Kellogg 2006 alumni at the Mystery Trip reunion in Cancun. Back row, from left: Chirag Saraiya, Alan Becker, 'The Mystery Mermaid,' Dennis DeBassio, Nick Underhill; front: Serena Chu, April Kozen, Noreen Khowaja, Agatha Ritter and Amy Wang
	Maria Charnitski '06 and her new husband Warren Stansberry at their wedding with Kellogg friends Sandi Medeiros, Mahendra Nerukar and wife Pooja, and Dylan Dias, Reshma Dalia and Caroline Berman (all '06 except Pooja)
	Brandon Drew '06 and Tara with baby Patrick Gregory Drew
	Leah Gale and Daniel Fleming '06 at their wedding
	Gordon Hilburn '06 in Iraq
	Garland Hill '06 and Jenny with daughter Tate and dog Lupe
	Jamie and Seth Lasser (both '06) with baby Kenneth Joseph
	Amanda and Alex Liu (both '06) with baby Avery
	Claire Perrin '06 with baby Axel
	2006 grad Analiza Quiroz's book is about her experiences as a Fulbright scholar in the Philippines.
	Alex Wolf and Analiza Quiroz, both '06, in the Smokey Mountains
	Gabor Roszik '06
	Shankar Swamy'06 and Sarah with baby Solea Lark Swamy
	Jason Deeken '06 and wife Linda with twin daughters Emma Johanna and Anna Margaret

Leah Gale and Daniel Fleming were married Sept. 29, in Evanston, where they still call home. Daniel works for JPMorgan in their Chicago office while Leah is running her own interior design business, TannerGale designs. Daniel and Leah write, "Thanks to all the people who were able to join us for the big day; it meant a great deal to us."

Jessie (Tiernan) Dixon writes: " I am excited to announce that I married Andy Dixon in May 2007 in Denver. I was fortunate to have close friends and family in attendance, including some fantastic Kellogg alums: Christy (Coleman) Donato, Kajal Gupta, Livia Sun, Alanna Nielsen and Caroline Berman. We honeymooned in Spain for two weeks and are now settled into our life in San Francisco."

Shankar Swamy and wife Sarah welcomed baby girl Solea Lark Swamy on Dec. 3. Mother and baby are healthy and doing well. Shankar is working as an analyst for the E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, Calif.

Brandon Drew writes: "My wife (Tara) and I welcomed our first child, Patrick Gregory Drew, into the world on Oct.10. As if that wasn't enough of a change for us, I've recently changed jobs and we've relocated from Chicago to Atlanta. I made the decision to leave ZS Associates and start a job with UCB Pharma, based out of their U.S. headquarters in Atlanta. The timing worked out well, as I was able to take close to a month off to spend with Tara and Patrick before starting work in Atlanta. Patrick has been growing like crazy. We're excited to be closer to our families (especially with the little one), but we miss living in Chicago. "

Alex Liu writes: "Amanda Liu and I have two big events to share. On June 10, we welcomed our daughter, Avery Li-Ping Liu, to the world. She was a little peanut at 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Then, in September we (finally) tied the knot. It was great to celebrate with our closest Kellogg friends. Professionally, Amanda continues to enjoy her role at General Mills marketing Total Cereal and I'm still quite happy at McKinsey."

Garland Hill writes: "Jenny and I had our daughter Tate, July. We are living it up here in Minneapolis and surviving our second Minnesota winter. Everyone is happy and healthy, but as you can see from the photo our dog, Lupe, isn't terribly thrilled about sharing the attention with our new addition."

Claire Perrin and Eric Boireau are "delighted to announce the birth of Axel last Sept 21." He is 4 months old now and his favorite activities are smiling and playing with his hands.

Jamie Lasser and Seth Lasser '05 write: "We welcomed our son, Kenneth Joseph, on Nov. 23, a slight interruption to our turkey dinner. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and is doing great. Jamie will be returning to work at Unilever in brand management. Seth works at 1-800-flowers.com where he recently launched a new business, celebrations.com. The new family is doing well and have enjoyed lots of Kellogg visitors."

Jason Deeken writes: "Our twin daughters, Emma Johanna and Anna Margaret, arrived as a Christmas present on Dec. 23. A little early, but not bad by twin standards, and at 5.5 pounds they were the bullies of the NICU. Linda and the girls were all healthy and at home within 3 weeks, in time to watch a few Green Bay Packers games ... the fun has begun."

