for the American Public Health Association
  • LINDA CRAWFORD ('91 MPA) is the Senior Environmental Health Specialist at the Department of Public Health for Santa Clara County
  • JULIUS CRUZ (’00) is attending the Northwestern School of Law at Lewsi and Clark College in Portland, Oregon
  • KRIS CUNNINGHAM ('72) is an aide to Santa Clara County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
  • TRISH CYPHER (MPA ‘02) has joined Management Partners, a government consulting group.
  • RHONDA DACLISSION has joined the staff of California Assemblywoman Elaine White Alquist
  • ROBERT DAVIDSON ('00) is Office Manager for Kaufman Campaign Consultants in Sacramento
  • DANIEL DAVIS ('88) is a psychotherapist with offices in Woodside and San Jose
  • GRACE DAVIS ('88) handles government relations for Intel
  • HARRY DAVIS ('78) is vice president of circulation with the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
  • ALFONSO DeALBA ('96) is the SJSU Associated Students Executive Director
  • STEPHANIE DEAN (’73; MA ’75) is Professor of Law at JFK University Law School and continues her practice as Appeals on Wheels.
  • DARREN DEFFNER ('96) is a Government Relations Consultant for Pacific Gas and Electric.
  • ANGELICA DELGADO (‘00) is an aide to Assemblyman Manny Diaz.
  • PATRICIA DEIGNAN ('93) is Associate Counsel for San José's Redevelopment Agency.
  • JOANNA DEMETRIOU (’02) has accepted a position with ERW Group LLC (campaign consultants).
  • DUSTIN DEROLLO (‘99) has launched his own political strategy, communications consulting and governmental advocacy firm, Saggau & DeRollo LLC, based in San Jose.
  • REGINA DIEHL ('92) is an attorney with the Judicial Council of California Administrative Office of the Court in San Francisco
  • MARC DILLON ('96) is a sales coordinator for New Soft, Inc.
  • RACHEL DINNO (’88) SERVES ON THE California Water Commission (appointed by Governor Gray Davis). Director of Government Relations for the Trust for Public Land, a land conservation organization that works with state and local governments to purchase urban parks and open space for public use; she was instrumental in the recent successful campaigns for Propositions 12, 13 and 40.
  • ROD DIRIDON JR. ('93) was elected city clerk in the City of Santa Clara.
  • ROLANDA PIERRE DIXON ('77) heads the domestic violence team in the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
  • DAVID R. DOERR is Chief Tax Consultant with the California Taxpayers Association in Sacramento.
  • FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ ('84) is economic development manager for the Ventura Job Training Policy Council and executive director of the nonprofit Latino social service organization El Concilio del Condado de Ventura
  • JOE EDUARDO DOMINGUEZ ('94) is marketing manager of OneDemocracy.com
  • STEPHEN DONLON ('76) is a Consulate Affairs Officer with the US Department of State
  • KELLY DOYLE-PASION ('89) is an Associate Transportation Specialist with the City of San Jose
  • RUTH DRABKIN ('93) is in corporate travel sales for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Los Angeles
  • NORBERTO DUENAS (BA '83, MA'83) is assistant to the city manager of San José
  • KEVIN C. DUGGAN ('72) is City Manager for the City of Mountain View
  • MARINA DYKE ('98) is Community Liaison for Mineta San Jose International Airport
  • BRENDAN EARLE (’02) is in graduate school at the University of California, Davis, where he was awarded a five-year guaranteed stipend
  • CLAUDIA EASTMAN (MPA '84) ) is a film and television location manager in LA – recent projects include Fast and Furious and Philly
  • MICHAEL EDDELMON ('94) is a clerk for the US Postal Services for Pacific Grove
  • DEBORAH EDGERLY (BA ’75, MPA ’80) is city manager of Oakland, CA.
