1995 — Part-Time

Deborah Stefani writes that life is good. This summer she and her husband will celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary and their only child, a son, is 4. Her husband is a consultant and she is taking a hiatus from professional money management for a number of years to focus on her family and raising their son. While she claims to be using neither her Kellogg degree nor CFA designation at the moment, she has taught her son to read stock market charts. Unfortunately, she notes, he thinks that they only go down!

Mark Wierzbinski '95

Since arriving in Alaska in 2001, Mark Watzke is early into his third job as controller for one of BP's large upstream business units. He previously served as the commercial manager for BP's Midstream Alaska's oil business unit. The oldest of his five daughters (Sarah) is completing her freshman year at Boise State University, while his second-oldest daughter (Emily) made the high school 4A All-State basketball team in March after her team won the state championship. Mark is also busy coaching the softball team that two of his other daughters (Maggie and Becca) play on and serving on the board of directors for Chugiak Youth Sports Association. In addition, he is one of the founders and the current leader of the Chugiak-Eagle River Huskies Youth Basketball Association. With a plan to move back to the Lower 48 with BP during the summer of 2010, the family is looking forward to a vacation this year that involves enjoying a great Alaska summer outdoors.

John Wengler is the chief risk officer for Entergy Services Inc.

On January 1, 2009, Mark Wierzbinski combined his experience in boardrooms with his passion for weight rooms by creating Employee Fitness Solutions. The company's mission is simple: to improve the health and fitness of employees by providing guidance and tools to become more active, improve their diet and manage stress. Mark is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Certified Personal Trainer. Mark and his wife, Eva, who works for Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, live with their three spoiled cats in Buffalo Grove, Ill.