From left, Julio Torres '94, Piedad Cuevas '01, David Bernal '00 and Ruben Velasquez '01

2001

Just when I thought managing a huge pharmaceutical client's brand migration to Siebel Marketing was the toughest job I could ever undertake, then came motherhood. Nate and I were overjoyed to welcome little (well, sort of little at 21 inches and 8 pounds, 12 ounces) Darby Claire Harrison into our lives on Jan. 13. Of course we've had our sleepless nights, but her little smiles melt our hearts. She has taught us the meaning of unconditional love and reminded us how precious life is. Judging by the number of you writing in about new additions to your families, I know there are many classmates reading this who share in the joys (and struggles) of parenthood. We're so glad to finally join the club.

Welcoming the newest additions to the 2001 family ...

Dominic and Piper (Cutcliffe) Engels are delighted to announce the birth of their second child, Finn Joseph Engels, on Jan. 28. Finn weighed a healthy 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 20 1/2 inches long.

	Alex Goldman '01 and wife Linsey became parents of twins Benjamin Jacob and Marah Rebecca on Sept. 17.
	Mandy Levenberg and Clay McDaniel, both '01, with their daughter Zoe Lev McDaniel

Alex Goldman and wife Linsey became parents of twins Benjamin Jacob and Marah Rebecca on Sept. 17. Alex is still working in finance for Travelocity near Dallas, but he recently enjoyed a visit back to Boston, where he and family were able to spend some time with classmate David Joncas, his wife Lauren and daughter Elizabeth.

Gretchen Hall and Peter Solomon '00 had a baby girl on Dec. 20. She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, at birth and her name is Sadie Olivia Solomon.

Scott Leonard writes: "Lisa and I are the proud parents of Samantha Leonard, born in the fall. When not spending time with Lisa, Lucy and Samantha, you can find me at McKinsey in Dallas."

On Jan. 16, Clay McDaniel and Mandy Levenberg welcomed their daughter Zoe Lev McDaniel to the world. Mandy writes: "She came a week early, but not too soon. She's very healthy and gorgeous. We're all about 'just in time' production as Zoe arrived just as we finally finished all of the work on our house. Come visit. Seattle is beautiful in the spring."

Martina Sangin and her husband Mark are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lucabella Helen Sangin. She was born June 17, weighing in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces, measuring 20 1/2 inches. Now at nearly 8 months old, she's babbling, crawling and the light of their lives. Martina recently returned to work part time (80 percent) with Booz Allen Hamilton in Chicago after an extended maternity leave, while Mark has left work to stay home with Bella through the summer. Martina writes, "We are loving parenthood, though it's the toughest job we've ever had."

Corina TMP '00 and Rich Yeh were blessed on Oct. 1 with the birth of their first child, Allison Yeh. She was 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and 17 1/2 inches at birth, but is now more than twice the weight and giggles when they sing nursery songs to her. The family is still in the Bay Area, where Corina is at Intel in a marketing role and Rich is at Samsung in a strategic marketing role.

Grant Jordan '02, with Bailey and Preston, Grant Jackson '01 with Sadie and Graham, and Tricia Maguire '01 with Aiden. Spouses Katie, Claire and Tom are not pictured because they're cleaning up the toys downstairs.

Several more classmates tied the knot over the past few months ...

Jim Argalas and Lindsey Tyler were married in Venice in October. Many fellow 4Qs journeyed to romantic Italy to share in an amazing weekend highlighted by a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception. Kellogg alums in attendance included Hagai Bar-Lev, Luca Cravero, Martin Danoesastro, Fabrizio D'Eredita, James Gildea, Chris Hsu, Scott Leonard, Helge Leinich, Peter Lenardos, Aldo Perani and Damian Yu.

Jim Argalas and Lindsey Tyler, both '01, were married in Venice in October with many Kellogg friends traveling to Italy to share in the festivities.