  • DEREK EDWARDS (MPA) is Public Information Officer for the San José Police Department
  • STEPHANIE EICK ('95) is Building Operations Manager for the SJSU Student Union
  • TAMMY L. EGLINTON ('93) is attending law school at McGeorge School of Law
  • BILL EKERN (MPA '92) led the San Jose Redevelopment Agency team in the rehabilitation of the spectacular California Theater and was recognized with an award at the Mayor’s State of the City speech in February.
  • REBECCA ELLIOT ('94) is Regional Representative for the Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities
  • LAURA ENDERTON ('02) won a prestigious California Senate Fellowship and is a policy consultant for the Senate Republican Policy Committee, analyzing local government and labor bills for the Republican Caucus.
  • AIMEE ESCOBAR ('96) is Senior Policy Aide to Santa Clara County Supervisor Pete McHugh.
  • MIKE ELLZEY ('78) is Chief Executive Officer of the Golden Gate Concourse Authority in San Francisco.
  • MATT ESCOVER (MA '82) teaches political science at Gavilan College
  • RICK EVANS ('75) is Vice President of Alliance Title in San José
  • WILLIAM FAUS (MPA ’97) is Planning Division Manager for the City of Gilroy.
  • MARIO FAUSTO ('96) is an attorney at law with Truong and Fausto in Redwood City.
  • DENELLE FEDOR ('96) is an aide to San Jose Vice Mayor Pat Dando.
  • KATHLEEN O'HARA FERRARO ('80) is a recreation supervisor with UC Santa Cruz
  • DAVID FIELD ('95) has completed his MA in International Political Economy at the American University in Washington, DC
  • DEBRA FIGONE (MPA '82) is Town Manager for Los Gatos
  • BOB FITZSIMONS (MA '72) is a budget Officer with the City of San José Department of Parks and Recreation
  • NORMA FLORES ('92) co-authored "A Beginner's Guide to Hispanic Genealogy," a book that offers step-by-step details on mastering the document trail
  • JOHN FOLCK (’92 MPA) is chief operating officer of the YWCA of Santa Clara Valley
  • PAUL FONG (MA'79) teaches political science at Evergreen Community College
  • SUZANNE FORD ('82) is a community volunteer and a periodic employee of the California Department of Consumer Affairs
  • ROBERT FOSTER ('69) is an executive with Southern California Edison and member of the CSU Board of Trustees
  • KIM FRANCISCO ('99) is Program Manager for the Government Relations Department of the San José/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • LES FRANCIS is Vice President of Communications and Public affairs at Educational Testing Service (the SAT company!)
  • BARBARA FRENCH ('75) is CEO and President of Reputation Management, LLC, a public relations firm in San Francisco
  • RACK FUKUHARA (‘88) recently retired from a career in public service with the City of Fremont, the International City Managers Association and the Federal Reserve Bank.
  • REBECCA GALLARDO (‘00) has been appointed to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission
  • CHERYL GANAPOL ('91) is a student at the Santa Clara University School of Law
  • PATRICIA GARDNER ('79) is Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits
  • PAUL GARDNER ('90) is founder of Whole House Building Supply in East Palo Alto
  • MICHAEL G. GARLAND ('67) retired last year after serving as Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Mexico City
  • VICTOR GARZA (BA, MPA) longtime leader of the La Raza Roundtable and program manager for Santa Clara County's veterans services, has retired and moved from San Jose to Sanger, CA
  • JOHN P. GAVIN ('91) is a sales representative for reliance Steel and Aluminum
  • KEN GEPPERT ('74) has retired from the San José Police Department and is active in local politics in Pleasanton
  • SHEEVA GHASSEMI ('03) is attendinng law school at Santa Clara University
  • KERYNN GIANOTTI ('92) is Director of Market Development for Green Team in San Jose
  • JOHN GIBBS ('90) is chief of staff for Santa Clara County Supervisor Don Gage and President of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association
  • FERNANDO TORRES-GIL ('70) is Associate Dean and Professor of Public Policy at UCLA
  • ART GILLESPIE ('93) has retired as fire chief of Gilroy
  • GREG GILLIAM ('73) is Director, Prudential Mortgage Company in Manhattan Beach
  • MARLENE BLITHE GODWIN ('88) is a political consultant and also teaches seminars on motivation.
