I started a new job as director of operations for a consulting company (The North Highland Co.). In the new role, I traveled some in the spring and saw Grant Gieringer in Denver with his wife and three girls. I also had dinner in New York City with Liz Wald, Rajan Shan, John Martin, Erica Rutkin Kewsin and Jane Bieneman. Over the summer, my divorce became final and I've taken the opportunity to reflect a lot on what I want to do with my "second life." Going to concerts has moved near the top of the list, and I recently took Ben (13) to a Flaming Lips concert. He wore rifle range earmuffs and really liked the show. His brother Sam continues to rock at sports and got to go to sleepover camp for two weeks this past summer. As usual, the class of '95 has been busy. Here is the latest:

Jill Luciani moved out of Boston after the Gillette/P&G merger. She didn't want to move to Cincy. She, husband Tom and daughter Alison moved to Stamford, Conn., because Tom has started an exciting new job with Deutschebank in New York City. She hopes to return to consumer package goods marketing in the fall.

Earlier this spring, Mark Ball and his wife Patience moved to Johannesburg. Mark writes, "We started a new company called Emerging Sun, which is focused on providing business intelligence to investors and corporations interested in pursuing opportunities in Africa. Their target clients include private equity funds and multinational corporations who require market information to make solid investment and business decisions. In the long term, we'll be the Bloomberg of Africa. Yes, this is a risky venture, but we both came to the realization that the 'risk' of not trying to pursue this vision was greater than whatever financial outlay is at stake. Even if we fall short of the 'Bloomberg' dream, we believe there are some powerful and compelling reasons to be in Africa now."

Cheri DeMong writes, "I had a great time at the reunion, but having a two-week-old made it a bit less fun than it could have been."

	New mom Michaela, baby Mila and new dad Lawrence Chan '95 at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Jackie Harris is still in New York City: "My husband Robert and I had our second son, Alexander Harris Hochberg, on Oct. 11, 2005. He joins Harrison Maxwell Hochberg, who was born Sept. 23, 2003."

Liam O'Neil also joined the two-child club: "Jennifer '00 and I were blessed with a second child in the first quarter. Aidan Coakley O'Neil was born Feb. 27. Mom, Dad and big brother Conor are thrilled by the new addition."

Tracy Heilman still hangs out with the "dinner club" that she participated in at school. Most are parents now with the following kids: Boden Macika (Tracy Heilman and Ray Macika); Anna Frances Langewisch (Bob and Fran Langewisch); Sydney and Nina Torgersen-Pfeiffer (Per Torgersen and Ted Pfeiffer); Elise Pope (Beth Houle and David Pope). "We certainly have a diverse representation in our group!" writes Tracy. "All of us — including Cristina Alcocer — continue to get together regularly after more than 10 years of Dinner Club. It has been fun to see how our group has transformed as kids have entered our lives. So far, we still allow them to come. We'll see what happens when they get older and louder and threaten to take control (more so than they do now!)

Dan Kelly (left) and Dave Mathias (both '95) celebrate Dave's 40th birthday with a large Belgian beer.

Liz Crystal has a few updates: "I've been at Revlon for about two years. In February, I changed roles from senior vice president of customer marketing to senior vice president of Almay brand marketing. We re-launched the brand this year, so it is a very exciting time. I'm living on the Upper West Side and loving New York."

Linda Plate Guy's update: "Tim and I are still in Boston, living and working downtown. I am working at Boston Medical Center as director of nursing operations. Ginger just turned 1. All is well here. Miss everyone. Tell Mark Medema he owes me a phone call!"

Jules Veloria and Ruth Veloria are still in Phoenix. Jules writes: "I can't believe we've been here two years. We ran into Steve and Jan McDougal, who were in town for the Cubs' spring training. We hope to reconnect with a lot of alums for Jim Beckemeyer's wedding over Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco. Ruth recently left Charles Schwab to be at home with our four children. I'm still at Foundations Financial, a financial services company focused on real estate and asset-backed strategies for private clients. We've grown to four offices nationwide (two in Phoenix, one in southern California and one South Carolina) with offices soon to open in northern California, Austin and Las Vegas. I'm also the host of a weekly radio show in Phoenix called "Higher Ground: Wealth Building through Real Estate." If anyone is interested in participating in lucrative real estate opportunities, let me know!"

Dan Kelly checks in with the following: "After more than 10 years in Los Angeles with large entertainment companies (Disney and currently THQ) and many consultative talks with Ben Chou, David Mathias, David Moore '94, Tom Palmer and Dan Loflin (thanks guys), I'm stepping out of the corporate world and joining a venture-backed start-up in the Bay Area as CEO. The company is in stealth mode (one of the cool VC terms I've picked up) so I can't say much about it, but we do plan to launch later this year. The learning curve is steep and the people associated with the company are super sharp, so I am having a ball. I will be commuting between Los Angeles and San Francisco for several months and expect to relocate to the Bay Area sometime later in year."

