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Now maybe you can give $30. If the world's #1 and #2 richest families can give $30 billion each, then we can give $30 per person to the Haas Annual Fund.

It's the cost of two drinks in New York (or, one pack of diapers for all the new dads) and will raise about $2,000 from our class. We can become the first class ever to achieve 100% participation in giving.

Click here to contribute to the 10-10-20 campaign started by Rich Lyons. The "20" is 20% participation by MBA classes. Since we're overachievers, let's donate $30 each and match the Gates' and Buffet's philanthropic generosity. Just leave the nine extra zeros and three commas off of your check. Or, if you're inspired by Larry Ellison, make a big pledge and send only the zeros.

(Some companies will match gifts. Katherine and I just made a contribution through the Gap Foundation. They matched dollar for dollar. Maybe someone from our class will step up and offer a match to everyone's $30?)

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Just reading up on everyone's great accomplishments and I feel compelled to offer my own:

Tim's top 10 accomplishments since graduation

10. Broke in a new hammock
9. Taught my son Andrew how to throw a fastball
8. Finally succeeded in killing my product here at work. Now I'm in a self-imposed job transition phase.
7. Found a driver I can hit semi-straight (but it's not mine)
6. I have sandal tan lines on my feet
5. Ran(?) a 10k in under an hour. That's 10k as in 6.2 miles... not as in SEC disclosures.
4. Went to Costa Rica and rediscovered the lost art of family conversation
3. Let my Admiral's club membership lapse
2. Went to a foreign country to fight bad guys. Oh, wait, that's the other Tim.
1. Ate 6 hot dogs at dollar dog night at the A's game - a personal record!

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Hi Friends,

Greetings from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It has been some time since I’ve written and so I decided to stop being lazy. First, I’d like to thank everybody who has written, sent an e-mail or package. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. The isolation that I’ve felt is overwhelming at times. It’s something that I hope I never have to experience again. The separation from my immediate family is painful, but the contact with friends and family help keep me going. I’m down to about 100 days or so before I head home. I can’t wait.

Continue reading "Update from Sanchez" »

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BAY AREA BCEMBA WOMEN ALUMNI

Save the Date! BCEMBA Women's Dinner
Sunday, August 13
East Bay/SF area

BCEMBA women - alumni and students - are invited to the second BCMBA Women's Dinner. We had a great turn out at the first dinner in April and are excited to develop a great tradition. More details will follow.

RSVP to Antonia.

[Editor's note: Jeff, Phil, and I hope to announce the first annual BCEMBA Asian Guys From Back Row Dinner soon.]

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We know she's great about celebrating our successes, but Antonia's too humble to toot her own horn. That's Dave's role... :-) Here are some excerpts from a recent email Antonia sent. Drop her a line to wish her a belated congratulations!

As most of you know, I recently took a job at Sr. Manager for BearingPoint's Strategy, Process, and Transformation practice. I'm responsible for the Western region: sales, delivery, and practice growth.

What that means:

Transformation: helping companies take their business strategies, define the business model and organization structure to support that strategy, and developing execution plans to implement the strategy (i.e. we implement strategies from McKinsey and Bain, among others)

Strategic Change: Change management for ERP solutions - this includes communications, training, stakeholder management, performance metrics, leadership alignment

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Congratulations, Suzann!!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. June, 9 2006 – Jackson Square Properties today announced it has named Suzann R. Priest chief financial officer.

Priest has over 10 years of experience in accounting and finance. She will oversee all of Jackson Square Properties finance functions. Prior to joining Jackson Square Properties, she was finance manager of Interstate Equities Corp. where she helped lead the company through a significant restructuring of its operations and capital structure growing the Institutional property portfolio to $144 million in assets. Before this, she was a Lead Financial Analyst for E*TRADE Financial and an audit and tax manager for Atherton & Associates.

About Jackson Square Properties

Jackson Square Properties is a privately held company that was formed to capitalize on value-added real estate across the US. In 2004, JSP acquired over 2,000 apartment units and over 900 mobile home park spaces. Currently, JSP’s portfolio consists of apartment units concentrated inCalifornia, Florida, Nevada, Washington, Texas and Utah.

Upon acquisition, JSP focuses on maximizing property cash flows. Quality capital renovations are imperative to secure continuous solid rent growth. The key renovation programs include the building exteriors, leasing offices, fitness centers, general landscaping, and property signage. JSP prefers local 3rd party management companies because of local area expertise and close proximity to the properties.

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Update from Gayle:

Although New York was not the same without all of you, it was great to be there and part of the 40,000 person Columbia graduation.

On new news, I accepted a new position as Executive Director of Government Affairs and Corporate Communications for Well Point (holding company for Blue Cross & Anthem). I start in June.

[Editor's note: Wow! #38 on the Fortune 500 list with 34,000 employees. Congratulations, Gayle!]

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"Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world."
- Grant Peterson

Friends and colleagues, I need your help. After months of grueling training, I am nearly ready to participate (for the first time) in California’s annual AIDS/Lifecycle Ride. The goal of the AIDS ride is to raise funds to support HIV/AIDS services. I have committed to ride my bicycle for 7 consecutive days, for a total of 585 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles. For those who have not heard of this event, it is the official cycling event of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center (http://www.aidslifecycle.org).

The AIDS Ride is about HIV/AIDS and aims to raise money to help the beneficiaries continue to provide the critical services and education needed to meet the growing needs of our community. The event serves to increase awareness and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among participants, their donors and the general public. It is our collective hope that this event (and similar ones) will address the widespread misperception that HIV and AIDS are no longer a problem – (in fact more people are living with HIV & AIDS today than ever before, which means a much greater need for services). In California alone there are more than 55,000 people living with AIDS, and another 125,000 living with HIV, many unaware of their infection.

So…in the spirit of both trying to help out the world (and keep myself in shape), I have spent countless hours in the gym, complained incessantly to loved ones of being sore and purchased a brand new bike!

To contribute to the AIDS/Lifecycle Ride, just click here (all donations are tax deductible):

Thank you so much!

Lali

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Click here to view Gayle's album. Email me if you have other photos you'd like to share.

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Dear BCMBA Students and Alumni -

We are excited to announced that the 2nd Annual Berkeley-Columbia Gala and Benefit Auction will be held on September 16, 2006 at Runnymede Farms in Woodside. Runnymede Farms is a beautiful 500 plus acre ranch nestled in the Woodside hills just off 280, where racehorses, including a Kentucky Derby winner, were bred in the early 1900's. It currently serves as an outdoor sculpture garden to display large-scale works of established artists. The program will consist of hearty hors d'ouvres, cocktails, music, and lots of networking with new friends and old. We will also have an art docent on-site to tell everyone about all the sculptures. Last, we are very pleased to announce that we already have confirmed Deans Hubbard from Columbia and Deans Campbell and Lyons from Haas.

We hope that your attendance will help insure an even better event this year than last. We look forward to seeing you all there. Please save the date.

Also, we are seeking volunteers to help with the event. Specifically, we seek people to help with
- Catering/ Event Management
- Wine and Drinks for Event
- Lighting and Decorations
- PR/ Marcom
- Creative/ Program for event
- Website
- Attendance Coordinators - At least one per class
- Auction
- Event Staff - Day of

Please do not hesitate to contact Martha, Gabriel, or Suzann regarding the event itself or getting involved.

Lions and Bears - Oh My,
The Berkeley Columbia Gala Committee
Martha, Gabriel, and Suzann

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