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Wendy Fong (WLF 01/94) has just joined Microsoft as the Standards Manager, Mobility and is having a great time there. Wendy can be reached at wlfong@microsoft.com. 'Congrats,' Wendy. Good to hear from you!

Barbara Hunt (WLF 01/96) recently joined Oracle Corporation as a Director in the Oracle Product Line Engineering organization. She reports that 'Oracle is a dynamic, fast-moving company with superb opportunities to contribute in many ways.' Following twenty-three years with the Amdahl Corporation and a brief transition through independent consulting, Barbara says that the new opportunity is 'exciting, rewarding and very challenging.' Great news, Barbara! She can be reached at barbara.hunt@oracle.com

Angela Lepore (WLF 04/98) has started her own resume writing and career counseling business called Resume Essentials. To contact her call 415.891.4067, email resessentials@cs.com or visit her web site at www.resumeessentials.com. Congratulations, Angela on providing a most timely service!

Amy Lyon (WLF 2/97) was recently laid-off from Hewlett-Packard after an 18+ year career during which time she developed significant expertise overseeing a learning center that distributed e-learning to HP sites worldwide. In December, Amy will graduate from USF with a BS in Information Systems Management and a minor in e-Commerce. Amy requests that you let her know of any openings or resources for her in learning management or the e-learning business.

She's also considering exploring her options and looking at a variety of positions such as dispatch, medical transcription, massage therapy and various positions for city or forest service work. She also discovered a new talent for facilitation in that she has an ability to take complex scenarios and simplify them. Any recommendations, such as a good massage school or someone she can talk with who's earning his/her living doing massage, regarding her alternative options, would also be most appreciated.

Said Amy, 'HP gave me an opportunity to change paths and I'm taking it!' She can be reached at aimlyon@yahoo.com. We wish you all the best on exploring your options and finding the perfect position for you!

Katherine Van Diepen (nee Church) (WLC 04/01) married Tom Van Diepen in Capitola, CA on June 1, 2002 (he asked her to marry him during a walk on Seacliff Beach). Tom's a reliability manager at a semiconductor company in Scott's Valley; Katherine works at Anritsu Company, a manufacturer of information and communications, industrial automation, and test and measurement products and services. Katherine can be reached at kvandiepen@yahoo.com. Best wishes, Katherine and Tom!

Norma Watenpaugh (WLF 06/97) has launched her own business, Phoenix Consulting Group (PCG) that specializes in marketing and partnering services. PCG is also an authorized implementation partner with IDC's Global Software Partnering and Alliances Group. In addition, Norma is the current president of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals. In this capacity she's working to re-launch the local chapter and invites all interested in joining or volunteering to drop her an e-mail. Norma can be reached at normaw@garlic.com or 408.848.9514. All the best in your new ventures, Norma!

Erika Williams (WLF 11/93) became CEO of Atesto Technologies (www.atesto.com) in June 2002. Erika plans to define the strategy for the early-stage company and build a team that can take it forward. Atesto provides load testing and performance monitoring tools for web applications. Erika can be reached at erika@atesto.com. Congratulations, Erika!