George Hongchoy: Dannie and I visited Las Vegas where Joe & Caroline Buccilli has retired to, and Neil and Tri Price joined us from Seattle as well. It was the first time since graduation that this group of former Mayer Hall residents got together. A few days were not enough to catch up and reminisce about our Wharton days. I am still the CEO running Hong Kong listed Link REIT since 2010.

Rich Cannon: The WG’91 Weekend Gathering in Miami February 21-22 was an endurance test of great events, food and drink, and even better conversation. The Organizing Committee paid extra to arrange patented Miami weather for our friends from snowbird country. The group did their best Friday evening to hold our own against Miami’s hipsters at bay front night spot Amara al Paraiso, then somehow made it to the dock the next day for our Miami River and Biscayne Bay boat tour. Sadly the group was too big for the barely seaworthy cocktail tiki boats that were spotted on the choppy water! It was all topped off with a soiree on Saturday evening at Santiago and Karla Perez‘s fabulous tropical manor house! Special prizes to Alison Himel for enduring the new Canadian border full body search procedure to attend, and to Diane McGrath for the (unofficial) first prize on miles traveled (from the UK), beating Jose Netto‘s Brazilian journey if my math is right (highly questionable at my age!).

Kasey Carpenter: Hello from Oregon, where spring is in full bloom! The wildflowers are popping, trails are soft, and I’m on the move, reconnecting with people, places, and purpose. Over the past few months, I’ve had the chance to travel around the state, including a great event at Oregon State University in Corvallis. I also published a whitepaper in Political Librarian for Safeguarding Libraries, Schools, and Communities. This spring brought a special East Coast loop: I headed to Rhode Island for the International Gleaning Symposium to connect with food justice organizers, then I went to Maine to visit family and hike in Acadia National Park. The ocean air and lighthouses were the creative spark I needed for my next National Park Mystery-Thriller. Hope you’re finding beauty wherever you are this spring. You can follow more of my stories from the trail, the page, and the heart in my newsletter: Life is a Journey. https://lifeisajourney.substack.com.

Joe Kelly: Still living happily ever after in New Jersey – here is a photo of Diana (W ‘84) with Joseph J. Kelly III (W ‘46?) Sorry I missed Miami I will go to the next gathering I promise.

Richard Sprague: Sami Karam, whose weekly “The Wednesday Letter” has been a popular financial analysis newsletter for more than five years, and I have published a new book on AI. “The Human Exception” argues why machines won’t replace people for tasks that matter. Available now on Amazon and fine bookstores near you. https://thewednesdayletter.substack.com/

George Clark: Living in South Carolina and practicing quiet quitting… I still own Pure Country Weavers, which is a bit of a full-time job, but I’m trying to back off a little bit. My wife, Carol and I are traveling more and just finished a 7 day catamaran trip through the French West Indies. For some unknown reason I have suddenly got a bug for buying and restoring old Land Rovers. We were caught up a bit in the hurricane that hit the mountains of North Carolina, followed by the subsequent forest fires. I was just happy we could help others and survive unscathed. Life is good!

Ellen (Epstein) Brunsberg: Friendships are so much more important than many of the things we spend our time on. On January 1st, while sitting on a plane flying home to New York after a ski trip in Switzerland with my family, I received a lovely New Year’s message from Bharati (Pinnamaneni) Jacob. She asked when I was planning to visit India. I jokingly replied, “I’ll buy the ticket now.” She then got specific—her friends were planning their annual trek and she invited me to join. Just five minutes earlier, I had declared that 2025 would be my “year of possibilities,” and suddenly, I had my first test of that resolution. I sent the deposit immediately. Since we haven’t kept in close touch, feel free to check out LinkedIn for the full picture of my professional journey. In short, I had an amazing career in investment banking, specializing in asset-backed finance. Initially based in New York, I took the opportunity to move to London on 1997—what was meant to be a two-year stint turned into twenty. We raised two daughters there and eventually returned to the U.S. in 2017. (By the way, one of my daughters graduated from Wharton in 2021.) Currently, I’m a Senior Advisor to Cain International, where I serve on several of their boards. I’m still exploring what’s next, but somehow, I keep ending up on planes to reunite with the wonderful friends I’ve made over the years. Sadly, I lost my beloved husband two years ago, which is also why I’ve chosen to make 2025 my “year of possibilities.” Despite the deep sadness, I’ve come to appreciate how important it is to embrace life and take chances. And so, here we are—Bharati and I—marching through the Himalayas.

Bharati (Pinnamaneni) Jacob: We moved back to India in 1993, 2 years after we graduated. I spent initial few years with Lazard India and then moved to venture investing in 2000. It was wonderful to trek with Ellen (Epstein) Brunsberg .. This was the first time I was spending substantial amount of time with her since we graduated! And we didn’t feel the gulf of time gone by and picked up from where we left in 1991 ! Apart from my professional journey, my husband and I raised a wonderful daughter. Couple of years ago, I decided to get off the treadmill of fund raise and focus on things I enjoy! So here we are marching in the Indian Himalayas .. Hope to see more of you visit India and enjoy our majestic mountains.