Analiza Quiroz writes: "I celebrated by facing my fear of heights and bungee jumping in Tennessee's Smokey Mountains with my boyfriend, Alex Wolf '05. What better way to celebrate the big 30 than by leaping off a tower? I also recently published a book, Balikbayan: A Filipino Homecoming, about my Fulbright experience in the Philippines. It's about my research on prostitution and talking with young 'entertainers' about their life stories. It's also about me learning about my family roots. All book proceeds are going towards Island Girl Power, a nonprofit I started in Guam that is focused on building young girls' self-esteem. I'm now at Colgate in brand management in NYC."

Bo Parfet writes: "Bill Bennett and I have started our own company, Iconic Development LLC (iconicdevelopmentllc.com). Iconic Development LLC is a privately held real estate investment and development company headquartered in Evanston. Iconic is a green real-estate investor and developer whose strategy is to create investment opportunities in demographically driven, niche real estate. Examples of our current and future projects include student housing, senior housing and luxury mixed-use acquisition, rehab and developments. These opportunities offer higher risk-adjusted returns.

"Bill and I are just starting; we have closed two deals already and have a solid pipeline. We are looking for investors (institutional and high-net-worth individuals) and would appreciate any help from the Kellogg family. Please get in touch with us at bo@iconicdevelopmentllc.com or bill@iconicdevelopmentllc.com if you would like to explore opportunities."

Sandi Medeiros writes: "3-2-1 Happy New Year! A group of '06-ers rang in 2008 in Chicago with lots of good food, champagne and a bunch of new people we didn't bother to include because no one would recognize them anyway. No word yet on whether Mahendra found his left sock, but Czarek Jarzabek did get cozy with the house pet.

Gordon Hilburn sends an update from Iraq: "Currently serving in Al Anbar as a Marine Company Commander doing counterinsurgency work." He included a photo from a mission in which he and his team cleared some caves.

Ricardo Balau writes: "We recently had a get-together of the Class of 2006 Brazilian alumni in Sao Paulo, including some of those working in the U.S. and Europe. A couple of friends from Class of 2005 also joined us."

Nick Underhill writes in on the "Mystery Trip" reunion – MT (Class of 2006) III: Zimmerman's Revenge. "Picture it: late September, frustrated with work, in dire need of vast amounts of sun and sand, and longing for the days where making your 1 p.m. class was iffy because of hitting up (and closing) Nevin's the night before. Along to the rescue comes a good old KAOS reunion. Now, due to births (congrats Jenny and Garland), marriages (congrats Steve), and a couple of other slackers (you know who you are), the crew was a little smaller than the Galapagos. Nevertheless, the trip was attacked with the gusto we expect from true MT'ers. After managing to not only keep the destination a surprise until the day of travel, but also routing just about everyone (from L.A. to New York, Chicago to Houston) through Charlotte and onto the same Cancun-bound flight, we enjoyed a four-day rain-fest in our 'sunny' destination. However, a great time, a few drinks, some suspect dancing and mounds of guacamole was had by all. Next trip: skiing in Colorado in March (ask Serena or Agatha for details). The next reunion (a.k.a. MT IV: The Mystery Strikes Back) will be later in this year. Wait for details from Nick and Serena."

Rodrigo Fernandez Varela writes to let us know that he has uploaded ~15,000 photographs he took of our class during our time at Kellogg onto a Web site, which he would like to share. Visit kodakgallery.com/mergerpaparazzi. The password is vcf868vcf.

Mark Morrison writes: "I am still in Dallas though likely to move sometime soon to New York City or Chicago. I left Bain at the end of the year to return to the hotel business. I am doing contract work with a firm developing a huge mixed-use project in Vail, Colo. After Bain, I left to go to Brazil and Argentina for the holidays where I saw Gabriel Sussman and Marcelo Ebert."

After 18 months of a heroic battle against leukemia, Gábor Roszik passed away on Dec. 17. Gábor was an inspiration to many of us, fighting his disease with exceptional clarity of mind, psychological strength and admirable dignity. Gábor has touched the lives of many of us. That is what will make him live forever. Gábor is survived by his wife, Timi, parents and younger sister, Adrienn.

Please visit Gábor 's memorial Web site at gaborroszik.com. There, you can read Gábor's story, his changed perspective about life while he was a leukemia patient, view his life in pictures and make a donation to support his family.