Matt Bushell writes: "All good things must come to an end, and Robb Hoenick's bachelordom is no exception. After two-ish years since being introduced via Marisa O'Connor, Robb Hoenick and Star Hampton got married on Sept. 18 on beautiful, intimate Fire Island, New York (accessible virtually exclusively via ferry; I think Robb thought about swimming across, actually). Not so beautiful were the gusty winds and prediction for rain, but lady luck was on the couple's side, as not one drop came from the sky during the beach-based ceremony (thanks to Southard Jones for putting some MMM skills on display by raking the sand down for us). The ceremony was officiated by the mayor (old friend of the Hampton family), highlighted by the couple exchanging personalized vows for each other (not a group project). What was a great group project was the entire reception, with the bride and groom 'hanging' in the local beachside bar beforehand, and the reception, which perfectly reflected the newlyweds' persona (very gracious, laid-back and fun)."

Quentin Kluthe married Carol Reid on Sept. 25 in Banff, Canada. Class of 2001 friends in attendance included: Jean-Noel Poirier, Bill Berk, Abby Berk, Bridget Cooley, Ken Thompson, Heather Hammond, Gurmeet Ahluwalia, Rob McClung, Rob Barry and Jeff Riedel.

Marisa O'Connor '01 married Dan Mulvihill at a seaside chapel on Cape Cod in August.

Marisa O'Connor and Dan Mulvihill were married at a seaside chapel on Cape Cod on Aug. 14. They had a beautiful weekend and were thrilled to be surrounded by many friends, including 12 of Marisa's dearest friends from Kellogg. Julie Oh, Marisa's roommate for five years (two in school and three in NYC), was one of the bridesmaids, and people came from near and far to join in the celebrations. Guests included Marni Lefkowitz, Bridget McVerry, Juan Jose Orellana, Julie Oh, Julie Cheng, Joanne Wong, Priti Patel, Marie-France (Nuyen) and Doug Greer, Robb Hoenick, Zeene (Chang) Ni and Steve Collens.

Evelyn To '01 married Tae Sung Park on Dec.11 in Hong Kong.

Marisa writes: "It was a busy summer for Kellogg weddings with Marie-France Nuyen and Doug Greer's in early July and Joanne Wong and Dave Wolbert's '02 in mid-July. September brought Robb Hoenick's wedding to one of my best friends, Star Hampton, who also introduced me to my husband (I had to return the favor!)." With so many weddings there was plenty of opportunity for the Kellogg crowd to spend time together.

Robb Hoenick gives 2001 classmates another reason to celebrate with his wedding to Star Hampton on Sept. 18 on Fire Island, New York.

On Dec. 11, Evelyn To married Tae Sung Park, whom she met during a job assignment in Santiago, Chile. The couple was married in Hong Kong and is now living in Beijing, where he is heading up a high-tech startup for an American company, and she is actively seeking a job. Kellogg classmates who came to celebrate included Tanya Estrella Gomez, Evan Auyang, Angela Chen, Belinda Shi '02, Celia Chen, Chikako Iwata, Alex Zhang '02, Yoko Yamomoto, Ying Luo, Xandra Ramos and Kuo Loon Loh '02.

In other news ...

Jean-Francois Dieudonne is still working in London; he left LEK Consulting last year and joined Sainsbury's as corporate strategy manager. Having worked at Marks & Spencer before Kellogg, he is now back in the wonderful world of retail, especially food retail. He writes that it is an exciting time, as he is involved in the turnaround of the U.K.'s third-largest food retailer (which remains to happen — still in the early stages).

Kellogg alumni Grant Jackson, Grant Jordan '02 and Tricia Maguire, all living in North Carolina, get together quarterly. "Lots of pack-n-plays wherever we meet these days," they report.

	Class of 2001 friends Piedad Cuevas, Luca Cravero and Aldo Perani gather for a mini-reunion in Italy.
	Miguel Devoto '01 and daughter Antonia enjoy the sun at the beach during their vacation in Florianopolis, Brazil.
	Danika (Rodriguez) and Nathan Harrison, both '01, welcomed Darby Claire into the world on Jan. 13.
	Martina Sangin '01 and husband Mark are proud to announce the birth of daughter Lucabella Helen Sangin last June.

