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1984
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| Alisa
Levy Klein '84 and family at Disney World in Orlando,
Fla. |
Hello
from Riverwoods. I hope you all had a wonderful summer and
you're enjoying the return to the realities of fall and winter.
During the summer my family and I took a much-anticipated
trip to Orlando to play with Mickey and friends. While there,
we were able to meet up with Kenny Potrock for a couple
of hours. We were lucky to be able to catch him between triathlons,
travels to Disney properties throughout the world and extravagant
marketing events for which his division is responsible. My
kids, who are 12, 10 and 6, were in awe that Kenny knows all
the kids from "High School Musical," but my 6-year-old
was unimpressed by his being on a first-name basis with Mickey
Mouse. His response was, "Duh, they work for the same
company." Kenny is doing great and he and his family
love the lifestyle in Florida.
In
other Disney-related news, I received this note from Marvin
Irby. "I am currently vice president of global finance
for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. My wife Lynn David '82
and son David (16) have been in Orlando since 1998. When not
traveling between Florida and California, my hobbies include
working out and running. I also am a member of my church council
and currently serve on the executive board of the Central
Florida United Way."
Pam
Brecker Hendrickson writes: "I hope everyone is sitting
down, but after 23 years at JP Morgan I finally decided to
do something different. In February I joined The Riverside
Company, a private equity firm specializing in small middle
market deals. Amazingly, my departure made The Wall Street
Journal (guess you have to leave to get noticed!). I had
a lot of help with this decision from John Youngblood,
who spent most of New Year's morning helping me with my contract
and making bets that I wouldn't actually pull the plug on
JPM. Anyway, I love my new job and Doug and I remain happily
ensconced in our New York City apartment with our 5'9"
son Will (13) and 4'11" daughter Janie (10). Would love
to hear from any and all."
Dave
Chen sent a note. He and Monte Pitt continue to make wine
in the beautiful Portland area. He writes that: "I see
a lot of Jim Huston, was just on a panel with him a
few weeks ago. I also worked with Murli Thirumale on
his old company, Net6. I still hear from Ian Howe calling
from somewhere on the planet, usually in Asia. Bob Cornick
still has fast cars and lives in Chicago."
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| Joe
Korn (left), Beth Smith Korn '92, Renee Frishman Hochberg
'84 and Wayne Hochberg met up during a Backroads hiking
and biking trip through Banff and Jasper National Parks. |
Renee
Frishman Hochberg recently took a Backroads biking and
hiking trip through Banff and Jasper
National Parks with her husband Wayne. She wrote: "In
addition to learning that it is futile to train in Chicago
for the Canadian Rockies, we learned that Kellogg alums are
everywhere! We were pleased to spend lots of time with Beth
Smith-Korn '92 and her husband Joe who, were also Backroads
alums. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the vistas at every
turn. One advantage to having been with Hewitt Associates
since graduation is that I get an extra five weeks vacation
every five years. The first leg we spent alone while the kids
were at camp. The next leg is a dude ranch in Wyoming. I'll
see how I do on the horses."
Catherine
Morales has a new job as senior vice president of government
and academic markets with Lexis-Nexis in Washington, D.C.
Best of luck on your new endeavor, Catherine.
In
closing, I want to say that I really enjoy being our class
rep, but I think the column would be even better if I had
some help with soliciting entries and writing it. This job
has become much easier since Kellogg has almost everyone's
correct e-mail address on file. I'd like to get at least one
volunteer "partner" who can write one or two columns
per year, but if you just want to "guest write"
one column, that would be great too. It might give you the
push you've been needing to call those old friends (and business
contacts).
Thank
you to everyone who wrote.
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