A mini-reunion for Class of 2002 LAHIMA members

2002

Our class isn't slowing down in the least. We heard about many great milestones and are excited to share the summer news (and some lingering stories) with you all.

Weddings: Jake Remley got married at the Cascades Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 4, 2003. He writes that he and his wife, Laurie, are enjoying married life in Boston, where Laurie is a medical resident in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Jake is an associate in the capital markets division of Lehman Brothers.

Loh Kuo Loon writes that she was in New York City recently to attend the wedding of Mari Minami and John Boo. While Loh and Ayano Sakiyama flew halfway round the world from Tokyo and Hong Kong, respectively, to attend the wedding, the journey was nothing compared to the 13-year courtship marathon of Mari and John. "It was amazing to see them tie the knot finally," Loh said.

Pablo Chapa ’02, his wife, Barbara Quiroga, and baby Santiago
Maria and Ricardo Angel ’02 with daughter Daniela, born April 8
Wayne Borduin ’02 and his family on top of Corcovado (in Rio) with the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in the background

Susan (Deutsch) Budd married Bob Budd on April 5, 2003, in Washington, D.C. Rachael Manansala and Glenn Coleman '03 attended. Since Kellogg, Susan has been working at AlixPartners as an associate in the financial advisory services group. Susan started out at the company's Detroit office while her husband was earning his MBA at Michigan. The couple moved back to Chicago in June and bought a condo in Lincoln Park.

Don Pillsbury married Skye Ketonen on July 24 in the heart of wine country, Sonoma, Calif. In attendance at the wedding were fellow Kellogg alums Natalie Guenther, Matt Schaefer, Flip Block, Margie (Block) Stineman '03, Kevin Stineman, Melissa Gellert, Jeff Kelly, Cameron Janes, Michele Fischbach '03, Lisa Jackson, Andrew Garner and Mike Castellarin.

Pip Wattanasiritham married Nat Kulnides on May 11 in Bangkok. Kellogg attendees included Darika Soponawat, Warit Jintanawan '03, Don Angspatt and Ponthep Tuntavadcharom '03. Pip enjoyed celebrating with all of her Kellogg comrades, and is especially thankful to Don, who flew in all the way from the States for the wedding (and the Thai food). Although Pip's new, considerably shorter last name removes her distinction of having the longest name in our class, she still remains one of the sweetest.

Most Kelloggians would probably cite KOA, their section and GIM as three key Kellogg experiences where students have fun and learn something, but also get to know great people. This column is a testament to that, as it includes news of many recent weddings of those who started their relationship during these significant Kellogg moments.

The first example is the always-popular KOA leader-and-camper match: Ryan Fong '01 and Stephanie Levine were married on May 29 in New York. Stephanie writes: "We had a great time celebrating with Kellogg friends, including Katie Weaver, Brian Black '01 and Steve Collens '01, who were in our wedding party." The happy couple have been living in the Bay Area, where she is a senior product manager at Guidant Corp. and he is a consultant with DiamondCluster International.

Next, we have proof that sparks can fly when you are in MORS or Management and Strategy with two cash cow couples: Michelle Curtis and Phil Taksen, and Kate Solomon and Dan Slivjanovski. Michelle and Phil were married on July 17 at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, N.Y. Fellow Kelloggians there to celebrate were Carrie (Bither) Palmer, Kate Solomon and Dan Slivjanovski, Colleen Sellers and Dave Delorenzo, Mazen Ghurani and Jason Tenenbaum.

Pictured at Fede Chab’s March wedding are Cristian Letelier ’02, Esteban Grinberg ’02, Federico Chab ’02, Marcial Rapela ’02, Martin Sommer ’02, Jose Etchegoyen ’03, Vicente Bertrand ’02, Martin Longo ’03, Fernando Poitevin ’02 and Miguel Devoto’01

Wives of Kellogg School alums gathered at Fede Chab’s March wedding were mistakenly identified as their husbands in the summer issue of Kellogg World. From left, Ana Devoto, Alejandra Letelier, Su Poitevin, Cecelia Sommer, Ana Grinberg, Isa Betrand, Luciana Chab and Barbara Etchegoyen.

The newlyweds then flew to Martha's Vineyard over Labor Day weekend to celebrate the nuptials of Kate and Dan. The weather was perfect, and it was an absolutely beautiful setting for an extremely fun wedding. Kelloggians in attendance were Natalie Guenther, Matt Schaefer, Melissa Gellert, Lisa Jackson, Marlisa Kopenski, Jeff O'Hare, Jake Remley, Michelle Curtis, Phil Taksen, Nan Teele, Robyn Kestenbaum and Andy Henkel.

But, what would a series of Kellogg couples be without a GIM trip meeting? Jay Marine put his charms on Megan Ainsworth during their South Africa GIM. They were married on June 26 in theCatskill Mountains of New York. Will Daly and Eric Autio served as groomsmen, and Julie Saliba, Adriana McGrath and Chip Craw all gave readings during the ceremony. Plenty of other Kellogg alums were there to join in the celebration including Michelle Beels, Claire Lundin, Vanessa Zielke, Jenny Eselius, Colleen Sellers, David DeLorenzo, Jim Butler, Lori Siegel, Stephanie (Levine) Fong, Ryan Fong, Brad Benn, Patrick Ku, Michelle Suhrie, Michele Lee and Amy Simpson.

