Kevin Mapes, 88-93
Kevin still lives in the bay area.
Family
Married Michelle Keller on New Year’s Eve 1995. First date was her AO-Pi Pledge Dance. They have a 7 yr old daughter, Saira; 3 yr old Son, Justin; and a newborn son, Brian.
Career
Aerospace Engineer. Satellite design and Missle Defense. Last job was Flight Software Manager
What do you do for fun?
Bike, soccer, basketball and Turkey bowl.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Larry Larson, Mike Pardini, Pat Horton, Jim Beers, Rob Ashe, Gary Zandstra and Marc Archidiacano but mostly I hang with the family.
Comments:
I suggest someone throw a party and invite me because I am a lot of fun.
Lance Wright, 86-93
Lance lives in Watford, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
He’s in Facebook and LinkedIn
Family
1 Son, Leon
Career
I run a Sales and Marketing Consultancy
What do you do for fun?
Pub, Karaoke, Computing, Comedy
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Mike Leong, Warren Schwartz, Mark Atkinson
Rob Thorson, 87-91
Rob lives in Citrus Heights, CA.
Family
I married my college sweetheart, Karen, in 1993, and we have two boys, Nathan (8) and Trevor (5).
Career
I am working with Scott Jensen at his advertising agency as his media director. We have been working together for the past four years.
What do you do for fun?
In my free time, I enjoy camping, wakeboarding, snowboarding, and coaching my boys sports teams. I have been coaching baseball and soccer for the past few years, and I am going to begin coaching basketball in the near future.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
I am still in contact with Scott Jensen, Steve Pyle, Dan Neumann, Ron Henares, Alex Alanis, Geno Ivaldi, and Dave Anderson. I recently ran into Peter Hubacz at dinner, and I hope to see him more frequently.
Comments:
I appreciate all of the time and effort that Greg Barr puts into Theta Chi. I look forward to and enjoy reading his emails very much. While I only live about three hours from San Jose, I find it difficult to make the time to get back down to any of the fraternity functions, but I plan on making a greater effort in the near future.
Marcus Kong, 89
Marcus lives in Fremont, CA. You can reconnect with him in Facebook and LinkedIn.
Family
My wife Kim (SJSU Chi Omega) and I got married in 1998. We have 1 daughter, Kayla, who was born in June 2007.
Career
I’m the manager for technical support at Xythos Software. We make a document management product.
What do you do for fun?
Spending time with my family, catching up with friends, golf, Facebook
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Most often it’s Eric Almgren, Dave Yonemitsu, Mel Brown, Steve Pyle (at least once a year and before April 15) and now a bunch of guys on Facebook.
Rod Diridon, 88-93
Rod lives in Santa Clara.
Family
Fiancee
Career
City Clerk and Auditor
What do you do for fun?
Race cars. Work on political campaigns. Eat, drink and be merry.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Dave Martz, Steve Pyle, Ian Champeny, Alex Alanis, Steve Vargas, Don Cecil, a couple of others
SOCIAL NETWORKING: The Cinebar … wait, that was 15 years ago. I’ve moved up in the world to the Normandy House Lounge.
Comments:
Man, I miss you guys!
Mike Yaghmai, 94-98
Mike lives in San Jose, CA
You can find me on both Facebook and LinkedIn. My LinkedIn profile can be found on www.mikeyaghmai.com.
Family
I got married to my wife, Leyla Hedayat, back in 2003, while I was living in Chicago. We have two kids, daughter Eleka was born in 2005, and my son, Cameron, was born in 2007. Yeah…we’re busy!
Career
After SJSU, I headed to Chicago to attend law school. After that, I got my first job at a large law firm in Chicago. Several years later, I found a nice gig with a firm in Palo Alto and made the move. After a few more years, I jumped ship and moved to an in-house position at eBay. Here, I am one the lead attorney in charge of the company and it’s subsidiaries’ branding and advertising clearance and other intellectual property issues. Just what I imagined I would be doing while we did the 100 club in the kitchen at old 123 S. 11th!
What do you do for fun?
Not much time to do anything but to manage work and the family. When I get some extra time, I try to get in some hockey. I play in an adult hockey league at the SJ Ice Center.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
A handfull. I work with Mike Lee at eBay. I also keep in touch with Hamid, Jojo Albayalde and sometimes see others, like Alex Chavarria… who doesn’t?
Comments:
I love giving free legal advice on my day off… NOT!
Dave Coburn, 91-95
Family
I was married in 1995 (Wife’s maiden name was Rosey Arreola – seriously…) and I have a 9 year old son. I met my wife through Dodie Rios – I am sure that some of you guys remember her…
Career
I am a contract CFO for several different companies, and I own a custom cabinet shop / granite shop.
What do you do for fun?
When I have time, I enjoy hanging out with friends and family (BBQ, watching UFC fights, playing Texas Hold’em, etc..). I went to my first SJSU game recently and had alot of fun. I will definitely be going to more games in the future.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Alot – thanks to Greg Barr’s recommendation to join Facebook.
Social Networking
I am on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Type in my name and you will find me.
