Our Story
ReunionDB is the result of personal experience trying to plan a high school reunion using spreadsheets. It was a huge challenge to stay organized and to keep information current with other committee members, some of whom were scattered around the country. That experience led to a clear and forward-thinking vision of a web-based solution—ReunionDB. It was designed to be simple, reliable, and affordable.
To ensure that our reunion planning tool would be world-class, we built a veteran programming team with a proven track record of success. To help ensure that our customers would have the most successful reunions possible, we teamed up with reunion planners who have organized over 7,500 high school reunions since 1983. Together, we built a product and a process to maximize reunion attendance for our customers.
When you use ReunionDB, you will find intuitive design, expert reunion planning guidance, and exceptional customer service, all of which make ReunionDB a reunion planner’s dream...
Our Team
Tom - (President/CEO)
Tom is the founder and current President/CEO of ReunionDB, Inc. since 2011. As many small business owners, Tom wears many hats within the company, but mostly enjoys being the company visionary and growth manager. He spends a lot of his time working on improving the company’s flagship software and services, and is always trying to make sure the company exceeds expectations when it comes to customer service. Helping grow ReunionDB, from a 1-employee startup to a nationally recognized and well-respected reunion services company, has been Tom’s passion and career mission for the past 13 years. Tom hails from Baltimore, MD and studied Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech. He currently resides in Rancho Santa Fe, CA and when he’s not working, enjoys the simple pleasure of sharing meals and sipping fine wines with friends and family as often as possible.
Sonja - (Operations/Client Support Manager)
Sonja has been a part of the ReunionDB team for over 7 years and her wealth of experience ranges from customer support to business/program analyst. Besides helping manage much of the day-to-day operations of the company, Sonja works with customers to assist them in all facets of their reunion planning, from problem solving to creating reunion budgets. Sonja was born in Seoul, South Korea and came to the US as an infant. Music is her passion and she studied music education/piano performance at Northern Colorado University. She currently lives in San Diego, CA and enjoys spending time with family and friends. Sharing and giving back to the community is a big and gratifying part of Sonja’s life outside of work.
Lysa - (Senior Client Support Rep)
Lysa is a former marketing and event planning professional with over 30 years of experience crafting strategies that drive results. Once an RDB client herself, she successfully planned several class reunions before joining the RDB team two years ago. She currently works in our Client Support department, assisting customers with all facets of their reunion planning journey. Born and raised in Newport Beach, California, when Lysa is not at work, you'll find her spending time with her two sons, hanging out with friends, or at the beach.
Glenda - (Senior Marketing Team Creator)
Glenda reached out to us 10 years ago to help with planning her own 30-year reunion. She fell in love with the company and joined the RDB staff a few months later. Her years with the company have included time in Sales, Training, Marketing materials development, and the creation of the Digital Memory Books that are sent out to all the classmates. She was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has a Communications degree from UNLV, with many years of marketing experience. Glenda has a daughter that she adopted out the foster system, has 2 dogs, 5 birds and a very special chicken. She is very fond of the color purple, and for fun, she is a licensed Wedding Officiant.
Pat - (Senior Marketing Team Creator )
Pat came to RDB with 9 years of previous reunion experience, and has been with the RDB team for 3 years. Her focus in the company is creating the keepsake Memory Books, for classmates to enjoy for years to come! Pat is originally from the East Coast but spent many years living and working in Southern California. She has recently relocated back to the East Coast to be close to her family in Connecticut. In her spare time, Pat enjoys activities with family and friends and spending time with her two dogs and cat.
Mary - (Database Build Team Manager)
Mary has been a part of the RDB team for over 10 years and in the reunion industry for more than 20 years. She is part of the Database Build Team, and her focus is to make it as smooth and easy as possible for customers to start enjoying their new database. Mary brings her positive attitude and tireless energy to the company workplace every day. Mary was born in Southern California and moved to Texas to be close to her family. When she is not working, she enjoys traveling with her family and learning about different cultures.
Luz - (Senior Database Build Team Member)
Luz has been a part of the RDB team for over a year now as a crucial member of the Database Build Team. Although she’s fairly new to the company, she has 10+ years of experience in the reunion industry. Her main focus is working with our customers to make the building of their database easy and stress free. Luz was born and raised in Southern California and now resides in Texas with her husband and 2 kids. Her passion outside of work is road tripping and creating lifelong memories with her family.
Mike - (Senior Sales Account Rep)
Mike has been with RDB for 7 years and had previously worked in the mortgage industry where he honed his people skills. He handles Sales and helps with Marketing initiatives. His deep knowledge and understanding of our product offerings, along with his confidence in knowing he is representing a world-class company, makes him an excellent representative to serve clients when they first inquire about our software and services. Mike has lived in North County San Diego most of his life and loves to surf and go for long hikes when he is not welcoming new customers to the company.
Ryan - (Software Development Wizard)
Ryan is the architect of the entire ReunionDB database application and has been with the company since our inception in 2011. Ryan grew up in Montana and studied Management Information Systems at the University of Montana. With over 25 years of high-level work experience in the IT/Software Development industry, we are very fortunate to have Ryan on our team. He currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ and when he’s not working, enjoys camping, fishing, most any travel and getting out to the local shooting range.