Pictured here are your peers and co-workers, focused on providing support and information about services

available to those of you who may be directly affected by workforce reduction. If you have questions about

going back to school, preparing a resume, financial concerns, or just need to bounce your ideas about your

future off someone, look for one of these faces in the area where you work and you'll find someone ready

to listen.     If they don't have the answer, they will find someone who does!

Miles Ave. Plant

Melody Asper

Service Person, 2nd Shift Packaging-Elkhart

11 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Unsure, but I want to work with computers."

Kevin Avery

Machine Cleaner A

Chief Steward for 3rd shift.

Elkhart

Future Plans:

"Plan to go to Ivy Tech & hopefully stay employed

at Bayer."

Lyle Baker

Operating Engineer,

1st Shift Utilities Dept.- Elkhart

26 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I'm gonna kick back."

Patrice Burns

Sr. Clerk, Utilities Dept.Elkhart

17 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Currently working on

degree in Travel at

Davenport Univ."

Sheryl Carlson

Tech. Admin. Asst. lll

CCD Process Technology

28 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Hope to further my career

At Bayer. If not, I'll be for something in the

admin. support area.

Linda Griffin

Communications Asst.

Human Resources

10-1/2 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

I"I plan to complete an Applied Science

degree at Ivy Tech."

Nancy Holland

QA Lab

25 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

I'm going back to school.

I have 20 credits at IUSB

at this time."

Diane Lewandowski

Quality Assurance Mgr.

Elkhart

Future Plans:

"I want to find a management or consulting position based in

this area."

LuAnn Nate

Clerk, Small Tablet Mfg.

Elkhart.

25 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Currently a Freshman at IUSB. Hope to begin the Paralegal Studies

there, this Fall."

Trudy Manderfeld

Electrician & Pres. USWA Local 12273

22 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I'll be a full-time student for a while."

Mark Maron

Pipe Fitter/Plumber

Elkhart

20 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I plan to work for Plumbers/Pipe fitters Local Union in

South Bend."

Mary Troup

Union Employee

Alka-Seltzer Dept.

7 yrs. at Bayer



Steve Troup

Mixer, Vitamins-Elkhart

Future Plans:

"I plan to go back to school."

Bev Wagner

Storekeeper, Maintenance

36 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I'm retiring Dec. 2002.

Hope to travel & have many yrs. to enjoy a lot of fun things."

Linda Whitson

Human Resources

Consultant-Elkhart

30 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I'm retiring!"

Tonda Lowell

Instrument Maintenance Mechanic

16 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Going back to school -

Can't decide what I want to

do when I Grow Up."

Middlebury Street

Mishawaka Plant

King Dancler

Elite Foil Line Operator

Mishawaka

25 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I plan on working another 5 yrs., so I am hoping Bayer will be around for quite a while."

Eva Eli

Double Eagle Operator

Mishawaka

Future Plans:

"Retirement after job loss."

Jeff Fizer

Double Eagle- Mish.

Financial Sec./Union-chair.,

Grievance/Bargaining

Committee

Future Plans:

"I hope to stay at Bayer."

Terry Hall

Instrument Electrician-

Mishawaka

15 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"I want to work as a construction Electrician after Bayer."

Sue Hubler

Double Eagle Oper.-Mishawaka

3-1/2 yrs. at Bayer

Future Plans:

"Planning on attending school."

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Please send any changes or corrections to: Melody Asper, Tonda Lowell or Linda Griffin,

Have you seen these people?

If you have, you will want to "be where" they are, because this is your

Workforce Information Team (W.I.T.)