Hey, ’98s. It’s hard to believe that 2016 is drawing to a close and that, as you read this, 2017 is just days away—which means that our 20-year reunion is now just about 18 months away! With that in mind, here are a few updates to end 2016.

First up, Dune Thorne and Neville McCaghren checked in from Lincoln, Massachusetts, where they live with their three kids, Anne (10), Lachlan (8) and Alida (6). Dune reports, “Life is full, but good and the kids are growing quickly.” My old pal—and freshman year hallmate from Russell Sage—Michelyne Pinard also checked in recently. Michelyne has for several years been the women’s soccer coach at Williams College, and her impressive coaching resume includes not only winning a national championship in 2015 but also holding the distinction of having the all-time most coaching wins in women’s soccer at Williams. Michelyne recently added the title of assistant athletic director to the mix, and this coming February she will be adding a third daughter to the mix as well!

Moving westward, Ryan Gilfoil reported in recently from the Bay Area. Ryan and his wife welcomed their second child, daughter Jaya, last year. A former private practice lawyer at a large law firm, Ryan recently made the jump to in-house counsel at Amazon in Silicon Valley. Ryan bumps into none other than our class president Jo (Weingarten) Golub every now and then at Berkeley’s Little Farm. In addition, Ryan was kind enough to pass along an update chock-full of classmate news: “Alex Katz and his wife welcomed their second daughter, Brooke, in early 2014. Alex also recently took a new job as VP of business development at Opes Advisors, a wealth management firm near his home in Los Altos, California. Adrian Durbin and his wife, Claudia, were surprised with twins, Phoebe and Cassandra, in February 2015, bringing their brood to three, including 5-year-old Spencer. Not long after the family moved out of San Francisco to Orinda, in the East Bay. Adrian also started a new job leading the policy communications team at Lyft just a few months ago. David Mace and his wife, Sterling, welcomed their second son, Marshall, in 2014. Dave is a managing director at GI Partners, an investment firm in San Francisco.” Thanks so much for all the news, Ryan! 

Finally, I heard from Aaron Klein, who recently joined the Brookings Institution to, as he put it, “continue my work writing, researching and speaking on finance, regulation and infrastructure. I have been in the think tank world since leaving the U.S. Treasury Department, where I served the first term of the Obama administration as deputy assistant secretary for economic policy.” Aaron continues to live in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and two daughters. During the summer Aaron and family vacationed in New Hampshire with Ryan Broderick and his family, including, of course, a stop in Hanover to visit the College.

That’s all for now. Happy New Year to all and I look forward to checking in with more of you as we turn the page to 2017! My best.

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