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Class Notes
1935 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1937 1938 James H. Ellis (BSCOM ’38) reports that he is currently living in a retirement community, Scotia Village, in Laurinburg, N.C. He would like to hear from any classmates. You can reach him at . 1939 1942 In Memoriam 1943 1944 1946 1947 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1948 In Memoriam In Memoriam In Memoriam 1949 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1950 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1951 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1952 In Memoriam 1954 In Memoriam 1955 Bill McCoy (BSBA ’55) was one of five recipients of an honorary doctor of laws degree from UNC-Chapel Hill at spring 2004 commencement on May 9, 2004. McCoy is a former interim UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor and UNC system vice president for finance and former vice chairman of the board of BellSouth Corp. 1956 In Memoriam 1957 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1958 1961 Clark Smith (BSBA ’61) retired in 1993 after 30 years in direct sales with the DuPont Co. and moved to Chapel Hill in 1998. He started working for the UNC Athletic Department as a courier and says that “working with the staff has been wonderful.” 1963 In Memoriam In Memoriam 1964 Rufus Langley (BSBA ’64) and his wife, Toni, traveled to China in May 2004. Stephen Rich (BSBA ’64) retired from The Coca-Cola Company in 2000 after 30 years, the last three years on contract in Paris working on involvement by Coca-Cola with World Cup ’98. He moved to Chapel Hill in December 2003 and is serving on the Chapel Hill Historic District Commission and volunteering at the Coker Arboretum. Roy O. Rodwell (MBA ’64) has been running a ranch in Wyoming since his semi-retirement in 2000. 1965 Worth M. Helms (BSBA ’65, MBA ’71) has started a coffee farm in Uganda to create jobs and self-sustaining income for an Anglican Diocese. His wife, Janet, performed her dramatic musical, “Lord, Make Me the Woman You Want Me to Be,” for an audience of 1,200 in Hoima, Uganda, in May 2004. Jim McIntyre (BSBA ’65) and his wife, Julie, purchased the Greenleaf Inn of Camden in Camden, S.C., in March 2003. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1994 and spending five years with a commercial airline, Jim attended culinary school at the Art Institute of Dallas. McIntyre has recently been elected to the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and the board of the Fine Arts Center. 1966 Lewis Whitehead (BSBA ’66), plant controller, reports that West Pharmaceutical Services just opened its new plant on U.S. 70 in Kinston, N.C. This plant replaces the plant that suffered an explosion on Jan. 29, 2003, resulting in the deaths of six people, of which four were West employees. The plant will employ approximately 210 people when it gets back into full operation. 1967 Horace Johnson (BSBA ’67) retired as office managing partner of the Ernst & Young Raleigh office on June 30, 2004. He served in that capacity since 1987 and was a 37-year veteran of Ernst & Young. Michael S. Wilkins (BSBA ’67) was appointed by Gov. Mike Easley to an eight-year term as a commissioner on the N.C. Utilities commission in January 2002. 1968 Richard B. Hurley (BSBA ’68) was recognized recently with the Lifetime Achievement Award for community service by the United Way of Asheville, N.C., and Buncombe County. He is the human resources manager at Square D/Schneider Electric in Asheville, N.C. 1969 Tom Moser (BSBA ’69) has been named to the new position of vice chairman-industries at KPMG LLP. He will lead the firm’s industry sector services and initiatives and will serve in the newly formed Office of the Chairman. 1970 Peter E. Berg (BSBA ’70) reports that his son, PJ, will be starting his freshman year at Columbia University, and his granddaughter, Caroline, is off to nursery school. Berg is in his second year as executive director of the Greenwich (CT) Land Trust. 1971 Barry Boyd (BSBA ’71) founded along with three other partners, International Legwear Group, a sock company based in Winston-Salem, N.C. He had previously been with the Sara Lee Corp. for 28 years. Classmates can reach him at . 1972 Carol Stoak Saunders (MBA ’72) has been selected to serve as the editor-in-chief of MIS Quarterly, a leading information systems journal. Roger Timm (BSBA ’72) is executive vice president of Vigo Remittance Corp. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vigo is the third largest consumer money transfer company worldwide. 1973 Richard Berkowitz (BSBA ’73) was elected president-elect of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was honored at the 2004 Ultimate CEO Awards Program on June 24, 2004. The Ultimate CEO Awards was created by the South Florida Business Journal and THE COLLECTION to recognize the leadership, integrity and perseverance of the top CEOs in Miami-Dade County. Gary Roberts (BSBA ’73) has been working in global trade compliance for the past 20 years, is a licensed customhouse broker and a certified purchasing manager. He is currently seeking a position in North Carolina. 1974 In Memoriam Steve Emhart (MBA ’74) has accepted a position as project manager at Arsenal Digital Solutions in Cary, N.C., a privately held corporation that delivers data protection and business continuity services. 1975 Owen Gwyn (BSBA ’75) completed a CD box set trilogy complete with a DVD filmed in Chapel Hill. E-mail him at for a free copy. Steve Krasnow (MBA ’75) reports that his wife, Rose, is now director of the United Way for Montgomery County, Md.; his son, Kevin, graduated with a double major in journalism and political science from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2003; and his daughter, Kimberly, is a member of the UNC Class of 2005 with a double major in French and sociology. The Krasnows are members of the executive committee of the UNC Parents’ Council and own a second home in Chapel Hill. William E. Latta (MBA ’75) is vice president of marketing and member benefits for AAA Auto Club South, the third largest AAA Club in the United States, serving over 3.7 million AAA members in Florida, Georgia and the western two-thirds of Tennessee. 1976 In Memoriam James E. “Jim” Brock (MBA ’76) returned to his undergraduate college, Tennessee Tech University, to serve as the director of development after living for 20 years in Miami, Fla. 1977 Colin Brown (BSBA ’77) recently opened Brown Commercial Realty LLC, focusing on leasing, brokerage, site selection and investment sales in North Carolina and South Carolina. Linda Dunn (BSBA ’77) moved last year from New York City, N.Y., where she was in the investment business for 15 years, to the Seattle/Bellevue, Wash. area. She is now in real estate. 