2002 — Part-Time

Thanks again for your continued support and for bailing out my procrastinating butt with lots of great information. As you will see from the info below, TMP 2002 is doing very well. I encourage everyone to make an effort to stop by the Kellogg Reunion weekend in May to catch up face-to-face with your classmates.

Wayne Brown writes that he left CNA in September to go to Abbott Labs, where he is the finance manager for the pharmaceutical products group's IT division: "It's a big change from insurance, but I'm having a blast."

Tom Nguyen is currently with Deutsche Bank after starting his banking career with Merrill in Chicago. Tom has been asked to move to London to run the U.S. product into Europe and will depart for the two-year assignment in June.

Tony Pricco and his wife, Colleen, were blessed with three beautiful children (yes, triplets) on Oct. 2. Their names are Vincent, Dominic and Evelyn. The family is doing great and Tony continues in his position as vice president of McShane Corp. in Rosemont, Ill.

Kat Schad reports: "I married my best friend, Eric Reuther, in May. Lots of Kellogg folks were at the wedding, including two (Jeff Huening and my sister Laura Schad '04) who were in the wedding party. I also left JPMorgan/Bank One and am now a vice president in LaSalle's National Institutional Real Estate Group in Chicago, banking REITs and other real-estate related entities."

Brian Finch and wife Lori welcomed their first child, Anna Rose, on Nov. 29. Brian works for JPMorgan Chase and recently relocated to San Diego.

Michelle (Joyce) Huber and Bill Huber welcomed daughter Sarah Joyce Huber on April 24 — the second anniversary of their wedding! They are still living in Elmhurst. Bill continues to work for McMaster-Carr Supply Co. After Sarah was born, Michelle chose to leave her position with ARAMARK and focus on being a mom for now. She cherishes the time she gets to spend with her daughter.

Tom Clark is the director of merchandise planning for Victoria's Secret stores and lives in Columbus. Tom and wife Julie welcomed their third little one into the world: Aidan Finn Clarke, born Feb. 5.

Brian Contat and wife Stacie live in White Lake, Mich., with their two sons Andrew (2) and Branden (6 months). Brian continues as the Chrysler customer manager for Eaton Corp. (the automotive group). Despite the tough automotive market, Brian enjoys the unique challenges of this industry.

Cindy Axne is living in West Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband, two sons and two dogs. She works for the state of Iowa and is the director of organizational development and training. She writes that "life continues to be quite hectic with two boys (5 and 2) and a job that is fulfilling but demanding."

Nishea Clark continues as managing principal of her marketing and strategy consulting business, NVC Consulting LLC. Nishea and her husband have finally moved into the house they have been renovating for the past year, located just outside of Manhattan.

James Gruber relocated with Abbott Labs to Sydney, Australia, in May to take a position as region controller for Australia and New Zealand and says all Kellogg visitors are welcome.

Sumeet Kapoor continues in his high-intensity position with Diamond management and technology consultants, but is also busy preparing for both a trip to India and the fast approaching local cricket season, where he hopes to lead his team to a championship!

After many years with GE, Steve Puffpaff took a position with Fuchs Lubricants Co. in Harvey, Ill. Steve was recently appointed Fuchs's senior division manager for the central states.

Joe Montalbano is process coordinator of aromatics technology center engineering, services and equipment for UOP LLC in Des Plaines, Ill. He enjoys his job but is happiest to report his 18th anniversary with his significant other, Jerry! Congrats to them!

Chris Clark and family continue to make their home in Glenview, Ill. Chris just recently left a job of many years in the aviation industry to join James Hardie Building Products (Chicago) as product and market manager.

Grace Chang reports that she is "relocating back to Chicago for personal reasons, but will continue to work for Intuit remotely as senior manager of finance and supporting the company's procurement and order management organizations. Life with Intuit has been great. For anyone looking to relocate to the Bay Area, I highly recommend Intuit as an employer of choice. They are progressive, value diversity and individuality, promote a very strong teamwork culture and — very important for me, coming from several 'churn and burn' environments — they are dedicated to promoting great work/life balance. We are No. 33 this year in the top 100 Great Places to Work and have been on this list for the last six consecutive years."

Congratulations are in order for Jason Seiden, who has recently joined the esteemed ranks of published Kellogg alumni authors. His book, How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career is available at Amazon.com and other major booksellers, so please show your support to Jason and buy a copy!

Sanjay Nair reports: "I still work at United (as a managing director) and love what I am doing. I'm traveling quite extensively on business. However, I'm getting some fun time in with the family as well. My wife, Rachana, son Arjun and I went on a Caribbean cruise in January. All had a great time. Looking forward to the class Reunion coming up later in the year."

Julie (Docken) Ali married husband Lamar Alex Oct. 7. Julie continues as vice president of brokerage operations for Northern Trust Securities Inc. here in Chicago. Congrats to Julie and Lamar!

Colleen Hynes Braun and Paul Braun are proud to announce the arrival of son Jack William, born Dec. 24. Mom, dad and baby are all doing well!

After 13 years with TAP Pharmaceutical and Abbott Labs, Joseph Medel began a new career as a managing consultant with the biotech consulting firm bioStrategies Group in August. Joseph actually claims to be enjoying the consulting life almost as much as he enjoys spending time with his son Jack (2) and catching up with friends from Kellogg, so please give him a shout.

That's all the updates for now. Please stay in touch.