Kellogg World

 

 

 
  Rob Levak ’03 and Ana Velinova married on Grouse Mountain, British Columbia in January 2013
   
 
  Andre Winarto ’03, a director in Ernst & Young advisory practice, with his two sons
   
 
  Christine Arylo Schneider ’03 with copies of her book, Madly in Love with ME: The Daring Adventure of Becoming Your Own Best Friend
 
 
  Atilla Toth ’03, Huy Hoang ’03, and Rob Zamacona ’03 visiting with each other in Saigon, Vietnam
   

2003 Full-Time

Rep: Barry Grant
Tel: 248.259.2828
bgrant2003@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Rep: Tindley Whipple Gilbert
Tel: 347.782.1006
tgilbert2003@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Megan Kashner spoke in front of 150 guests at the White House Forum for Philanthropic Innovation about Benevolent, a new online giving platform called Benevolent she launched in 2011. Invited guests included private, community-based, academic and advocacy-based organizations that support the field of philanthropy. Her TED-style talk focused on the ways in which Benevolent harnesses technology to drive innovation in philanthropy.

In August 2012, Christy and Dean Peterson welcomed the newest addition to their family, Tyler Patrick. Ryan has really enjoyed taking on the role of big brother.

Bo Sandine chaired the board of the eighth annual Durango Independent Film Festival in February and March 2013.

Daisy Hatch Gauck and Brian Gauck welcomed baby Gretchen Elizabeth into the family on June 20, 2012. Big sister Charlotte is very proud and loves having a new companion around the house. The Gaucks continue to be thankful for their proximity to so many '03 classmates and their kids in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.

Kent Hansen was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer of Williams Interactive LLC.

Belinda and Tony Roth hosted a mini-reunion at their Katonah, N.Y., house on Labor Day 2012, with Kellogg alumni, spouses and offspring.

Seema Kashyap had a baby daughter Ayira Kamala on November 20, 2012. The little one has already met two of mama's friends from Kellogg, Sriram Jambunathan and Jeyseelan Iyempandi, and looks forward to meeting many more.

Amy DiMarzio left Putnam Investments to join Pioneer Investments, another Boston-based firm, as a vice president and fixed income investment strategist.

Edward Sim took his kids, Alex and Emma, back to Singapore for Christmas and on the way back to Charlotte, stopped in London to catch up with Miguel Hernandez, his wife, Miki, and his son, Lucas. We had a great time reconnecting after almost 10 years since Kellogg days. "It was a pity the layover was short," writes Edward, "but we were glad for the chance to meet up."

Christopher Bayham recently joined AssuraMed as chief information officer. Based out of Twinsburg, Ohio, AssuraMed is a leading mail order, direct-to-customer provider of disposable medical products to chronic disease patients. Chris will be relocating to Cleveland with his wife, Valerie, and son, Gabriel.

Michael Liu married Grace Kang '12 last October. Fellow poets Ashish Suri and Gilbert Dychiao attended the ceremony. Michael is currently vice president of strategy at Local Offer Network, an online content and technology startup in Chicago.

Spencer Phua was promoted to senior vice president at ING Investment Management U.S.

Dean Peterson returned to Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Atlanta, working in the Global Nonwovens Operations Group.

Rob Levak married jazz performing artist Ana Velinova on Grouse Mountain in British Columbia. Classmate Branimir Petranovic attended the spectacular winter wedding.

Nancy and Jonathan Cutler had a beautiful baby boy on February 10, 2012. Zachary Harrison is now nearly one and enjoying life in London. Zachary is the first to get his UK passport, with Jonathan soon to follow. Nancy enjoyed a year off on maternity leave from the Financial Times, where she does business development for FT.com. Jonathan works for the Advisory Board, handling international sales.

David Nunez joined Investar Financial Corporation, a Dallas private equity fund, as their new vice president of investments. He and his family relocated to Dallas from Madrid, Spain, and all love their new city. It is true what they say: everything is bigger in Texas!

