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Brian Mehta '99 married Kristin Deutmeyer on July 26 |
1999
Vic Sapphire
married Jill Myers July 25. They live in West Hollywood,
Calif.. Congratulations to Ari and Claudia (Goldman) Kandel,
who welcomed daughter Jacobi Sasha Kandel on July 20.
Thanks
to everyone who sent me news for this column. After not
having any news for the last column, it looks like everyone
has lots to share now, especially when it comes to new
members
of the family.
On May
25, Matt Ottmer married Megan McLean in Blacksburg, Va.,
in the Blue Ridge Mountains. They spent their honeymoon
in Tuscany, after Megan took the bar and returned to Monitor
consulting. Matt is still at Biogen as the director of
global
planning. They recently moved to Charlestown in Boston,
just steps from the Bunker Hill Memorial. Look them up
if you’re
ever in the area: matt_ottmer@biogen.com.
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Rob Tyler ’99 (left center) and
his partner, Kirk Marcolina, in Maui, celebrate their
commitment ceremony. |
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Rob
Tyler and his partner, Kirk Marcolina, recently celebrated
their commitment ceremony in Maui. Joining them for their
special day were classmates Matt Guagenty, Ellen (Cleveland)
Kobler, Johnny Lin and Brad Armistead. Rob and Kirk are
now home in Los Angeles renovating their new home.
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A great turnout from the classes of ’98 and ’99
at the wedding of Brian Menzies ’98 and Janet Morrison ’99 |
Brian
Menzies ’98 and Janet Morrison were married in
July in Victoria after more than five years of courtship,
which all started when Brian was Janet’s KOA leader
in the Boundary waters. But things really got going at Anne
Imrie’s December party (thank you, Anne!). They had
a terrific day and were touched at how many people traveled
so far. In terms of Class of ’99 people, poor Peter
Jarman had less than 24 hours in Victoria due to challenging
flights (it’s an island, after all). Mickey Mericle
made it there on her way out to help the Iraqi people. Heidi
Sandreuter and Karyn Cohen made it all the way from the East
Coast. Allyson Hodgins (Bonkowski) brought her handsome husband,
Ralf, and we all got to meet her new addition, tuxedo-clad
Class of 2030, Lukas. It was also great to have fellow cross-year
Kellogg couples — Rebecca Mayne and Rory Altman ’98,
and Shannon Smith and Jim Patterson ’98. Rob Tyler
also made the trip up from L.A. and gave the couple one of
the best memories of their wedding day.
Heather
Welch came out from N.Y. and watched very closely as she
prepared for her own wedding, which took place Labor
Day weekend.
Scott
Evans recently changed jobs to work with Cerberus Capital
Partners, a private equity group that buys troubled companies.
Lara and Scott moved from Chicago to Philadelphia as part
of this change. Although they miss Chicago, they love the
East Coast thus far and are looking forward to grabbing
a beer with fellow classmates out there. Scott and Lara’s
daughter, Hadley, is 15 months old and is a “complete
blast,” says Scott. Sarah
Ouchi Tsai and Vince Tsai had their second son on June
1. His name is Ryan Andrew, and at 4 months old he is already
more than 17 pounds. Sarah says, “We call him our ‘little
sumo.’ He’s chunky, but cute!”
Rob
and Jodi Ginsberg Zwiebach welcomed daughter Molly Rachel
on July 14. They are having a great time with her.
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Elizabeth Julia Soare,
daughter of Lisa and Greg Soare ’99 |
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Elizabeth
Julia Soare, daughter of Lisa and Greg Soare, turned 1
year old on Sept. 28. She is walking and saying dada, and
has been working on her entrance essays to Kellogg! Greg
is now a product manager at Del Monte, responsible for
Ketchup,
and Lisa is staying at home with the little terror.
Norman
Yung sent me a great note: “I found this summer
to be remarkably different from those of the last five years.
The most significant change is that I find myself to have
a lot more free time on my hands. With the family away in
China and my transitioning from McKinsey, I have found myself
hanging out at bars, running along the lake, eating TV dinners
(more than I have ever in my life), reading Chinese short
stories and making weekend trips to Chicago. Despite my newfound
freedom (or solitude), I miss: taking orders from Tracey — do
this and that; playing around with Ethan, e.g., reading our
favorite bedtime story, Goodnight Moon; and cajoling Zachary
into liking me, which never really works for more than a
few fleeing moments. I am looking forward to the regular
household chores of a family of four and screaming kids getting
into all sorts of trouble.
“As
for work, GE has, to date, been a terrific experience!
Who would have thought that I would be a Master Black Belt.
To clear up any confusion, I have not become a karate master,
nor did the interviewing process involve breaking any bricks,
boards or bones. Master Black Belt is a fancy term for
internal
consulting. In my case, I focus on sales force effectiveness
and marketing improvement studies. It seems like everyone
knows someone who works at GE, just like everyone knows
someone from New Jersey.”
The
Class of ’99 is really making its mark on the Pacific
NW. Sara Morris recently won the honor of being selected
as one of Seattle’s “Top 40 under 40.” This
award goes to young upcoming business leaders in the Seattle
area. Sara is the executive director of the Northwest Office
for TechNet, the foremost technology lobbying organization
in the country. When she is not winning awards or discussing
issues, she is working hard as the mother of twin girls.
Sharon
Goldstein recently competed in the Black Diamond Olympic
Distance Triathlon held in a beautiful area at the base
of Mount Rainier. (Translation: The lake she had to swim
almost
a mile in was about 60 degrees, and she saw a brown bear
on her bike ride.) To quote Dave Nute, who came to watch
the race with Theresa Riedman (they road-tripped from Portland,
Ore.): “Wow, you are looking very Linda Hamilton, Sharon!” After
Sharon’s swim, she rode 25 miles and then cranked out
a 10K run. She did all this with a smile on her face and
managed to look fabulous at the same time. Now, back to her
day job, running a product group at Real in Seattle.
Dave
Nute moved to Portland last year and decided to go native—Oregonian,
that is. He closed his software company, got a Bermese Mountain
dog, Angus, and opened a high-end custom road-bike shop called
VeloCraft. Dave’s store sponsored a national champion
from New Zealand who came to Oregon to race last summer,
and he is looking to expand his sponsorship to an entire
international team next year. Dave sells bikes from small,
independent manufacturers who specialize in their material
of choice, such as titanium, carbon and steel, among others.
Look for Sharon Goldstein to be riding a VeloCraft bike during
the next Tri season!
Finally,
can you believe that it’s been almost five
years since we graduated from Kellogg? Neither can I! Be
sure to save the date for our upcoming fifth reunion, which
will take place April 30-May 2. More details to follow, but
mark your calendars now. |