ALUMNINotes MBA Class of 1999 Chuchi Arevalo is a manager in the
advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C. His clients include large financial firms and leading international financial institutions. He lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Michelle; two sons, Tate, 10, and Chase, 7; and English mastiff, Bear. Arevalo volunteers as a youth basketball coach for Arlington County.
Ed Rogers sends his greetings from
Tokyo, where he has lived with his wife, Betsy, since 2001. They were married in 2002 and have three children: Eddie, 6; Wyatt, 4; and Maya, 2. Their children go to Japanese public school, and their 6-year-old speaks flawless Japanese. In early 2006, Rogers left Deutsche Bank to become an independent professional money manager. He started Wolver Hill Asset Management with his partners, and they launched their first product, the Wolver Hill Japan Fund of Hedge Funds, in October 2006.
Alumnus Appointed to the White House
Peter M. Rogoff (MBA ’01) has been appointed administrator at the Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Rogoff has served for 22 years on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, including 14 years as the democratic staff director of its Transportation Subcommittee. Rogoff is an acknowledged expert in federal infrastructure budgeting and finance and was instrumental in establishing new user-fee regimes to finance expanded security measures following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He has played a key role in advising policymakers on the operating and capital needs of Amtrak and has been influential in overseeing and reforming troubled procurements in the Federal Aviation Administration, Coast Guard, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Highway Administration. He was the principal staff strategist for both the .08 blood alcohol content law and the youth drunk driving “zero tolerance” law.
MBA Class of 2003 Lindsay Stroud and Shannon Delany are engaged.
MBA Class of 2001 MBA Class of 2004 Lynn Metzger Coulter and her hus-
band, Mark, welcomed their first child, Evan Kent, on Feb. 10. David Johnson Huatao and Nancy Bao had their
third child, Mindy, on Feb. 23. Myles, 4, and Mia, 2.5, are crazy about their new sister. Lisa Kleinknecht Canty and her
husband, Paul, are expecting their first child in August. She continues as president at Kleinknecht Electric Company (KEC), a New York City union electrical contractor. KEC is one of the 25 largest Women’s Business Enterprise–certified contractors in the New York City area. Current projects include renovating the New York University Stern School of Business building and Grey Advertising. Kathy Robins accepted an offer
from Barclays Capital after graduation. After four years at Barclays in New York City and London, she returned to asset management, strategy, and product management positions. In 2007, she found herself among the laid-off NYC talent pool and spent the following year interviewing. In 2009, Robins and her sister started Chyten Tutors and Test Preparation in Pennington, N.J.
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Alexander Smouha and his wife,
Naomi, announce the birth of their son, Jackson, in February. All three are in good health. MBA Class of 2002
and his wife, Alexandra Johnson (Law ’05), had their first baby girl, Lily Maine, on Dec. 26, 2008. His company, Atlas Digital Solutions, which he started with his partner in 2005, is progressing well, despite the tough economy.
Sam Robfogel and his wife, Elea-
nor, welcomed their first child, Esther, in January. Robfogel is director of International Initiatives in Georgetown University’s Office of the Provost, where he develops new international scholarships and assists the faculty in launching new programs with foreign institutions. He also opened Georgetown’s first liaison office in China. Shana Levitt has worked at The
Nielsen Company for more than four years, managing the Kraft Refreshment Beverage business, which consists of Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Country Time, Tang, and Capri Sun. She lives in Norwalk, Conn., and was recently engaged.
strategy and operations practice in December 2008. He works primarily with Fortune 500 clients in cost-reduction efforts focused on sourcing and procurement, as well as business process outsourcing advisory work. Kevin Tomlinson received the best
Christmas present ever — the delivery of twins Finley Brook and Clara McKee at 1:22 a.m. and 1:23 a.m., respectively, on Christmas morning 2008. With daughter Tatum now 22 months old, things are busy at the Tomlinson household. Lea Kirkwood had quite a year in
2008. In March, she was promoted to lieutenant colonel; in April, she got engaged to Yorkshire man Drew Raw at the Pantheon in Rome; on July 26, they quietly got married in Cambridge, Mass.; and in August, she took command of the 422 Air Base Squadron. Patrick McGinnis continues to
work for the Cerner Corporation as chief medical officer, and last year he was promoted to full colonel in the USAF Reserve. Amy Appleby got engaged in JanuMary Jo Slidell, her husband,
Duncan, and their 3-year-old twins, Hallie and John, welcomed a new baby, Anna MacFarlane, on Oct. 11, 2008. The family lives in Bethesda, Md. IEMBA 9 Class of 2004 Timothy Yoo was promoted to
director in Archstone Consulting’s
ary to Eric Troop, who grew up in Pennsylvania and works in biotechnology. The two are planning their “I do’s” for October. Kevin and Patty Hoder welcomed
their second child, Ian, on Feb. 27. Big brother John seems to approve. Kevin started a new job with McLaren Inc. in March, and Patty continues to work at Intel.
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