New York
Alumni Club of New York (KACNY)

The Kellogg Alumni Club of New York is planning an exciting and compelling 2006.  This year, our aim is to provide a selection of events that are both fun and interesting — like our alums.

We're very involved with the other Northwestern alumni clubs in New York. In the spring, the club is co-sponsoring an event titled "How the New Media is Rewriting the Rules of Business for Consumers, Providers and Advertisers" with the Medill Club of Greater New York and the NU Club of Greater New York. In partnership with the Northwestern Alumni Association, KACNY is co-sponsoring "A Night with Northwestern in New York," featuring Northwestern's Broadway stars in a musical performance.

Our business-focused events planned for the spring include a career management event with panelists discussing ways to manage career transition for better compensation and position. Panelists will include executive recruiters who work exclusively with the senior management ranks. KACNY will continue its Executive Breakfast Briefings with topics including "Best Practices for Developing Competitive Intelligence" designed for marketers, consultants and strategic planners and "Developing Your M&A Strategy" for corporate and financial executives.

Because our favorite small town of New York City has more than 30 MBA alumni clubs, we are fortunate to offer invitations to selected "partner club" events to our members. In April, some alumni will be attending the daylong CFO Leadership Forum hosted by The Executive Forum. This prestigious invitation-only event features CEO and CFO panelists from some of the world's leading organizations.

Not neglecting our interest in fun, we've initiated a special "division" of the club called TG-NY, which will organize and provide information about social and cultural events in New York, including our quarterly TG Happy Hours. Co-chairs are Karen White '04 and Kristen Mitchell '04. The TG-NY team has also been busy planning social, volunteer, sports and inter-school networking events. The winter season was kicked off with a TG at Stout in midtown Manhattan, and in late February, Kellogg and Darden hosted a networking mixer for recent graduates. Jimmy Rojas '05 is organizing a team of Kellogg students to participate in the ZogSports soccer league, which donates a portion of proceeds to local charities. Finally, Christine Cabot Bini '04 is organizing a Kellogg team to participate in NYCares Volunteer Day in April.

Of course, the club could always use an additional helping hand (or 20). There are a variety of ways to become involved, including leading or volunteering at an event, joining the board or simply coming out to learn, enjoy and support KACNY events. Thank you again to all of the Kellogg alums who have already volunteered their time and skills in 2005-2006, including our new club communications director, Nishea V. Clark '02.

The Kellogg Alumni Club of New York looks forward to having a wonderful year of growth and great events. We hope you can join us.