Introducing the New Theta Xi Class Agents & Program

David Hirsch (AB1078)
Class Agent AB1–AB500
[email protected]
847-421-3402
David graduated from UIUC in 1982 with a degree in accounting and obtained his CPA. He worked for Price Waterhouse as an auditor and tax accountant. Since 1985, he has been a financial advisor and is an SVP at UBS Financial Services in Chicago. He is an outspoken advocate for father involvement and hosts the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast, now with more than 350 weekly episodes. He and his wife, Peggy, have been married for 41 years and are the proud parents of five adult children and two grandchildren and live in Barrington Hills, Illinois.

Frank Hackman (AB801)
Class Agent AB501–AB600
[email protected]
314-726-2970
Frank graduated in 1967 with a BSChE degree from Illinois and later graduated from St. Louis University law school. While at Illinois, he wrote for The Daily Illini and served on the Committee for Student Affairs, among other activities. He first joined Monsanto as a chemical engineer and then went to Ralston Purina as an environmental and energy attorney. Subsequently, he joined the Sonnenschien Nath and Rosenthal firm (now Dentons) in St. Louis. He retired in 2017. He and his wife Susan live in St. Louis. They have four children and six grandchildren, two of which are attending UIUC.

Orville Krumdick (AB686)
Class Agent AB601–AB700
[email protected]
847-253-3130
I pledged Theta Xi in 1958 and met my wife, Marlene, on the U of I campus in 1964. This September, we will have been married for 60 years. We have lived in our Arlington Heights home for 52 years. Our three daughters and five grandchildren are spread from Boston, Massachusetts, to Kailua, Kona, Hawaii. My degree was in food science; however, most of my career was in quality assurance. After a 29 year career at Abbott Laboratories, I retired in 2003.

Jack Mooberry (AB722)
Class Agent AB701–AB800
[email protected]
309-439-3573

Frank Hackman (AB801)
Class Agent AB801–AB900
[email protected]
314-726-2970
Frank graduated in 1967 with a BSChE degree from Illinois and later graduated from St. Louis University law school. While at Illinois, he wrote for The Daily Illini and served on the Committee for Student Affairs, among other activities. He first joined Monsanto as a chemical engineer and then went to Ralston Purina as an environmental and energy attorney. Subsequently, he joined the Sonnenschien Nath and Rosenthal firm (now Dentons) in St. Louis. He retired in 2017. He and his wife Susan live in St. Louis. They have four children and six grandchildren, two of which are attending UIUC.

Art McPheron
Class Agent AB901–AB1000
[email protected]
319-499-7379
Art graduated from UIUC in 1978. He and his wife, Tanya, are the proud parents of four children: Yuriy, Cassandra, Mitchell, and Spencer. Art is a semiretired senior market insurance agent, substitute teacher, and coach. Hobbies: fishing, golf, and coaching youth baseball and basketball.

Eric Lukas
Class Agent AB1001–AB1100
[email protected]
404-312-8247
Eric graduated from UIUC with a double major in computer science and business administration. After graduating, he joined IBM. After six years with IBM, Eric joined a start-up software company, Oracle, in 1985. In 1987, Eric earned an MBA in international business from the University of San Francisco. Eric transferred with Oracle to Atlanta in 1992. Eric spent the majority of his career in the software business, working for a number of start-up software companies, managing and opening up software sales in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eric speaks numerous languages and has a number of friends in Latin America that he continues to see the past 30 years. He retired in April 2023. He and his wife moved to Hoschton, Georgia, in April. He plays a lot of pickleball and tennis, rides his motorcycle, and loves to travel.

Mark Rabe
Class Agent AB1001–AB1100
[email protected]
618-799-9616
After flunking out of Illinois twice, I spent five years mining coal near my hometown. I married Cindy Collins (the other one) in 1980; her uncles shortly thereafter convinced me to complete my undergrad, so for the last three years of my mining career, I spent nights operating heavy equipment and days attending SIU. I did well enough to get into and then graduate from Harvard Law School. My oldest daughter was born in 1984 during my second year of law school. After graduation, I was an associate at two national law firms with offices in St. Louis. Our second daughter was born in 1988. In 1995, I went in house at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, and after Boeing bought MDC, I moved to corporate office in Seattle in 2000. Corporate promptly left for Chicago, leaving me behind, so I returned to Boeing in St. Louis in 2003. Boeing laid me off in 2017, and since both daughters chose to live near Seattle, we moved there in 2019. Cindy and I spend our days enjoying retired life and spending time with our daughters and grandchildren.

Chuck Spencer (AB1107)
Class Agent AB1101–AB1200
[email protected]
309-826-3143
Chuck graduated from UIUC in 1983 with a degree in agriculture. He worked at Illinois Farm Bureau for 14 years and, for the past 16 years, at GROWMARK Inc., where he is executive director of corporate & government relations. Chuck and his family live in Bloomington, Illinois.

Jeff Williams
Class Agent AB1201–AB1300
[email protected]
630-655-4775
Jeff graduated from UIUC in 1989 with a degree in agriculture economics. He spent 20 years at Accenture, where he was a partner. He spent nine years at KPMG Advisory as a director. He spent two years at MAC Partners as a managing partner & founder. Since 2022, he has been at Tata Consultancy Services, where is a partner.

