Juan Martinez and Santiago Rivera, both ’03, try a day of adventure on the wild river in Veracruz.

2003

Uh-oh. It's happened. Flip forward a few pages. See it? We know, we know. It was inevitable. There's another class after us.

Yep, it is time, Class of 2003, to finally relinquish our position as the final full-time class in the pages of the mighty Kellogg World to the Class of 2004. And, indeed, it is time to finally admit to ourselves that those little fawns we once led into the KOA wilderness are now ravenous wolves who can match us spreadsheet for spreadsheet in any corporate conference room.

Spanky! Where'd the time fly?

Let's grab a few moments of the past and remember the B-school days when we were having babies, getting married and, um, looking for free stuff in our mailboxes.

And please continue to send us news about what's happening in your lives in between editions of Kellogg World. We hold onto these little treasures, as well as photos that you send, and save them for the next publication so we can share them with our whole class. It's that easy. Why do we do it? All for that priceless little smile we (imagine we might) see when you read this stuff. That, and because it gets us extra bid points this quarter to try to get into Rogers' class.

So what's up with '03 nowadays? In this latest issue of Class Notes, we kick it into high gear in the most fun way possible --- makin' babies!

Jerome Clavel ’03 cradling Elizabeth Marie, born May 24.

We begin with our beloved Midwesterner, Jerome Clavel, who reports from Minneapolis that Elisabeth Marie Clavel was born on May 24, weighing in at a "heavy" 8 pounds, 5 ounces. She is doing quite well, thank

you, according to big brother Alexandre.

Georgina and Santiago Rivera's second child was born in June --- a lovely little lady named Sofia. Rumor has it that that Nicolas Careaga (son of Paola and Selman Careaga) is already on the waiting list for potential prom dates, while Santiago Rivera Jr. is suffering his first rejection as a Latin lover from Viviana Ballesteros (daughter of Viviana and Ricardo Ballesteros).

Dnyanesh and Kanchan Patkar welcomed daughter Ruhee Patkar on June 15.

David Feinberg and his wife, Anne, also recently joined the list of new Kellogg parents. Morgan Jean Feinberg was born June 5. David reports that she burst on to the scene weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and she is adorable. David is still working for Sterling Partners in its new $200-million education real estate fund, and he is a vice president in charge of student housing acquisitions, development and joint ventures for the fund.

Angela and David Gill ’03 with Ryan Crocker, who was born Aug. 15.
Parker Ryan Hessling takes a photo opportunity with new parents Valerie and Michael Hessling ’03.
Janice Farrell ’03 and Dave Jones strike a pose for the paparazzi during their June 26 wedding.
Anne and David Feinberg ’03 proudly show off their two most valuable assets — their Weber grill and adorable baby Morgan Jean
While visiting London in July, Anne Tse ’03, center, spent a Sunday at Kew Garden with Vladimir Grlica ’03, left, and Edoardo Riboldazzi ’03.

David Gill and his wife, Angela, welcomed a baby boy to the world on Aug. 15. Ryan Crocker Gill , 7 pounds, 7 ounces, is doing well in NYC, along with mom and dad.

Finally, Valerie and Michael Hessling are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Parker Ryan Hessling.

From makin' babies to, um (insert joke), we take you to the Kellogg wedding scene.

Rice and corks flew for Ben and Maggie (Burke) Brown, who were married in Milwaukee on May 22. Kellogg '03 was back together again, and the new husband and wife are doing well in San Francisco.

Janice Farrell Jones and Dave Jones were married June 26 in Toronto. They were thrilled to welcome Kellogg friends Dina and Justin Silverman, Danielle Bozarth, Michael Haberkorn and Mareike Willimsky to the Great White North for the festivities. Janice and Dave spent the month of July honeymooning in Thailand.

Olympics? Nah. Ryder Cup? Bah! When it comes to a global sporting event, nothing can compare to the '03/'04 international (Jamaico-Germo-Dano) union of Dean Lindo and Katja Roever '04. The dreamy-eyed couple was married on Aug. 7 in Munich, Germany, followed by an all-night party at the unforgettable La Villa hotel on Starnberger Lake. Friends and family from 17 countries, including more than 20 Kelloggians representing the classes of 2003 and 2004, joined Dean and Katja for the celebration. From the pre-wedding reception the eve of Aug. 6 (think guys in lederhosen, girls in dirndls and a night on the town with the "locals" doing sweaty techno stuff), to the wedding-night festivities (think Marley meets Nena, Dean meets German slap-dancing, Katja meets reggae, crowd meets unending supply of local beer and Red Bull, and our Class of '03 CPO meets his match) --- it was quite an event.

