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TEPPER School of Business
Jaclyn is in the PhD program in
epidemiology at Boston University.
Xi Grace Chen (MBA) reports that life
with Avaya is busy but fulfilling. She
took over the special discount pricing
process for her business unit last year,
streamlined the process, and led two
major enhancements.The process is
now recognized as the best practice
in the company and will be adopted in
a company-wide automatic work-flow
project that will be rolled out worldwide
next year. Grace is now working
in the core team on this project and
hopes this can make a great business
impact soon.
In February 2006, Paul DeLaRosa
(MBA) accepted a position in the
Honeywell Pathways Program.
Tanir Helayel (MBA) has recently
accepted a position at a hedge fund
located in Denver, Madison Capital
Management. He is a senior investment
analyst focusing on high yield and
distressed debt.
Hiroshi Ishikawa (MBA) and his wife
Yoshie are pleased to announce the
birth of their son,Tatsumi, who was
born in April 2005.
Jonathan Jonghee Jo (MBA) recently
moved to Columbus, Ohio, to assume
an Internet marketing position at
Victoria’s Secret. He’s already started
getting inquiries from classmates
regarding Victoria’s Secret Party.
Jonathan Levine (MBA) married
Risa Weinstein on June 18. Classmate
Rebecca Nathenson (MBA) was
in attendance.
Back Row: Annie Hung (MBA ’04), Quy Le
(MBA ’04), Patrick Hung (MBA ’04),
Siqi Tan (MBA ’04), Peter Ojany (MBA ’04),
Steve Zosa (MBA ’04). Middle row: Janet
Zhao (PhD Accounting, current), Ping Chen
(MS/CIT ’03, MS/CS ’06), Yanyan Zheng
(MBA ’05), Dao Mercer (MBA ’05), Samuel
Su (MSCF). Front row: Ed Sarmiento (MBA
’04), Dan Li (MBA ’04, PhD candidate)
Brian Savoie (MBA) is senior financial
analyst, U.S. commerce for Nike.
Brian and his wife, Michele, live in
Portland, Ore.
MarciaVelencia (BS) has relocated
from NewYork to Los Angeles and
joined Disney’s corporate strategy,
business development and technology
group as a senior analyst.
JulioVergara (MBA) and his wife
Valvanera Martinez, and daughter,
Valvanera, 3, welcomed Maria Julia
to the family on Dec. 17, 2005. Julio is
development manager at Oficina de
Normalización Previsional (Peruvian
Pension Administration).
ThomasWolf (MBA) joined Honeywell
in Los Angeles in the marketing group
of the aerospace business working
on product management.
Nathalie and Juan Zatarain (MBA)
welcome their first baby girl. Isabelle
Zatarain was born on June 8, 2006 in
Nassau. Life on an island is now a
bit more entertaining!
2005
Timothy Bosco (MBA) married
Jaclyn Fong on July 30, 2006 in the
Presidio, San Francisco.Tim and
Jaclyn have moved back to Boston
whereTim is assistant vice president
in global relationship management
at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Jonathan Levine (MBA ’05) and
Risa Weinstein
Alfian Lim (MBA) was married to
ChristinaTanu in Jakarta, Indonesia,
on May 21, 2006. SeveralTepper
classmates from the classes of 2004
and 2005 attended the wedding and
shared the special day with them.
From left to right: Roberto Baguer (MBA
’04), Sandra Vivas-Sierra (MBA ’04), Yuchin
Simada (MBA ’04), Hee Jeong Jeong (MBA
’05), Alisya Wong, Heather Wong (MBA
’05), Christina Tanu, Alfian Lim (MBA ’05),
Carrie Chu (MBA ’05), Yendie Chu,
Chutimon Pongnikorn (MBA ’05), Nicole
Hsu (MBA ’05), Arnold Huang (MBA ’05)
Scott Rhoads (MBA) is vice president
of finance for Purolator’s Advanced
Filtration Group headquartered in
Greensboro, N.C. Scott, Michelle and
their 1-year-old son,Travis, will continue
to live in High Point, N.C.
Balan Nagarajan (MBA) completed
a highly successful pricing project
at Eaton Aerospace in his role as the
global marketing manager.The
bottom-line impact exceeded $1 million.
He transferred to Eaton Electrical at
Raleigh, N.C., as a product management
Business Intelligence manager.
GaganWalia (MBA) is part of the asset
securitization team in FordTreasury as
a securitization analyst.
TEPPER ALUMNI IN
SANTA MONICA
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santa monica
Tepper alumni gathered for a
relaxing networking breakfast
with the director of Alumni
Relations, John Sengenberger, at
the Bread & Porridge Restaurant
in Santa Monica, Calif.
Shown above left to right
are: Michelle Chang (MBA ’04),
product manager Norton
AntiVirus, Symantec; Eric
Evans (MBA ’01), director,
finance, Ortho-Neutrogena,
Johnson & Johnson; Auseh Britt
(MBA ’01), senior manager,
direct marketing, Business.com,
Inc.; TomWolf (MBA ’04),
marketing manager, Honeywell
Aerospace (back row left to
right) Doug Britt (MSIA ’96),
senior director Helio Inc.;
Jim Swigart (MSIA ’90);
Malcolm Johnson (MBA ’06),
assistant vice president,
commercial real estate banking,
Bank of America.
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