Pictured left to right: (back) Joseph Tichy ’84, Chris Schofield ’83, Will Schindler ’01, Tim Borman ’73, Kyle Lely ’02, Dominic DeGuilio ’03, Luke Ham ’05, Greg Klement ’77, Kevin Maher ’89, Monty Gray ‘95, Tim Keown ’82; (middle) Chris Altobell ’88, Br. Patrick Martin, Br. David Deradoorian, Br. Tony Elfering, Br. Roberto Martinez, Matthew Farver ’94, A.J. Riebli ’87, Jonathan Jose ’88, Elizabeth Guerra ’00, Jordan Wright ’05, Michael Brisbane ’79; (front) Michael Murray ’78, Dr. Timothy Wahle ’88, Stephie Daquioag ’03, Dr. Emily Cotter ’00, Taylor Bartolucci DeGuilio ’00, James Collins ’77, Hector Bedolla ’77, Marissa Cardwell ’01, Tim Malloy ’87, Olivia Everett ’04, Michelle Kiess Schilter ’87
as possible about as many topics as possible. Most importantly, take chances. You can’t be good until you’ve been bad.” In his 28 years in the field, he’s earned 3 New York Times best-selling books and numerous national awards for magazine writing, including Deadline Club awards for profile writing, New York Press Club awards for profile writing and public affairs reporting. Chris Schofield ’83 has been involved with the energy sector for close to 20 years, primarily on the financing side. He currently oversees all finance, accounting, and legal activities for ThermaSource as the Chief Financial Officer. He has been directly involved with the financing of both conventional and alternative forms of energy, leading the structuring of extremely complex transactions. Prior to ThermaSource, his experience includes leading the business development and finance activities for a biofuels effort that was successfully merged with another company. He is the founder of Presidio Energy, an advisory firm that focuses on alternative energy and has represented some of the leading utilities and investment firms. Chris also worked for Exxon and US Gener-
ating Company. At US Generating Company, a joint vneture between Bechtel and PG&E, he focused on project financing energy projects.
Joseph Tichy ’84 is a passenger pilot for Southwest Airlines. “The decision to enter this profession began with a 20 minute lesson at the Napa Airport. To put it simply, it was fun. I then began reading about aeronautical schools. It’s a customer service job, getting people where they want to go quickly and comfortably. Tim Malloy ’87 owns MIV Insurance Services in St. Helena, which is a full service insurance agency. “My great grandfather started a real estate/Insurance agency in 1910 that has been in my family ever since. My grandfather encouraged me to ‘try’ the insurance industry when graduating from college. If you like dealing with people, the insur-
ance industry is a great profession. Developing thick skin is a must but at the end of the day the reward is incredible.” Michelle Kiess Schilter ’87 is an organic dairy farmer with Sun-Ton Farms in Chehalis, Washington. “Together with my husband Lonny Schilter, we operate a 475cow organic dairy in Southwest Washington. My main responsibility is taking care of the calves from birth to approximately 6 months of age. Additionally, I am responsible for the record keeping operation of our organic milk and beef production certification. Our farm has registered Holsteins and I am responsible for the ongoing registration of animals that enter our herd. During the summer I do a variety of fieldwork - this includes mowing, raking, and driving truck during both our silage and hay production operations.”
Chris Altobell ’88 owns Altobell Insurance Services. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics in 1992 and then UC Davis Graduate School of Management in 2005 and now owns his own insurance agency. Advice for students: “Submitting a resume online is the least likely way to find the best jobs. Use your personal network to explore your interests. Your parents’ friends work for companies in which you might be interested in working. See if they can facilitate a foot in the door.” Jonathan Jose ’88 is vice president of global online production for the Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. He has lead teams on digital projects including the development of global web/mobile sites and ecommerce businesses and manages a worldwide 200-member production team. Timothy Wahle ’88 is the sole proprietor/owner of a private dental practice. He holds degrees from University of San Francisco, B.S., Biology, 1992 and Creighton University, D.D.S., 1997.
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