Mary Martino Bouchelet ’78 with husband Frederic and twin daughters Anais and Noemie

1978

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John Greish is the new chief financial officer of Baxter International. He was formerly president of its bioscience division.

Darryl Lee and his wife, Patricia, have been married 23 years. They met at Northwestern in 1977. Patricia is a graduate of NU's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and its School of Law. They and their sons Brandon, 16, and Marcus, 12, live in the Ashton Preserves community in Silver Spring, Md. Darryl retired from Lucent Technologies in 2001, after a 23-year career in product marketing, marketing communications, sales and business development. After Lucent, he worked as an investment consultant at Edward Jones Investments and TD Waterhouse. Recently he accepted a position as vice president, business development, for the National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship (NIUE), a Maryland-based nonprofit organization that develops and implements entrepreneurship programs that support the growth of viable businesses in America's inner cities. NIUE's primary focus is providing legal and business services to inner-city entrepreneurs to help solve the problems of unemployment and the deterioration of inner-city families and communities. Darryl is excited about his new position and looks forward to helping these entrepreneurs participate in the American dream. He invites you to contact him at dmlee54@comcast.net.

Mary Martino Bouchelet writes that after graduation she spent three years with Arthur Andersen in NYC and became a CPA. She then spent an exciting 10 years in the medical arena with GE during the Jack Welch era. She worked as a financial analyst in GE's Milwaukee headquarters and then as financial manager in Australia, Asia and Latin America. She spent the next three years as an expatriate in Paris, as head of financial analysis and accounting for 75 people in charge of Europe and the Middle East. Mary and her French husband, Frederic, moved to Lyon 14 years ago, where she became a finance and accounting professor in American and French business schools. She now teaches 11 different courses at CEFAM, an American school that offers a BBA. Four years ago, Mary and Frederic received the miracle of their lives, beautiful Thai twin girls, Anais and Noemie. They are now 10 years old, perfectly assimilated and bilingual, although they no longer speak Thai. Mary has Wednesdays off with the girls to keep up with their piano, dancing and swimming lessons. She invites you to contact her if your travels during the summer lead to Lyon.

Peter Thompson recently earned his PhD in business administration from the University of Illinois-Chicago, where he teaches in the College of Business Administration. He teaches management courses (organization behavior, human resource management, compensation management) and is a fellow in the Honors College, which entails advising honors students. Peter's research interests are leadership, corporate culture and employee ownership.

Craig Sher writes that after graduation he worked for Arthur Andersen ("may it rest in peace") until 1981. He then moved to Florida and worked for three years in real estate development for the Rutenberg Corp. before joining The Sembler Co. in St. Petersburg in 1984. He recently celebrated his 20th anniversary with the company, one of the largest shopping center development firms in the southeastern United States. Craig has been president/CEO for the last 16 years. He has also been active in many NU activities, including the alumni club of the Tampa Bay Area and on the advisory board of the School of Communications. Craig and his wife, Jan, also a Northwestern grad, have three daughters. Their eldest, Jessica, graduated from Northwestern in education and social policy in 2002. Mel Sembler, chairman of Craig's company and U.S. ambassador to Italy, hosted a Northwestern gathering in Rome last Thanksgiving, where Craig and Jan spent time with NU President Henry Bienen, his wife and other Northwestern alumni.

Julie (Hollwitz) Tye is CEO of The Cradle, a not-for-profit adoption agency in Evanston. Kellogg students participate in a number of programs with The Cradle, including a summer internship and the governance fellow program, part of the school's nonprofit curriculum. Julie is married to fellow alum Fred Tye '85. They have two children, Fred, 14, and Alison, 8.

Chris O'Connor lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. He is a writer, a soccer coach, a house cleaner and a trainer of dogs, horses and teenagers. He has no regrets about getting off the executive treadmill 10 years ago. His email is jkemc@hotmail.com.

Tom Goff writes that after a year as an adjunct professor, he recently accepted a full-time position at Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, where he teaches business and economics courses. This is his first experience teaching at the college level, and he enjoys it very much. Tom was named in August to the board of the Networking and Information Technology Association in northern Indiana.

Petcelita Gonzales is internal auditor at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Daughter Pearl received her MBA from the University of Chicago. Son Cesar Jr. received his MBA from Yale. Daughter Sue is working on her master's degree in Latin studies at the University of Texas-Austin.

Marvin Bates recently finished editing the book Rama Katha by Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, a prolific author who has written, compiled and translated many books on Kriya Yoga. Rama Katha is the Hindu scriptural story of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the deity Vishnu. Originally written in Sanskrit, the stories of Rama reflect the poetic beauty of ancient epics, while presenting its relevance to the practical life of modern man. Initial publication is expected this winter. Marvin is a former senior executive at Accenture and is currently teaching graduate marketing and management courses at both Lewis University and Benedictine University.

Mark Waldin lives in Seattle and is a survivor of the Internet craze and subsequent venture capital meltdown. He has a great wife, a daughter who is a high school senior and awesome soccer player, and a son enrolled at George Washington University, who is currently attending the University of Vienna. Mark writes that he is involved in a nonprofit organization called Teen Hope, which helps homeless teens in the Seattle area. He believes that success is made up of the lives you touch and the people you help.