Position Open
Class Agent AB1301–AB1400

Joe Roenna (AB1418)
Class Agent AB1401–AB1500
[email protected]
630-667-7960
Joe graduated from UIUC in 1997 with a degree in economics and has a MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management. He worked at Heartland Mortgage Centers for 10 years and at EBY Brown for 13 years, where he was an executive VP for sales and marketing. He has been at Core-Mark International since 2021, where he is a SVP for the North Region. He and his family live in Geneva, Illinois.

Lance Kirshner (AB1577)
Class Agent AB1501–AB1600
[email protected]
773-578-8080
Real estate has been a lifelong passion for Lance. He acquired his license while earning his bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Illinois. Lance is also a certified residential appraiser. He is the founder and leader of the esteemed LAKE Group at Compass, a dynamic team that embraces his mission of superlative service, market knowledge, and creative collaboration. His client-centric approach has placed the LAKE Group among the top one percent of Chicago realtors. Lance has closed nearly $300 million in transactions over his career, and he was honored to receive the 2019 Industry MVP award from Chicago Agent Magazine. Lance resides in Roscoe Village with his goldendoodle Stella and bernedoodle Nola.

Chuck Sears (AB1628)
Class Agent AB1601–AB1700
[email protected]
309-642-9677
Ever since accepting my invitation to attend the University of Illinois, I’ve felt the community was a new home for me. Alpha Beta made that feeling a reality. I’ve been living in the university community since 2001. My wife and I just recently moved to Urbana and have welcomed a daughter. We are spitting distance from PAR and live in a home I once thought was only for professors. Luckily, my wife teaches for the School of Social Work. I attended the university already as a private pilot, and I earned the rest of my ratings and graduated as a “professional pilot.” I was fortunate to be hired by a local company with flight operations that span the globe. I’ve flown to all 50 states and have visited six of the seven continents, with plans to visit Australia soon. My time with Alpha Beta was meaningful, and I still have close relationships with many of the brothers from my era. I’ve also been the alumni advisor for many years, and I have been able to meet and work with several other brothers who are new to alumni status. No matter the generation, there are many of us who are hard workers and value Alpha Beta.

Jason Emmanuel (AB1752)
Class Agent AB1701–AB1800
[email protected]
618-530-1537
Jason graduated from UIUC in 2009 with a degree in international social justice. He earned his JD in 2014 at the University of Iowa College of Law. He is a criminal division chief at the St. Clair County state’s attorney’s office in Illinois. Prior to becoming an assistant state’s attorney, He gained invaluable experience completing minipupillage placements in London, England, and an internship in the Trial Chambers Division of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He and his wife and family live in St. Louis.

Craig Miller (AB1746)
Class Agent AB1701–AB1800
[email protected]
309-303-1248
Craig graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and continued his education at Southern Illinois University School of Law, graduating in 2013. He currently serves as the Cass County state’s attorney and has been in that role since 2020. He and his wife Elisha are the proud parents of Rhett. He looks forward to reconnecting with brothers and hopes he can help ensure that future generations of Alpha Betas continue to experience the same sense of brotherhood he did while at U of I.

Max Van West (AB1884)
Class Agent AB1801–AB1900
[email protected]
309-826-4583
Max is originally from Normal, Illinois. He graduated from UIUC in 2014 with a degree in civil engineering. He’s been working as a structural engineer, designing and inspecting bridges for 10 years. Max lives and works in Chicago.

Brett Petrulis (AB1878)
Class Agent AB1801–AB1900
[email protected]
815-212-2738
Brett graduated from UIUC in 2013 with a degree in agricultural & consumer economics and financial planning. He has worked at Prudential Financial, Glory, and is currently at James Hardie, where he is a market intelligence analyst.

Mike Hairgrove (AB1975)
Class Agent AB1901–AB2000
[email protected]
847-363-2113
I currently live in Palatine with my Wife Emily, whom I met in our sophomore year of college. We have two kids, a two-year-old girl named Madelyn and a four-month-old boy named William. I graduated in 2015 with a degree in civil engineering. I work for IHC Construction as a project manager. In my limited free time, I enjoy backpacking, woodworking, and home renovations.

Position Open
Class Agent AB2001–AB2100

John Peloquin (AB2162)
Class Agent AB2101–AB2200
[email protected]
815-501-2277
John graduated in 2019 with a degree in electrical engineering. After graduation, he moved to Washington, DC, to attend the George Washington University’s School of Law, graduating in 2022. John currently works as a patent attorney for the firm Banner & Witcoff out of their DC office, specializing in patent drafting and post-grant proceedings.

Ryan Robinson
Class Agent AB2201–AB2300
[email protected]
630-999-5922
Ryan graduated from UIUC in 2023 with a degree in media & cinematic studies.

Elijah Leung (AB2217)
Class Agent AB2201–AB2300
[email protected]
630-999-5922
Elijah graduated from UIUC in 2021 with a degree in operations management & supervision. He has worked at NASA, Fleunt360, and most recently, at Schmid Tool & Engineering.

Zane Kuecks (AB2303)
Class Agent AB2300–AB2400
[email protected]
309-573-7838
Zane graduated from the University of Illinois in December 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He also completed two minors in sociology and urban and regional planning. He is currently searching for a full-time job in a related field before pursuing a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2025. In his free time, he is very passionate about travelling (having visited nine countries and 42 US states thus far), photography, and music.