1978 Harvey “Buz” Aaron (BSBA ’78) has accepted the position of senior tax manager at Braver and Co., PC, in Newton, Mass. Tony C. Dillingham (BSBA ’78) opened his new financial planning and wealth management firm, Dillingham & Taylor Wealth Management LLC, in December 2003, in Charlotte, N.C. 1979 Patty McCaffrey Dorroh (BSBA ’79) retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel on Aug. 1, 2004. Mary Anne Dixon Hubbard (BSBA ’79) opened a franchise of Aussie Pet Mobile, providing mobile pet grooming (dogs and cats) in the Triangle, N.C., area. Aussie Pet Mobile is one of the fastest-growing franchises in the country, and her franchise was No. 10 in customers served in April/May. Elizabeth Fuller “Liz” Poole (BSBA ’79) was elected chairperson of the Cabarrus County board of education in December 2003. She has served on the board for six years. 1980 Lisa Cherry (BSBA ’80) opened a commercial real estate firm in Charlotte, N.C. Cherry & Associates specializes in tenant representation. 1981 Glenn Howell (MBA ’81) is president of Mill Source Capital in Raleigh, N.C. Mill Source Capital is a real estate investment firm specializing in contaminated commercial and industrial properties. Ann Moss Joyner (MBA ’81) and her husband have formed a new nonprofit organization, the Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities. The company provides research and education services to other nonprofits, lawyers and governments looking at institutionalized discrimination, civil rights and environmental justice. They are collaborating with the Kenan Institute’s Urban Investment Strategies Center and the UNC Law School’s Civil Rights Center. Bob Lunn (PhD ’81) is professor of management and director of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program in the College of Business Administration at Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) in Springfield, Mo. Following a 23-year career as a health care executive, Lunn returned to academics to start the SMSU MHA program in 1999. While at SMSU, he has received several teaching awards, the inaugural outstanding graduate mentor award and a 2003 best paper award. 1982 William “Bill” Foster Brannon Jr. (BSBA ’82) of Norwalk, Conn., has been named director, client services, of Greenfield Consulting Group, a marketing research firm in Westport, Conn. Tom Cawley (MBA ’82) joined Arrangements Abroad Inc. as chief operating officer in April 2004 after nearly 20 years of managing distressed and bankrupt businesses. Arrangements Abroad provides high quality educational and cultural tours in foreign countries for universities, museums and other not-for-profit institutions. Lori Collins (BSBA ’82) is senior vice president and general manager of the Lender Network for LendingTree, which was recently acquired by Barry Diller’s InterActive Corp. Collins was one of five finalists for Charlotte, N.C., Business Woman of the Year. In June 2004, she and her fiancé traveled to Morocco to work in an orphanage on a mission trip. Daniel E. Garner (MBA-JD ’82) and his wife, Cheryl, recently celebrated the graduation of their twin sons, Jonathan and Benjamin, from UNC-Chapel Hill. From Garner, “Classmates from 1982 may recall that Will Bernard won the pool guessing the birth date of the twins (June 2, 1982).” Garner serves as executive counsel to the N.C. Commissioner of Banks in Raleigh, N.C. Births and Adoptions Tom Cawley (MBA ’82) and his wife, Victoria Demos, have adopted a son, Ryan Christopher Cawley, born July 17, 2003. Amanda Stephens (BSBA ’82) gave birth to a son, David Walker Light, on May 4, 2004. Her husband is Gary Light. 1983 Terry M. Ball (BSBA ’83) set up her own business under T M Ball Inc. for contract CFO services for real estate companies. She left her position as CFO of Brown Investment Properties after 23 years and will use that experience to assist small real estate companies who need the services of a part-time CFO. Amy Davidoff (MBA ’83) owns Market Voice Consulting, a market research company that recently passed the five-year mark. The company is located in Indianapolis, Ind., and has a national client base. Visit www.market-voice.com. Mark Eldridge (BSBA ’83) owns and operates The Growth Coach in Omaha, Neb., “the leader in business and self-employed coaching.” He helps business owners and managers to slow down, reflect, face reality and to map out the critical changes they need to make to improve their businesses and professional lives. Cindy Marcelais (MBA ’83) received her master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minn. She is employed as the parish administrator at St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church in Sanford, N.C. Don Shaw (BSBA ’83) is a senior underwriter in the Auto Group at Bank of America in High Point, N.C. George Smart (BSBA ’83) was awarded Member of the Year for the National Speaker’s Association-Carolinas. Births and Adoptions Don Shaw (BSBA ’83) and his wife, Carolyn, had a son, Lucas Moore Shaw, on Oct. 6, 2003. 1984 Lisa Zinn Anderson (BSBA ’84, MAC ’95) accepted a position as manager-domestic tax at Zimmer Inc., in Warsaw, Ind. Zimmer is a $2 billion global orthopedic manufacturer. You can reach her at lisa@dukestreet.com. Andrew Boynton (MBA ’84, PhD ’88) was named dean of the Carroll School of Management at Boston College University in May 2004 and will assume his post on Jan. 1, 2005. Boynton had previously been a professor at the Darden School and UNC Kenan-Flagler. Most recently, he has been a professor of strategy as well as the founder and director of the Executive MBA Program at the International Institute of Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. Marriages Geoffrey Klingenstein (MBA ’84) married Alixandra Meridith Ferrier Stethem on Dec. 21, 2003. Births and Adoptions Lisa Zinn Anderson (BSBA ’84, MAC ’95) and her husband, Don, welcomed James William Zinn Anderson on Dec. 13, 2003. 1985 In Memoriam Randell Jones (MBA ’85) is co-author with Chris Musselwhite of the book, “Dangerous Opportunity: Making Change Work.” Jones spoke on this topic at the N.C. Press Association’s Newspaper Academy, whose meetings were held at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also reports that his daughter, who used to sit in his lap during MBA classes, made him a grandfather in July 2001. Rebecca Butts Pezzoni (BSBA ’85) has been head of U.S. Document Management for GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Philadelphia, Pa., since leaving Nortel Networks two years ago. Sharon Wells Whitley (BSBA ’85) was named a certified internal auditor by the Institute of Internal Auditors. Whitley, a senior vice president who joined BB&T in 1993, is the bank’s information technology audit manager based in Wilson, N.C. Steve Yarbrough (BSBA ’85) joined Revival Soy, a national nutraceutical company located in Kernersville, N.C., as a controller, in February 2004. He was formerly the director of finance for Mastec in Asheboro, N.C. Births and Adoptions Elizabeth Weller (BSBA ’85) and her husband, Bill Parkinson, announce the adoption of William Kyle MingXiao Parkinson on Oct. 16, 2003. Kyle was born July 1, 2000, in Guilin, Guangxi Province, China. He joins his sisters, Sarah, 10, and Erin, 6. 