In July, after nearly heading to Mondavi to market its wines with other Kellogg alums, Andrew Malkin elected instead to remain in the book business, head to Music City and run the international division of Ingram Book Group, headquartered in Nashville. It is the distribution/services side rather than product, but he is learning a new aspect of the business and can travel to appealing wine regions (and bring Ellery along). Andrew writes: "We sold our house in Darien, Conn., and Ellery left Kraft/Kool Aid around Thanksgiving. She is busy looking for a job, as well as a new home for us near Vanderbilt. We are looking forward to meeting other alums in this market and to playing a role with activities in Nashville. Our current home number is 615.298.2172."

An increasingly aged (his words, not mine!) Brian Poger (recently turned 35) is finally leaving McKinsey to start a healthcare distribution company focused on seniors (slightly older than him). About $700 billion of our taxpayer dollars will be going to support a new prescription drug benefit for seniors. Brian wants to return some of this money to his coffers. If you're interested in joining him, or know someone who might be, reach out and get in touch at his lifelong purple email, bpoger2001@kellogg.northwestern.edu. The Trifecta (Steven Altschul, Trevor Cohen and Brian) celebrated their birthdays together in San Francisco this year in a surprise party Brian's girlfriend Lyn put together. For those of you who missed the annual Trifecta tradition in Chicago — don't worry, it will return in the next couple of years.

Mike Skurka began a new job at HFR Asset Management in Chicago. He is the manager in charge of HFR's single-manager hedge fund investment group.

This year Keith Vendola stepped off Wall Street, moved to the Bay Area and joined Threshold Pharmaceuticals as the director of business development. He says the biotechnology company develops targeted therapeutics for cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy. About a week ago, the company completed its IPO and has now begun trading on the NASDAQ.

The inaugural "Smoon" Kellogg alumni rugby game was held on Oct. 9 to honor Stephen Moon, an avid Kellogg rugby player who passed away Dec. 26, 2003. The game involved the current Kellogg team versus the Kellogg alumni rugby team. Alumni came from all over the United States and overseas for the event, and the weekend raised more than $5,000 for Smoon's foundation. Alumni in attendance included Dave Malliband '00, Warren Spieker, John Fleming, Darren Dougan, Rob Day, Gareth Taylor, Mike Brodnik, Woody Maynard '02, Kevin Stineman '02, Andrew Quarles '02, Tom Stokes '02, Albert Hwang '02, Shawn Wischmeier '02, Matt Brodnik '03, Osvaldo Rubio '03 and Brian Bak '04.

The game was an overwhelming success and is to become an annual event on the Kellogg rugby calendar. The group was honored to be joined by Steve's three sisters for the weekend, and the Smoon dinner on Saturday night was extremely memorable, with a tribute to Steve's life followed by an alumni jersey auction. As expected, the weekend wrapped up at the Deuce.

The alumni triumphed with a well-deserved 12-7 victory. The man of the match was Andrew "Pumpkin Head" Quarles '02, whose pace and athleticism across the field defied his obvious bulk. Other strong alumni performances came from Warren "Waltzing with Spieker" Spieker, who scored the opening try and then left the field exhausted; Tom "Foetus" Stokes '02, who never gave up trying to bash his way through the opposition team; Woody "I thought I was playing American football" Maynard '02, who dropped the ball over the line; and of course Kevin "Surprising I have no beer gut anymore" Stineman '02, who didn't lace on the boots, but propped up the bar instead.

Special thanks to the current Kellogg rugby team for hosting the game, to Mike Brodnik for organizing much of the weekend's events and to all the alumni who attended. See you all next year! As a reminder, donations to the Steven Moon Foundation can be made to the North Georgia Community Foundation, c/o Mike Brodnik, 1149 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232.

The Kellogg School alumni team gathers for the first 'Smoon' Kellogg rugby weekend.