Hey, ’98s, well, it’s been a great spring and as we begin to gear up for summer, here’s a little bit of class news—including lots of baby news! First, Nita Farahany and her husband, Thede Loder, welcomed a baby daughter, Aristella Loder Farahany, January 27. Also welcoming a baby girl to the family this past winter was Roger Griesmeyer and his wife, who received a Christmas miracle with the birth of their daughter, Sloane Tomte Griesmeyer, on December 25, 2014. Congratulations to Nita, Roger and their respective families on these new additions!


Roger sent along a nice note chock full of ’98 news, including word that Pankaj Gupta also recently welcomed a second daughter into the family—Iyla Jane Gupta—in April of this year. Pankaj recently moved to Rye, New York, so he’s just a stone’s throw from Roger and his family, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Roger mentioned that there are quite a few Dartmouth folks in the area. In addition, Roger recently held his annual Chi Gam BBQ, pong and softball weekend at his home that Roger says he always enjoys, particularly as it involves many adults pretending they’re 20 years old “and running around the Green again.”


In yet more baby news, depending on when you are reading this, Unai Montes-Irueste and his wife, Sara, either are—or are about to be—first-time parents! Unai and Sara’s daughter was due around August 29. Congratulations to Unai as well! Unai also sent in a brief note about his participation the 98th Day of the Year event this past April, when he helped at a community garden in the Los Angeles area “with the hopes of bringing attention to the food deserts that continue to plague working-class neighborhoods.” I also recently had the pleasure of corresponding with Jaime Bedrin, who is a fellow resident of the great Garden State (that’s New Jersey). Jamie wanted to pass along how she was in Miami Beach this past winter visiting a friend, who it turns out lives directly next door to Kara (Josephberg) Paldino. Jamie said it was wonderful to see a friendly Dartmouth face and to meet Kara’s family.


Last, but certainly not least, I wanted to give a shout out on behalf of my pal Simone Swink, who recently received an absolutely awesome promotion at work. Since she’s too humble to brag about it herself, I will do it for her: Simone was promoted this past March to senior broadcast producer of the second hour of Good Morning America on ABC—America’s top rated morning show on TV. She has previously served as both head writer and senior producer of the show. Congrats to Simone on this super-awesome news.


That’s it for this month. Please give a holler with any exciting news (work, personal or otherwise) involving either you or other ’98s! Happy summer, everyone!


—Jeff Beyer, 25 Aspen Way, Morristown, NJ 07960; jeffrey.beyer@gmail.com