1986 Jay Olejniczak (MBA-JD ’88) was recently elected president of the Friends of the Boscobel, a nonprofit organization supporting an early 19th-century federal period mansion on the Hudson River in New York. Jim Williams (BSBA ’86) was promoted to vice president and controller of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. in May 2004. Births and Adoptions Tony Reevy (MBA ’86) and his wife, Caroline Weaver, announce the birth of their son, Ian Robert Reevy, on Dec. 12, 2003. 1987 Diane Sutton Kuehn (BSBA ’87) founded VisionPoint Media Inc. in March 2001 with corporate headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. VisionPoint Media is a lead generation firm for small- to mid-sized B2B organizations in North America. The company strives to deliver successful solutions in e-mail marketing, Web design, search engine optimization and custom Web applications. Marriages Catherine E. Furr (BSBA ’87, MAC ’95) married Barry Gordon Richards on June 18, 2004. Births and Adoptions Eric Best (MBA ’87) and his wife, Dita, had their fourth child, Emma, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Nov. 7, 2003. Best is in his 12th year of publishing an English language news service. 1988 Michael Farrell (BSBA ’88) recently moved to Mount Pleasant, S.C., and works for Medrad, a medical device maker, as the Southeast operations manager. He has a 1-year-old child named Grace Jane. Greg Goyne (MBA ’88) was promoted to principal with The Richards Group, the largest independent branding agency in the United States. Gil Roberts (MBA ’88) has been named vice president for Spalding’s European and Asian licensing business, based in Ireland. He is responsible for maintaining and developing relationships with licensees and growing the business outside the United States. 1989 Carolyn L. Costley (PhD ’89) has been promoted to associate professor of marketing at the Waikato Management School in Hamilton, New Zealand. She also is the school’s convener for research ethics, which means that she supervises the ethical review of all research conducted in the school. Her Kiwi husband and 6-year-old son fill in any leftover time, but they welcome overseas visitors. E-mail Costley at . Paula Zellmer Kramp (BSBA ’89) and her family relocated back to the Washington, D.C., area, in April 2003. She now lends to rural electric utilities as an associate vice president for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. in Herndon, Va. Wade H. “Hank” McSwain (BSBA ’89) relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in December 2003 with his wife, Diane, to take a new position as a compliance risk manager for Bank of America. McSwain also is a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve and was mobilized in February 2003 for four months to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Randy Pilkenton (MBA ’89) was promoted to senior vice president, product management and marketing, with CheckFree Corp., located in Norcross, Ga. CheckFree is the largest provider of online consumer bill payment in the United States. M. Gray Styers (MBA-JD ’89) moved his law practice to a new firm, Blanchard, Jenkins, Miller, Lewis & Styers P.A., whose new offices are in a 1908 house on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, N.C. Gray will continue to concentrate his law practice on regulatory and administrative law matters, land use planning/zoning issues and utility cases. Brian Tuttle (BSBA ’89, MAC ’90, EMBA ’03) recently completed the Executive MBA Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler. Anna Wilds (MBA ’89) had her second child, Patrick, and she started her second business, Franchise Locators Inc., a national franchise brokerage and consulting practice. Births and Adoptions Paula Zellmer Kramp (BSBA ’89) and her husband, Kevin John Kramp, had their second child, Joseph Aiden Kramp, on June 3, 2003. 1990 Births and Adoptions Jed Guenther (BSBA ’90) and his wife, Becky, had their first child, Jack Coyle Guenther, on March 9, 2004. Kevin M. Sisson (BSBA ’90) and Kristie A. Sisson (BSBA ’91) of Brookville, N.Y., are proud to announce the birth of their son, Brandon Alexander Sisson, on May 27, 2004. 1991 Sami Jajeh (MBA ’91) has co-founded a marketing consultancy named DemandG. Based in Atlanta, Ga., DemandG has more than a dozen B2B and CPG clients and is growing rapidly. Marketing effectiveness and return on marketing investment practices are part of the core offerings. Rob Mauriello (BSBA ’91) and his wife, Lisa, have moved to Summit, N.J. Don Millen (MAC ’91) is a managing partner at The Mirabell Group, a private investment partnership based in Charlotte, N.C. Mirabell manages two funds for its limited partner investors: a managed public equity pool and a private equity effort. Millen can be reached at or visit www.mirabellgroup.com. Sonya Monique Moore (BSBA ’91) of Lorton, Va., has joined Lockheed Martin Corp. as a senior human resources business partner. She is working at the Fairfax, Va., location. Gary Parker (MBA ’91) has been working with Remington Capital for four years, a boutique investment banking firm focused on merger and acquisition advisory assignments and capital-raising transactions from $3 million to $30 million. Betsy Stikeleather (BSBA ’91) was promoted to director, pharmacy services at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina in October 2003. Mari Dieterich Tolliver (MBA ’91) is a foreign service officer assigned to the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, where she manages various assistance programs supporting drug interdiction and drug prevention in Bolivia. She lives in La Paz with her husband, Morgan (whom she met while they were both serving at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow), and their children, Kayla, 11, Hunter, 9, and Grace, 6. Marriages Matt Wall (BSBA ’91) and Rachel Teel Wall were married Nov. 29, 2003, in Chapel Hill. Wall is the vice president of development and leasing for Cambridge Properties. The couple lives in Charlotte, N.C. Births and Adoptions Gary Parker (MBA ’91) and his wife, Murray, had their second child, Emma Grace Parker, in February 2004. 