  • PORTER GOLTZ ('76) is an attorney for the County of San Mateo.
  • KEMBERLY GONG (’03) is a reporter with the Scripps Howard Foundation in Washington, DC.
  • BEN GONZALES (’99) is teaching high school in Rippon, CA.
  • GINGER GONZALES ('97) is attending Loyola School of Law.
  • CRISELDA GONZALEZ ('79) heads the Consumer Fraud and Environmental Crimes Unit for the Solano County District Attorney in Fairfield
  • STEPHEN GOODMAN ('93) is an independent strategy, marketing and policy consultant serving domestic and international clients.
  • BARBARA GREEN (MPA '97) is a Finance Director for Bermuda College
  • PHILLIP GRIEGO ('74) is an attorney at law in San José
  • ED GUERNICA ('94) completed his PhD at Tulane University and has joined the faculty of Winona State University in Minnesota.
  • CARL T. GUARDINO ('89) is CEO of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group
  • GREG GUISIANA (MPA '93) is Police Chief of Gilroy
  • IVONNE GUTIERREZ (’01) is Deputy Campaign Manager for Manny Diaz for state senate.
  • DOUG HABIB ('88) is working on a Ph.D. in History at Washington State University
  • CLARENCE E. HAMMONDS ('98) is Dean of Christian ED All Churches Everywhere
  • BRUCE HANDA ('92) is a tax consultant with Ernst and Young in San Diego
  • BILL HAUCK ('63) is a CSU Trustee and President of the California Business Roundtable
  • SCOTT HAYWOOD ('92,'94 MPA) is with the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
  • JOHN HELLESOE ('95) is an aide to Senator John Vasconcellos
  • JUDI HENDERSON is with the San José Downtown Association
  • WANDA HENDRIX-TALLEY (MPA ‘94) is principal Management analyst for the East Bay Municipal Utility District and President of the SJSU Alumni Association.
  • LINDA HERMANN (MA) is a Teacher for the Adult Mentor Education Program in San José
  • BLANCA HERRERA (’96) teaches sixth grade in San Jose’s Evergreen District and is a lecturer in SJSU’s IT Department.
  • CAROLE HERSOM ('73) is a teacher at Oak Grove High School
  • CHRISTINE HILL ('94) is deputy clerk of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco
  • DAVID R. HILL (MA '94) is an analyst for the federal government
  • JOHN HIRSCH ('76) is vice president of Prudential Securities in Westport, CT
  • GLORIA HOM (MA '67) chairs the Economics Department at Mission College
  • MIKE HORNER (BA '69, MA '77) is an attorney in San Jose
  • JENNIFER HORNSEY ('01) is a Contract Administrator for E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto
  • CHRISTOPHER HUGHES ('93) is an appraiser with the Santa Clara County Tax Assessor
  • CARL ISAACSON('89), a professional services consultant, started law school at Santa Clara University in the fall
  • MARY ELLEN ITTNER ('87) is in government relations for PG&E and serves as a trustee for COMPAC, the political action committee of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • DAVID IZAT ('91) is Regional Manager for Pacific Guardian Life in Ewa Beach, Hawaii
  • JASON JACKSON ('97) is studying Law at Tulane Univeristy
  • SARAH JANIGIAN ('76) is Assistant Director of Development at Archbishop Mitty High School
  • CAROL MOTTE JOHSON (‘76) is Senior Human Resources Manager for SBC.
  • JOEL JOHNSON (’01) is in graduate school at the University of California, San Diego
  • TERESA JOHNSON (‘82) has joined the staff of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clara County
  • MARGARET S. JOSEPH-PETROS ('88) is a Supervisor for the National Conference of Christians and Jews Victim Witness Program in San José
  • KARIM KAWAJI ('00) completed a Master's in International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame
  • DONNA KAYLOR ('89) has left Platinum Advisors (a top Sacramento lobbying firm) to manage government relations for Pfizer, Inc - the world's largest pharmaceutical Company.