Kellogg romances continued at post-Kellogg events as well. Stay tuned to future issues for a wedding sparked by a one-year reunion union.

New jobs and relocations: Reed Krider and Sara Wegmann have recently moved to Minneapolis, where they bought a house. Reed started a new position at Medtronic as senior manager for pricing in its cardiac rhythm management group. Sara was able to get a transfer with Deloitte and Touche, where she will continue as manager of the women's initiative at Deloitte. They are excited about the move.

Happy celebrants at Jake Remley’s wedding. Front row, from left, Jeff O’Hare ’02, Kate Solomon ’02, Laura Avery (bride), Jake Remley ’02 and Mark Christenson ’02. Back row, from left, Jeff Kelly ’02, Dan O’Leary ’02, Greg Hughes ’02, Dan Slivjanovski ’02, Steve Koh ’02, Ross Evans ’02, Dan Levine ’02, Amy Ballew ’02 and Amol Dixit ’02

Jacqueline Young writes that she was recently promoted and transferred to the Detroit Area. On April 1 she started a new position as the global sales and programs manager for the General Motors account within the Corning incorporated environmental division. She also bought a condo in the area and asks that fellow Kellogg alums let her know when they are in town.

Aaron Levine writes that he left his job at TAP in Chicago for a start-up pharmaceutical company in San Diego called Skinmedica. After a two-week road trip through San Francisco, Oregon and Seattle, he and his wife, Annie, landed in San Diego and bought a condo in the city. Aaron is enjoying his new job, in which he will be launching and managing a new dermatological drug. He's excited to be working for a small but growing company.

Jose Sabino moved back to Brazil after two fun-filled years of working and living in Miami. Jose writes that although he misses Miami and the good friends he left there, he is very happy to be back in Brazil. His new position is as sales and marketing effectiveness manager with Dupont for Latin America. Please let Jose know if you plan to visit either São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.

Wayne Borduin, his wife, Stacie, and their daughters, Elisabeth and Abigail, recently relocated from Singapore to Rio de Janeiro. Wayne is enjoying his fourth and final assignment on ChevronTexaco's MBA development program, while Stacie and the girls keep busy with learningPortuguese and the caRIOoca way of life. The family plans to return to the States later this year.

Juan Carlos Gay recently completed his work in Nigeria, where he spent the last year, and has relocated to London to continue work with Booz Allen. He now works in the energy group, mainly on oil and gas projects. He says that anyone who passes through London should give him a call.

Will Daly and Amy Simpson recently purchased and moved into a new condo near the Southport corridor in Chicago. Although they are still digging themselves out of boxes, they report they are really enjoying their new neighborhood and are looking forward to decorating their new home.

Kellogg friends gather for dim sum in San Francisco. From left, Mitch Hu ’02, Clint Loftman ’02, Chris Zhang, Frank Su ’02, current student Chris Wang, Araya Sawadpanich and Don Angspatt ’02

Seen participating in a recent Beijing, China, information session for prospective applicants to the Kellogg School were Weigang Wang, Zhihua Yan '04; Lumin Zhang, Hiroko Osaka '92, Kellogg's associate director of global affairs for Asia and the Pacific, and current student Yong Liu.

Now on to the newest members of our class family:

Paige Ponder writes: "My husband, Zac Freeman, and I had a son, Max Walker Ponder-Freeman, on Dec. 19. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. At 8 months, heweighs almost 24 pounds (big boy!), has four teeth and is going to crawl any day now. We are loving parenthood. Max makes every day more fun than the last."

Good news from Manuel O. Mendez, who recently was promoted to president/general manager of Abbott Laboratories in Korea. In addition to the promotion, Manuel and family recently welcomed second daughter Cecilia Beatriz. Manuel writes, "The baby brought many gifts to big sister Isabella, 2, in an effort to smooth the transition. Everyone is welcome in Korea anytime."

Pablo Chapa and his wife, Barbara Quiroga, welcomed Santiago Pablo Chapa to the world on June 10. Pablo writes:"Santiago Pablo was born a healthy Mexican-American of 20 inches and7 pounds, 8 ounces in St Paul, Minn. Santiago has already proven to have akiller left kick for penalties and field goals. Santiago'sgolf swing is still in question, but let's hope he gets better as he grows up."

Erik Seidel '02 and wife Kim are happy to announce the arrival of their son, Zachary James,born Nov. 28, 2003. Their daughter, Kaylee,is 3 1/2and loves being a big sister.

Cristian Letelier had a lot of exciting news to report. On Aug. 3 he and his wife, Alejandra, welcomed their third child, Clara Letelier, to the world. Cristian recently resigned from Enersis and began a new position with a local investment bank in Chile called IM Trust.