1993

I've learned we have some newly published authors in our ranks. Paul Nunes has just written his first book, Mass Affluence: Seven New Rules of Marketing to Today's Consumer (HBS Press). The book has already received an unsolicited plug from Phil Kotler. Congratulations, Paul! (Paul is too modest to have told me this himself. Thanks for passing on the news, Steve Schultz.) The book is due out in bookstores in September, and is already listed on Amazon.

Brett Jarvis has also published a book, titled Sleep Your Way to the Top: The Power of Napping. It offers a fun approach to rejuvenating your career --- and your day. You can purchase it at www.sleeptothetop.com. Brett has had other great news this year. He and wife Lydia welcomed their third child, Elise Claire, on March 3. Big brother Zach and sister Haylie love holding her and announcing when she's awake and when she needs to eat, etc. The past few months have been wonderful for the Jarvis family --- and tiring!

Nancy (White) Ramamurthi and husband Shiv are also proud parents. They welcomed baby boy Varun on April 10 and are going through sleepless nights and fun with their newborn!

Bill Falconer has decided to pursue his lifelong entrepreneurial ambitions. He and a partner recently created the Atlanta-based MidTown Consulting Group (www.midtowncg.com), which focuses on management and technology advising for mid-sized and large corporations. If you know of a consulting opportunity that his team might explore, don't hesitate to let Bill know. You can reach him at bfalconer@midtowncg.com.

Peter Dellva recently left Searle/Pharmacia/Pfizer after 19 years and started his own biotechnology manufacturing services company, BioTechLogic Inc.

Paul Bernstein and wife Pam now have two kids (Mara, 3, and Jack, 1) and have finally opted to do the suburban thing, moving to Deerfield, Ill., in September 2003. Paul left Procter & Gamble after 16 years and isn't sure what the bigger change was --- leaving P&G or leaving the downtown lifestyle. He's been doing strategic consulting with some former P&G colleagues, and is now looking to move back into consumer products.

Both Jeff Walsh and wife Connie (Gute) Walsh '94 have recently changed jobs. Jeff has taken a position with Boston-based Inotek Pharmaceuticals, where he will be responsible for building the commercial side of the business, including business development, product development strategy and corporate marketing and communications. The company has eight products in clinical development for a variety of important critical-care diseases and is just now beginning to ramp up the commercial strategy. Jeff says it's a classic case (and worthy of a case study) of an exciting science-based company historically surviving on NIH grants now trying to make the transition to a full-fledged pharmaceutical company with outside VC money to fund the future. Connie now works for Staples in a new marketing role for their Staples-branded products business and is really enjoying it. Jeff, Connie, and their two daughters (Katie, 5, and Abigail, 2 1/2) moved from Winchester, Mass., to Wellesley, Mass., in May of 2003. They love their new town and the neighborhood is great: lots of kids!

Brad Wilsted, father of four (Jordan, Riley, Justin and Kate --- a relatively new addition to the family), lives in Boulder, Colo. Brad is still a partner in the strategy consulting firm he started, but is transitioning the firm from consulting to private equity, targeting investments in the financial services and payments industries.

Christian Darquier wins the award for best new job. After four years at Disneyland Resort Paris as European marketing director, Christian left the world of the mouse and took a year off to go explore the world of scuba diving in Australia, Philippines, the Red Sea and Indonesia. He enjoyed it so much he decided pursue a job in the industry. He is now international marketing director for Scubapro-Uwatec, one of the key players in scuba diving equipment. He moved to the south of France (Nice), where the global headquarters of the company is located. Not a week goes by, writes Christian, that he doesn't need to test a product. (Tough life!)

Christian is still in touch with other Kelloggians, such as Bruno Bolzan, who lives in Paris and is still a headhunter with Russell Reynolds Associates. Christian is also expecting visits from Paul Lalvani (from India) and Marcelo Leite (from Brazil) this summer.

Dominic Rispoli, wife Lisa, son Corey, 5, daughter Caroline, 2, and dog Frisco are once again relocating to the San Francisco Bay area from New York, where they have been for the past two years. Having spent seven years in San Francisco, writes Dominic, "It is in our blood and we are thrilled to be returning." He will continue to work at Lehman Brothers, where he is approaching the 11-year mark. Corey will start kindergarten in September in the family's new hometown of Kentfield and Caroline will start preschool. Dominic and Lisa look forward to reconnecting with all of the Kellogg alums in the Bay Area.