  • MARSHALL C. KELLEY (’46) has retired as a civilian financial manager for the U.S. Department of the Army.
  • LINDA KETCHUM (’79) is Treasury Manager for UPS in Burlingame, CA
  • CHARLES KILBOURNE ('78) is a policy analyst with the California Employment Development Department
  • DON KILMER ('91) is an Attorney in San José
  • RICK KITSON ('81) is public information officer for the city of Cupertino
  • KELLY KLINE ('91) is with the San José Redevelopment agency
  • NANCI KLEIN ('MPA '90) is an Economic Development Officer for the City of San José
  • JACK KOMAR ('62) is a superior court judge in Santa Clara County
  • KAYLA KURUCZ ('95) is director of agent-vendor relations for Ikos Systems Inc
  • PETE KUTRAS (‘74) is County Executive for Santa Calara County
  • GEORGE LAMBERT ('77) is a city manager of Norco, California
  • LORRAINE LAMPKIN ('85) is the Teen Program Coordinator for San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department
  • STEVE LARSON ('66) is staff director of the state Senate Budget Committee
  • JOHN LATIMER ('94) is an aide to San Diego Assemblywoman Christine Kehoe
  • JEFFREY S. LAWSON ('78) is an attorney in San José
  • BOB LEE ('68) is CEO of Manpower/California Peninsula
  • GILBERT LEE ('92) is Senior Auditor-Appraiser for the County of Santa Clara
  • DEBORAH LEFALLE (’73) is Director of Extended Opportunity Services at Mission College in Santa Clara
  • PATRICK LENZ ('78) was named vice chancellor of fiscal policy for the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors
  • JOHN JAY LICATA ('76) published a collection of poems, Rosedust and Salmonberries
  • JULIE LIEBMAN MANUEL ('97) is the education lobbyist for the National Association of Governors in Washington, D.C.
  • RON LIND (’79) is Secretary Treasurer for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and an elected Trustee for San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
  • MARK LINDER ('94 MPA) has been promoted to Assistant City Manager for San Jose.
  • PERRY LINDER ('52) served as a diplomat with the US Department of State
  • TRAVIS LINQUIST ('02) served as Public Affairs Coordinator for the Homeland Security Unit of the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism (GO SERV) for Governor Gray Davis
  • ANDRA LORENZ ('93, MPA '96) is an administrator in Foster City, CA
  • MAUREEN LOHE ('95) is a public relations specialist with the Wiltron Company
  • LYNDON LOUIE ('89) is the owner of the House of Louie in San Francisco
  • JOHN LONGLEY ('69) City Manager of the City of Marina
  • BOB LOWRY ('68) is director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the Sunnyvale School District
  • RICHARD LOWRY (’68) came out of retirement to serve as interim superintendent of Corcoran (CA) Unified School District; prior to retiring he was superintendent for the San Benito High School District.
  • RICHARD MAUCK ('89) is Director of Streets and Automotive Services for the City of Santa Clara and the elected treasurer of the Solid Waste Association of North America.
  • RICHARD MACKINNON ('89) is attending graduate school in Political Science at the University of Texas at Austin
  • MOHINDER MANN ('79) practices law in San José
  • TOM MANRIQUEZ ('95) is a technical recruiter for ON Site Engineering at LLNL
  • JUSTIN MARLAIRE (’03) works in Worldwide Government Relations at Solectron.
  • ERNEST MARTIN ('92) is in graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis.
  • DAVID K. MARTZ (‘92) is a realtor with Valley Properties in San Jose.
  • CELIA MATA ('95) is an aide to Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza (Chair of the Assembly Rules Committee).
