Hey, ’98s, as you are reading this, the calendar has turned to summer. It is late June 2017 and the countdown is officially on to our 20-year reunion next June. How can this possibly be? I still have vivid memories of striding across the Green in the days leading up to graduation, and the driving rain we sat through during Commencement ceremonies is still fresh in my mind. And yet, here we are less than a year away from a big reunion. If you would like to help in any way, please reach out to Kate Gold, who, when she is not helping plan the reunion, also moonlights as our ’98 newsletter editor. I am sure Kate would love to hear from you guys at kategold98@gmail.com if you have any thoughts about reunion or would like to help with any of the planning.

As for class news, I recently heard from Latia Curry, who has never before given an update to Class Notes and wanted to let her fellow ’98s know that she is “alive and well.” Latia currently resides in Los Angeles, where she is a principal at an issue advocacy communications firm called Rally, where she advises foundations, nonprofits, philanthropists and corporations on how to build movements around the issues they care about. Latia is also expecting her first child this September with her partner, Giles Harrison, and is “very much looking forward” to our 20th reunion next year!

And that is where we will need to leave things for now, as Latia is the only ’98 who has sent me any news this spring! Please shoot me a note and let me know what’s going on in your lives, personally, professionally or otherwise. I so very enjoy hearing from each and every ’98 who takes the time to reach out!

My best.

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