1992 Rich Beatty (MBA ’92) and his other partners, Russ Lange (MBA ’96) and Mark Carr (MBA ’96), have moved the corporate headquarters of their firm CMG Partners Inc., from Boston to Durham, N.C. CMG Partners is a consulting firm that helps client organizations capture emerging market opportunities faster and more profitably. The firm also maintains a presence in Boston, Mass.; New York City, N.Y.; and Washington, D.C. Rod Cate (MBA-JD ’92) is a partner in the law firm of Armbrecht, Jackson in Mobile, Ala. — specializing in medical malpractice defense. He would love to hear from classmates. E-mail him at . Sheila A. Corcoran (BSBA ’92, MBA ’98) left Goldman Sachs in New York as vice president for institutional sales in April 2004 to join Empyrean Capital Partners, a new investment manager fund based in Los Angeles, Calif. Mauricio Hernandez (MBA ’92) works as a country rep and managing director of Population Services International Mexico and resides in Mexico City. Ed Landry (MBA ’92) recently had an article he co-authored, “Engineering Your Organization’s ‘DNA’ for Growth,” published in the May 13, 2004, issue of Consumer Goods Technology. Sarah Marsh (MBA ’92, PhD ’97) was promoted to associate professor of management at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., west of Chicago. She teaches strategic management in the undergraduate, MBA and Executive MBA Programs and does research on strategic management issues. Jeff Moran (MAC ’92) joined PPM America in Chicago managing equity funds. He was previously with John Hancock Funds in Boston. Frank Wells (MBA ’92) and his wife are building a new home on Daniel Island, S.C., and they welcome any visitors to the Charleston, S.C., area. You can reach Wells at (843) 343-1559. Verlin P. Youd (MBA ’92) was appointed vice president of retail systems for Symbol Technologies Inc. He will help drive Symbol’s initiatives and build on the company’s market leadership in the retail segment. Marriages James Steven Bass (BSBA ’92, MAC ’92) of Durham, N.C., married Jennifer Adair Barner on April 17, 2004, at the Old Well in Chapel Hill, N.C. Sheila A. Corcoran (BSBA ’92, MBA ’98) was married to Jason C. Reed in October 2003 at Fearrington Village outside of Chapel Hill, N.C. 1993 Thomas Bornemann (MBA ’93) was appointed by Consumer Goods Technology magazine to its Research Advisory Board. Bornemann is managing partner of consumer products at Clarkston Consulting, a nationally recognized management and technology consulting firm. Tracey T. Butler-Embry (MBA ’93) started a teen ministry in her home in 2003 in Atlanta, Ga. Russ Danstrom (MBA ’93) reports that John Burgess’ (MBA ’93) 40th birthday party was a good time. “Matt Zuga, Rich and Lisa Rapuano, Chris Neikirk and I attended. Even though it was in New Jersey, it was still fun!” Cheryl Day (MBA ’93) graduated from Wayne State University in December 2003 with a master’s of library and information science and a graduate certificate in archival administration. She was inducted into Beta Phi Mu, the honor society for the library science field, in May 2004. Emily Ayscue Hassell (MBA-JD ’93) and her husband, Bryan, published a book together to meet the growing demand from parents actively choosing schools for their children. The book is titled, “Picky Parent Guide: Choose Your Child’s School with Confidence, the Elementary Years (K-6).” It has been receiving excellent reviews. H. Beecher Hicks III (MBA ’93) is vice president, sales & marketing at Piknik Products Co. in Birmingham, Ala. Rodney McKenzie (MBA ’93) is senior manager, American Express Tax and Business Services, in Rockville, Md. John Morrow (BSBA ’93) was named a member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC. Morrow is part of the Technology and Commerce Practice Group in the Winston-Salem, N.C., office. Michael Palm (EMBA ’93) is a senior vice president, investment banking for Lehman Brothers in Chicago, Ill., and is engaged to be married to Janel Horvath on Oct. 30, 2004. Crystal Cuerington Parker (MBA ’93) is internal controls coordinator with Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Mich. Keith Pigues (MBA ’93) spoke on “The Value Equation: Pricing’s Contribution to Profitable Growth” at the Pricing Society’s spring conference in April 2004. Pigues is the vice president of corporate marketing with RR Donnelley. Cynthia Saunders (MBA ’93) is director of marketing for Valvoline in Lexington, Ky. Perry Walter (MBA ’93) is the CFO of WireFree Connect Inc., a startup wireless telecom company based in Atlanta, Ga. Wendy D. Willis (MBA ’93) was promoted to calibrations manager at Abbott Laboratories’ Diagnostic Division. She will lead division and sitewide efforts to obtain standardized instrument calibration processes and policies. Births and Adoptions Jamie K. Hatmaker (BSBA ’93, MAC ’94) and her husband, Tim, had a baby boy, William Gibson Hatmaker, on Oct. 30, 2003. Ella McGaughey (MAC ’93) and her husband, Bryant, had a baby girl, Ryley Sarah McGaughey, on April 4, 2003. Perry Walter (MBA ’93) and his wife, Deborah, had their third child and first son, Joseph Micah Walter, on May 23, 2004. 1994 Nicholas “Niko” Paliouras (BSBA ’94) joined Pacific Life Insurance Company’s Real Estate Division’s Eastern Regional Office in March 2004. Scott Peoples (EMBA ’94) received a promotion from senior marketing manager to business manager at BASF in the Specialty Ag Products Division. Ann Peets (MBA ’94) is working on the Diovan Brand Team at Novartis. She handles all marketing to physicians and sets strategy for their sales representatives. She lives in Cranberry Lake, N.J., with her husband and 6-year-old son. 1995 Ken Arteaga (MBA ’95) is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. For the last two years, he commanded the Air Force’s only undergraduate helicopter training squadron. Graduates go on to fly special operations, combat rescue and homeland defense missions. In 2003, his squadron was named the Air Force’s Flying Training Squadron of the Year. He relinquished his command on June 23, 2004, and has moved to a staff position in San Antonio, Texas. Barry Cohen (MBA ’95) moved to Northern California (Santa Cruz) from Boston in June to work for Bell Sports in their marketing department. He also is planning on running the 2004 Chicago Marathon (his fourth marathon overall). Dan Daniel (EMBA ’95), a financial representative of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Raleigh, N.C., was named financial representative of the year in February 2004. Susan Dettmar (MBA ’95) left Deloitte Consulting after eight years to join Archstone Consulting, a startup focused on providing strategy and operations services to life sciences, consumer goods and manufacturing