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Lin Coglin (WLC 02/02) was named President of Linkage, Inc. in November 2002. Linkage’s mission is to be a strategic partner to human resource professionals in allowing them to connect organizational strategy with the competence needed to execute it and the learning needed to sustain it. Congratulations Lin! We know you will bring this organization to new heights.

Karen Paganucci (nee Williams) (WLF 06/98) formerly of the Oral-B team, reports that she is now working at Theravance, Inc. in Finance and Accounting and is expecting her first child in January. Karen can be reached at kwilliams@theravance.com.

Lorri Lee Lown (PLC 04/00), formerly of Schwab, has become a professional cycling coach and personal fitness trainer. She founded the Bay Area Velo Girls in March 2002 -- the only women's cycling club in the San Francisco Bay Area and has obviously met a need in the community because in six short months she already has more than 100 members from very beginners to racers. She will coach a weeklong women's cycling camp in February 2003 in Rocklin, CA.

Lorri says, “The other day, I expressed my career change in a very simple way -- for 15 years I WORKED -- now I LIVE! Life is incredible!” Lorri also was please to tell us that Velo Girls was just voted BEST BIKE CLUB in the 1st annual CitySports Magazine Best of the Bay Reader's Poll. “Pretty amazing, especially since we've only been around for seven months!” If you would like to contact Lorri, she can be reached at Lorri@VeloGirls.com. Way to go Lorri! For more info on Velo Girls, visit www.velogirls.com

Joan Michelson (WLC 02/02) reports that she is using her WLC skills daily now that has created Michelson/Cooper Marketing. Michelson/Cooper Marketing was founded to help clients clearly communicate their ideas in the most persuasive, effective manner possible by employing a strategic approach followed by hands-on implementation, employing a wide range of techniques to help clients reach goals, maximize opportunities, solve problems, and manage critical issues. More information about her organization can be found online at www.coopercommunications.net
or email Joan at joanmichelson@lvcm.com. Very exciting, Joan, we wish you the best and know that you will be a success!

Lynda Maybury (WLC 02/02) Has also started her own company called Digital Assets (www.digitalassetsonline.com). Her company does DVD authoring and video editing services – they take video from a videographer, video camera, or VHS tapes and convert it to DVD with full chapters, menus, and customized graphics or will take corporate video and/or training video and duplicate for distribution. In her spare time, she is also doing some channel marketing consulting work at Intuit. To reach Lynda, email her at lmaybury@speakeasy.net, she would love to talk to you about your video editing needs!

Jennifer Cummings-Martin (WLF) recently became the Manager of Diversity Programs at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). For the past year she has had a wonderful time of mixed blessings; sabbatical, Diversity Consultant, mentor, community volunteer, school mom, etc. You can contact Jennifer at jcummingsmartin@yahoo.com. This sounds like an exciting opportunity!

Angela Lepore (WLF 04/98) recently missed our Holiday Party because she was having a baby. Congratulations on the newest addition to the family!

Jennifer Hyatt (WLF) shared lots of news this year! In addition to moving the family from Colorado to Wisconsin in February, she and her husband, Kirk, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Ania, in March.

Jennifer was also one of four grand prize winners in the Oxygen Media “Build Your Own Business” competition and is spending her days building her business and preparing for the inquiries the media attention will bring her. What a great success! Jennifer can be reached at hyattjk@usa.net and she will have her website www.eLegacyQuilts.com up and running soon!

Eric Schmucklers recently mentioned Rochelle McReynolds (ELSC 02) in Barron’s article (12/9/02): ‘A Shock to the System, Philanthropies are learning to cope and even prosper in a tough economy.’

Mr. Schmucklers credits Rochelle for making changes to the strategy for fundraising at Sierra Club that bring her close to reaching their goal for the year in a market full of challenges and lower giving by individuals as well as corporations. Rochelle can be reached at Rochelle.McReynolds@sierraclub.org.