2009

	Matt Allesio ’09 and wife Allison with baby girl Annabelle Elizabeth Allesio
	Cynthia Baker and Will Smith (both ’09) celebrated their one-year anniversary in Hawaii.
	Jane Gasparian married to Trent Lee (both ’09) on May 7 in the Riviera Maya in Mexico
	Cat Theberge ’09 with new baby boy Arthur Gordon John Conner

Cat Theberge writes: “Jesse and I are super-excited to introduce Arthur Gordon John Conner! Arthur joined us a full week early. He was born at 7:34 p.m. on March 10, weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces. He has lots of hair and big blue eyes like his parents and we think he’s pretty handsome. I’m enjoying the change of pace. A full 12 months at home in Toronto to enjoy all the firsts: smiles, explosive poops, steps, words and games with our pup Olive (the former baby of the house and Artie’s best bud).”

Nathan Kadish and wife Lindsay welcomed a baby boy on May 7 — Henry Williams Kadish (aka Hank the Tank).

Nicole Tilzer relocated to Atlanta with a promotion to brand manager on Coke Zero. At the same time she traded in her NY Metrocard and leased her first car ever! Anyone want to come put a big red bow on it?

Matt Allesio and wife Allison welcomed a baby girl, Annabelle Elizabeth Allesio, on Nov. 23.

Steve Blanck married to Sarah Shekleton ’10 on May 7 at Café Brauer in Chicago. Kellogg attendees included Jeremy Levitt, Zinovy Iosovich, Dave Stott, Greg Maletsky, Jonathan Wong, Susan Bortz, Stephanie Kahn, Lan Nguyen, Craig Williamson, Rob DeMento, Lilla Fisher, Mwende Gitaari, Mike Salzmann and Teresa Lee.

Lauren Bogner married classmate Matthew Wallerstein in April in New York City, with over 20 Kellogg classmates in attendance and Mazy Jacoby and Bill Getty in the bridal party.

Scott Lechky and wife Carrie relocated to Toronto, where Scott took a new role with Barclays Capital. Scott and Carrie want everyone to know that their door is always open if anyone wants to visit.

Jane Gasparian was married to Trent Lee on May 7 in the Riviera Maya in Mexico. Kellogg attendees included Andrew Choquette, Melissa Koch, Melanie Eckenroth, Bobby Amezaga, Kim Whinna, Daniel Silverfield ’08, Leslie Mintzer and Matt Szwarc.

Carrie and Matt Dougherty are thrilled to welcome a new addition to the family. Ryan Christopher was born on April 29 as the doctor and nurse paid more attention to the royal wedding in the background than to the delivery.

Thomas Liu is on a temporary assignment to the White House, and hosted a Kellogg bowling event at the White House Bowling Alley, also known as Truman Bowling Alley. Attendees included Matt Jones, Adrienne Lo ‘08, Ravee Kurian ‘99, Jeff Gill ‘08, Paul Egge, Michi Murao, Bie Chu Lee and Darren Jue ’07.

Cynthia Baker and Will Smith celebrated their one-year anniversary in Hawaii. They moved last year to San Diego, where Cynthia works on internal strategy for Hewlett-Packard’s imaging printing group, and Will reported to USS GERMANTOWN (LSD 42) as the ship’s first lieutenant. Cynthia stayed busy with growth-strategy projects in software and solutions, with various trips to Brazil, China and India. Will deployed to the Western Pacific for several months, where he provided humanitarian assistance and disaster relief for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, among other things. They are both doing well and loving San Diego!

Update from Sid Shah and Neera Chanani: “Recently, we were lucky enough to catch up with a lot of great Kellogg friends when celebrating two beautiful weddings: Alex Herzick to Sima Sistani, and Faheem Noor Ali to Sara Shroff. Both weddings were amazing and turned out to be incredible two-year reunions.

“Personally, we are excited because the next step in our journey takes us to Mumbai, India, where we will spend the next few years. Neera will be head of South Asia for Caesars Entertainment, leading development for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, brands,and alliances. Sid continues to build out his company, the Wild East Group, which he has been focused on for the past two years. He recently closed his first round of funding, built an office and team and started to receive good press. Please drop us a note if you make it out to Mumbai — we would love to catch up.”

Dave Blanchard left his position as a principal designer at IDEO to launch Praxis (.praxislabs.org), a global accelerator program that helps nonprofits and socially minded for-profits by providing mentorship and access to capital to 12 organizations over a year-long program.

Esther Choy’s first workbook with the working title, Let Your Authentic Self Out: A Workbook on Crafting Your Brief and Brilliant Leadership Story, is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2011. Stay tuned for more information!

A Kellogg reunion at the weddings of Alex Herzick to Sima Sistani (both '09) and of Faheem Noor Ali '09 to Sara Shroff

A Kellogg reunion at the weddings of Alex Herzick to Sima Sistani (both '09) and of Faheem Noor Ali ('09) to Sara Shroff

Thomas Liu '09 hosted a Kellogg bowling event at the White House Bowling Alley. From top left: Matt Jones '09, Adrienne Lo '08, JV Richert Hart, Ravee Kurian '99, Jeff Gill '08, Paul Egge '09, Michi Murao '09, Bie Chu Lee '09, JV Lien Lee, Darren Jue '07 and Thomas Liu '09

The wedding of Jane Gasparian and Trent Lee (both ’09) featured a large Kellogg presence. Kellogg attendees included Andrew Choquette, Melissa Koch, Melanie Eckenroth, Bobby Amezaga, Kim Whinna, Daniel Silverfield ’08, Leslie Mintzer and Matt Szwarc (all ’09 unless noted)