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Cal Delta Spotlight

USC House Corporation of Phi Delta Theta | Winter 2017-18 | University of Southern California
Alumni Office | P.O. Box 80828, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 | www.phideltatheta-caldelta.com

USC House Alumni Spotlight: Mark A. Jozwiak ’82

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A Word From Our President Editor’s Note: For this edition of the newsletter, we’re shining the Spotlight
on Mark Jozwiak ’82. From the hometown of Manassas, Virginia, Mark
earned his BA in international relations and political science with honors
is the season! from USC. Today, he is the founder and president of Access One Inc.
’T I can’t believe Married to Dr. Tiffany Jozwiak now for 16 years, they share three children:
how fast this year has Milana (14), Devlin (12), and Gisele (9). For fun, Mark enjoys watching the
Chicago Cubs and Blackhawks, sports cars, golf, tennis, USC football, and
flown by already. USC pheasant hunting. In his free time, he supports Paws Chicago and Catholic
ended its football sea- Charities Chicago. Mark was honored in 2016-2017 by the Partners for
son 10-2, many of the Excellence in Education Libertyville School District 70. He also received
games were close calls the Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service, 2014- Silver, 2015-Silver,
but who ever said that 2016-Gold. The Better Business Bureau has recognized Access One with the
being a Trojan football fan is ever easy? Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, and Mark has been inducted into the
One of the best parts of the football Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame (Chicago area, presented by Crain’s Chicago
& American Chartered Bank). He also volunteers with Youth Outreach
season for me was the Homecoming Services.
tailgate when we played Arizona.
The sense of camaraderie and shared What did you enjoy house. Opportunities to see my brothers in person
brotherhood was something I truly most during your are rare, given everyone’s family and work com-
enjoyed seeing. I also had the absolute time as an active mitments. Luckily, social media is starting to really
pleasure of meeting many alumni who chapter member? change how often we communicate, and I think
were interested in learning more about My time as this trend will continue. In addition, Access One
the current state of the chapter and the an active chap- is actively expanding into the southern California
chapter house. I want to thank Austin ter member was market, and my young family will be looking at
Vogel ’14 and Kevin Fohrer ’15 from largely spent assim- colleges very soon. Who knows where this may
the House Corporation alongside David ilating into the lead.
Gats and his fellow chapter members culture of south-
for helping to organize the day’s events. ern California. After graduation, why did you pursue work in the
From my last President’s Corner I became great telecommunications industry?
piece, I let you know that the chapter friends with my I graduated from USC in ’82, at a time when
house would be starting a room res- pledge class, spend- the AT&T monopoly was being broken up. I was
toration project which will take place ing time at their fortunate enough to land a sales position with
over three summers in order to reduce houses on weekends GTE/Sprint, at a time when long-distance service
disturbance to tenants and allocate the Mark and his wife, Tiffany, and school breaks, was a hot product. After making the huge sum
outside the fraternity.
expenses over a broader time period. and the camarade- of $65,000 in my first year, I was hooked on the
I am happy to report that rooms 12 rie we built as a close-knit group – looking back, industry. As we rolled into the 90’s, it was clear
through 17 were refurbished this sum- that’s what I enjoyed most about the experience. Of that huge opportunities were on the way, if you
mer and the tenants are loving their course, we also had a great deal of fun participat- were able to adapt to the ever-changing market-
freshly painted, modernized rooms. I ing in social events like the Barn Dance, Song Fest, place. Back then telecommunications primarily
will continue to spearhead this project and Greek Week. In summary, Cal Delta provided meant voice services; over time, it has become
over the next two summers. me with the opportunity to meet great people and primarily data centric. The constant opportunity
If you walk into the chapter house build lifelong friendships. and innovation within the industry will keep me
you will notice a major update to here for many years to come.
the donor plaque. How do you stay in touch When were you inspired to create your own
Nick Stubberfield with your Cal Delta brothers company?
’12 from the House today? The inspiration happened early in my time at the
Corporation has The most effective way Cal Delta chapter house. I was meeting so many
worked tirelessly with to stay in touch has always great people within the chapter, meeting their fami-
our plaque company been the communications lies, witnessing the advantages of an entrepreneur-
to redesign the plaque and newsletters I receive, ial spirit – I was really blown away by the amount
and add/move names like this Cal Delta Spotlight. of success I was immersed in. I grew up as a lower-
as necessary based on Since I call Chicago home, I to-middle class kid from Virginia – this California
donations received can’t just hop in a car and culture was a whole new world. As I learned more
drive down to the chapter
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