EMP-24

2002 marks the 10th anniversary for EMP-24 alumni! Hope the balance of the 90’s and the beginning of the new millennium have treated you well. To celebrate this event there is a dining room reserved at the Allen Center for Friday evening, May 3 starting at 6:30 p.m. We will have cocktails and dinner together. No formal agenda, just loads of fun seeing everyone. Tony Paoni will send out a detailed e-mail to everyone on the event. It will be a great opportunity to see your old Kellogg classmates. Call or send me an e-mail message if you need information.

Bill Graham has created a new firm called Compliance Partners. It is currently a sole proprietorship. He started the business in January 2002 with five clients. Current and anticipated clients are from the chemical, petroleum, manufacturing and waste management sectors. Bill also represents clients through legal counsel.

The mission of CP is to support regulated clients as they seek to maintain compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations and to go beyond compliance to create sustainable enterprises.

One index of financial performance, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, demonstrates that traded firms with a strong and visible commitment to sustainability, have increased shareholder value compared to peers that have not done so.

Bill is a registered professional engineer with 27 years in environmental engineering for industry and government clients dealing with air, water and waste media as well as compliance and due diligence matters. He’s active in the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois and the Air and Waste Management Association.

Bill still resides in Glen Ellyn with his wife Lynn, and daughters Christina (15) and Stephanie (11). Stephanie was born during the second year of EMP-24. Son Douglas (19) is at Augustana College (Class of 2005). Bill can be reached at Compliance Partners, 820 Abbey Drive,Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. He may be reached by telephone at: 630.469.8799.

When last I spoke with Glen Ford he was in the process of starting a second computer firm functioning as CEO. His firm has a product called a Retail Collaborative Planner and will be targeted towards the largest Retail companies in the U.S. and abroad. Glen’s daughter Ashley just announced her engagement to her fiancée Kevin Baard. If anyone comes up to the Twin Cities, Glen would love to play host. He can be reached at 763.694.0509.

Stephan H. Oberli continues to operate his coaching and consultant firm in Switzerland. He sends his regards. Stephan’s new address is: MBA PCC, SHO Coaching and Consulting, Executive and Team Coaching, Gempenweg 8, Postfach 82 CH 4410 Liestal/Switzerland. Tel: 41.61.922.01.70 Fax: 41.61.922.01.71; E-mail: stephan.oberli@sho.ch; Web: www.sho-coaching.com or www.sho.ch