Ned Laugharn, 94-96
Family
Married Jennifer in July 1998. Have 2 boys, Mitchell, born in October 2001 & Nicholas, born in June 2005. We moved to Houston, TX in early 2006 and decided to come back to San Jose in March 2008. It’s so good to be home!
Career
Regional IT Manager for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
What do you do for fun?
When I’m not busy with family activities, I play golf (poorly), watch lots of sports, throw parties and hang out with friends as much as possible.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Too many to name! See my Facebook profile for most of them. If you haven’t joined the Facebook revolution, I highly recommend it for reconnecting.
Comments:
Go Spartans!
Social Networking
Look me up on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Todd Bartz, 95-98
Todd lives in San Jose.
Career
I am an Environmental Health and Safety Consultant working for EORM, Inc. headquartered in downtown San Jose
What do you do for fun?
Travel, play basketball, work on cars
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Greg Bar, Ned Laugharn, Pat Horton, etc.
Social Networking
Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1381734857&ref=profile
Linkedin, http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/86/b1
Aaron Riche, ‘94
Family
Met my wife Allison at an Alpha Phi serenade in Fall ‘95. We’ve been together for almost 13 years now and married for 7 years. We have two beautiful daughters, Summer who is 3 and Brooklyn who is 3 months.
Career
I work for XO Communications as an Enterprise Account Executive. (Tech Sales)
What do you do for fun?
Watching football, going to Tahoe, working out, golfing…
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Quite a few, and now thanks to Facebook I have re-connected with a lot more.
Quinn Honore; 89-96
Quinn lives in Manteca, CA with his wife Melinda, and two children; Dominic (11) and Natasha (8). He works as a firefighter, and says he’s recently gotten back in touch with a whole bunch of pledge bro’s and other Gamma Xi’s through Facebook.
Ethan Pepper; 97-01
Family
Married for 4 years to Janina and we have a little girl named Ella.
Career
I help smart people stop doing stupid things with their money. Fee-only wealth management.
What do you do for fun?
Hang with my family, golf, fish, mixed martial arts.
Reconnect with Ethan on LinkedIn.
Mark Bochow; 91-94
Family
Wife Sheila, sons Matthew & Ethan
Career
Operations Manager for Cisco Systems
What do you do for fun?
Cycle, golf, and procrastinate.
Sukhdeep “Suki” Atwal; 96-01
Suki pledged Gamma Xi in 1996 and graduated in 2001 with a kinesiology major and business minor.
He lives in San Jose and works in the family business, a sheet metal shop.
John White; 89-92
John pledged Gamma Xi in Fall 1989 and graduated in 1992 with a social science degree.
He lives in Hollister, CA with his wife Janelle and has four children: Jessica is 11, Julianna is 9, Jason is 8, and Joshua is 5.
He is a middle school P.E. teacher. In his free time he enjoys golf, camping, travel, and spending time with his family.
Thomas Zizzo; 93-95
Thomas, also known as “Zippo,” pledged Gamma Xi in 1993 and graduated in 1995 with a journalism degree.
He lives in Santa Clara and works as a journalist. In 2006 he won two Peninsula Press Club awards; for first and second place in the category of “best business feature.”
Daniel DiGiorgio; 97
Daniel pledged Gamma Xi in Fall 97 and is currently a ticket sales manager for the San Jose SaberCats.
John Jackson; 97-01
Family
Married to Jennifer, my college sweetheart whom I met at a Theta Chi exchange. No kids.
Career
Construction Project Manager.
What do you do for fun?
Hike, bike, golf, play guitar, piano, read.
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Kevin Bailey aka “Da’ Raccoon” and Alberto “Goat” Garcia.
Comments:
I live in Honolulu, HI. Next time you are in town, give me a holla’
Manuel “Manny” Lavrador; 90-94
Also known as “Stump,” Manny pledge Gamma Xi in Spring 90 and graduated from SJSU in 1994 with a business marketing major, and a minor in economics.
He lives in Prunedale, CA with his wife Deidre and children Emily and Ray. He is the general manager of a hardwood distribution company. In his free time he enjoys golf and “family stuff.”
Owen Johnson, 1992
Career
Systems Engineer
What do you do for fun?
fight crime
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
a few here and there
Comments:
facebook facebook facebook. most integrated, pervasive, communications medium we have.
Justin Evert, Fall 90
Family
Wife and 3 year old daughter
Career
Application/Database Administrator
What do you do for fun?
Travel, Snowboarding, Woodworking
What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
A Lot now…thanks to facebook
Check me out on Facebook or LinkedIn.
Greg Barr; Fall 90
Greg with wife Holly and boys Gavin (3 years old, with mom) and Bryce (4 years old, up front).
Greg lives in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose with his lovely wife Holly and two boys — Bryce born in February 2004 and Gavin April of 2005.
He works for Solace Systems, a Canadian company that makes high-end “content routers” and has an office here in Palo Alto. He does marketing communications — writing, design, web, etc.
He’s in touch with a whole bunch of Theta Chi’s from the early, mid and even late 90s, especially of late thanks to an aggressive case of Facebookitis. If you know Greg, check him out and friend up.
He has season tickets for Spartan football this year, and plans on tailgating every game he can manage, even the Stanford game at Stanford on September 20 and especially homecoming on October 11.