  • LINDA MAURER (’92) recently joined the economic development staff of the City of Tracy
  • WILLIAM MAXFIELD ('94) works in public relations with PRX in San Jose
  • JEFF MAXWELL ('86) is chief of the Zayante Volunteer Fire Department where he oversees 30 volunteers
  • ROBERT MCELHANY ('69) is court commissioner in Weimar, California
  • NANCY MCFADDEN ('80, MA '84) has been appointed to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
  • BYRON MCNEIL ('73) is Planning, Grants and Contract Manager for the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Lakeside, Arizona
  • JOHN MCLEMORE ('71, MA '75) is Vice-Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
  • DEBB MEDVED ('96) is a Deputy District Attorney for Santa Clara County
  • DAVID MELVIN ('96) is a project control specialist for Santa Clara County
  • BOB MITRI (’90) is purchasing manager at Polycom in Milpitas
  • PEGGY MITCHINSON (‘00) is a Trust Officer with Comerica Bank in Palo Alto
  • MIKE MOON ('78) is an Office Services Assistant for DDB Needham Worldwide Advertising in Los Angeles
  • JOHN MOORE ('60) is senior partner in a Sacramento law firm
  • MARIA MORALES ('93) is completing her law degree at Boston University
  • ERIKA MORENO ('94) is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Iowa
  • CHUCK MORNARD ('94) retired as fire chief of the Aptos/La Selva (CA) Fire Agency after 17 years of service
  • AMY MORRISSEY (’00) is a Corporate Paralegal for the Venture Law Group in Menlo Park
  • AKEEM MOSTAMANDY (’00) is Order Management Representative for Adobe’s largest distributors in the U.S. and Canada.
  • MARK MULLER ('84) is principal at El Camino Junior High School in Santa Maria, CA.
  • CRAIG MURPHY (’02) is a policy aide to San Jose Councilmember Nora Campos.
  • KATHERINE MURRAY ('77) is a first grade teacher in San Leandro
  • PATRICIA NATIVIDAD (’00) is an Associate Management Analyst for the Santa Clara County Public Health Department
  • GAYLORD NELSON ('39) was a U.S. Senator for 18 years and a founder of Earth Day
  • FIONA NEWELL ('93) is the Senior Customer Service Officer for the Bank of America in San José
  • ROBERT NEUROTH ('92) is a territory manager for Hi Tech Sales in Corona, CA.
  • TRANG NGUYEN (’93) is on the staff of San Jose Councilman Terry Gregory.
  • KRISTI NOWAK ('92) is a professor at the University of Connecticut
  • OLIVA NUNEZ ('96) is an aide to Mayor Ron Gonzales.
  • ANGELA PERI OBERBAUER ('95) is teaching at San Diego Mesa College
  • MICHAEL B. O'CONNOR ('83) is with California Business Bank
  • PAUL OGDEN (’63) is City Manager of Auburn, CA
  • PATRICK O'HARA ('71) is a municipal court judge in Tulare County
  • JIM OLSON ('73) has retired after 25 years in high-tech human resourcing and staffing
  • PERTER OLSON ('94) is in law school at the University of the Pacific
  • LAMUEL OWUGAH (MA'71) is a professor of political science at Rivers State College in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • TOM PATTON ('84) is the Chairman of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners
  • CHRISTINE PAXINOS ('91) is Deputy Legislative Counsel for the Office of Legislative Counsel, State of California
  • JERRY O. PAYNE ('75) is the principal of Parker Elementary School in Oakland
  • JENNIFER PHILLIPS ('98) is an aide to Mayor Gonzales
  • JOHN V. PICONE III (MA '93) is an attorney specializing in patents and intellectual property with Fish and Richardson in Palo Alto
  • DANIEL H. PIZANO ('91) is the Director of Multicultural Service for the YMCA of Santa Clara Valley
  • TRICIA PIZZO ('92 MPA) is the Recreation Program Supervisor for the City of Santa Clara
  • CHRIS PLUMMER is Manager of Corporate Protective Services for Cisco Systems
  • CHARISSA POHLE ('92) is the Commercial Outreach Coordinator for Quantum Services Inc
  • JOSÉ POSADAS ('98) is editor of San Jose’s new Downtown magazine.
