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What’s Happening Alumni
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Frank Wagner ‘73 (A)
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Frank Wagner currently serves as the Chair of De La Salle’s Board of Trustees and is proud and grateful to be completing six years of service at the end of this school year. Professionally, he is enjoying his 15th year at Google, where he is a Vice President in its “People Operations” (HR) department, and leads the Company’s employee compensation function. Frank lives with his wife, Lynn, in Newport Coast, CA, and has resided in Orange County since graduating from UC Berkeley with his bachelor’s and master’s in Business Administration.
Carl Ford ‘74
Well, it finally happened. I am RETIRED!! Feels great. Living back in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have much to catch up on. Having been living in Hamburg, Pa., for the last 18 years, it’s great to be back in the warmer climate. Best wishes to all!!
Robert Falco ‘83 (B)
Robert became a Deacon for the Oakland Diocese on Sept 12, 2020. (That’s right during lockdown COVID-19 and fires ripping through California and Oregon - air quality during outside Ordination was horrible!). He is currently assigned to St. Raymond Church in Dublin, Calif., and it’s a blessing to the community and has a gift for preaching. Robert has also self-published a book titled Meaning: If God is your Co-Pilot, Switch Seats. If you are interested in purchasing his book, it can be purchased on Amazon-Kindle, as all proceeds from book sales will go to support St. Raymond’s Church.
Tim McGuire ‘83 (C)
In May of 2021, Tim McGuire retired from the United States Army after a decorated 34-year career. A 1987 graduate of West Point, Tim had command assignments in the Armored Division (1994–95), the 173rd Airborne Brigade (2003-06) during its deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 82d Airborne Division (2008- 10) during its deployment to Iraq. He has also worked in Washington, D.C. (2010-12) as Deputy Chief of the Legislative Liaison in the Office of the Secretary of the Army, was a Brigadier General for the Joint Readiness Task Force at Fort Polk, served as the Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Europe, and last served as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Installation Management Command (2018-21). His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Ranger Tab, and Pathfinder Badge. The 2015 De La Salle Distinguished Alumnus of the Year and his wife Susan have four children, Tom, Maria, Erin, and Patrick.
Robert Heaney III ‘88 (D)
Robert currently works at AT&T as an Application Sales Executive. He is married with three kids Katie (18), Grace (14), and Matthew (11).
Paul Hockel ‘88 (E)
Paul graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1992 with a degree in Philosophy and spent the next six years in the US Air Force as an Intelligence Officer. He completed a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Bowie State University in 2010 and an Executive Master of Business Administration at the University of Cambridge, England in 2016. Paul was recently promoted to Technology Vice President and is the Head of Data & Analytics for the Intelligence and Homeland Security Division of General Dynamics. He has lived in Europe for the past 26 years, including the last 15 in England with his wife, Triona, and their three children.
Chris Cinch ‘90 (F)
Chris has a staffing business, Diablo Partners LLC, that has been chugging along through the pandemic, and focuses on supporting the logistics and trucking industries throughout Northern Cal. Personally, Chris says it’s not easy grooming a future Spartan and Cougar in this new world we live in. Chris and wife Kristin have been busy with their fifth-grade twins (Alex and Avery) at Christ The King in Pleasant Hill. Alex has been navigating through the CYO basketball season. Avery is taking dance at the infamous Studio A under Aggie Eidson perfecting new routines and growing like a weed! The family had a nice ski trip to Whistler, Canada after Christmas and we had a couple of bluebird days, even though the temps were near zero degrees each day... chilly for daddy.
Chris DeMeo ‘90 (G)
Chris converted his primary property in Walnut Creek to a vineyard in 2010. Currently, he is growing six varieties of grapes, wine production started in 2013, and DeMeo Vineyards was established and bonded in 2021. Chris expects his first vintage to be released later this year and is planning a formal launch at his property when released.
Steven Hennigan ‘93
After eight years in the Houston area, Steven accepted a new position as the Deputy Executive Director of Aviation and Chief Operating Officer with the Lee County Port Authority, which oversees Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers, Flo. Recently, his family moved to Estero and are enjoying the Southwest Florida lifestyle!
Michael Manzano ‘99 (H)
Michael currently serves in the military as a Naval Special Warfare Command, Assistant Deputy Force Engineer. As a Navy Reservist, he was recently promoted this past November from Lieutenant (LT) to Lieutenant Commander (LCDR).
Tosh Lupoi ‘00
In January, Tosh was named the Defensive Coordinator at the University of Oregon. Before being named the DC at Oregon, he coached three seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), the Atlanta Falcons (2020), and
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the Cleveland Browns (2019). Additionally, he was on the University of Alabama coaching staff for five seasons (2014-18), winning two national championships, and working his way up to Defensive Coordinator for the 2018 season. Tosh began his coaching career in the Pac-12, coaching the defensive line at California (2008-11) and Washington (2012-13).
Govida “Go” Thomas-Carter ’01 (I) Go owns his own publishing company. Audio Visual Artist/ Super producer, but an even better dad to four beautiful little beings. Check out his latest album Diamond Vision: https://bit.ly/3ITu3nf
Tim Bedford ’03 (J)
We have a new Spartanette in the house! Olivia Andromeda Bedford was born at 10:40 pm on November 6, 2021. Grandie, as in SHERRY BEDFORD, couldn’t be happier about her second granddaughter. Tim (GIRL DAD) meant to send this earlier, but it’s been very difficult for him to stop looking at Olivia. She is perfect and he and Marina couldn’t be happier.
Ben Guthrie ‘06 (K)
Ben Guthrie was a Firefighter and Paramedic with the Stockton Fire Department for five years before transferring to the Oakland Fire Department in May of 2021. Ben was sworn into the Oakland FD on May 28, 2021, and was joined by his wife Megan and sons Calvin and Conner.
Aran Nafisi ‘07 (L)
Earned a bachelor of arts degree from UC Berkeley where he was a member of the three-time national champion rugby team. Holds a Master of Business Administration from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, and is currently the Associate Vice President of Mortgage Lending at Guaranteed Rate Affinity.
Dominic Aliano ’10
In December of 2021, Dominic was announced as the Mayor of Concord. He was first elected to the Council in November 2018 and served as the Vice Mayor prior to his selection as Mayor. He previously served on the Board of Directors for three local non-profits: The Monument Crisis Center, Support4Recovery, and the Todos Santos Business Association. He also served on the Concord Planning Commission from 2016 to 2018.
Thomas Neufeld ‘16
Thomas recently graduated from the University of Missouri School of Science of Technologies (Missouri S&T) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration - IT Cyber Security and is now ending his first year for his master’s degree at the Missouri of Science and Distance graduate program. Thomas is also working at the Livermore Lawrence National Laboratory, working in Cyber Defense.
John Costa ’17 (M)
John recently graduated from San Francisco State with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. A dad, John’s daughter Kyrah Rose Costa was born in November of 2020. He is currently working in the tech sales field as a Business Development Rep.
Dirk Tolson III ‘18
Dirk is attending Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA. He is currently working on a Bachelor of Science in Statistics with a double minor in Computer Science and Spanish. Dirk is also a brother of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and recently finished his term as Historian for his chapter. Dirk has also done undergraduate research with the Mathematical Epidemiology Research Group (MERG) under the supervision of his professor, Dr. Omayra Ortega. He recently finished an Internship with UC Berkeley in the Summer of 2021 as an Undergraduate Researcher studying probability, algebra, and combinatorics. He expects to finish his degree in 2022.
