1984

Robyn and Lane Anderson '84 with family at their Englewood, Colo. home.

Hello Class of 1984. This is the first column in a while that has not had input from Katie Glockner Seymour. Katie has decided to use more of her scarce volunteer hours on other projects. She writes, “I’ve been devoting more and more of my time to projects in the Dominican Republic. I’ve fallen in love with a remote community in the mountains. I just came back from a surgical mission and am serving on a steering committee that’s working on a nutrition project and a Habitat-like project.” Although I’ll miss working with Katie, she promises to keep in touch with us to let us know more about her good works. On behalf of the whole class I would like to thank Katie for all of her enthusiasm and her hard work on the column in past years. She was so great in keeping up with so many classmates and as a result of her news-filled columns we have all been able to keep up with each other. We wish you well in your new endeavors!

I am very happy to let you know that Indie Desai Christie will be my new class rep partner. I’m looking forward to working with her and hope that you will contact either Indie or me with your news. Indie recently left the (paying) workforce to spend more time managing the house and kids. Prior to that she worked as an independent marketing strategy consultant. Indie was touched by the events of Sept. 11 and helped with relief efforts by writing news breaks and pleas for garnering people to continue to contribute goods after The New York Times prematurely printed that they were overstocked with supplies. In September she hosted a dinner at her home for Kellogg friends Birgitta Hannan, Dwight Hilson, Pam Hendrickson, Carolyn O’Brien, Steve Zales, and Howard Friedman. Everyone is reported to be doing well and the evening was spent filling each other in on their lives, as if they were all back at Kellogg.

Phillipe Laratte reports that he is happily living in Paris. After a stint in an Internet start-up he walked away with some great new knowledge and opted to take a position in a more traditional company. He is heading up the European arm of HOST Communications. HOST is a marketing company specializing in experiential marketing. If you want to do a marketing program with Streetball, the upcoming Olympics in Europe or 2006 World Cup Soccer — Phillipe can help. He wishes everyone a great 2002.

Lynnette Barnes Hinch writes from Lake Forest, Ill.: “I can’t believe I’m living in the suburbs, have two children and a minivan! Working full-time at Solo Cup Co., I’ve given up trying to figure out what ‘work/family balance’ is supposed to mean. Blake (3) and Tucker (22 months) keep husband Jeff and I on our toes. We enjoy seeing Peggy Bertelsen Hampton and Wendy Weiss Kritt often.”

Katie Seymour '84 with Father Micheal Mandala, S.J. '84 in Hollywood Calif.

A few months ago Brian Hand stopped by my house between some suburban meetings. It was better than a phone call because I got to see a picture of his adorable son Teddie (now 2-years-old). Brian has been married to Amy Barr Hand ’90 for three years. After almost 16 years at First Analysis, in February 1999 Brian left his post as vice chairman to found CrossMedia Services, Inc. (formerly SalesHound.com). They provide localized store-level promotions over the Internet for brick and mortar retailers. Their clients include Sears, Office Depot, Staples and True-Value, and their technology platform is the backbone for localized promotions on AOL and MSNBC.com. In August 1999, Gary Lucido joined Brian at CrossMedia Services as COO after working at Circuit City for six years as director of inventory productivity and extended service programs. Gary is also married to a Kellogg grad, Carol Levinson Lucido ’85 and they have two daughters.

Brian keeps up with some of our other classmates during a quarterly “Section 62nd card game, which has been going on since 1984. The regular players include: Dale Visokey, Paul Kleinatis and Bob Cornick. Formers players Jimmy Margolis and Corky Davis were only allowed out of the game when they moved out of town (reportedly to trim their losses!). Brian can be reached at bhand@crossmediaservices.com and Gary at glucido@crossmediaservices.com.

Brian says that new card players are always welcome.Brian did fill me in on what’s up with “the boys.” Dale Visokey is the managing partner of the Chicago office of Heidrick and Struggles executive recruiters. He is married, has three kids and lives in Winnetka, Ill.

Paul Kleinatis is married to Laurie Elm. Paul is a portfolio manager for Harris Investment Management Company in Chicago and Laurie has recently taken a break from work to raise their two kids. Bob Cornick lives in Park Ridge, Ill., and works at DSC Logistics. DSC is a supply-chain management and logistics company. Bob is married with two children.

Jimmy Margolis is happily living in Radnor, Pa., (in the Philadelphia-area) with his wife and two sons. Jimmy works at ERM, an environmental consulting firm. Corky Davis has been CEO at Symphonix Hearing Technology since 1999. Symphonix makes specialized hearing aids.

Brian also gave me news about his good friend Jay Sharp. After being a next door neighbor of Brian’s for a couple years in Chicago, Jay is now CEO of ePacific, an on-line electronic payment processor in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Brian isn’t the only one working and playing with former classmates. Dave Chen and Monte Pitt are living a dream that began back in their Kellogg days. In 1995 they purchased land and began Patton Valley Vineyards in Gaston, Ore. At the end of 2001 they released the 1999 Patton Valley Vineyards pinot noir which is currently available in the Portland area and will be showing up in other markets soon. I hope Dave and Monte will keep us posted so that we can sample their wines at our local restaurants and wine merchants. Read more about PVV at www.pattonvalley.com.

There’s another new product coming from one of our classmates that I would love to sample. Hank Miller’s company, Harry Miller Company, introduced Inchworm children’s footwear. These are shoes for kids that actually grow with your child! You push a button on the heel of the shoe and the shoe expands from the middle and locks in place. It grows a full shoe size. (I could use a size 8 and a 4 in blue and a 2 in pink!) Look for Inchworm in the fall of 2002.

It was reported in the Chicago Tribune business section that Laurie Winton Lichko was recently hired by Ford Gum and Machine Co. She takes the position of marketing manager at the company’s Vernon Hills, Ill., sales and marketing office.

Finally, Luc Clarys’ family continues to grow. In addition to his two daughters and one son, he has four horses, two ponies, a dog, a cat, a goat and sheep! While his wife and daughters ride the horses, Luc and his 9-year-old son enjoy riding their Enduro motorbikes.

Thanks to everyone who wrote and called. In these times, hearing from old friends has been very comforting.