Paolo Cuomo is heading up change at Beazley, a Lloyd's of London insurance syndicate. If any 2003 4Q students are heading to London, give him a shout. The Kellogg alumni there will make you feel welcome.

Christine Arylo Schneider gave birth to a bouncing baby and published a best-selling book in the same year. The book is titled Madly in Love with ME: The Daring Adventure of Becoming Your Own Best Friend. She sold her house to tour internationally, and to teach and speak about self-worth to women and girls.

Claudine Coto ranked as a top real estate producer near Biscayne, Fla., working for ONE Sotheby's International Realty. If you are ever in the Miami area, she would love to hear from you.

Rebecca Bagdy has just taken a new role at Cars.com as the director of sales strategy and analytics. After five years at Kaplan, she is very excited about this new opportunity, and for the first time, she can now say her company has a 30-second spot in the Superbowl! She also is excited to announce the arrival of Evan Andrew Bagdy, who joined the family last August. His older sister, Sarah, has finally stopped pointing at him and calling him "funny," so that's progress.

Ousman Jobe and his wife Kathleen Lungren Jobe welcomed their first son, Kayden Babourcarr.

After five years running maintenance operations in the electricity industry, Andre Winarto decided to take a six-month sabbatical to spend time with his wife Michelle and their two sons. He started work again in January 2013, joining Ernst & Young as a director in their advisory practice in Perth, focused on the energy industry.

Colby Maher and Brady Countryman welcomed their third child and first son, Alexander Cody.

Attila Toth visited with Huy Hoang and Rob Zamacona in Saigon, Vietnam. Huy runs a Vietnamese real estate development company and has been living in Vietnam for the last six years. Rob is chief operating officer of Tan Khoa, a national importer and distributor of wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. Rob and his wife Yelena, JD-MBA '03 have been living in Ho Chi Minh City with their daughter Sophie since September 2011. Attila heads up the retail ener-gy business for SunEdison, a leading global solar energy company, and resides in the San Francisco Bay area with his family.

Jose Aragon was recently promoted to senior vice president at PineBridge Investments in recognition of his three Lifestyle Funds garnering five-star ratings from Morningstar.

Amit Nag married Sofi Bergkvist on June 30, 2012, outside Stockholm, Sweden.

Rob Levak ’03 and Branimir Petranovic ’03 at Rob’s wedding to Ana Velinova in British Columbia
 
Claudine Coto ’03 celebrating her marriage to Kent Knautz in October 2012, accompanied by Elliot Fishburne, Ryan O’Toole, Gina Schaer, Melissa Mangini, Charles Agulla, Adrianne Galvin Agulla, James McIntyre, Colby Maher Countryman, Brady Countryman (all ’03) and Jami Totten O’Toole ’04
 
Daisy Hatch Gauck ’03 and Brian Gauck ’03 with their daughters Gretchen and Charlotte
 
Rebecca Bagdy ’03 with her family, including new arrival Evan Andrew
 
Attila Toth visiting with Huy Hoang and Rob Zamacona (all ’03)
 
Kellogg alumni at the wedding of Amit Nag ’03 and Sofi Berkvist, pictured left to right: Doug Dixon ’03, Jessica Yang ’03, Alberto Alonzo ’01, Katja (Roever Lindo) ’03, Dean Lindo ’03, Colby Maher ’03, Brady Countryman ’03, Sofi Berkvist, Amit Nag, Vicki Nakata ’03, Gerry Gilligan ’03, Lu Gallucci ’03, Javier Rendon ’03 and Barry Grant ’03
 
Jonathan and Nancy Cutler ’03 took their son Zachary to Bellagio, Italy, in September 2012
 
Colby Maher, Ousman Jobe and Brady Countryman (all ’03)
 
Pictured left to right with their children: John Thinnes, Ian Milward ’02, Diane Gomez Thinnes ’03, Nancy and Jonathan Cutler ’03, Gizman and Juanita Abbas ’02, Belinda and Tony Roth ’03, and Jenny Liang Milward ’03