Jon “Ty” Thomas
Jon “Ty” Thomas is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Jon received his MA from Harvard in Public Policy in 1991. He has served 28 years as a commissioned officer, flying eleven different types of aircraft, to include in combat over Afghanistan and Iraq. Ty also served in command of four Air Force […]
Susan Jennings King
Susan Jennings King graduated from UCI (Cum Laude). She entered the graduate program from MIT where she received her PhD. in Organic Chemistry. While at MIT, she was able to invent new techniques for use in organic synthesis. These are useful to those doing drug discovery research. In 1995 Susan returned to UCI to teach […]
Paul V. Tomasic
Paul V. Tomasic graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in biology. He then proceeded to earn his Doctor of Medicine degree completing his Internal Medicine Residency at Naval Hospital, San Diego. He completed his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He had a 25 year military […]
Kerry “Mac” Crooks
Kerry “Mac” Crooks, better known as Coach Mac by her players and friends, is a graduate of UCI where she competed on the Women’s Soccer team, was a four-year starter, team captain and scholar athlete. In 1992, she was named Anteater of the Year and chosen Most Inspirational Athlete. She has a B.A. from UCI […]
Jack Weber
Jack Weber was Edison’s Valedictorian in 1975 and followed up that honor as the Valedictorian at USC four years later. In 1980, he joined the administration of President Ronald Reagan, first at the Environmental Protection Agency, then at the Federal Trade Commission and finally at the White House from 1983 to 1986 as Deputy Director […]
Lisa Lee Pate
Lisa Lee Pate was the Valedictorian of Edison’s Class of 1980. She graduated at the top of her class in 1986 from Cal State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree in political science. Lisa then earned a law degree from UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law, where she served as an Executive Editor of […]
Thomas Proulx
Thomas Proulx is a pioneer in the consumer software industry as co-founder of software giant Intuit and author of the company’s flagship personal finance product, Quicken. He started the company from his Stanford dorm room, and today Intuit is one of the leading software companies in the world, with annual revenues of $5.8 billion and […]
Randy Hetrick
Randy Hetrick. After graduating from USC with a BA in History, Randy spent the next 14 years leading Navy commandos around the globe. His operational career culminated as a Squadron Commander of the SEAL’s elite special mission’s unit. While a SEAL he developed what would become the TRX Suspension Trainer. After leaving the service, Randy […]
Thomas (Thom) McElroy
Thomas (Thom) McElroy graduated from San Diego State University after receiving his AA from Orange Coast College. Thom was an original investor and part of the founding group of Volcom. In addition to his business acumen, Thom contributed the original design of the iconic Volcom Stone logo. He served on the company’s Board of Directors […]