A longtime advocate for well-rounded student-athletes, Stephen O’Brien ’98 embraced the Jesuit philosophy of cura personalis. Born and raised in San Jose, Steve was a multi-sport athlete and member of the men’s cross-country team at Santa Clara, where he majored in history. After earning his law degree from USC, he embarked on a career path […]

Luis Lorenzana ’98 has been appointed to the San Diego branch’s office managing shareholder at Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. Lorenzana represents a wide range of employers in complex, single plaintiff and class action employment litigation.

The youngest of five siblings, Griff Kruckenberg ’98 will be remembered as kind and thoughtful, always prepared with a smile and a warm greeting. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in art from Santa Clara. Griff died Oct. 26, 2023 and is survived by family, including brothers Victor ’97 and Brian […]

Christiane Sinclair J.D. ’98 recently joined Hinshaw & Culbertson as senior counsel. Sinclair handles insurance coverage matters, bad faith litigation, and commercial litigation related to construction and toxic tort claims. She also advises insurers on compliance with regulations related to claims handling practices, fraud investigations, roadside assistance programs, and training requirements.

John North ’98 is chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors for RV company LazyDays RV. John previously served as chief financial officer of Copart, Inc., a member of the S&P 500 and a leading provider of online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. He was also CFO of Avis Budget Group, […]

Marc Hanson ’98 and big brother Steven ’97 spent childhood creating their own contact sporting games, stretching the structural integrity of their family home to its limits, and negotiating space and resource allocation in the backseat on annual family road trips. This was where Marc first honed the skills that would later prove indispensable in […]

While attending classes at night for a law degree, Kathy Priest J.D. ’98  Kathy held a full time job. She found work in  ARM, BOPS Inc., /n Software and most recently served as Chief Legal Officer of CData. Outside of work, Kathy was an avid golfer, playing five rounds of golf on her honeymoon in […]

Kelley Paul JD ’98 has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Paul has served as supervising attorney of the research division at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office since 2021, and had been a Deputy Public Defender since 1999.

Oklahoma State University named Jeanette Mendez ’98 provost and senior vice president after a nearly 13-month nationwide search. Mendez graduated as a first-generation college student from Santa Clara in 1998. From there, she earned her master’s and a doctorate in political science from Indiana University in 2003. She has worked at OSU since 2005. Mendez served as the […]

Chanpone Sinlapasai ’98 was appointed to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Sinlapasai worked at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization and then as an anti-trafficking and domestic violence attorney at Catholic Charities. She currently practices federal immigration law.

Teju Deshpande ’98 and her team from legal IT specialist Oya Solutions have been added to Deloitte’s legal business services practice. Deshpande, now a principal based in Deloitte’s Chicago office, brings more than 25 years of experience in the technology and legal services industries.

Esmeralda Sanchez Moseley ’98 has departed as principal of Flowery Elementary in order to work as director of educational services of the Petaluma City School District. Moseley described her time at Flowery Elementary as the greatest joy of her professional career.

Lloyd Pierce ’98 was hired to be an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Additionally Pierce is working with Team USA as assistant coach for the 2021 Olympic Games. Prior to this Pierce was head coach of the Atlanta Hawks for the past two and a half seasons.

Nicole Rice J.D. ’98 was appointed the new president for the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC). The CNGVC is an association of natural gas vehicle fleets, engine manufacturers, utilities, and fuel providers united in the belief that wider adoption of clean-running natural gas vehicles is key to helping California reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air […]

Kurt Busch M.B.A. ’98 was appointed to the board of directors for Mobix Labs, a radio frequency component company.

In addition to a Bachelor of Arts from Santa Clara, Justin Jerome Noel ’98 also studied at Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and earned a master’s in business at Seattle University. Justin worked for the Seattle Mariners for several years before going on to have a very successful business career with the Noel family business. […]

Simone Maria Grace Eppich ’98 was born on July 12, 1976, and grew up in Sherwood, Oregon. She attended St. Mary’s Academy in Portland, class of 1994. She double majored in biology and German at SCU and received a master’s in public health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 2000, becoming a […]

Julia Beatriz Guerrero ’98 was born on April 9, 1977, in Turlock, California, to Manuel and Carol (Serrano) Guerrero. She attended Livingston High School and studied English at SCU. Though her time on this earth was brief, Julia lived her life to the fullest. Her zeal for life was contagious and those blessed to be […]

Patricia (Ball) Alberts ’98, J.D. ’03 and husband Erik welcomed their daughter, Elana Grace Alberts, on Oct. 15, 2019. Elana joins proud big brothers Robbie and Evan. The family resides in Santa Monica. Patricia is counsel at Dentons, and Erik has his own practice in Los Angeles.

David Taghioff J.D. ’98 has a new position as the head of Library Pictures International, a film-financing venture. Taghioff has spent the last eight years as global content strategy division head of Creative Artists Agency, one of Hollywood’s top talent representation firms. Library Pictures is a spin-off company of Creative Artists Agency.