1997 — Part-Time

Marc Brooks is managing partner of MKMB Restaurants. His ventures include Park 52, which made Chicago Magazine's list of the top 20 new restaurants in Chicago.

	Marc Brooks ’97, managing partner of MKMB Restaurants
	Ken Kring’97, author of Business Strategy Mapping

Denise Kenny and her husband added twins to their family in February. She writes: "I went into labor while hosting a Super Bowl party. I am a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. I think it must have been the half-time show that did it! Big brothers Brendan (12) and Sean (8) were very excited to welcome their new baby brother Marty and baby sister Maggie home. They have been terrific with the twins. I am a principal in the global corporate investment bank at Bank of America in institutional fixed investment sales. I joined Bank of America in 2005 after eight years in a similar role at Salomon/Citi."

Dan Brennan joined Lundbeck Inc. in Deerfield, Ill., as vice president of the neurology business. Lundbeck is a mid-sized Danish pharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system diseases and therapeutics. Dan adds: "There might be room over here for marketing-minded, neuroscience-focused Kellogg grads. Drop me an e-mail at dbre@lundbeck.com."

Ken Kring is a principal at KSM Group, a business strategy mapping consulting group in Wheeling, Ill. "The group is supported by the book Business Strategy Mapping: The Power of Knowing How It All Fits Together. It is available through bookstores and at BusinessStrategyMapping.com."

Wendy (Hooper) Hallmark is still with Chevron but has changed from IT marketing and communications program manager to integrated decision environment manager. She writes: "We're developing work spaces designed to support the workflows of Chevron's technical experts. These IDE rooms combine high-definition big-screen videoconferencing, customized furniture, a variety of collaboration tools, white board cameras, document cameras and video-streaming microscopes. They will provide the functionality for Chevron employees to work globally without travelling to remote locations, replicating the benefits of face-to-face interaction."

Jasmine (Suljic) Hoedeman reports: "My freelance marketing work has led me to provide support for a new nonprofit, the Alliance for Heart Failure Patients. This group was founded by a heart failure patient with the goal of improving heart-failure patient lives. The world of nonprofits is new to me and I am excited to see the difference my work is making on individual lives."

Paul Schmerold is "excited to perform as an account executive with Initiate Systems, a growing and profitable Chicago-based software company specializing in master data management. Amy and I enjoyed the summer with our twins, Peter and Alicia (5)."

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