1994

Hello, everyone! By the time you read this, fall will be well underway, and it will be the perfect time to plan a spring getaway. How does late spring in Chicago sound? Plans for our 10th reunion are underway. Save the weekend of April 30 – May 2 and plan on heading to Evanston to reconnect with friends and classmates. A reunion committee chaired by Sue (McNamara) and Doug Warshauer and yours truly has formed to work on the reunion. You will start hearing from us soon. We are actively working with Kellogg to plan a fun-filled weekend and hope that many of you can join us. And of course we hope that you will consider celebrating this milestone with a tax-deductible donation to Kellogg. Keep your eyes out for upcoming mailings with more information. If you have any questions, suggestions or a desire to help, please feel free to contact Doug or me.

As always, many thanks to those who wrote with news.

Pierluigi Antonelli has been promoted to executive director of business development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Bristol Myers Squibb. He has been working in Paris since January and reports he is still in touch with classmates, including Gian Maria Restelli (currently in Milan), Luc Paillard (with Morgan Stanley in London), Folke Frederiksen (Denmark), Joao Silva (Portugal), Dimitri Stathopoulos (Greece) and a few others. He invites former classmates to contact him if they visit Paris. You can email him at pierluigi.antonelli@bms.com.

The ’94 Kellogg Ryder Cup group in Scotland last spring

Jim Schorr lives in San Francisco and is the executive director of Juma Ventures, a nonprofit youth employment and development program. He sent in an update of a Kellogg ’94 tradition, the Kellogg Ryder Cup. Starting with spring break our second year, this group has gotten together to travel to a new site each year for a golf trip, following the Ryder Cup format. They play nonstop golf for four days. For their 10th annual cup, they splurged and went to Scotland, where Jamie Sabatier arranged for golf at the Turnberry resort (owned by Jamie’s employer, Starwood Hotels). After seven rounds the matches ended in a draw. To be continued in 2004 (perhaps the group would like to plan an 11th tourney in Chicago next spring?). Joining Jim and Jamie in Scotland were Greg Coleman, Bill McIlwain, Joe Lee, Nick Von Moltke, Bruce Wimberly, Tom Barrett, John Montgomery, Lanny Thorndike, Graham Cook, Bruce Angus, Kevin Cook, Jeff Winaker, Bill Rustico and Gunter Seeger.

Lisa Fry works for Kaiser Permanente in Atlanta, Ga. She has been with them for about five years and recently took a new position as director of business development. She and her husband, Ed, welcomed daughter Lindsey Caroline into the world on Sept. 3. Her older sister, Madison, now 4 years old, loves having a baby sister. Lisa writes that it is hard to believe that they’ve been in Atlanta almost 10 years. They love it and welcome anyone who is brave enough to stand the summer heat.

Monica Logani lives in Rumson, N.J., with her husband, Sanjay, and two kids, Akash, 3, and Priya, 15 months. After spending nearly six years at Lehman in equity research and two years at Federated Investments, she has branched out on her own as an independent research analyst, catering to hedge funds. She works part time from home and enjoys being with the kids. She would love to host any Kellogg alums visiting the Jersey shore.

Paul Stratta is the VP of global marketing for Hi-Tec Sports, an athletic and outdoor footwear and apparel company. He joined the company last January, relocating from Buenos Aires to Southend-on-Sea in England, about 40 miles from London. He and his wife were thrilled to welcome their second daughter, Isabella Cecile, last October. Isabella joins older sister, Manuka. Paul looks forward to meeting up with other Kellogg alums in the London area. Jeanine Carter was recently named vice president and general manager of diversity and inclusion for Monster Worldwide, located in Maynard, Mass. Welcome to Boston!

Melissa Edison Barnes ’93 and Chris Barnes added daughter Adin Cai Barnes to their family last March. Big brother Rowan is going on 3. Chris works for a private equity firm in Denver. He caught up with fellow Section 64er Todd Freeland and his family for a summer trip and attended Andrew Simon’s wedding in June. Andrew and his wife live in Toronto, where he is the associate creative director at the Palmer Jarvis DDB advertising agency. Ann (Stradar) Roberts and her husband, Matt, just returned to New York after a year in Seattle. She is with Time Warner. Laura (Fink) Katter and her husband, Bob, who live in San Francisco, added son Justin to their family in April. Justin’s big sister is Julia.

Patti (Ricciardelli) Sims moved from New York back to her native Boston with her husband, Jack, and their children, Whitney, 3, and Cameron, 1. After spending the summer camped with her parents in my hometown of Winchester, Mass., Patti and her family have settled in Weston, Mass. We managed to get together a mere two times over the summer, but hope to do better now that the craziness of summer is past. Patti lives very close to Connie Walsh, who is down the road in Wellesley. We would love to get together with others in the Boston area! Speaking of those in Boston: Alex Moot and I are finally getting together after three years of living just a few miles apart. Alex is with Seaflower Ventures, a small biotech VC that he joined after Kellogg. His children, Callie and Ellis, are in school in Cambridge, and his wife, Nancy, has completed her psychology doctorate and works for a private neuropsychology practice. I also recently spent an enjoyable evening with Dan Evarts, his wife, Tray, and their three little ones at the Boston Children’s museum.

I recently reconnected with Carlee Bilello, who is doing well in Wilmette, where she lives with her husband, Mike, and their two boys. We have had fun commiserating over bed rest and catching up on the last 10 years.

Over the summer I took the plunge, bought a portable DVD system and set out on the 20-hour drive from Boston to Chicago for the 4th of July. The drive was not nearly as bad as I thought and it was well worth the trip. We spent the long weekend in Evanston with Lisa and Mike Axelrod, Sally and Scott Pofcher, Jeff ’93 and Connie Walsh, and Amy Rose and families. It was a great mini-reunion, but as is the current reality, the weekend was ruled by the nine littlest ones. In order to truly catch up, we recently had a ladies’ weekend in New York.

Wade Stokes ’94 with daughter Katarina, celebrating her 2nd birthday

That is all I have for now. To wrap up with another plug for sending in updates in the spirit of our upcoming reunion, the class notes is a good way to let people know where you are and what you are up to. After his recent update, Wade Stokes heard from a number of relatively long-lost friends. It can happen to you too. Until next time, I hope to hear from you and to see you in April!