Rudy Rodriguez is back with a CPG firm. "I am still at General Mills as director of multicultural marketing and I really am enjoying life in Minneapolis. Let me know if you are ever in town."

	Wendy Yanowitch '95 with husband Michael Feher.
	Wendy Yanowitch '95 married Michael Feher in New York City in April.

"After some time in the Internet space in the mid- and late-90s, I've been an independent management consultant for a few years with clients mostly in media/Internet, nonprofit, and education sectors. I am continuing that work in London. About four years ago, Carrie Leonard and I developed and launched an after-school program that provides professional career planning and personal development for college-bound, high school sophomores in Harlem. With the participation of top-level executives in New York City, we bring to the students a new way of looking at the world of business and their opportunities to succeed in it.

Peter Brumme is getting off the road to spend more time his growing family. Looks like he and Kathy Brumme will be staying in the Bay Area for a while. Peter left Sapient after 11 years on the road as a consultant to go to Intuit. He will be responsible for online marketing for the Quicken solutions group. With a few more nights at home, Peter is looking forward to spending more quality time with Kathy and Ian (now 20 months old).

Nick Palmer writes that he's been having a great time for the last two years with the family in San Francisco, where he's a partner at Bain and Co.: "In between exploring different parts of California, we've recently caught up with several alums in the Bay Area, including dinner with Kerry O'Rourke and George Bischoff '94 (graciously hosted by Ron Sann '94 and his wife Jennifer) and Jim Beckemeyer, Lawrence Chan and Jeff Breininger for a back-to-back, double-bill screening of Special K's '94 and '95 (laugh, cringe, laugh). This same group was recently joined by Richard Chino, Larry Goldzband, Andrew Tong, Al Falcione, Rick Bobertz and Kurt Scherer '92 for Jim's bachelor party ahead of his Memorial-Day-weekend wedding. Age had clearly taken its toll on our collective pool-playing abilities. But our global tour continues and next stop this summer is Hong Kong for a few years, and a new Asian adventure. It's an exciting time to be in the Greater China region and another terrific opportunity for the children and Liz and I. I'll be focusing on leading the firm's financial services practice in the region. But we'll miss the wonderful Bay Area and Marin County in particular. We won't know too many people when we get there, so any HK-based alums or others passing through, please look us up!" Nick also writes that he has recently seen Alex Woodthorpe, Beto Guajardo and Leslie and expects to see David Fry and Des soon. Be good to see some Kellogg buds!"

John Martin is doing well in New York City (and I saw him at a dinner in the spring when he wrote this): "I am still working with early-stage companies through my company, jfmops.com. I have two companies that that I am helping to launch in the summer. One, MugToGo, is going to replace coffee sleeves; the second, CMLabs, is going to be the first operating system for artificial intelligence development. Lots of synergy between the two companies! If anyone is interested in either company, let me know."

Dave Mathias is still hanging out with Dan Kelly. "Kids keep us busy when work doesn't. Little David is almost four now and Natalia is working her little 1  -year-old legs as fast as she can to keep up with her big brother. The most interesting news is that David turned 40 in November 2005 and his wife Devara threw a little beer party. Dan and Dave were tapping in the Belgian beer. Where is Philip Laval when you need him? Man, we sure do seem to be shrinking as we get older Š or maybe the beer is just getting bigger! Along with Dan Kelly and his lovely wife Juliet, Ben Chou was there to celebrate. Rebecca Swarr-Posner and her husband Dan-the-professor were planning to join, but alas, their little Jacob got sick that day. Our doors are always open to visits from our Kellogg friends. Any time you are near the Rose Bowl, give us a shout.

Jeff Hyman has joined Sterling Capital Partners as CEO-in-residence. He writes: "Sterling is a 20-year-old private equity firm near Chicago, currently investing a $500 million fund. I'm helping Sterling grow its current portfolio companies while we identify a new business to acquire, which I'll lead as CEO. In addition, I've formed p.s. Investors LLC, a small private equity firm to make investments beneath Sterling's threshold. p.s. Investors focuses exclusively on companies which deliver premium services to consumers or businesses. Should you come across a business considering the possibility of a sale or bringing in investors, I'd be interested in hearing about it."

Ed Brady let me know that he is still in consulting, and his firm has changed its name to "Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Inc." It will market itself under the brand "Diamond."

I called Carrie Leonard to talk media and found out she's just back from a Croatian sailing trip. "One of the best vacations ever!" says the Croatian Ms. Leonard, who also took in new country Montenegro during her two weeks there. Carrie's consulting clients include media, luxury goods and pharma companies, and she's still living in New York. She still has that same smile in her voice, and she tells me she dating, but with not enough intent. She skipped the nude beaches in Hvar, and it's not because she wouldn't have turned the heads of the German boys as she put on her Coppertone. I think she reads the Chicago Tribune, since that client of hers pays a monthly retainer. As always, her laughter lights up conversations.

