Jordan, Erin, Peter & Travis' profile

At Fuzzy Travel since: June, 2008

About us

Peter, Travis, Jordan and Erin just graduated from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern Univ) on June 21. Before starting our jobs, we wanted to put some of our new MBA skills to use by doing service in Africa! We're so excited for our trip and are glad that you are interested too. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers!

A little about each of us (from left to right)....

Jordan Linville (gray shirt guy on the left): A Hoosier native and Notre Dame graduate, Jordan came to Evanston because his wife, Erin, started the 2-year program at Kellogg in 2006. He enjoyed some of the best parts of business school without truly being a student... the highlight of which was being the keyboardist in Kellogg's favorite band, the Rocket Pockets. Late night practices and concerts finally wore on him, and he decided the only way to be a true rocker was to enter Kellogg's 1-Year program in the Summer of 2007. Between concerts, Jordan studied entrepreneurship and technology and will join (or start his own) start-up upon returning from Africa.

Erin Linville: The only (and therefore, brave) girl on the trip, Erin stays true to her roots - as a GB Packers and ND Irish football fan. Erin brings some health care knowledge to the table, having worked on Medicaid and uninsured issues for state government. She's leaving behind her life as the Rocket Pockets #1 groupie to work in management consulting for Bain & Co. (Chicago) after school. While in Africa, she's hoping to convince all 3 guys to be her running buddies.

Peter Klein (blue-striped shirt): A graduate of Rutgers College in NJ and former wine sommelier, Peter will be working for Nationwide in Columbus, Ohio, after school. Besides being an Excel and budgeting star, Peter knows his way around the raquetball court and has occasionally been seen at open mic nights in NYC. Despite being a full 2-year student, Peter has been seen at many 1Y parties, which is one of the reasons Jordan and Travis (both 1Ys) like him so much.

Travis Jarrell (other gray shirt guy - on right): A former division 1 track athlete at Viriginia Tech, Travis is not only well-positioned to be Erin's running buddy, but also out-run the cheetahs in Botswana. Prior to coming to Kellogg for the 1-Year program, Travis worked for UPS because he really likes their cool brown uniforms. He also was an engineer, which is a helpful background for our team while in Africa since much of our trip deals with product development. Since signing up for Kellogg Corps, Travis has learned that "I'm doing service in Africa for 5 weeks" is a terrific pick-up line at bars. Like Erin and 35% of fellow b-school grads, Travis will be joining the exciting world of management consulting, working for McKinsey in Charlotte.

About our trip

Our trip is one of 16+ Kellogg Corps trips, which is a program designed to help grads perform international service work for 3-6 weeks.

Three of the trips are part of a larger program called Global Health Initiatives (GHI), which is a collaboration betweenKellogg, the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and AbbottLaboratories and sponsored by a grant from the the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation. The goal is to develop HIV/AIDS diagnostic andtreatment devices for use in resource-limited settings (i.e. rural areas in developing countries). Over 33 million people have HIV or AIDS, and most of them cannot afford adequate treatment. Unfortunately, it is difficult for private corporations to really address theproblem because they have shareholders, stock prices, etc. and there is verylittle money to be made treating people with...very little money. So partnerships like this are essential to address the epidemic in a sustainable way (i.e. moving away from charity care to a point where companies can make a small profit).

Visited countries

Botswana, Namibia, South Africa. (3 countries, 2%)

Map generated by World66.