companies. She was promoted to principal with Archstone. She is currently working on opening the Boston, Mass. office. Ed Hubbard (MBA ’95) and his company, United Devices Inc., received the 21st Century Achievement Award in June 2004 from the Computerworld Honors Program for visionary use of information technology in the category of medicine. United Devices was one of 300 nominees for the award, of which 11 companies were announced winners in 10 different categories. Malcolm Miller (MBA ’95) is vice president and treasurer of Silgan Holdings, a $2.3 billion packaging company in Stamford, Conn. He and his wife, Tina, live in New Canaan, Conn., with their twins, Peter and Amanda, who were born in the summer of 2003. Jeffrey S. Ross (BSBA ’95) is working as the controller for Spurs, Sports & Entertainment at the SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas. Jenifer Smith (BSBA ’95) accepted a position as media director with Corder Philips Wilson in Charlotte, N.C., and has moved with her family to Lake Norman, N.C. Gary Sorin (MBA ’95) and his wife, Denise, relocated from Atlanta, Ga., to Florida. Sorin is a vice president with North Highland and has responsibility for North Highland’s business in Florida, with offices in Tampa, Orlando and Tallahassee. Hari Srinivasan (MBA ’95) was promoted to application software analyst at Bank of America Securities in San Francisco, Calif. Marriages Carrie Anne Deane (MBA ’95) was married to John Baker Corcoran on Jan. 3, 2004, and they are currently residing in New Canaan, Conn. Births and Adoptions Keith Blackley (BSBA ’95) and Jennifer Lajoye Blackley (BSBA ’95) had their second child, Jason Douglas Blackley, on Feb. 19, 2004. Mark Forlenza (MBA ’95) and his wife, Deirdre Coury, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Sophia Anne Forlenza. Tonya Hollingsworth (BSBA ’95, MAC ’97) and Brian Hollingsworth (BSBA ’96, MAC ’96) had a little girl, Emma Grace Hollingsworth on May 13, 2004. Jenifer Smith (BSBA ’95) and her husband, Todd, had their second child, Ava Flynn Smith, on Jan. 19, 2004. Gary Sorin (MBA ’95) and his wife, Denise, had their first daughter, Cooper Mey Sorin, in July 2003. 1996 Zach Ashton (BSBA ’96) left his position as vice president at Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman in February 2004 to become the director of investment sales for The Dilweg Companies, a Triangle, N.C., area real estate investment company. Teresa Blume (BSBA ’96) has returned to Alaska and opened a bed and breakfast after living in the Philippines and traveling around Asia for three years. Alaska Mountain Vista B&B sits on a bluff in rural Wasilla (about one hour north of Anchorage), has panoramic views of the Chugach Mountains, and is right down the road from the Iditarod Headquarters. Visit www.alaskamountainvista.com. Bruce Capehart (EMBA ’96) deployed overseas to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan with the U.S. Army as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He served as the sole psychiatrist for more than 10,000 U.S. and Coalition forces. In between running his outpatient clinic for soldiers, he accompanied a Special Operations forces team to provide health care for local Afghani people. He writes that it was quite an adventure, but it’s better to be back home in North Carolina with his wife and two daughters. He is currently working as a forensic psychiatrist with the U.S. Department of Justice. Bruce Cundiff (MBA ’96) and his wife, Sabrina, moved into their new home in Alameda, Calif., on May 1, 2004. They were married in December 2002. He is working as an industry analyst covering the payments industry for Jupiter Research in San Francisco, Calif., and Sabrina is a social worker at the psychiatric unit of UCSF Hospital. Sam Jacks (BSBA ’96) graduated from medical school at Wake Forest University in May 2004 and has moved to Dallas, Texas, for his residency training in general surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Philip Porter (MBA ’96) and his wife, Katherine, live in Baltimore, Md., where Katherine has an acupuncture practice, and Philip works with the Enterprise Social Investment Corporation (ESIC) as acquisitions manager for the Midwest Region. ESIC invests equity in affordable housing developments. Darryl Zavodny (BSBA ’96) and Julie Durham Zavodny (BSBA ’96) moved from Atlanta, Ga., to Austin, Texas, to open a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant in September 2004. Marriages Philip Porter (MBA ’96) married Katherine Hancock on Jan. 17, 2004. Births and Adoptions Zach Ashton (BSBA ’96) and his wife, Merritt, had a little girl, Lindsay Merritt Ashton on Dec. 25, 2003. Amy Honeycutt Kennemur (BSBA ’96) and her husband, Carter, had a daughter, Caroline Wyatt Kennemur, on Sept. 1, 2003. 1997 Jerry Bright (BSBA ’97) graduated from NYU’s Executive MBA Program on June 26, 2004, and has joined TIME Magazine as an account manager. Kevin Kolb (BSBA ’97) is a marketing representative for The Hartford. He and his family live in Aurora, Ill. Contact him at . Kit McGinnis (MBA ’97) and her husband, Lawton Rogers, codirect and manage a nonprofit meditation retreat center called the Claymont Society for Continuous Education. They live on the property where the center is located. Ed Page (BSBA ’97) joined the Raleigh firm of Yates, McLamb &Weyher LLP, after practicing since August 2000 as an assistant district attorney in Lee County, N.C. He will concentrate his practice in medical malpractice defense. Kerstin Schueler (MBA ’97) has moved to the Bay Area with her family. She is a marketing manager at Intel. Robert Udell (MBA ’97) is director of finance for Admiral Homes, the fastest-growing homebuilder in Jacksonville, Fla. Marriages Melissa Hardesty (BSBA ’97) married Russell O’Buch on April 17, 2004. The couple resides in Raleigh, N.C., and Hardesty can be contacted at . Births and Adoptions Geetika Bohil Bobba (MBA ’97) and her husband, Durga, welcomed a son, Vikas Kirin Bobba, on Aug. 20, 2003. Kevin Kolb (BSBA ’97) and his wife, Jennifer, along with big sister, Rachel, welcomed the birth of John William Kolb on Oct. 25, 2003. 