Holly Klotz works at the HAVI Group LP, a privately held supplier to McDonald's and Starbucks. She and her husband, David Simpson, live in Western Springs, Ill., with Jane, 14, and Andy, 12.

Mark Nishan is chief of staff at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for regulating national banks. (And no, he insists he doesn't give free samples.) He oversees functional areas including workplace fairness, and program and management accountability, aswell as all public affairs. Mark lives in Germantown, Md., with wife, Mary, son Brandon, 15, daughter Lindsay, 12, three cats and a golden retriever.

Peter Tenney writes that all is well in Rio, where he has lived for 24 years. After a little more than two years with Coty (as in cosmetics) Brazil as its financial director, Peter helped implement a downsizing and transition, and will remain in an advisory role through the end of the year. He is looking for a new position in Rio, São Paulo (a much larger market) and, as a longshot, even the United States. Peter also teaches business simulation at a local university. Peter and wife Denise's eldest daughter, Rebeca, 20, is a junior majoring in biochemistry at Columbia University in New York. Sons Joao Pedro, 17, and Thomas Henry, 11, are in school in Rio. Peter recently lunched with classmate Jorge Fortes and had a nice time reminiscing about their Kellogg days. Peter would love to hear from you. His email address is peterwtenney@yahoo.com.br.

Ellen Rosenberg Tilman is the director of marketing and administrative affairs at Philadelphia's Perelman Jewish Day School, a private K-8 school with 700 students. She is constantly juggling multiple assignments and forced to be very innovative and creative with a limited budget. Ellen and husband David are adjusting to temporary "empty nest" status. Their eldest son, Avrum, graduated from the Columbia University School of Engineering in May and is now employed on Wall Street. He is thinking of earning his MBA in a few years. Son Howard is a junior at Northwestern in the School of Communications, majoring in radio, television and film. He would like to have a career in sports broadcasting. He is very involved with WNUR and can be heard via the Web site broadcasting athletic games. Daughter Alana is a junior in high school and is spending five months with her class studying in Israel. David is the cantor of Beth Sholom Congregation, a large conservative synagogue in suburban Philadelphia, where he has served for almost 30 years.

Steve Weinstein was named by Worth magazine in its October issue as one of the nation's 100 most exclusive wealth advisers. He is president of Altair Advisers LLC, an independent investment consulting firm for high-net-worth individuals, families and foundations. Altair Advisers provides objective investment advice to more than 120 clients, with total assets exceeding $1.5 billion.

Casey Nolan is managing director of Navigant Consulting's healthcare strategic consulting services practice. He joined Navigant in 2002, after more than 24 years with Ernst & Ernst, Ernst & Whinney, Ernst & Young, and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where he was partner in charge of the healthcare strategy practice. Navigant is headquartered in Chicago, with 40 offices across the United States. In his spare time, Casey serves as an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he teaches a graduate case studies course in healthcare management. In his responsibilities with Navigant, Casey travels almost constantly across the country and occasionally internationally. Casey's daughter, Erin Lee Nolan, 15, is a sophomore in high school.

Martha Edwards writes that in June 2003 she completed a six-year term as a board member of Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (PCBVI) and received an award for outstanding service to the agency. In July 2004 she began another six-year term with Peninsula. During her year "off," she has been a board member of the Doran Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a subsidiary of PCBVI serving Santa Cruz County. She will complete her term with the Doran Center in December and therefore finds most of her time this fall involved with both nonprofits. Martha also volunteers with Vintage Affaire, an annual wine auction that benefits PCBVI. In her role as vice president of marketing for PCBVI this year, Martha has returned to her marketing roots, which she enjoys very much. She is currently working on a branding project with a branding expert friend from her days at Clorox.

Bob Bostrom writes that after clawing his way to the pinnacles of the healthcare world, he decided to do something completely different: teach math at Duxbury High School in Duxbury, Mass. Bob's wife, Sene, works for Sprint, and son Jack is a sophomore in high school.

Mike French spent two years consulting in Cambridge, Mass., after 13 years with Coca-Cola USA in Atlanta. However, he tired of the travel and winters, so in January 2003 accepted a position as vice president, marketing insights, at Brown-Forman Corp. (Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, Tuaca, Amarula, Korbel Champagne, Bolla, Fetzer and Sonoma-Cutter wines, as well as Lenox and Hartmann brands, among others) in Louisville, Ky. Mike has responsibility for worldwide marketing research and consumer insights efforts. He and his wife, Robin, love Louisville. Brian, a sophomore at Columbia University; Matthew, a high school senior; and Sean, a sixth-grader, are doing great.

Rhonda (Belson) Salins recently celebrated her 25th year at Smith Barney. She earned the designation of financial planning specialist, awarded to consultants who successfully complete the firm's personal financial planning training program. Rhonda is involved in numerous charitable organizations including the Cancer Wellness Center and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She lives in Highland Park, Ill., with her husband and three teenage children.