1994

Hope all is well with the Class of 1994! Thanks to Jerry and Paula Burris for starting us off with a great update. In Jerry’s own words: “It has finally taken us 15 years to submit an update on our professional and personal lives, so here you go. After 20 years with General Electric Company, I left my position as president and CEO of advanced materials quartz and ceramics to assume the position of segment president in the Barnes Group (aerospace, automotive and industrial segments) in Hartford, Conn. I was also elected to serve as a director for Minneapolis-based Pentair Corporation. After 10-plus years of working at GE (capital, medical, appliances in finance, marketing and business development), Paula is holding the position of president and CEO of the Burris household (smile). Most people in our sections (68 and 64), and certainly in the BMA, remember our toddler Jarret (18) and our baby Ashlee (16). Paula actually delivered Ashlee in the winter quarter of our second year and still mustered the energy to complete her midterms and start the interviewing process.”

	Jerry and Paula Burris, both ’94, with their family at the 1994 Kellogg graduation
	Jerry and Paula Burris, both ’94, with their family in 2010

Paul Ciampa writes that he and his Mary and three kids (Charlie, Francesca and Angelina) moved from N.Y. to Boston in 2008. The move was prompted by an offer from Convexity Capital, an investment firm started by Jack Meyer and the fixed income team from the Harvard Endowment. Prior to joining Convexity, Paul was working for Barclays in N.Y. He had been in N.Y. since Kellogg, save a short stint in London.

Exciting news from Kate (Kustermann) and Jose Rivera! They write: “We are extremely happy to announce the birth of our daughter, Claire Marie, on April 16 in Paris. Claire is pure joy and keeps us laughing every day. We have been living/working in Paris for the last two years — Jose at Schneider Electric (‘Square D’ in the U.S.) and Kate at Deloitte France in consulting. We had the opportunity to be ex-pats, with Jose’s job as chief strategy officer for the industry business at Schneider, and we are glad we took advantage of it. It has been quite the learning and growing experience (not always an easy one, but we are really enjoying it now). The best part of our France adventure has been the addition of Claire to our family.” Congratulations! Anyone else have family additions to report (babies, dogs, cats, in-laws, etc)?

And now for some work-related updates: Paul Wallace joined SV Life Sciences as a venture partner focused on health services. Alec Frisch relocated to Atlanta from Pittsburgh to join Georgia Pacific’s food service division as VP and general manager of the beverage category. MB Barron is global vice president of marketing, leadership and talent consulting at Korn/Ferry in Chicago. Roger Quesnel is vice president of business development at Gulton Incorporated, a New York-area firm in the thermal printhead business. Per Ohstrom is vice president of worldwide marketing and business development for N.J.-based Godwin Pumps. Kelly Major Green is executive vice president at United Way for southeast Michigan and was named a woman to watch by Crain’s Detroit Business. Lisa Bradner is president at Geomentum, a hyper-local marketing agency in the Chicago suburbs. Mark Jansen joined Blue Diamond Growers, a California-based almond producer, as the president and CEO. Eric Newman is the vice president of client service at Austin-based Digby (in the mobile commerce solutions space). Edward Ratinoff is managing director of national acquisitions for Phoenix Realty Group, a national real estate investment firm. He is based in the Los Angeles area. Doug Warshauer ventured into the field of personal finance and in September, published the book, If I’m So Smart... Where Did All My Money Go? Balancing Your Financial Objectives for Lasting Wealth. Check it out on Amazon.com.

Note: if you have not sent in any news over the past 15 years (well, actually 16 — yikes!), do it now! It would great to know what you are up to. Have a great day!