TMP 1999

John Anderson writes, "Actually this is a submission for TWO classes, TMP 1999 and TMP 2004." Born to John Anderson and his wife, Margaret, and also born to John's brother Alan Anderson TMP 2004 and his wife, and Pamela TMP 2004, daughters Cara Maria Anderson on July 8, and Ashley Carol Anderson on July 25, respectively. These are both first children for each. John says, "We're happy to announce the birth of our daughters/nieces and pleased to report that each is happy and healthy. It's nice to know we'll have each other to lean on as we try our hands at parenthood."

Tracey Scheppach has been appointed to the newly created role of vice president/video innovation director at Starcom USA, a full-service media agency within Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG). Her primary responsibility will be strategic and operational oversight of the agency's Video Investment Group (VIG), charged with investing clients' advertising dollars across a variety of emerging digital video content points. Prior to joining Starcom, Scheppach was vice president of programming and research at OpenTV, a Liberty Media Corporation subsidiary. Working with Wink, Inc., a pioneer in the interactive television industry, she helped create interactive branding campaigns with 60 advertisers — including Procter & Gamble — on over 100 brands. She oversaw the implementation of new product development for clients such as General Motors and Discovery Networks, focusing on future advertising research and measurement metrics.