Officer and Member Profiles
The Alumni Association Board of Governors (AABOG), comprised of alumni volunteers, is the leadership body of the Harvey Mudd College Alumni Association. Board members serve three-year terms and currently represent graduates from classes as early as 1961 and as recent as 2020. AABOG partners closely with staff, faculty and students to strengthen relationships and increase alumni support of the College.
Governors Serving 2022–2025
Daniel Bashir ’20
B.S. Joint Comp Sci/Math HMC ’20DrinkwardAWSMountain View, CAdbashir@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Writing, music, exercise, books
Frances Ferris ’80
B.S. Engineering HMC ’80Scripps, North DormRetired from Rockwell/BoeingWest Covina, CAferrisfa131@gmail.com
Life Interests: Space, reading, word puzzles, hockey
Kathy French ’97 (President)
B.S. Engineering HMC ’97M.S. Environmental Engineering, Drexel University ’99South DormLS PowerSt. Louis, MOkfrench@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Genealogy, quilting, hiking, cruising
Jerome Jackson ’76
B.S. Engineering HMC ’76MSME Stanford ’78East DormStellartech Research Corp.Northern Californiajjackson@stellartec.com
Life Interests: Live arts, music (Jazz, Blues, Modern and Classical), dance (modern and ballet), travel (visited all 7 continents), family, friends and relationships, technology, medicine, social issues and solutions, photography
Robert (Bob) Kossler ’80
B.S. Engineering HMC ’80; M.S. Electrical Engineering Stanford ’83MDIV Church Divinity School of the Pacific ’05East Dorm (RA)Episcopal Diocese of CaliforniaOakland, CAbkossler@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Letterpress printing, fly fishing, mushroom hunting and backpacking
Bea Metitiri ’12
B.S. Computer Science HMC ’12Linde DormSquarespaceBrooklyn, NYbmetitiri@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Storytelling and media literacy, crafting, psychology, animal training, obscure travel
Gregory Rae ’00
B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science HMC ’00West DormMartian EntertainmentNew York, NYgrae@g.hmc.edu
Governors Serving 2023–2026
Austin Brown ’02
B.S. Physics HMC ’02PhD Biophysics Stanford ’07West DormUS Department of EnergyWashington, D.C.aubrown@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Dad life, cooking, scuba diving, reading, trivia, weightlifting
Grace Credo ’96 (Vice President)
B.S. Chemistry HMC ’96PhD Physical Chemistry UC Santa Barbara ’01Case Dorm, Linde DormIntel CorporationSan Francisco, CAgcredo@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests:
Grace Credo ’96 is a technology program and business operations manager at Intel Foundry with an extensive background in conducting silicon wafer R&D and TD and managing group chemistry labs. She has been at Intel in Santa Clara, CA for 19 years, working in Intel Labs R&D, 3D NAND Memory R&D/TD, and, most recently, Foundry Customer Design Enablement. Prior to Intel, she spent several years at Waters Corporation Instrumentation R&D/TD in Milford, MA. She has over 20 peer-reviewed publications and over 15 granted patents in a wide variety of areas including chemical sensing, environment control, and data storage.
She enjoys working with other alumni on the HMC Alumni Association Board of Governors as the current VP and previously served as Secretary and Treasurer. With a long-standing interest in building and maintaining connections, she has served on the admin team for the Mudd alumni LinkedIn and Facebook groups for many years. Grace met her husband while in chem grad school and has 1 daughter. She enjoys planning reunions and vacations, coaching volleyball, being a Girl Scout parent, and supporting live theater
Matthew Dharm ’98
B.S. Computer Science HMC ’98East DormAvnetCarlsbad/San Diego, CAmdharm@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Mentoring, entrepreneurship
Neil Laughlin ’96
B.S. Biology HMC ’96Linde Dorm (Founding Class)AuditBoard, VP Software EngineeringSan Jose, CAnlaughlin@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Parenting, travel, running, career mentoring, board games, rpgs
Carman Ng ’02
B.S. Engineering HMC ’02South DormSan Francisco Public Utilities CommissionWalnut Creek, CAcng@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Mommying, discovering good food places, catching up and reuniting with old friends, meeting new friends
Joe Sinopoli ’17 (Treasurer)
B.S. Engineering HMC ’17Sontag DormManufacturing Leadership at Various StartupsLos Angeles County, CAjsinopoli@hmc.edu
Life Interests: Hiking, rock climbing and board games
Dave Wilbur ’68
B.S. Mathematics HMC ’68M.S. Computer Science USCM.S. Environmental Engineering USCThe Best Dorm—North Dorm, President Jr & Sr years (there were only 3 back then)South Pasadena, CAdave@lindave.org
Retired from AeroVironment, Inc.; Currently Chair, Board of Directors, Options for Learning (Head Start and Child and Family Services throughout San Gabriel Valley); President, LinDave Institute (Baby College providing infant toddler and Parenting Without Violence Classes in East Los Angeles)
Governors Serving 2024–2027
Jacey Coniff ’18
B.S. Engineering HMC ’18Atwood DormMainspring EnergySan Francisco, CAjacey.coniff@gmail.com
Life Interests: Run, hang out with friends, go on walks with Hazel (her dog), read and host book club with other Mudders
Eun Bin Go ’15 (Secretary)
B.S. Joint Chemistry/Biology HMC ’15PhD Chemistry UCLA ’21Case Dorm, South DormUndisclosed biotech startup in SeattleSeattle, WAeun_bin_go@hmc.edu
Life Interests: Badminton, rock climbing, edible chemistry experiments in the kitchen
Rosh Lam ’17
B.S. Engineering HMC ’17M.S. Sound and Music Computing, QMUL ’20Case DormAppleWest Lost Angeles, CAjlam@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Music, games, cooking, photography
Izzy Lee ’16
B.S. Chemistry HMC ’16Linde Dorm, South DormAcademia.eduLos Angeles, CAizzy.isabell@gmail.com
Life Interests: Crafting, gaming, traveling
Heather O’Brien ’03
B.S. Engineering HMC ’03M.S. Electrical Engineering Johns Hopkins ’09North DormArmy Research LaboratoryBaltimore, MDhobrien@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Travel, gardening, good beers, naughty dogs
John ‘Tex’ Tiller ’69
B.S. Mathematics HMC ’69Temple Terrace, FL
Kim Tsujimoto ’87
B.S. Chemistry HMC ’87PhD Physical Chemistry Stanford ’91West Dorm, New DormRecently retired from 3M (R&D VP, Consumer Products)Saint Paul, MNktsujimoto@g.hmc.edu
Life Interests: Recently retired so figuring out this next chapter!
Emeriti Governors
- Mala Arthur ’82
- Maurice Clifton ’85
- Robert De Peitro ’69
- Bill Hartman ’62
- Karen Hartman ’77
- Bob Herling ’67
- Gary Kiefer ’70
- Ron Lloyd ’89
- John Lulejian ’90
- Jonathan Mersel ’75
- Fred Pickel ’74
- Ron Roth ’69
- Rick Simon ’76
- David Sonner ’80 P’18
- Christopher Strieter ’10
- Gerald Van Hecke ’61
- Dee West ’65 P’92/93