Luc and Lorraine (Steele) Paillard have been living in sunny England for 10 years! Their three children were all born there --- Adele, 8, Max, 6, and Aline, 2. Writes Lorraine, "There are a lot of nice things about living here, but Luc would probably say it is the proximity to France that is the nicest thing!" Luc recently moved to Barclays after five years at Morgan Stanley. Lorraine spends 2/3 of her time at home and about 1/3 of her time working in London as a free-lance consultant.

Linda Adeson and husband Kevin have also been in England (London) almost 10 years, with no sign of moving back any time soon. (I'm wondering if you've run into Luc and Lorraine, Linda? I know it's a big country ... ) Kevin is with Morgan Stanley and Linda has been putting her degree to good use in the not-for-profit world after forays into teaching organizational behavior and international marketing to college students (Ithaca College and the Institute for European Studies), free-lance consulting and the Internet world. They have three kids: Graham, 9, Grace, 6, and Henry, 4. Linda spent some time as the VP of the London alum club for a while, and happened to get in contact with our '93 English contingent: Sean Capstick, Warwick Nash, Peter Harrison and Mark Squires '92. It turns out that Sean Capstick's kids go to the same school as Linda's kids.

Alix Mayer and husband Dan Druker have two beautiful children, 2-year-old twins Madeleine and Jackson. Alix is in mid-career retirement, living in Palo Alto, Calif., but looking forward to doing more market strategy consulting in the near future. (A bit of trivia from the editor: Dan lived across the hall from me, Heather, during our sophomore year at Stanford. Small world!)

Mary Friedlieb is currently a senior consultant in the higher-education practice of Cedar Inc., a British-owned IT and management consulting firm. In addition to PeopleSoft ERP implementations at universities across the country, she has been a regular presenter at the Midwest Regional User Group conferences, Higher Education User Group conferences and the North American PeopleSoft Connect conference. She is still living in Chicago, single and enjoying every opportunity she has to sail on Lake Michigan.

Now that her kids are 7 and 5, Terry Tanguay Steele has finally found some time to pursue her dream of being a photojournalist. She is working as a free-lance photographer for a monthly newspaper and for an antidrug/antiviolence activist, who has asked her to help him chronicle his work in pictures. Terry finds her assignments very exciting and meaningful. She writes, "It's great fun to be right in the middle of the action!"

Diane Luxhoj has been married to husband Erik for seven years and they have two kids: Anna, 4, and Matthew, 1. Diane has worked at Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin since graduation, but moved from full-time marketing to part-time marketing research after her daughter was born. She visited Jo (Thoroughgood) Khasnavis and her family when Diane was in New Jersey on business in the spring. They had a great visit and Diane (finally!) got to meet Jo's kids, Anita, 6, and Sam, 5.

Leticia Ponce has been living in Madrid for nine years now with her husband Juan Martinez Aguilar. They have two children, Diego, 5, and Sofia, 4, who remind their parents not to take life so seriously. They visit Leticia's family in Mexico every summer, and are really looking forward to this year's trip. Explains Leticia, "The 12-hour plane trips get better the older your children get."

For the last seven years, Leticia has been the master franchise of KA International, the No. 1 European franchise for decorating. She has a great team in Mexico City, who provide services to the five franchises in Mexico. Unfortunately, Leticia is too far away to take the company to its next stage. She has recently decided she'd like to work at something in Madrid, so she has decided to sell her small business. Let her know if you're interested!

Earlier this year, Jonathan Bellman married Pamela Mund in Manhattan. Several classmates attended the wedding, including Ken Roberts, Michael Moorman, Jay Petersen, John Sheputis and Glenn Habib. Jonathan is in management consulting at Reality Check, a company he founded that manages large technology projects. Jonathan's wife Pamela is an internist at Montefiore Medical Center and is also an instructor in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Marike (Weinig) Owen was also recently married (and is thrilled to have at least one name that is easily pronounceable). Her husband is a British geophysicist, so she is now tied to the oil business --- and Houston. But they take annual trips to London, which works for her! She is still doing product marketing in high tech in the systems management market. She keeps in touch with Judy Holme-Agnew, who lives in San Francisco and was one of the maids of honor in Marike's wedding. Judy's little girl Natalie was a flower girl. Marike has two horses, one of which she competes with, while the other is retired. She also has two dogs and four cats.

In November 1998, Donnie Tantoco was part of a management team (general manager) that established Shopwise, the Philippines' first chain of super centers. Their partners include two private equity groups: ICCP, which is headed by William Valtos '88, and the Asian Opportunity Fund of AIG. Donnie's wife is also involved in Shopwise as the head of buying and merchandising. They have three kids: twin daughters Nicole and Camille, 14, and son Christian, 9. Donnie is also happy to report that his country's new secretary of trade and industry, Cesar Purisima '83 is a Kellogg grad. According to Donnie, Cesar has hit the ground running and is working very hard to professionalize and modernize the economy.

