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1996
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Loftus, Suzy (Pollack)
Suzy (Pollack) Loftus '96 was selected to serve as a special assistant attorney general on criminal law issues to California Attorney General Kamala Harris. Suzy was a former domestic violence and elder abuse prosecutor in San Francisco and will be a liaison to local, state and federal law enforcement. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Tom, and her three daughters, Maureen, Vivienne, and Grace.
submitted Apr. 30, 2011 6:14P
'96
Loayza, Ricardo
Rick Loayza '96 and Cristina Loayza welcomed a child, Derek Joshua Loayza, on Nov. 18, 2011. He joins brother Jacob (7) and sister Alexis (5). The family lives in Nashville, Tenn.
submitted Jul. 11, 2012 1:04P
'96
Lewison, Maureen (Meagher)
Maureen (Meagher) Lewison '96 and her husband welcome their second daughter, Keely Beth, on July 27, 2008. She joins older sister Rylee. The family lives in Everett Wash.
submitted Mar. 3, 2009 10:38P
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Lewison, Maureen (Meagher)
Maureen (Meagher) Lewison '96 and husband Brent welcomed their third child, Coby Stephen Lewison, on April 24, 2010. He is joined by his big sisters Rylee Jade and Keely Beth Lewison. He is looking forward to playing some football in the hopes of escaping all that pink.
submitted Sep. 24, 2010 7:19A
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Lemus, Jennifer (Rielly)
Jennifer Lemus (Rielly) '96 and her husband, Rudy, and big sister Rielly welcomed their second daughter, Emily Lauren, on December 20, 2010. The family lives in Bothell, WA a small suburb of Seattle.
submitted Apr. 6, 2011 9:21P
'96
Lalor-Nielsen, Jen
Jen Lalor-Nielsen ’96 will be inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame later this year, the San Jose Mercury News reported on January 31.
submitted Feb. 7, 2012 9:47P
'96
Kelperis , Jason
Jason Kelperis '96, a math teacher at St. Helena High, who has been teaching for the St. Helena Unified School District since 2001, was profiled in the Napa Valley Register on his teaching style and how he measures success. Kelperis and his wife have four sons, ages 3, 5, 8 and 11.
submitted Oct. 28, 2012 7:16P
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Jasper, Kimbrae
Kimbrae (Burton) Jasper '96 and husband Kevin welcomed a baby boy, Kai Omari Lawrence, on Jan. 31, 2011.
submitted Apr. 4, 2011 9:10P
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Jaeger, Michelle (Despres)
Michelle (Despres) Jaeger ’96 and husband Jens Jaeger—a baby girl, Madison Camille, on Feb. 9, 2011. The family lives in San Francisco. Michelle is a Realtor on the Peninsula.
submitted Feb. 8, 2012 12:21P
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Holm, Kyle
Kyle Holm ’96 has joined the San Francisco office of Hay Group, a global management consulting firm. Kyle Holm was a founding principal with Presidio Pay Advisors, where he consulted on the design of cash and stock-based compensation programs for a varied range of public and private companies. His work covers all elements of compensation, including base salary, annual incentives, and long-term incentives with significant expertise in stock option allocation modeling. Prior to Presidio Pay, Kyle held consulting positions with Watson Wyatt Worldwide and WestWard Pay Strategies. He is an instructor for the Northern California Human Resources Association’s Professional Development program and a contributor to WorkSpan magazine.
submitted Feb. 15, 2011 12:04P
'96
Hinsdale, Renske (Hanselaar)
Renske (Hanselaar) Hinsdale '96 and her husband, Graham, welcomed their second son, Gage Patterson, on July 11, 2008. He joins big brother Clay, 2, in the family's home in Redwood City.
submitted May. 9, 2009 1:17P
'96
Hewitson, Matthew
Matthew Hewitson '96 has taken over as principal at Lincoln High School in San Jose. Hewitson joined the San Jose Unified School District in 2000 as a football coach and social science teacher at Gunderson High School. He came to Lincoln in 2007 to serve as assistant principal of summer school and since 2008 has been assistant principal of guidance.
submitted Jul. 19, 2011 1:03P
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Hansink, Matt
Matt Hansink '96 and wife Holly Geringer welcomed their first child, Quinton Jack Hansink, on December 21, 2009. The happy family lives in Portland, Ore.