  • BRAD PROCTOR (’00) is attending McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
  • BETH PUGLIESE ('82, MPA '86) is Director of Real Estate Development for SJSU.
  • DAVID PULIS (’91) teaches government and economics in Antioch, CA.
  • FARICE QUINIO, a French student who spent a year at SJSU, is pursuing a master's degree in International Administration at the University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, France's best.
  • EDITH RAMIREZ ('97) has joined the San Jose Redevelopment agency
  • LETICIA RAMIREZ ('97) is a community mentor with the Puente Project in San José
  • ERNIE REGULY ('93) is an attorney practicing in Long Beach
  • MANUEL REY (‘96) is a Deputy Sheriff for Santa Clara County.
  • JAMES REVELL ('96) is Vice President for Product Development at Digital Marketing Technology in Marina del Rey, CA
  • GABE REYES ('72) is Assistant to SJSU President Robert Caret for Campus Climate
  • ANGEL RIOS (‘88) is Director of Children and Youth Services for the City of San Jose.
  • JESUS RIOS ('94) is a guidance counselor at Gilroy High School
  • FELICIANO RIVERA, JR. ('86) is business development manager for Latin America for SPC Software Publishing in San José
  • ROGER RIVERA ('91) was elected President of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 28 in San Jose in 2002.
  • NANCY RIVERA RIVAS ('95) is Analyst Relations Manager for Cisco Systems
  • SARAH ROBERSON ('03) has been appointed Recruitment/Program Director for City Year Little Rock
  • RICHARD C. ROBINSON ('82) is a political consultant
  • MIKE RODRIGUEZ (MPA '94) serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Santa Clara.
  • RICHIE ROSS (MPA '77), one of California's top campaign consultants, ran Cruz Bustamante's campaign for governor in the recall election
  • STEPHEN ROUTH (MA ‘92) earned a PhD from UC Davis in 2000 and is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at CSU Stanislaus.
  • ED ROWEN ('93) is President of the Silicon Valley Young Republican Federation.
  • JAMES C. ROWEN ('84, '87) is completing his Master’s in Urban Planning; he will deliver a scholarly paper entitled “Feng Shui: Cultural Sensitivity or a New Form or NIMBYism” at the Institute for Suburban Studies Conference at Hofstra University in March.
  • JIM RUSSELL (’75, MPA ’80) took a leave from his teaching position at Leigh High School to run against Joe Simitian for assembly last year.
  • KATIE RYAN (MPA '92) is Intergovernmental Relations Manager for Santa Clara County
  • MARGARET RZESZOS ('93) is in marketing environmental services in Poland
  • YVETTE SADDIK ('00) is in law school at the University of San Francisco
  • KHAE SAEPHAN ('98) is a special agent with Northwestern Mutual Life
  • JOSE SALCIDO (MPA'98) is a sergeant in Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department
  • BILLY SANDBRINK ('03) has joined the staff of Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty
  • DJENANE SANTOS has returned to Brazil where she is teaching and preparing to begin law school.
  • TOM BOWLING-SCHAFF ('91) is a National Park Ranger at Redwood National Park.
  • MITCH SCHMITDKE (‘97) completed his last mission as leader of a civil affairs team in Afghanistan before the holidays and has returned safely to his family in the U.S.
  • JAMES H. SCOTT (‘69) is President of West Coast Properties, a development corporation in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
  • JEFFREY SCOTT (‘98) recently launched a political/humor Web site: http://www.velvetbench.com Major
  • KAREN SEPAHMANSOUR (BA '77, MPA '83) teaches current events for Santa Clara Adult Education, is a realtor with Sierra Real Estate Services and serves on the Santa Clara County Senior Care Commission
  • DEANNA SESSUMS ('97) is the Regional Representative for the Monterey Division of the League of California Cities
  • GUY SHAHA ('74) retired from the city of Sunnyvale's Public Safety Department in 1990
  • SARAH SHERWOOD ('92) has joined the public relations firm of Edleman Worldwide in Chicago .
