Lee Eisenstaedt writes: "In September, I joined RSM McGladrey Inc. as the chief operating officer of its upper Midwest region, which is based in Minneapolis. RSMM is, by most measures, the country's fifth-largest accounting, tax and business-consulting firm. In my new position, I am responsible for finance, HR, IT, marketing and facilities, and I play a key role in strategic planning. There are five offices and nearly 500 employees in the region. I joined RSMM after retiring from SC Johnson & Son Inc. in Racine, Wis., with more than 20 years of service. My wife, Elizabeth, and our two standard poodles will be relocating to the Twin Cities just as soon as our home in Racine sells (which I hope is soon)."

Mike Goefft writes: "My daughter Hanna is 11 and my son Lucas is 8. Cindy is a designer and recently remodeled our house. I've been in the advertising business since Kellogg, first with Proctor & Gamble, and then with a bunch of different ad agencies, large and small, domestic and abroad. I'm working in San Francisco with Publicis & Hal Riney as a senior vice president. We are living the dream in San Anselmo, Calif."

Nob Makino reunited with other Kellogg alums in September at the Kansai Northwestern Alumni reception in Osaka, Japan.

Bill Hughes writes: "After retiring from the U.S. Navy in 2000, I joined BAE Systems, an international defense contractor with 38,000 U.S.-based employees, as the director of internal communications at its U.S. headquarters in Rockville, Md. Kathy teaches school nearby at Holton-Arms in Bethesda. My oldest son, Ryan, who used to tear around the campus on his mini-wheel, recently returned from a nine-month tour in Kuwait as a lieutenant in a port security unit. Andres, born on a snowy March night in Evanston Hospital, is a lawyer in New York City with Debevoise Plimpton."

Anne Littlefield writes: "For the past 28 years, I have been working in commercial investment real estate, doing acquisitions, sales, lending, development and redevelopment, as well as management of office, industrial, retail, multi-family and hotel properties. I worked eight years in Prudential's Midwest real estate investment department before moving to Maine in 1986 — first in UNUM Life's investment real estate for 13 years, then at Dead River Properties for the last eight years. I am the general manager of the petroleum company's investment team. Originally from Maine, my family is all here now. I adopt rescue greyhounds and play bridge when I am not working."

Mike Rossmeier writes: "I am the vice president of the middle market banking division at Chase Bank. I started full time in Evanston with the Class of '77, but as a summer intern, received a full-time offer from American National Bank (now Chase), and finished the second year at night school in 1978.

Doug Stevenson writes: "My business partner, Gregg Fraley, and I are 'The Innovise Guys,' one of the top-rated podcasts on innovation and creativity on the Web. As consultants for new product innovation, change management and creating cultures of innovation in organizations and business cultures, we can be seen presenting workshops this spring at conferences in Austin, Dublin, Sestri Levante (Italy) and Phoenix."

Doug also writes: "Patricia Lanktree and husband Ed Curry are moving to Kansas City after living eight years in the Heart of Dixie — Huntsville, Ala. Tricia is using her marketing skills from her years at Nestlé and Xerox in her new role as an executive recruiter for middle and upper middle management. Their son Daniel is a junior at Northwestern. Daughter Abigail is an entering freshman at Northwestern. Oldest son Michael graduates Cornell in 2007. Youngest son Patrick will start ninth grade in Kansas City."

Dominique Mathieu writes: "I recently made two changes for the better: First, I joined a consulting firm which shares the same passion to make a real difference in the operations of its clients. The Highland Group is made up of senior people (read: grey/no hair!), whose diverse experiences and sharing of the same values are keys to our success. Secondly, I returned to the United States from Canada with my family to settle —hopefully for good this time — in Duxbury, Mass., where Nancy's roots actually date back to the original settlers in 1637! We all love it here, for the proximity to the ocean and the intellectual stimuli. I am in contact with the Boston Kellogg Alumni Club. My travel schedule has not allowed me to get in touch with fellow local alumni yet; working on it."

Steve Strawsburg writes: "I am the vice president of the public issues division at Reynolds American Inc., the holding company for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Conwood Tobacco and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company. I have worked at R. J. Reynolds since graduation in 1978 and continue to live in Winston-Salem, N.C. My role is to support our corporate social responsibility efforts, including youth tobacco prevention and community support. I also serve as president of the R.J. Reynolds Foundation, which conducts a number of employee- and community-directed giving endeavors."

Our 30th Reunion will be in 2008. Kellogg has yet to decide on exact dates, but expect Reunion '08 to be in May. More later!