1998 Ken Arneson (MBA ’98) presided over the merger of his company, FullSeven Technologies, with Research Triangle Software, in February 2004. Arneson stayed on as president, and FullSeven has become a business unit of Research Triangle Software. The merger allows the new company to capitalize on each individual company’s patented technologies, including the LetterMark e-mail and the CryptoStick. Kristen Luke Brooks (MBA ’98) and her husband, Tom, left the Atlanta, Ga., area in June 2003, where they had been since 1998, for LaGrange, Ga. Brooks works for LaGrange College as a campaign coordinator, where she is currently helping to manage a five-year comprehensive fundraising campaign. In March 2000, they had their first child, TJ, and in October 2002, they added their daughter, Sydney. Ignacio Castanon (MBA ’98) was promoted to general manager for Central America and the Caribbean Region at Eli Lilly & Company. Leslie Morgan (MBA ’98) was recently promoted to general manager of eBusiness and consumer services at Thomasville Furniture Industries in Thomasville, N.C. Spike Tickle (MBA ’98) has been named president, Strongwell, Highlands Division. Births and Adoptions Derek Harrison (BSBA ’98) and his wife, April, had their first child, William Dean Harrison, on March 26, 2004. Burke Koonce (MBA ’98) and his wife, Adora, welcomed their first child, Marvin Burke Koonce IV, on May 19, 2003. Michael Marrero (MBA ’98) and his wife, Brandi, had a son, Zachary Michael Marrero, on May 24, 2004. Brian Mellone (MBA ’98) and his wife, Tait, welcomed their first child, Matthew Kyle Mellone, on March 15, 2004. Chris Sigg (MBA ’98) and Anne Sigg (MBA ’98) announce the birth of their son, Owen Christopher Sigg, in August 2003. 1999 Eric Allard (MBA ’99) moved to Chicago, Ill., taking a job as a regional sales director for alternative investments with Merrill Lynch. Tyler Bouldin Battaglia (MBA ’99) has left Bain, and she and her husband, Blake, have relocated to Wellesley, Mass. Amy Bennett (BSBA ’99, MAC ’00) was promoted to senior auditor with Cox Enterprises Inc. in Atlanta, Ga. Clayton M. Brooks (EMBA ’99) was promoted to district sales manager with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and now lives with his wife, Nikki, and their two children, Andrew, 5, and Sarah, 2, in Georgetown, Texas. Brooks can be reached at . Bev Carter (MBA ’99) accepted the position of director of in-program performance with Intermedia Advertising Group (IAG) in March 2004. IAG is a venture-backed firm that provides syndicated data detailing the efficacy of every advertisement that runs on nightly television. David Driscoll (MBA ’99) was promoted to vice president at Salomon Smith Barney. David Fox (MBA ’99) was promoted to vice president with Goldman Sachs. Doug Freedman (MBA ’99) is the director of development for Pritzker Realty Group. Pritzker is redeveloping a 1,100-acre Naval Training Center into a mixed-use community that will be home to 8,000 residents. Freedman and his wife, Kate, live in Winter Park, Fla., with their three children: Jake, 5, Henry, 3, and Hadley, 10 months. Tiago Garcez (BSBA ’99) completed his MBA in Brazil in 2002 and moved to Germany to work for a consulting company. He left that company and, along with a partner, founded a new management consulting company called eXcello Management Consultants. Omar Garcia (MBA ’99) received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in May 2004 after only one year in business. Garcia’s business is AVENTA Real Estate Services, and it has grown from one location to four in a one-year period. Eric Hamerman (MBA ’99) is manager, applications development for American Airlines. Ivan Hidalgo (MBA ’99) started a business with his wife, Debbie, called Memory Creations which specializes in bringing precious memories back to life through unique “Story-Book Videos.” Lori Hills (MBA ’99) is free-lancing as a proofreader for a publications company that specializes in special interest books. Hunter Howard (MBA ’99) launched MediGain Incorporated in January 2004 with two partners. MediGain, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a medical A/R management company and business process outsourcer that is one of the first movers in this industry to utilize an offshore call center. Todd Katzenstein (MBA ’99) was recently promoted to director, consumer insights for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Fred King (MBA ’99) and family have relocated to Manchester, England, for two years. Xinyu Liu (MBA ’99) is senior analyst at American Express in New York. Billy McClatchey (MBA ’99) splits his time between Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C., with his new company, McClatchey Broadcasting. He and his family moved to Raleigh in July after his company’s purchase of six radio stations in the area. Reg Montague (MBA ’99) accepted a position with Transport for London as head of strategy and finance of the Transport Policing and Enforcement Directorate. Transport for London is London’s governing transportation body. Guillermo Moroder (MBA ’99) is manager of Midstream Operations & Business Development with Progress Fuels in Irving, Texas. Elizabeth Patience (MBA ’99) is manager, contract services and marketing, for Independence Technology LLC. It is a small Johnson & Johnson startup company focused on increasing the independence of people with disabilities. Marcelo Ribeiro (MBA ’99) became the new manufacturing director for Gradiente on Jan. 1, 2004, in charge of all factories with more than 1,200 employees. The company’s operations are in Manaus, a Brazilian city located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest. Dan Rua (MBA-JD ’99) launched the
Inflexion Fund (“Florida’s Venture Fund”) as the only active seed
and early-stage venture capital fund in Florida’s tech-fertile
region. In launching the fund, Dan, his wife, Melissa, and two
girls, Delaney, 6, and Riley, 3, moved to Gainesville, Fla. They
invite UNC classmates to stop and stay awhile in this Chapel
Hill-like college town. Rua can be reached Manish Shah (MBA ’99) is working with Capgemini as a CRM strategy project manager. Matt Smith (MBA ’99) happily settled in Charlotte, N.C., with a boutique, turnaround management firm called The Finley Group. Scott Swartz (MBA ’99) is living in Brookline, Mass., and working in Boston at The Colony Group LLC, a fee-only financial counseling and asset management firm. Leah Cauley Townsend (BSBA ’99, MAC ’00) was quoted in USA Today in a February 2004 article on auditor changes based on a report written by her company, Glass, Lewis, & Company. Bill Warren (BSBA ’99) received four North American CBD Achievement Awards at the Annual Procter & Gamble NA MDO Convention in Nashville, Tenn. He received the NA MDO Top Performance Award (top 100 North American employees), the Delhaize Team Award of Excellence, the Delhaize Team Top Volume Award and the Delhaize Team Effectiveness Award. Nicole Weeldryer (MBA ’99) is living in Dallas, Texas, with daughters, Nina, 17 months, and Olivia, 4 months, and husband, John (MBA ’00). She is vice president, private wealth management for Goldman Sachs. Amy Windom (MBA ’99) recently became director of consumer marketing for BellSouth. Marriages Ivan Hidalgo (MBA ’99) married Debbie Li on June 26, 2004. Matt Smith (MBA ’99) married Sherese Edwards on Aug. 23, 2003, in Charlotte, N.C Anna Templin (MBA ’99) married David Kinney in Renfroe, Ga., on April 24, 2004. Births and Adoptions Jon Bell (MBA ’99) and his wife, Allison, welcomed Garland McLean Bell on April 21, 2004. Maria Gillen (MBA ’99) and Bill Gillen (MBA ’99) welcomed Katherine Marie Hernandez Gillen, on April 20, 2004. Boyd Harden (MBA ’99) and his wife, Keri, welcomed Kaleigh Elizabeth Harden on March 15, 2004. Harry Jones (MBA ’99) and his wife, Parker, welcomed Henry Morgan Tilford Jones Jr., on March 8, 2004. Marc Gideon Nystrom (MBA ’99) and his wife welcomed Russell Houck Nystrom on Feb. 9, 2004. David Tucker (MBA ’99) and his wife, Chandra, celebrated the birth of their second daughter, Hailey, on April 27, 2004. Tucker accepted a promotion to manage the consumer online marketing team for the North America region for Intel. 