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2003 — Part-Time

Attention Class of 2003: If you are interested in learning more about your fifth reunion, please call Natalie Harris at 847.467.6386 or e-mail n-harris@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Thanks to those who submitted updates. Here is what your fellow classmates have been doing lately. Let your classmates know what you are up to in the next issue by contacting me.

 
  Rick Pollock '03 with wife Kelly, son Evan, and their new baby Leah.
   
Rick Pollock and his wife, Kelly, welcomed daughter Leah into their family on Aug. 21. Their son Evan (3) loves having a little sister and is a wonderful big brother.

Richard Alvarez just took a position as vice president of business development for Interactive Health Solutions, based in Arlington Heights, Ill. They are a population health management company focused on results-based health strategies for employers. Funny thing is he and fellow Kellogg classmates created a company similar to this in entrepreneurship-new venture formulation class while at Kellogg. Also, come see him banging the drums around Chicago in his new rock cover band, Jake to the Bone.

Kurt Spackman welcomed a baby boy on July 3. The little bruiser was 7 pounds, 1 ounce, healthy and happy despite being a month early. He'll be the next great Big Ten linebacker. Kurt is getting ready for a job change within the Marine Corps, which will take him to Northern Virginia. He's hoping to finish out his next few years there before he decides where to begin his new career doing something.

Kamal Shivpuri was promoted to international product director by GE Transportation. His responsibilities include management of all product lines for the Russia and the CIS Region, North Africa and South Asia including strategic marketing, new product introduction and breakthrough growth initiatives. He is extremely excited by this opportunity to create and launch new products in a rapidly developing region.

Bo Sandine wrote with the following update: "I am pleased to share with you that on Aug. 6, I was hired as product manager for Sonance in San Clemente, Calif. Sonance invented the first in-wall speaker for the home custom-installation market in 1982, thus creating a new industry, referred to today as 'architectural audio.'

"This new position allows me to utilize my Kellogg-honed marketing skills. I report directly to the CMO, Steve Crawford, a smart and accessible strategic marketer. Steve was the global brand director at Coca-Cola, and over the last few years, he has deftly re-positioned our company to great success. Sonance has evolved into a design company with innovative solutions that balance aesthetic appeal with audiophile-quality sound."

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