  • ROBERT SHOW (’78; MA ’85) owns a mortgage company in Millbrae.
  • TEMMY SHMULL ('77) is government official in Palau
  • MICHELE SIERRA ('95) is a Community Organizer for a non profit organization called Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. Boise, Idaho
  • FRED SILVA ('67) is with the Public Policy Institute of California
  • JERRY SIMMONS ('97) won election to the Sierra Community College District Board of Trustees in 2002.
  • BRIAN K. SLOAN ('90) is a trustee for West Valley-Mission Community College District in Saratoga
  • DAVID SMITH ('80) is an equity specialist with Wells Fargo Bank in San José
  • ERVIE SMITH ('79) is a member of the Public Relations Team Leonard and Company in Stockton
  • JOHN SOBEL (‘04) is Legislative Assistant Office of Republican Assemblyman Bill Maze.
  • TYSON SORCI ('99) is a captain and second in command of a nuclear security squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great Falls, Montana.
  • PHIL SPEIGHT (MPA '76) has been city manager of Henderson, Nevada since 1988
  • CATHERINE SPRINKLES ('65) practices real estate law in downtown San José
  • MATTHEW STANEK ('92) is an attorney in San Jose
  • ROD STARK ('97) is in graduate school in Defense and Strategic Studies at the Southwest Missouri State University
  • TOM STEARNS ('79) is with SONY in San José
  • JACKIE STEVENS (’84) is a teacher in Morgan Hill.
  • MAURICE STEVENSON ('69) is a senior librarian and branch manager for the City of San José
  • JASON STEWART ('96) is a student at tat the Santa Clara University School of Law
  • GORDON STUMPER ('97) is a student at the Santa Clara University School of Law
  • DAVID STURROCK (MA '84) is Professor of Political Science at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota; in November 2000 he was elected to the Marshall City Council; he also served as an Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia
  • DEBORAH SWEENEY ('92 MPA) is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at the Department of Rehabilitation for the State of California in San José
  • JACQUELINE VAUGHN SWITZER (MA '74) is a professor at Northern Arizona University; Wadsworth has recently published the fourth edition of Environmental Politics: Domestic and Global Dimensions
  • NOELLA TABLADILLO ('94) has joined the staff of Assemblyman Manny Diaz.
  • MARK L TAVASCI (’91) is Senior Trademark Paralegal for the Law Firm of Gray, Cary, Ware and Friedenrich
  • PHILIP TEETER ('78) is vice president of Pacific Life Insurance Company in Newport Beach.
  • MARK THOMPSON ('91) is a senior vice president of corporate communications for the Charles Schwab Corporation in San Francisco and a member of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission Consumer Affairs Advisory Board.
  • FRANK G. TIESEN (’63) is Deputy County Counsel for Monterey County.
  • JOHN TIMBERMAN (’01) spent a year in Iraq with the California National Guard; he now works for the Federal Transportation Security Administration at the San Jose Airport.
  • GREG TOMPKINS ('95) is a Senior Analyst with the City of San Jose
  • MONICA TOOLE ('01) is teaching at Willow Glen High School.
  • PAUL TORRES ('85) has left SJSU’s outreach program to teach full time at Las Positas Community College
  • RICHARD TORRES ('85) teaches at Mt. Pleasant High School in San José
  • FELICIA TRADER ('71) is executive director of the Portland, Oregon, Development Commission
  • JOE TRIPPI is a political consultant; he managed the presidential campaign of Howard Dean.
  • SHEILA TUCKER ('94) is an Administrative Manager with the City of San Jose’s Converged Network FRP team.
  • DESTINY UMBENHOWER (‘03) is completing law school at Santa Clara University.
