TMP 1998

Hello TMP 1998! Thank you for all the great updates and all the questions you asked in your email messages. I wish I could respond to all of you individually, but between running NaviAsia, going back and forth to China and leading the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago, I am a bit limited in timely responses. Now on with the updates!

Since graduating, Michael Angelo Johnson has chosen the path of entrepreneurship. After working for Morgan Stanley in New York, Michael has relocated to Chicago and started his own real estate finance firm, Johnson Financial Group Inc. (dba JFG Mortgage Corp). His firm specializes in both residential and small to mid-size commercial mortgages ($5,000-$3MM). Michael has achieved great success being an entrepreneur and gives credit to the Kellogg network and his former professor, Steve Rogers. Currently, he is in the process of expanding his business by entering new markets in Michigan, Wisconsin and New York. JFG's Web site is www.jfgcorp.com.

Michael Angelo Johnson TMP '98
The Roberts Family: Steve EMP-53, Luke, Peggy TMP '98 and Elle Laurence

Peggy Roberts and husband Steve EMP- 53 welcomed a new baby girl, Elle Lauren, on Feb. 5. She joins big brother Luke, born in November 2002.

Congratulations to Alison Zelen, who was recently promoted to senior consumer and market insight manager at Unilever on the AXE brand, a deodorant marketed to 11- to 22-year-old men. Alison offers a lead for job-hunting classmates: "If anyone you know is looking for work in brand or research, feel free to have them call me. We are recruiting both in Chicago and Greenwich, Conn." Reach Alison at 312.661.2430.

Chuck Mackie writes: "Here's where all the free time I thought I would have after grad school went: serving as solicitation and marketing coordinator for our grade school auction, coaching Little League for my 10- and 6-year-old sons (quite a juggling act some days!) and working as director of cleared products for the IntercontinentalExchange, an Internet-based OTC and cleared energy trading exchange (one of the true business-to-business dot-com survivors!)."

Mary (Donald) Pitman writes: "I am living in Norfolk, Va., with my husband Greg and daughter Maggie. I am still working for A.T. Kearney's professional development group, where my focus is e-learning. I look forward to hearing updates from you and others."

Chris Sheedy writes: "On March 3, my wife Michelle and I welcomed our first daughter, Madeline Marie Sheedy, into the world. Chris is currently with IBM Business Consulting Services. He joined IBM when they bought PwC Consulting 18 months ago.

Nancy Fendley was recently promoted to vice president of leasing at Trizec Properties. Nancy oversees leasing within Trizec's 2.4 million-square-foot office building portfolio in Chicago.

Michelle David Adams welcomed son Nathan in May 2003. He and his older brother, Kennedy (now almost 3), are doing great. In December, Michelle and her family relocated from Chicago to Charlotte, N.C., so she could accept an in-house strategy position with Lowe's Home Improvement. Michele and her family report they love life in their new state and hope they never leave.

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Best, John