At the end of the summer, Kurt Ryden joined the daddy club. "Alice and I are pleased to report that on Aug. 15, Kurt Charles Ryden was born. He weighed in at 7 lbs., 12 oz. and measured 20.5 inches. Mother and child are doing well."

Betsy Berns Korn, Linda Lin Pirrotta, Julie Simon Stangl, Christine Langer Dow, Julie Smith Wheelan, Elizabeth Baron Daliere, and Lisa Morrell (and Diane Kitayama Sankey, not pictured) — all '95 — in Chicago for a weekend minus husbands and kids.

Betsy Berns Korn, Linda Lin Pirrotta, Julie Simon Stangl, Christine Langer Dow, Julie Smith Wheelan, Elizabeth Baron Daliere, Lisa Morrell and Diane Kitayama Sankey returned to Chicago for an enjoyable weekend without husbands and kids, of which they have a combined 18. Highlights of the weekend included enticing a vineyard owner to lend them use of his limo, plenty of drinking, and a scary return visit to Hangee Upee.

Lisa Morrell adds a note about the girls' reunion: "One of the highlights of our afternoon tea was when my daughter Krista (2) pulled her sundress off her shoulders and flashed in the middle of the tea room, continuing the Kellogg girls' "Born Free" tradition.

Win Reis says there is not much new in the "World of Win" lately. He's still running the blade PC business for HP in North America and business is rocking. He writes, "My kids are growing like weeds. Tommy is starting 4th grade and is already five feet tall (and he's not even the tallest kid in his class). Gordon just started 1st grade and is fulfilling his role as the younger brother in his consistent efforts to annoy his brother and his parents to no end."

Linda Plate Guy writes from the East Coast that she and her husband Tim had their second child, John ("Jack") Walter Guy, on Aug. 15.

Dena Dodd Perry writes, "Life has been very busy for us lately. My family and I recently moved to the Chicago's northern suburbs. It has been nice to reconnect with old friends in the area. My dear friend Lisa Morrell is doing just great in her relatively new home in Lincoln Park. I had a fabulous time visiting her daughter Krista on her last birthday. I saw Jane (Hunter) Walsh and her mom while staying in London last May. She was a spectacular host while serving tasty braised chicken in phyllo, veggies and cous cous. Whatever her husband Mark is doing, he's doing it right. She looks terrific! Also, got a brief chance to see Racquel (Harris) Mason in Columbus, Ohio, and Leah (Buckingham) Dunmore in Milwaukee, Wis. All are doing very well."

Jeff Breininger has been working in the private client division at Citigroup Smith Barney for the last few years here in the Bay Area. He writes, "I hang out with and run into Bay Area Kelloggians such as Jim Beckemeyer (who recently married and is still at Kaiser Permanente), Larry Goldzband (at PG&E), Jules Veloria, who is in real estate in Phoenix, but visits quite often, and Nick Palmer, who just made partner at Bain and is off to Hong Kong for a year."

The Escobars (Lucia and Eddie, both '95) on vacation in Aruba with children Daniel (10), Marcela (8) and Carina (5).

Lucia Escobar sends this news on behalf of the Escobar family (including Eddie Escobar): "After 10 years of working for my family's business in supermarkets, I quit last year and since have been working as general manager of my family's office, as well as other projects. After three years as dean of engineering in Universidad Rafael Landívar and the construction of the technological center, Edwin left URL a few months ago and is now working hard in his construction business concentrating on heavy machinery, river dredging and re-building bridges that Hurricane Stan tore down in our country."

Suzy Taherian is on the move again. "We're moving to Buenos Aires! I'll be the controller for the Chevron operations in Argentina. We'll put out the welcome mat for any Kellogg amigos."

Betsy Burns Korn has been on TV with her new venture. She writes: "I've taken on a new gig and am writing a football blog on iVillage. I would love if people would visit and make comments. They can even click on my Today show interview with Ann Curry."

Keith Rowan sent his first update since we graduated. "My story goes like this: I'm probably one of the few members of our class who has been working for the same company since graduation — time really flies when you're either having fun or don't know what you want to do when you grow up! Seriously though, I've enjoyed my career at E&Y. I'm now in my fourth job since starting out in the real estate advisory services practice. I've worked in the Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and London offices. I've been in London six months and working in the international project finance group. It's quite exciting, as I'm on finance assignments for clients in the Middle East. The plan is for me to be here 18-24 months, so it would be great to connect with other Kellogg alums in London. I keep in touch with Anette Gibbs; she was here in May. She's still with JP Morgan Chase in New York City. I also keep tabs on David Smith, when we last spoke, he had changed employers and went to work for Forest City Washington after several years with Hines, also in Washington, D.C. That's it for me. I will hopefully send in another update before another 11 years go by."