  • SANDA UNTHANK (‘00) is Director of Human Resources for the Crown Plaza Hotel in San Jose.
  • SAMEENA USMAN ('03) has joined the staff of Assemblywoman Sally Lieber
  • DAVID VALDEZ (MA '81) is a kindergarten teacher in Santa Clara
  • DENISE VALLIER ('79) works as an executive assistant to Governor Gray Davis
  • SCOTT H. VALOR ('88) is chief consultant to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources working on issues of water and air quality, land conservation and renewable energy resources
  • TOM VARGAS ('77) is a city councilman in Livermore
  • ROLAND VELASCO ('97) is Policy Analyst for Santa Clara County Supervisor Donald F. Gage and a member of the Gilroy City Council
  • JOSE VILLAREAL ('96) is Director of Community Affairs for the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau.
  • GAYLE VISHER (’76) works with beginning high school teachers in the Campbell Union High School District.
  • MICHAEL VORHEES (’75) is an attorney in Santa Rosa.
  • DIETRICH GENE WAGNER is Treasurer for the Democratic Committee for the 28th Assembly District
  • FRED WALTER ('70) is an attorney in Calistoga
  • TYLER WARFIELD ('92) has completed a Graduate Diploma in Journalism at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • JOE WEED ('72) is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of Highland Records
  • LORI WEINER ('84) is a travel consultant in Palo Alto
  • DAVID WELCH ('75) is a political consultant for Republican candidates with offices in Washington, Philadelphia and Pittsburg
  • SEAN WENG ('00) is a research analyst with Infonetics Research
  • MELISSA WHATLEY (’97) is Policy and Legislation Manager with the Housing Department of the City of San Jose.
  • DANIEL WIGON ('90) practices immigration law in Sacramento. We're sad to report that.
  • MELISSA WILHITE ('01) is an aide to Assemblywoman Rebecca Cohn
  • ATTICUS LEE WILLIAMS ('71; MPA '76) is Deputy county Administrator for the San Luis Obispo County
  • SUSANNE B. WILSON ('76) is CEO of WKW Mechanical Contractors, Inc and Principal Consultant for Solutions by Wilson
  • DIANE WINZELER ('98) is consultant with Command Response
  • HAROLD WISE ('78) is a Counselor at Evergreen Valley College
  • TRAVIS WISE ('97) is an associate at Pricewaterhouse Cooperation
  • KATHRYN WOOD ('92) is at graduate school at the University of Colorado
  • STAN N. WOLFE ('92 MPA) is head of the Project Development Branch for the Santa Clara Valley Water District in San José
  • STEVE WRIGHT ('78) is an editor for the San Jose Mercury News
  • GARY WYNIA ('64) has retired from teaching at Carleton College
  • MIKE YAGHMAI ('98) is a student at DePaul University College of Chicago
  • NICK YATSKO ('79) is the Transportation Program Manager for Tandem Computers Incorporated in Cupertino
  • KEN YEAGER ('76) is a member of the San José City Council
  • FREEDA YLLANA ('03) is in law school at Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley
  • MIKE ZABEL (’82) is Senior Engineer with Tech-Marine Business, Inc., a Naval Consulting firm, specializing in Warship construction. He is also a Commander in the Naval Reserves currently assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as a Operations Officer and member of the Crisis Action Team
  • FRANCIS ZAMORA ('03) is an aide to San Jose City Councilwoman Nora Campos.
  • MARIANN K. ZAMBO ('89) is copy editor for The Herald in Monterey and teaches Political Science at Monterey Peninsula College
  • BARBARA ZENZ (’79) is CEO of The Stephenz Group, the second largest advertising agency in Silicon Valley and the 18th largest women-owned business in the Bay Area.
  • CHINA ZIEGENBEIN ('03) has joined the ERW Group, a political consulting firm
  • GODFREY PAUL ZIMMERMAN, JR. ('56) recently retired after a 41-year career with the State Compensation Insurance Fund, California's leading workers' compensation carrier


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