Just a week later our very own Kerry Mar got hitched as well. On Aug. 15, at beautiful Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Kerry married long-time beau Sam Hopkins. Quite a few Kellogg friends were in the crowd to cheer the happy couple to victory. Congrats to Kerry and Sam.

And this news from 1Y '03 reporter Paolo Cuomo: Pietro Brambilla's wedding in northern Italy Sept. 4 was yet more proof that the Italians are one step ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to class. The incredible afternoon and long, long night were enjoyed by an eclectic bunch of '03 1Ys and their partners: Dina and Justin Silverman made it over from the States, Mareike Willimsky and Bernd Heid wandered in from Germany, Paolo Alessian and Paolo Cuomo, and Liz and Shail Thaker flew in from London. Hanna and Carl Von Schantz, and Florian Funke, who have decided the United Kingdom is preferable to their homelands (we have no idea why!), were also there. Pietro's decision to project all 4,000 of his Kellogg photos on a wall of the house brought back some wonderful memories of our time in Evanston, made all the more interesting when we realized no censorship whatsoever had been applied. Andy, what were you doing that night in Coyote Ugly? With this many consultants around it was inevitable that the event was over-analyzed, but the common conclusion was "beautiful couple, magnificent country, fantastic food and wine, and top-notch Kellogg friends."

Maggie Burke and Ben Brown and the ’03 gang at their wedding May 22. Pictured, kneeling, from left, Dave Fleck, Mindy Barr, E.G. Fishburne and Alicia Waters. Middle row, Ashley Galloway, Michele Fischbach, Daisy Hatch, Beth Olsen, Ben and Maggie Brown (bride and groom), Jen Posner, Claudine Coto and Ian Powell. Back row, Neil Giugno, Dan Waters, Carlton Linnenbach, Brian Gauck, Joey Olivier, Andy Pollack and Dave Napier.

Finally, a hearty Kellogg congrats to Farnaz and Neil Pardasani, who were married this summer as well.

When our class wasn't having babies or getting married, it seems like job news and/or moves were in order. Check out these interesting little tidbits, won't you?

Jason Kasarda has relocated with Hewlett-Packard to the Bay Area and now lives in San Francisco. He would like to extend a special thanks to HP forreducinghissocial lifejail sentence in his previous Colorado location to just 14 months. The higher cost of living and longer commute are worth every penny and every minute.

From left, Fabio Sisinni, Miriam Claes (visiting Chicago from Belgium ), Mike Liu and Anne Tse (visiting from Hong Kong ), all '03, enjoy the air show in Chicago in August.

Remember our jolly, bald Aussie pal, Andre Winarto? Well, he and his family moved back to Sydney at the end of August. Andre is now the business strategy manager for Optus, Australia's No. 2 telco. In August, Andre spent four weeks traveling around the States, talking to Kellogg alumni in the telco industry to gain insights into industry trends. Network, Andre, network! Before going home, he spent time saying farewells to several great Kellogg friends in Chicago. He and Michelle are happy to be home and are now living in North Sydney, where Andre enjoys a five-minute walk to the office every day and where he has a great view of Sydney Harbour. He reports that he is happy to be home, apart from being 15,000 miles from the best friends in the world.

The cast and crew of the Dean Lindo ’03/Katja Roever ’04 wedding in Munich, Germany, gather on the steps of La Villa to revisit a moment in time.

What happens at Dean Lindo’s ’03 Vegas bachelor party stays at Dean Lindo’s bachelor party — or so the story goes. Pictured in the fine hall of the Sahara Hotel and Casino, kneeling, from left, are class members Attila Toth, Mariano Ramos and Esteban Delgado. Standing, from left, Dean Lindo, Barry Grant, Gulshan Verma, Gerry Gilligan, Eduardo Meynet, Amit Nag and Christian Lenz (friend of the bride).

After being sent to Bangkok his second day back at work (his first day being the same day he landed after a 30-hour flight from Boston), Byron Paul jumped right into the zany work schedule of a typical Kellogg graduate. He moved back to Malaysia last summer and then returned to exotic Chicago in September with his girlfriend, Charmaine, who is heading off to Kellogg this fall. Byron is looking forward to the change in pace, as well as the TGs and proms (we speculate).

