John de Regt has returned to teach mastering money skills classes at the College: “So far this year I have given talks on budgeting, using an Excel spreadsheet I wrote, savings and investment, credit, cars and housing. We usually have 25 to 35 kids each time, interestingly mostly women. We drill pretty hard on the necessity to save early and often, making the point that this generation (our kids!) will be the least-protected generation from the point of view of pensions, medical care and Social Security of any generation since the New Deal. This is proving to be a wonderful way to give back.” 


Craig Bentley reports: “In my seventh year at Bates Communications providing professional development through executive coaching with senior leaders. We focus on executive communications; i.e., helping business leaders raise their communication skills to foster engagement, create stronger corporate cultures and drive business results. What I most enjoy is the chance to work with some really great individuals and in a variety of businesses—one day a major manufacturer, the next day a retail concern and then a healthcare organization. It’s lucky that I have work that I really enjoy since with two kids in college I’ll probably work until I’m 90! 


Dick Krant is living on the Cape and is doing business consulting. I could only attend the first night of reunion due to a crazy business trip but it was great seeing so many classmates. I’d love to hear from anyone passing through Boston.”


From Hank Hakewill: “My wife and I visited our older son and his three children in Rochester, New York. He has three kids under 2 1/2! I am currently working at a global commercial real estate performance analytics firm, IPD, to help them with their marketing in North America. IPD was acquired by MSCI in late November so I am curious how my role will change.”


Lawrie Lieberman reports: “Moira and I have been in Lake Tahoe, California, since 2000 in a semi-retired state of academic and technology boards, environmental and political groups, art and music interests and skiing as much as possible. I’ve recently been appointed chairman of the Desert Research Institute Foundation board of trustees to serve a two-year term. DRI is a $50-million applied environmental research institute focusing on technology solutions for our water, air, land and health challenges. Our projects range globally from preserving China’s ‘terracotta warriors’ to water reclamation projects in the Middle East, to water resource management in Nevada, and lake clarity at Tahoe, to name a few. Should be an interesting challenge, especially in balancing nonprofit leadership, skiing and the fly-fishing streams. Moira continues as chair of the Reno (Nevada) Philharmonic development committee. We both really loved seeing everyone at our 2012 reunion and are already planning for our next one.”


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—Bill Price, 12 Lummi Key, Bellevue, WA 98006; bill@drivasolutions.com