2000 Heather Bjork (EMBA ’00) joined the board of directors of the Broach Theatre in Greensboro, N.C., in June 2004 for a three-year term. Cannon Cory (MBA ’00) is a project director at Primax Properties in Charlotte, N.C. Lisa Hoegler (MBA ’00) is working for Bank of America in Charlotte, N.C. She previously worked for Delta Airlines in Atlanta, Ga. Michael Zimmer (MBA ’00) recently resigned from GE Medical Systems and accepted a position as a financial project specialist with Miller Brewing Company. Marriages Peter Stoffel (MBA ’00) married Elisabeth Evanshine at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Charlotte, N.C., on June 26, 2004. Steven Jay Wolf (MBA ’00) married Stephanie Susanne Genser at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sept. 5, 2004. Births and Adoptions Heather Bjork (EMBA ’00) and her husband, Dave, welcomed Kendra Delaney Bjork on Sept. 18, 2003. Jennifer Beck Borgman (MBA ’00) and her husband, Wesley, announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Beck Borgman, on Feb. 4, 2004. Cannon Cory (MBA ’00) and his wife, Beth, had a baby girl, Alexandra Lenore Cory, on April 1, 2004. Chip Gaskins (MBA ’00) and Mitzi Gaskins (MBA ’01) welcomed Addie Marie Gaskins on March 6, 2004. Hayden Moore Miller (MBA ’00) and Drew Miller (MBA ’00) had their first child, Wardlow Knox Miller, on May 4, 2004. Andrea Mooney West (BSBA ’00) and her husband, Ashley, had a little girl, Halle Jade West, on Feb. 25, 2004. 2001 Haitham Al-Mubarak (MBA ’01) left his job as an associate with Booz Allen Hamilton (based in the Middle East) to join Al-Rajhi Banking and Investments Corp. (based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) as head of their private banking and investments group. Steve Andrews (MBA ’01) switched jobs and is now a manager with Denali Consulting in their strategic sourcing practice. He and his family have moved to Tampa, Fla. Mike Hollabaugh (MBA ’01) and his family have relocated to Phoenix, Ariz., where he is now the SBU Controller for MTD Southwest (manufacturer of handheld outdoor power equipment). Zeke Klas (MBA ’01) and his family moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Santiago, Chile. Klas is continuing his career in the McKinsey Chilean office. Chris Mawn (MBA ’01) joined Highland Capital Management in December 2003, a Dallas-based institutional money manager specializing in credit and special situation investing. Classmates can reach Chris at (972) 628-4100. Marily Sarmiento (MBA ’01) was named head of the market and product competitive intelligence unit with Siemens in Germany and will be in Germany for three years. Marc Sedam (EMBA ’01) was hired by Qualyst to be its vice president for corporate development. He will be responsible for intellectual property management, licensing and small accounts strategy at Qualyst. The company has developed a patented technology for screening potential drug candidates. Tom Sharp (EMBA ’01) was promoted to assistant vice president, compliance, at The American Kennel Club, where he has worked since 1996. Marc Welch (EMBA ’01) has been appointed assistant controller at the Tyco Healthcare manufacturing facility in Crystal Lake, Ill. Prior to this appointment, Welch held the positions of plant superintendent and senior engineer, also in Crystal Lake. Marriages Harry Condon Jr. (MBA ’01) and Kathryn E. Akers (MBA ’01) were married on Oct. 11, 2003, in Atlanta, Ga. Births and Adoptions Steve Andrews (MBA ’01) and his wife, Angela, had their first child, Liam Michael Andrews on Dec. 25, 2003. Gigi Harrell (MBA ’01) and Scott Harrell (MBA ’01) had a daughter, Sarah Tomasina Harrell, on Jan. 21, 2004. Patti Moore (MBA ’01) and Battle Moore (MBA ’01) welcomed Benjamin Battle Moore Jr., on March 23, 2004. Cecilia Tsai (MBA ’01) and her husband, Richard, were blessed with the arrival of Jared Jaden Tsai on May 18, 2004. 2002 Warren Bennett (EMBA ’02) was promoted to director of validations for Tyco Healthcare. In his new position, he is responsible for product and process validations across all Tyco Healthcare divisions to ensure regulatory compliance. Valerie Cook (MBA ’02) and Mark Smith (MBA ’02) are engaged. They are living and working in Houston, Texas. Smith works for ExxonMobil and Cook works for the Houston Advanced Research Center. Brad Cox (BSBA ’02) graduated from the master’s program in higher education administration at the University of South Carolina in August 2004. He also started a new position in June 2004 as coordinator of research and public information at the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition in Columbia, S.C. He is engaged to marry Sarah Dietz in June 2005. Ken Epps (MBA ’02) began a rotation in supply-chain management with the Defense Logistics Agency in July after working for two years at the Pentagon. Sabrina Gatlin (MBA ’02) enjoys working at Coca-Cola where she is an assistant brand manager on the Dasani brand. She also is assigned to the Lance Armstrong account, where her duties have included riding alongside Armstrong in benefit races and hanging out with Armstrong and his girlfriend, Sheryl Crow. During the summer months, Gatlin was in France with Armstrong during the Tour de France. Crystal German (MBA ’02) has been promoted to director of finance for the N.C. Minority Business Development Center, an initiative sponsored by the Minority Business Development Agency (department of Commerce). She will be responsible for structuring and securing financing for minority firms with gross receipts of $500,000 or more. Tony Gorski (MBA ’02) and Jennifer Roberts are engaged to be married in both Paris and Charleston, S.C., in May 2005. Gorski is the chief operating officer and partner of JCIT International in Englewood, Colo. Since JCIT’s recent partnership with PeopleSoft, Gorski has been the keynote speaker at multiple conferences in