2002

Winter and spring continued to bring new Kellogg Kids. Wow, what gorgeous babies (and we have unbiased opinions)!

Nancy Kulick and her husband Andy had a little girl, Elizabeth, in October. They moved from Seattle to Wilmette on June 2.

Proud father Brian Martin '02 and baby Ella at approximately 5 weeks

Brian and Michelle Martin welcomed Ella Sophia Martin on March 12, weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 19.25 inches. The entire family is happy and well.

Mike Castellarin and wife Merriane welcomed baby Rachel Elizabeth Marie on March 18. Rachel weighed 8 pounds at birth. The ecstatic parents were pleasantly surprised by the addition of a girl (they were expecting a boy)!

Ricardo Angel's email message brimmed with the excitement of a proud new dad. He and Maria had a baby girl named Daniela on April 8. Daniela weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches in length. Both Maria and Daniela are doing great.

Neal Freeland and wife Julia welcomed Zack Ryan Freeland to the world on Valentine's Day. (Lucky kid was born a romantic! And, given that Zach is the only baby boy to be reported in this issue for the Class of 2002, it seems the odds are already in his favor.) Zack was 18.25 inches and 6 pounds, 2.6 ounces. Neal and Julia are doing great, but not sleeping too much! Neal says that it feels like he has already been at Microsoft forever. Time flies post-Kellogg.

Love was also in the air with many engagements (on which we will provide details when the weddings occur) and weddings alike:

Federico Chab married Luciana Versiglia on March 20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Michael Schreiber and Lisa Cashion tied the knot on April 24 in Chicago at the famed Rookery Building. Michael and Lisa will reside in New York City, where Mike will be working for NBC (CNBC's international division) and Lisa will continue her work as the director of public policy for Prevent Child Abuse America. Michael looks forward to hearing from other Kellogg alums who are in the New York area.

Kevin Stineman and Margie Block '03 married on May 8 in Chicago. Approximately 40 fellow Kelloggians turned out to celebrate with them. Kevin and Margie spent two weeks in Botswana and Namibia on their honeymoon.

Another great Kellogg romance started a new chapter with Chat Rivera and Amar Shah's nuptials in August AND December. Chat and Amar write: "We got married not once, but twice --- the first time on Aug. 30 in West Lafayette, Ind., and the second time on Dec. 15 in Manila, Philippines. The August wedding was a traditional Indian ceremony with many Kellogg alumni in attendance, including Josh Holmstrom (best man), John Thee, Tanya and Rich Saad, Brian and Romy (Newman) Trahan, Astrid Marechal, Colleen Sellers, Katie Weaver, David DeLorenzo, Deepa and Hiren Thakar, Arnaud and Vicki Vasseur, Amy Walter, Craig and Teresa Moye, Dave Wolbert, Joanna Wong '01, Kedar Nadkarni and Maya and Karthik Vasudevan. The December wedding was a traditional Catholic ceremony in a 16th-century church in tropical Manila. Josh had the distinction of being the only Kellogg alum at both weddings. Bryan Wahking (best man) flew in from Singapore with his wife Veronica and their extremely cute baby, Audrey."

This winter and spring our fellow classmates were quite busy changing jobs!

Angela Teng '02 with the CEO of American Express, Ken Chenault

Correction from the spring 2004 edition: Angela Teng left Banc of America Securities to join American Express. Angela also recently won the grand prize of "CEO for a Day" at American Express through the company's employee giving campaign raffle. Angela says that spending the day with the CEO was an "amazing" experience. We will not be surprised if next issue finds us reporting that Angela IS the CEO. Go, Angela!

In January, Stephanie Nassau moved back to New York from Singapore, where she managed several luxury fashion brands. After traveling for a while, Stephanie joined Revlon and now works as an assistant product manager in Revlon's lip group. She is excited to be home and looks forward to catching up with classmates at KACNY events.

Tobi Laczkowski wrote "Growing Sales and Profits in a Flat Market," published in the March/April 2004 issue of MX Magazine. MX is a publication for top-level executives in the medical technologies field. Tobi is currently working as a consultant for ZS Associates in Evanston.

Raul Saavedra has great job news as well: "With the help of classmate Brooke Stabbert, I landed a job with Lucasfilm in San Francisco. My wife Jennifer and I have been here for a year and half now and are having a great time."

Natalie Guenther recently began a new position in business development with Invenergy, an energy-development company based in Chicago.

Beata Kirr and Erich Kirr '01 both changed jobs in May. Erich has joined Intecap, a consulting firm specializing in economic and intellectual property consulting, as an associate. Beata joined Harris Alternatives, a fund of hedge funds, in its business development group.

Eric Limbs writes that he is now working at the Seattle Monorail Project and is enjoying his time in Seattle. He is relatively new to the area, so he would love to hear from fellow Kelloggians living or visiting there.

Becky (Evans) Grimm and her husband Brian moved to Boston in May. Becky started a new position with Gillette as an associate product manager for the company's new whitening segment in the oral care group. She says that, although they'll certainly miss their Chicago-based Kellogg friends, they're looking forward to a fun summer of outings to Fenway Park and the Cape.

Subir Basak writes: "I have been in product management at Amgen the past two years and have really enjoyed this incredible experience. I recently took a new role in global operations working on commercialization of our pipeline. This position offers me a great learning opportunity about clinical, marketing and operational issues to advance early-stage products."

Tony Uzan writes that he is currently living in Stamford, Conn., with his girlfriend Teresa, working for a small consulting firm and enjoying the East Coast.

Alyssa Bagchi has started a new position with UBS as associate director in its hedge fund capital introduction group.

Rajesh Tyagi '02 with family and Kellogg Class of 2002 friends. From left, Rajesh Tyagi with his wife Anjali and 1-year-old daughter Keya, Polyana and Roberto Uchoa and Nitin.

Thank you to everyone who submitted updates (about themselves AND others)! We look forward to getting more great information for the next issue. Happy summer to all!