Marco Peruzzi '88 and family on holiday on Mauritius Island
	Chris Witt '88 and his son, Harrison

Thanks for all the e-mails and pictures. (Some came in after I submitted, and I'll include those in the next edition.) I loved getting the letters. I've had to really edit down the tomes I got, but it sounds like a lot of us are healthy and doing OK. I hope you like these pearls below. It's great to be connected with old friends again.

Mike Wapner writes that his lengthy quest to get an environmentally friendly job has finally paid off. Mike is the new director of finance and operations for the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA), a Chicago-based nonprofit. MEEA advances energy efficiency through education and other programs that address both commercial and consumer markets. The job requires very little travel, and Mike's wife, Lan, and daughters Julia (7) and Anna (4) enjoy having dinner as a family at home in Park Ridge.

Sharon Seidman Gross married Phil Gross in 2002, and they have Eli, born in July 2005, and Nina, born in December 2006.

Rich Dudek has been working for Wyeth for 16 years, presently finding himself in Maidenhead, England. He's assistant vice president for the Europe/Middle East/Africa commercial team for Enbrel, a Wyeth flagship biotech product. He's been married since 1992 to Colleen, and they have four boys, Clay (12), Tristan (10), Quinn (8) and Brock (4). He still plays basketball once a week and coaches youth basketball and baseball teams in England, if they call it baseball there.

Marco Peruzzi keeps in touch with Paul Palmer and Bob Hollander. Marco is married to Annalaura, and they have two kids, Francesco (11) and Angelo (8). The Peruzzis live in Peschiera Borromeo, very close to Milan, Italy. Recently they took a holiday to Mauritius Island. Marco works at Edison, an Italian energy company. Previously he was with Arthur D. Little and ENI, another larger Italian energy company. At Edison, he's in charge of the Energy Management Business Unit, which includes a position as CEO of the subsidiary Edison Trading Company. He's also been chairman of a joint venture with a Russian gas company, Gazprom, which took him to Moscow, Alger and Doha-Qatar.

Fred "Farid" Salloumwants us to know that after working in several high-tech marketing positions, he has left "big business" to try his hand at restauranteering. He will spend this year for the most part in the trenches to gain a better understanding of the industry. He's been living in Baltimore for seven years in a downtown brownstone.

David Foster has worked at Allstate Insurance in Northbrook, Ill., for the past four years in regional marketing. He hones those B-school skills as he aggressively acquires new customers and retains existing ones. He works on local advertising, targeted direct mail, improved customer experiences, "localized" sports sponsorships and consumer promotions. Many of his travels are to the Northeast. He and his wife, Abby, have two kids, Charlie (7) and Julia (5). David still plays ice-hockey, which is now rubbing off on Charlie, as he recently scored his first Mite goal.

Marc Katz is with Lehman in Chicago, and he and his wife, Andy, have three kids, Catherine (16), Oliver (11) and Anna (4).

Suzanne Garry Hagener has been working as a marketing consultant for seven years, and in her spare time she juggles Andrea (8) and Thomas (6). They enjoy ice skating and soccer.

Chris Witt writes from Australia, where he's been since 1991 and he lives with his son, Harrison (9). After leaving Ameritech in Chicago, Chris joined the Australian equivalent, Telstra Corporation, working for the CEO. In 1996 he joined Motorola in Melbourne, and later returned to Sydney to found The Kalori Group, a private equity and advisory firm, with five other partners. The Kalori Group has funded and IPO'd a number of companies, including Health Communications Network Limited (ASX), FaxSav Corporation (NASDAQ), and Cap-XX Limited (LSE-AIM). Chris makes a point to be a resource for Kellogg grads returning or moving to Australia. He also mentors the Australian Graduate School of Management/University of New South Wales annual business plan competition. Chris is an active member of the Kellogg alumni group in Sydney.

Karl Spurzem writes that he and his wife, Scottie, have two sons: Paul (17), who plays football and rugby, and Rob (14), who plays soccer and rugby. The injury count continues to rise. Scottie has kept her investor relations consulting practice active for the past few years, giving her more time to handle the boys. Since 1998, Karl continues to sell legislative and regulatory policy research for the Washington Research Group. They live in Corte Madera (southern Marin County) in a house they remodeled about five years ago to house the two growing boys.

Janet Grangaard Dietrich still works for the same company she joined after graduation. Only the name is different: After merging with another firm, it's now called Thrivent Financial. Janet continues to manage portfolios. In 2003, she married Steve Dietrich. In true Minnesota fashion, they met on an ice rink, playing broomball. They had a boy last December. Janet still plays flute in a symphonic band, consistently since graduation. She's looking forward to the 2007 golf season, as much as the baby will allow.

Stephen Miller started his own healthcare group in 2002, called Bridgemark Healthcare. The business now operates 10 skilled nursing facilities throughout Illinois. He's doing a lot of road-tripping these days, with lots of stress, lots of luck, lots of being in the right place at the right time, lots of work — the whole entrepreneurial thing. He and his wife, Jane (they were married before Kellogg, remember before Kellogg?) have three children: Monica (13), Natalie and David (both 8). They live in Oak Park.

Tony Overton said he and his wife, Sharon, had a son named James Ellis on Dec. 14. Tony is still at the White House and was recently promoted to chief officer of facilities. He commutes between New Jersey and D.C.

For me: This summer Jamie goes to a Japanese culture and language immersion camp. She's pretty passionate about the market, with her artistic bend to anime genre. We'll see where this goes. For now she's pretty psyched, although it's one of those adventures where they stop speaking English after day one.

Enjoy '88-ers. I will have more to say next time.