In February, Paul Rowady launched his own company, Precision Investment Technologies LLC. Precision is developing a next-generation research platform for financial securities analysis based on knowledge management and data visualization methods. That platform is called Alphacution. Precision is currently in early stages of funding and development. Prior to Precision, Paul was managing director of knowledge management for Ritchie Capital Management, a more than $1.2 billion hedge fund group based in Geneva, Ill.

	Paul Rowady recently launched Precision Investment Technologies LLC.
	Robert Gershon with son Zachary
	Jim Owens, with wife Barb and son Max, has been selected for the 2004 Tour of Hope Team and will ride across the country with Lance Armstrong in October.
	Barbara and Felix Rubel, with Michelle, welcome Chantal to the family

Last December, Jim St. Leger and his wife Audrey welcomed their second child, daughter Lauren, to the sunny world of Phoenix, Ariz. Four-year-old son Schuyler (pronounced "Skyler" but spelled the original Dutch way) is really excited to have a sister. Jim writes, "If only we could channel his unbounded energy into changing diapers and midnight feedings ..." Audrey and Jim are both still working at Intel. She's managing some next-generation silicon programs, while he is busy with some partner/ecosystem strategic engagements, both in the Intel communications group. The challenge of two demanding (but rewarding) careers, two kids, and the usual very busy household is "borderline overwhelming." They're still searching for the holy grail of work/life balance. Jim asks that you send your nanny/au pair leads his way! And if you're feeling cold or sun-deprived, he welcomes your visit. Once in a while, Jim runs into Justin Smith, who also works at Intel (but in Silicon Valley), where he is director of M&A integration. Justin and his wife Wendy have two boys, ages 8 and 4.

Two years ago, Robert Gershon left consulting (after 14 years) and joined the marketing department of U.S. Surgical, a medical device company in Norwalk, Conn. While he does miss consulting (had to leave it for better work-life balance), Robert says he has never been happier in his career. He is a senior director of marketing with worldwide P&L responsibilities north of $400 million. On a personal note, Tina and Robert have expanded their family. Their second son, Zachary, was born on Oct. 14. Mom did great and big brother Aaron, 5, couldn't be more proud!

Except for a year in London, Barbara (Pereira) and Felix Rubel have lived in and around Zurich, Switzerland, since graduation. Barbara is in her 20th year with General Motors and is currently working part-time as the manager of brand strategy for GM Daewoo Europe. Felix, together with two partners, has started his own private equity firm, focusing on acquiring distressed, mid-sized companies in German-speaking Europe. But more importantly, they have two lively girls, Michelle, 3, and Chantal, 1, who keep them busy, as all of you parents can imagine.

Canh Tran is on the steering committee for a new nonprofit, Women's Prerogative. The organization is dedicated to bringing women information about the things that matter most to them, giving them a place to talk about those things and --- most importantly --- providing women with a way to do something about them. Women's Prerogative is getting started and has just launched a mini-Web site (www.womensprerogative.com). Cahn encourages us all to check out the site and take the survey on how to make it better. Writes Cahn: "My friend Sharon Levin is incredible and she can move mountains. You can help. Go to the site, take the survey, and sign up to receive the email newsletter."

Denise Johnson-Allen and Dr. Evan Allen say hello from sunny Orlando, Fla. Evan is currently working as the medical director of stroke at Florida Hospital, which is the largest health-care system in Florida. As for Denise, she is taking an extended absence from the Walt Disney Co. and is raising their two daughters, Grace Hanalei, 3, and Olivia Marin, 1. If any of you find yourselves in the "vacation capital of the US," Denise asks that you give them a call.

On an inspirational note, Jim Owens has been selected for the 2004 Tour of Hope Team and will ride across the country with Lance Armstrong in October. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope is "an inspiring weeklong journey across America to speed the search for a cure for cancer." As some of you know, Jim is a six-year survivor of brain cancer and is very involved in cancer advocacy and fund-raising efforts. You can learn more about Jim's story at www.jimsjourney.com. Jim and his wife Barb live in Edina, Minn., and have a 4-year-old son, Max. Good luck with the ride, Jim!

Well, thank you all for the terrific news. I was glad to hear from so many of you. Have a fabulous summer ... and I look forward to getting more updates later this year.