1996 — Part-Time

Mike Viola writes: "I have accepted a position as vice president of originations at Contemporary Healthcare Capital, a boutique mezzanine/preferred equity fund specializing in the healthcare market. Our Web site is contemporarycapital.com. On a more personal note, last year, my wife Elicia and I signed up to run the Chicago Marathon with Team in Training, a nonprofit organization that teaches non-runners how to train for a marathon. The money raised during the training months goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It's a great organization for any Kellogg alum who has always wanted to run a marathon. We did not set any land-speed records, but finishing the race was worth all of the work. We had so much fun with it that we are preparing to run the Indianapolis half marathon for Team in Training in May."

Andy Kofoid writes: "I relocated with my family to Paris as an expat one year ago. I work for Dassault Systemes, a $2 billion enterprise software company that focuses on the product lifecycle management market, and I lead the sales and services organization for Europe. My wife and I have three kids (11, 8 and 6) and we live in Neuilly-sur Seine. Paris has been a great city to live in and we will be moving back to Chicago later this year. I can be reached at andy.kofoid@3ds.com if you are ever visiting Paris."

Fred Berns continues as general manager of Hammacher Schlemmer, a post he was promoted to in 2006 from vice president of marketing. After a couple years of record growth, the current economic environment is creating new challenges. Nonetheless, having just celebrated the venerable catalog company's 160th birthday, he is looking forward to the start of the next 160 years.

Carl Bergstrom is pleased to report that he achieved his Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI). He resides in Naperville, Ill., with his wife and three children.