Cheril (Santini) von Barsewisch has become CEO of The Big Issue in Scotland, an 11-year-old social enterprise that creates opportunities for homeless and socially excluded people to earn an income and participate in society by selling a national street magazine, as well as through other initiatives. Way to go, Cheril! If you are looking to apply your MBA skills as a volunteer while spending your weekends exploring the golf courses and castles of Scotland, please let her know. Whoa.

Last June was a big month for Patrizia and Leandro Dallemule. First they moved from Connecticut to Milan. Then Leandro began work as vice president of risk management in a startup of GE Capital in Italy. Best of luck, Leandro.

Andres Fosk recently started his business venture in the forest, wood and paper industry in southern Chile: Forestal Millantú. All LAHIMA I-bankers are already pitching in for his IPO in the next five years. Don't forget your other Kellogg sisters and brothers, Andres.

At the end of July Elikem Kuenyehia returned to Ghana after 11 years to take up a position as head of corporate services and legal for a newly established bank. He reports that it is an exciting entrepreneurial opportunity, and he is grateful to Funmi Afonja for putting him in touch with his new employers. If business or pleasure brings any of you to Ghana, please let Elikem know so he can ensure you get the GIM Ghana treatment. Ian Powell, Eddie Hayden and Reid Smith can elaborate more on this. Elikem also tells us that the five Ghanaian alums in Accra are very excited because they hosted the first-ever Kellogg informational session in Ghana on Sept. 30. Kellogg's Jevelyn Bonner-Reed made the presentation. They arranged for her to appear on a popular television talk show and two radio shows.

Friends from the 1Y ’03 class gather to celebrate the wedding of Janice Farrell and Dave Jones in Toronto on June 26. Pictured, from left, are Justin Silverman and ’03ers Dina Silverman, Janice (Farrell) Jones, Mareike Willimsky, Danielle Bozarth and Michael Haberkorn

Suresh Khanna tells us that he is happily settled into life in San Francisco. After working a year at Siebel, he has moved on to SAP in Palo Alto. On a much more interesting front than enterprise software, he, Anamika and Karam bought a home in the sunny Mission District, where they continue their search for the ultimate taqueria. Suresh also wants to add that his head still hurts when he thinks about the 40-ounce party in that dark, damp evil basement. He remembers it?

And, from guest writer Attila Toth, a novella entitled Ben Mahnke Lives Up to His Promise: "About two years ago, one foggy autumn afternoon, Ben looked out of the Allen Center study room windows and said, 'One day I will join Bridgespan (the nonprofit arm of Bain) and I will make this world a better place.' Nobody took him seriously, despite the fact that Ben had 'nonprofit' written all over his résumé (and also his forehead), a 760 GMAT and a laser-sharp analytical mind that often made his teammates feel embarrassed. However, Ben did not give up on his dream. Today is his first day on the job at Bridgespan. We'd better watch out, because with this perseverance this guy will really make the world a better place for us."

Neil Pardasani ’03 and new bride Farnaz give the ’03 gang yet another reason to celebrate. Pictured, from left, are Tony Owen, Jay Owen, Joe Levy, Greg Obenshain, Colin Beatty, Stewart Meyer, Ian Knox, Natalie Shlafman, Vlad Shlafman, Brian Helm, Mike Ebner, Mark Hamachek and Andy Pollack.

And, for the Most Jaw-Dropping News Piece, the award this month goes to Karen Lee. Ready for this one? And we swear we're not making this up. Karen and hubby Andy are living in North Hollywood, Calif. Karen is now at the UCLA Anderson School of Management as associate director of MBA admissions. Yup. Read that one again, '03s. As for Andy, he finished his master's in education at UCLA and administrative credential this summer, and continues as a band director at Royal High School in Simi Valley. Congrats to both of them.

And finally, we close with sundry pieces of fun from all over this planet.

Juan Martinez continues in his official role as "beat reporter in Mexico," and we once again thank him for all the great LAHIMA gang updates scattered throughout our Class Notes section. Please keep the great work coming, Juan.

Alas, Juan had to miss a few more parties, including Dean Lindo's bachelor party in Las Vegas and wedding in Munich. But he did manage to spend one weekend in Veracruz with Santiago Rivera going whitewater rafting and playing "Matrix"-style paintball (just like KOAVeracruz and Grad Week).Next day muscular pains showed them both that they ain't 22 anymore.