Asia, Europe and Australia. Mike Holmes (MBA ’02) and his wife, Alison, moved to Rochester, N.Y., where Alison will continue her pediatrics training and Holmes will continue with IBM in software marketing. Chris Keber (EMBA ’02) was mentioned in the May 7, 2004, edition of The Charlotte Business Journal. Chris was noted for being the Bush-Cheney campaign’s only North Carolina “maverick” — someone under 40 who has raised more than $50,000 for the president’s re-election campaign. Keber was pictured shaking hands with Vice President Dick Cheney. Kristen Martin (MBA ’02) moved from New Jersey (where she worked for Johnson & Johnson) to California, where her husband, Wayne, works with Aerospace Corp. in El Segundo. Steve Moore (BSBA ’02) was accepted into the Director’s Guild Assistant Director Training Program. Every year there are between 1,000 to 1,200 applicants for 15 to 20 spots in the program. For the next two years, he’ll be placed on a new show every three months while working under the supervision of the assistant directors. At the end of the two years, he will be invited to join the Guild and be qualified to work as a second assistant director. Sarah Zieff Morse (MBA ’02) was recently appointed director of operations for the Hillel Center at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Jose Naranjo (MBA ’02) has moved to a product manager position within GlaxoSmithKline. Grace Poh (MBA ’02) has moved to Hong Kong with her husband and is working for Goldman Sachs in the technology division. Brooke Ransom (MBA ’02) recently moved to Atlanta, Ga., where she works for Robert Harris Homes as a business analyst and in investor relations. Frank Reese (MBA ’02) and his wife, Loulie, have relocated to Atlanta, Ga., where he now works with the Novare Group, a real estate development firm. Charis Simms (MBA ’02) is working with BellSouth in Atlanta, Ga., in the international division, managing the implementation of new cell phone models. Hilary Sonstegard (MBA ’02) and her husband, Nate, are enjoying their second year living in Zurich, Switzerland. She is working for a small investment firm focused on private equity. They plan to stay in Switzerland for at least a few more years and welcome visitors. Pete Wehr (MBA ’02) accepted a promotion/transfer within Progress Energy in October from Pinehurst to Cary, N.C. Will Wick (MBA ’02) and his wife, Wanda, are now living in Charlotte, N.C., after a year stint in New York City, N.Y. Wick is a vice president in the strategic initiatives group within consumer real estate at Bank of America. Births and Adoptions Brad Corbett (MBA ’02) and his wife, Whitney, welcomed Austin Graham Corbett on Feb. 5, 2004. Jose Naranjo (MBA ’02) and his wife welcomed their daughter, Carolina (pronounced CA-RO-LEE-NAH, Spanish for Caroline), on Jan. 6, 2004. 2003 Arnab Banerjee (MBA ’03) left his job as a consultant with PayStream Advisors in Charlotte, N.C., and joined AT Kearney as a consultant in New York City, N.Y. Daniel Barreto (MBA ’03) is now working with Airbus Industrie in Toulouse as a permanent employee after first getting a short-term consulting contract. Hunter Brackett (MBA ’03) accepted a job in equity research at Lehman Brothers in New York City, N.Y. Tracy Commerson (MBA ’03) and Rick Ely (MBA ’03) are engaged to be married in April 2005. Carlo De Girolamo (MBA ’03) joined Haywood Securities Inc., as an associate in investment banking. Haywood is a boutique investment bank in Canada, and De Girolamo is based in Toronto. Matt Douglas (MBA ’03) is working for Bose Corp. in Boston, Mass. JJ Froehlich (MBA ’03) is now working in Memphis, Tenn., with Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems. Brian Gater (MBA ’03) recently transferred out of health and into the customer relationship management practice at Capgemini Consulting. Steve Horn (EMBA ’03) temporarily left his technology management career at AT&T to volunteer for the summer with his wife as the co-directors of a faith-based orphanage on the southwestern Jamaican coast. Mary Blythe Kane (MBA ’03) has moved back to Atlanta, Ga., and is now working for Cox Communications as the corporate marketing manager. She is responsible for Cox Media’s marketing campaigns, churn and retention efforts, vertical market category campaigns and associated business development opportunities. Reida Lawrence (MAC ’03) transferred to the Baltimore, Md., location of Ernst & Young LLP from the Atlanta, Ga., location. She works in the tax operations practice as a tax analyst. E-mail her at Reida.Lawrence@ey.com. Chao Lou (MBA ’03) is working as an analyst with Capital Investment Group, an investment management firm in Michigan. Constantine Ossipov (MBA ’03) is working in the European division of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals (Janssen-Cilag). He is splitting his time 50/50 between Brussels and Moscow. Erica Preston (MBA ’03) now works as a government consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. Several classmates attended her recent wedding including Jean-Philippe Rodrigues (and his wife, Ditte), Liz Coddington (and her husband, Leo), and Sonia Janowsky. Louise Reed (MAC ’03) received her CPA license on May 17, 2004, and is working for Blackman & Sloop in Chapel Hill, N.C. Camey Reid (MBA ’03) recently moved back to Raleigh, N.C., and has started a job as new products manager for Burt’s Bees. Jack Rogers (MBA ’03) accepted a marketing position with Novozymes North America Inc. (located in Franklinton, N.C.) Novozymes is a biotech company, spun off from Novo Nordisk in 2000, that produces enzymes for industrial uses. Contact Rogers, and his wife, Penny, at (919) 494-3127 or . Peter Sampson (MBA ’03) was named director of agency compensation at The Hartford Financial Services Group in Connecticut. Susan Toups (MBA ’03) is engaged to Brian Murphy and is planning a spring 2005 wedding in Chicago, Ill. Marriages Matt Douglas (MBA ’03) married Jessica Lee Weir on July 5, 2003. Erica Preston (MBA ’03) married Geoff Gettinger in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2004. Births and Adoptions Jude Burke (MBA ’03) and Katherine Johnson Burke (MBA ’03) had a girl, Agnes Jane, on June 13, 2004. Roger Garcia (MBA ’03) and his wife, Beatriz, had their first daughter, Alexa Gisselle on Feb. 28, 2004, in New York City, N.Y. Patrick Polking (MBA ’03) and his wife, Dawn, announce the birth of their daughter, Avery Patrice Polking, on June 7, 2004. Dusty Rhodes (EMBA ’03) and his wife, Kathy, had a boy, Samuel Harrison Rhodes, on April 29, 2004. Rhodes is developing insurance product strategy at Capital One. They reside in Richmond, Va. Peter Sampson (MBA ’03) and his wife, Jennifer, had a son, Joshua William Sampson, on Feb. 27, 2004. |