submitted Aug. 4, 2010 11:28A
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Hansel, Justin
Henry Hansel ’70 and son Justin Hansel ’96 oversee the largest group of car dealers in Sonoma County, a business with $288 million in sales last year. Henry Hansel is the son of the group’s founder, Walter C. Hansel, and is president of the Hansel Auto Group, which has four dealerships in Santa Rosa and three in Petaluma. Justin Hansel, one of two group general managers, is the fifth generation in the transportation business.
submitted Feb. 16, 2011 11:57A
GRD Law '96
Groves, Amanda
Amanda Groves J.D. '96 joins Winston & Strawn LLP in its Charlotte office. A veteran commercial litigator, Groves has been a partner in the firm's San Francisco office and is chair of the firm's Diversity Committee. She has represented consumer-product companies in complex commercial litigation. Besides successfully representing consumer-product companies and national retailers in numerous high-stakes class actions based on state and federal consumer protection laws, Groves is noted for resolving state-wide and national litigation involving financial institutions' loan origination transactions and collection practices.
submitted Apr. 20, 2012 2:58P
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Gallagher, Lauren
Lauren Gallagher '96 and husband Don Reierson welcomed their second child, Fiona Jane Reierson, June 28, 2012. She joins their 2-year-old daughter Adelyn Mae. The family lives in Los Gatos, Calif. Lauren is controller at Humane Society Silicon Valley.
submitted Jul. 13, 2012 12:11P
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Ford, Maire
Máire Ford '96 is an assisant professor of psychology at Loyola Marymount University.
submitted Aug. 18, 2010 1:51P
GRD Leavey/MBA '96
Evans, Allan
Allan Evans MBA '96 has been appointed CEO of Samplify Systems Inc., provider of intellectual property for computing, consumer, and mobile device markets. Evans will lead Samplify to the next level in its corporate evolution by focusing the company, and its next-generation APAX(TM) application acceleration technology, on multibillion dollar markets including high-performance and cloud computing, Big Data, consumer electronics, and mobile devices.
According to Al Wegener, CTO and founder of Samplify Systems, "Allan has been with Samplify since its beginning. He keenly understands Samplify's value proposition and how the company's powerful acceleration technology can solve data bottleneck issues wherever multicore processors are used. We are confident that he will skillfully lead Samplify's growth and business development as the company steps up to address huge market opportunities with its APAX technology."
"For the first time Samplify has a technology in APAX that can address high-volume computing, consumer electronics, and mobile device markets," says Evans. "Through our APAX technology, Samplify will make an impact on how companies can deliver faster, better performing systems whether they are huge data centers, applications running on the cloud, or tablet devices and smart phones."
Evans has a proven track record of building new businesses. Mr. Evans was a founder of Stanford Telecom's Wireless Broadband Products subsidiary (acquired by Newbridge Networks for $340M), where he was responsible for system architecture and product development before leading the marketing activities. At Netro Corporation, Mr. Evans led marketing activities for Netro's second generation broadband fixed wireless platform, leading to a successful IPO at over $1B valuation. Mr. Evans also played a leading role in Netro's acquisition of Project Angel from AT&T Wireless. At Savi Technology (acquired by Lockheed Martin for $400M), Mr. Evans led several strategic RFID initiatives for real-time asset tracking, wireless sensor networks, service-oriented architecture, RFID encryption, and wide-area tracking using GPS, satcom, and cellular. Mr. Evans holds an MSEE from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
submitted Mar. 18, 2012 8:35P
'96
Czarkowski, Gregory
Greg Czarkowski J.D. '99 and Susan Garci '98, M.A. '02 welcomed their second child, Xavier Francisco Garcia-Czarkowski on March 23, 2007.
submitted Jan. 23, 2009 10:02A
'96
Cole, Michael
Michael Cole '96 and wife Teresa welcomed daughter Sienna on July 13, 2008. Michael is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Takeda Pharmaceuticals in San Diego.
submitted Mar. 4, 2009 5:52P
UGRD Leavey Business '96
Cole, Michael
Michael Cole '96 and wife Teresa welcomed their son, Cameron, on Nov. 3, 2011. Cameron joins his sister Sienna, age 4. They live in San Diego.
submitted Oct. 3, 2012 9:46P
UGRD Arts & Sciences '96
Clerinx, Wendy
Wendy Clerinx ’96 of Hilo, Hawaii, has been named part of Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s policy team to oversee policy initiatives and legislative issues. Clerinx serves as Policy Director. She worked for Abercrombie for 10 years in Washington, D.C. when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Clerinx began as his legislative assistant in 2000 and was promoted to Legislative Director, where she worked extensively on many issues, including the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, and legislation advancing the nation’s movement to renewable energy.
submitted Jan. 12, 2011 11:56A