Adrianne and Charlie Agulla hosted a 28th birthday celebration for Gina Schaer in Atlanta. Pictured, from left, are Gina Schaer, Joey Olivier, Brent Reid, Adrianne (Galvin) Agulla and Charlie Agulla from the Class of 2003.

In addition, the "Poker and (insert intriguing Spanish word) Club" traditionoriginated by the Latins in the Class of '02 and followed by the classes of '03 and '04 on "Tequila Tuesdays," opened its first franchise in Mexico City in September with the presence of Santiago Rivera,Tomas Lange, Jorge Martinez and Juan Martinez. Juan received comments that his apartment in Mexico City is "waaaaay" cleaner than McManus 208, even though the neighbors still complain about the noise (with the advantage that in Mexico City, the police don't show up). Given all the compliments, Juan had to admit that it was the work of Tomas; otherwise, there would be empty Bacardi bottles and Wonderbra ads all over the place instead of a wine cellar and paintings. Future events will include Cuba in Eastern Week 2005. Anyone interested?

Attila Toth still remains enthusiastic about life in consulting. His projects took him to many foreign countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, where he tried to visit as many Kelloggians as possible (you know who you are, no need to mention names). Also, Attila is thankful to all members of the Kellogg family who supported him through the difficult experience of losing his father.

Less than a year after starting work, Tunde Omotoba was promoted. He is now an investment officer at Smith Whiley. In addition, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services approved his application (and those of his family) for permanent residency last summer. Congratulations, Tunde.

Ajay Chawan is still cranking away in Nashville. He's still doing the day job/night job thing. His startup is the night job and is evolving into a full-time deal. As a reminder, this startup is a method to manufacture low-carb foods that taste good. You can finally squeeze back into your thong, Jeff Vergamini! We wish Ajay all the best in his new venture.

Denise Lazo ’03 and Arturo Vera ’03 drove down from Orlando to meet with Kellogg friends in Miami. Pictured, from left, are Denise, Patricia and Jan Rohde ’03 (visiting from Germany and flying the Kellogg colors), Arturo, Ingrid and Rodolfo Novarini ’03

Denise Lazo reports that she and Arturo always seem to meet up with Kellogg friends in Miami (it's just such a "cosmo" city). Although they live in Orlando, they try to make it to Miami to see friends who are visiting for a couple of days. That was the case when Jan Rohde and his wife, Patricia Ojeda, stopped by while in town from Germany. At the same time, they met up with Rodo Novarini and his wife, Ingrid Gyldenfeldt, who live in South Beach.

Ravi Raghavapudi reports that he and Padmaja are homeowners now and in debt like everyone else. They bought a house in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, close to some school called the University of Chicago, and moved in a few weeks ago. They are still trying to settle in and unpack all the boxes, and are very excited that they have a bigger place for their 8-month-old to crawl around in.

A perfect Kellogg moment at the August wedding of Kerry Mar ’03 and Sam Hopkins. Pictured are ’03ers (except Sam Hopkins), from left, front row, Karen Lee, Monica Shah, Kerry Mar, Sam Hopkins and Carrie Johnson Chang. Back row, Ajay Chawan, Branimir Petranovic and Ousman Jobe

Pedro Andrés Mejía tells us, via Juan, that he is enjoying being marriedtoCristina, working for McKinsey & Co. and not traveling as much. He has been spotted in the Dominican Republic and New York due to "undisclosed" projects. Hmmmmm. Not sure what that means, but it sounds very "undisclos-ey."

Francisco Covarrubias decided that Texas wasn't as warm and sunny as he expected, so heescaped for 10 days to Croatia.

Tomás Lange celebrated his 32nd birthday and his first year in Mexico City with a party at his apartment (you know, the one with a full wine cellar and full bar). Apparently, being a finance manager forAllied Domecq allows youto getwine and liquor at really sweet prices.

And last, but most certainly far from least, no news to report from Clinton Kent --- except that he still longs for the days with his pretend girlfriend, the great Nancy Rosen. (Nancy --- please just call him. We can't get him to stop writing to us about this.)

Vacationing over Labor Day weekend on a houseboat on Lake Powell are, from left, Yvette Mangalindan ’03, Jeanne (Lukacek) Markland ’03, Hilda Beltran, Diane Gomez ’03 and Sue Lee ’03. Not pictured, but also present for the festivities, were Greg Lief ’03, Mike Lyon ’03 and Adam Sabow ’04.