St. Francis Alumni Association

10/02/2026

Link for tonight’s game at Cathedral is in our Bio. Go Knights!

09/18/2026

Knit livestream link n our bio.

09/09/2026

Join us for The John Orlandini Memorial Golf Classic on October 5th. Registration link in our bio.

09/06/2026

Link for our event is in our bio.

09/06/2026

Join us for this epic battle of the boulevard - 40 years in the making! Tickets must be purchased. Link in our bio.

08/28/2026

08/26/2026

So proud of St. Francis graduate Capt. Matt Cristi ’16, who has been recognized as one of the 30 Civil Engineers Under 30!

Matt is being honored among an impressive group of young professionals who consistently go above and beyond, demonstrate exceptional leadership, and make a meaningful difference within the Civil Engineering enterprise.

Congratulations, Matt! We are proud of the way you continue to represent St. Francis through your leadership, excellence, and commitment to service. Once a Golden Knight, always a Golden Knight!

shines a spotlight on 30 Civil Engineers under the age of 30 who consistently go above and beyond, demonstrate exceptional leadership, and make a meaningful difference within their installations and across the CE enterprise.

Capt Matthew Cristi is a consistently impactful leader in the Air Force Civil Engineering community, distinguished by his work ethic, energy, and readiness for any challenge. After earning his master's in structural engineering at Stanford and commissioning through OTS at Maxwell AFB, he now serves with the 922nd Civil Engineering Flight at March Air Reserve Base.

While with PACAF/A4C, he led 6 total forces in developing a project management dashboard integrating 8 CE tools and consolidating 240 Unit Status Reports and 160 tasks—adopted by A4 during KEEN EDGE 2024 and PAC SENTRY 2025. In 2024, he integrated 21 total forces through streamlined onboarding, enabling $80M in airfield rehabilitation projects and earning recognition as 622 CEG CGOQ.

In 2025, Cristi supported SECDEF's directive to operationalize U.S. Forces Japan, conducting feasibility studies at Yokota Air Base to support 1K+ personnel and producing three $17M procurement packages for a classified facility enhancing INDOPACOM C2. He also led a 4-member team developing a beddown ex*****on plan for two collocated operating bases in South Korea, cutting response time by 50% and enabling contingency beddown of 10K+ personnel. Additionally, he analyzed modular facilities to develop $92M in construction packages supporting Prepositioned Warfighting Material storage.

Civilian-side, he's managed $15M in projects for USSF and now works at LADWP on capital improvement projects. He was also selected for SAME's Leadership Development Program.

March Air Reserve Base |

08/24/2026

Swing by and see your “favorite” Alumni Bartender.

08/24/2026

Swing by and see your favorite Alumni Bartender!