EMP-38

	Tom Schwingbeck EMP-38 runs in the Chicago Marathon.
	Tom Schwingbeck EMP-38 and wife Renee resting up after the Chicago Marathon
	Trish Lambrecht EMP-38 considers career options: construction or the Blue Man Group?

On Jan. 7, Ed Ogata married Kathleen Field Orr at a beautiful service at the Drake Hotel. Ed and Kathy compliment each other wonderfully, and I'm sure Ed will understand if I say Kathy was the center of attention — not just because she was a gorgeous bride, but because she brought her good humor to their vows. Kathy is an attorney and they will be living in Chicago.

What type of business takes one of our EMP-ers to the Sundance Film Festival? Cindy Vanina put on her marketing hat for JPMorgan Capital Corp. and headed for Park City to network and find some film tax-credit business. As part of her responsibilities running the special investments unit, Cindy negotiates with production studios to monetize film tax credits the studios earn for filming movies and TV shows in Illinois and other states where JPMorgan has a presence.

At least two of our classmates ran the Chicago Marathon: Tom Schwingbeck and Kevin Garton. Both Tom and his wife, Renee, participated, with Tom running and Renee volunteering. Way to go, Schwing! Kevin apparently ran so fast, we didn't even know he was in town!

Another Hurricane Katrina trip took me to Biloxi, Miss., in December. Most of the time, I worked on a house we affectionately named the Hazmat House, because very little cleanup had occurred in it since the hurricane. We had to duct-tape ourselves into "hazmat" suits and wear respirators. There was mold and mildew everywhere, and the home's only inhabitants were more bugs than you can imagine and a very rascally possum. A little helium and I could have sold advertising space.