Valerie and Rob Herman '96 were married in November.
	Paul and Julie Stahl Peachey '96 were married in March.
	Stephanie, Connor (keeping a low profile in his Baby Bjorn), Matthew and Geoff Stevens '96

1996

Amanda Wilson and partner Barbara Livingston are happy to announce the birth of their son Max on April 18. Max is getting smothered with love from his 2-year-old sister Elinor, her moms' big "helper." Amanda will return to Gillette following her maternity leave, where she is currently a business manager in its oral-care group. In the meantime, since daytime TV has very quickly lost its appeal, please feel free to call and help fill the time between feedings!

Nancy Curby and Sam Bottum recently traveled to Thailand to do tsunami volunteer relief work with The Phuket Project. They spent two weeks in northern Phuket helping to rebuild local houses that were destroyed by the tsunami. Working in more than 100-degree heat, Nancy became quite an expert in building cinder block walls and Sam (one of the team leaders) dug ditches like a pro. Nancy also met up in Bangkok for a few days with Margaret Pomeroy Hunt, who was there on a business trip. The Phuket Project's goal is to send teams of volunteers to Thailand for two-week stints throughout the year to help with rebuilding efforts. For more information, visit phuketproject.org or contact Sam (sambottum@earthlink.net) or Nancy (ncurby@yahoo.com).

Julie Stahl and Paul Peachey were married in March. Other Kelloggians at the wedding were: Bridget Boyle, Gretchen Haegele Flaum, Katherine McCormick, Scott Whitaker '97, Kathy Preble Bayert '97, Katie Brick '98 and Scott Hanson '00. The couple lives in Washington, D.C., where Julie is working in microfinance at Grameen Foundation USA as regional director for Asia programs.

Susan Mantel writes: "After almost seven years at Pfizer, I left to pursue a more entrepreneurial environment where I would be closer to medical research. Thanks to Laurie Nash, with whom I was connected by networker extraordinaire Margaret Pomeroy Hunt, I found the perfect position as executive director of an organization called Joan's Legacy: The Joan Scarangello Foundation to Conquer Lung Cancer. Joan's Legacy is a charitable foundation focused on increasing funding for lung cancer research in order to provide earlier diagnosis and better treatment options for the No. 1 cancer killer of both men and women. Not only is it very lethal, but almost all of the nonprofit and government funding in this area is applied to prevention instead of treatment and cure, despite the fact that someone is diagnosed with lung cancer every three minutes. Needless to say, while entrepreneurial environments provide their own challenges, I find the work tremendously rewarding and inspiring. I invite any Kellogg grads in the New York area to our annual benefit on Nov. 15!"

Stephanie and Geoff Stevens report a new addition to their family. Connor, a baby brother for Matthew (who just turned 3), entered the world with much fanfare on April 6, to a thrilled (but now sleep-deprived) mom and dad. The Stevens still call Los Angeles home, where Geoff works for Yahoo! as GM of the company's local sponsored search business unit. There are many SoCal area classmates that they pal around with including Brian Grant (who lives nearby), Kori and Norbert Hudak (and son Milo), Michelle and Scott Sangster (and daughter Alexandra) and Rob Collier. Classmates who plan to swing through L.A. anytime soon or just want to get in touch can reach Geoff at grwstevens@yahoo.com.