We have a new contender for youngest ’88 baby! On February 3 Saad Iqbal and wife Charlene welcomed their first child, Noor Paloma Iqbal—her name reflects her mixed Pakistani-Colombian heritage. Saad spent many years with Deutsche Bank in New York and Dubai (where he met Charlene). Since 2013 they have been living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Saad works for one of the major local banks. “Saudi would not have been my first choice for a place to live but as a refugee from the global financial crisis, I had a good job offer that I couldn’t pass up. It’s not an easy place, particularly for women, but certainly fascinating.” Saad and Charlene travel regularly; they often spend weekends in Dubai and travel several times a year to the United States. Other destinations include Ethiopia, Djibouti and Yemen. 


A close second: Jennifer Kates and her wife, Chloe Cooney, welcomed their son, Oliver Gene Cooney-Kates, on December 19, 2014. “Chloe and I are thoroughly enjoying this new chapter (taking our leaves together to enjoy being parents). Life with a newborn is more fun than I could have ever imagined! Almost as interesting (but not quite!) is my work at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C. I lead our global health and HIV policy analysis and research. I’ve been at Kaiser 17 years and it continues to engage and challenge me.”


Allen Selis’s life has followed a winding path. After ordination as a rabbi he led a congregation in Boulder, Colorado. Then, after obtaining a Ph.D. in education, he spent 10 years as a private school headmaster, most recently in Silicon Valley. Next stop? Allen married Gila Vinokur this summer in Cape Town, South Africa. Now living in Dallas, Texas, Allen has launched Tech EdVentures, an ed-tech startup that brings engineering and coding skills to children.


Steve Kubiatowski married Rebecca Seidel on January 3 in Alexandria, Virginia—the reception was held at an inn on the grounds of Mount Vernon. Alex Azar, James Killmond ’87 and Jerry Hughes were groomsmen. Steve was living in Chicago, serving as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. attorney’s offices for the northern and central districts of Illinois, when he met Rebecca (who is general counsel of the Senate commerce committee) on a blind date while visiting Washington, D.C. Steve has relocated to Washington, joining Faegre Baker Daniels as a litigation partner.


Alex Azar lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with wife Jennifer and children Claire and Alex III. After serving in the Bush administration as deputy secretary of health and human services, Alex joined Lilly USA, LLC in 2007 and has been president since 2011. Claire is a competitive hunter-jumper, involving lots of travel for the family. Alex and Alex III love to hunt together and Alex III played quarterback for his middle school football team this fall.


Jerry Hughes lives with wife Molly and his four kids—ages 8 to 14—in Hinsdale, Illinois, outside Chicago. Jerry has worked mostly in management consulting for 19 years, now leading the manufacturing and distribution practice for Blue Ridge Partners. He is also a village trustee in Hinsdale. Jerry’s son, Peter, attends Cardigan Mountain School in New Hampshire, where Dave McCusker is head of school.


Jon Feinstein and wife Cheryl live in N.Y.C. with two daughters, Hayley (13) and Tori (10). Jon has been with Credit Suisse for 14 years. Hayley and Tori are extremely involved in theater, film and TV; Hayley was Young Fiona in the national tour of Shrek the Musical and, in addition to voicing several cartoon roles, Tori has been performing on Broadway as Matilda in Matilda the Musical.


Look for more on all of these stories, including photos, in our upcoming newsletters.


—Jere Mancini, 34 Wearimus Road, HoHoKus, NJ 07423, d88correspondent@gmail.com