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In light of a visit from Steve Lynch WG98, Gopi Kallayil WG98 organized a mini reunion at his home in Redwood Shores, CA, in August. Attendees from the class included (from left) TT Ramgopal, Melissa Chadwick-Dunn, Dan Auker, Gwyn Hampton, Steve, Gopi, David Karel, Manish Rai, CK Singla, Jonathan Lee, Maureen McLaughlin Bradford, and Leon Kuan.
Wharton alumni in London overcame chilly weather in April for an outdoor gathering in the city’s Carlyle Square, organized by John Hynes WG91. In this photo, taken by Mike de Vegvar WG91, are (from left) Christine Bourron G95 WG95, Anvita Sharma, John, Vijay Sharma WG91, Sybille de Vegvar, and Ilia Tchelikidi WG94.
Sam Sidiqi G04 WG04 writes: “At the end of May, I summited Denali in support of my foundation, Afghan Peaks Charitable Trust. This accomplishment, I believe, makes me the first Afghan national to summit the mountain. Afghan Peaks supports the development of safety, sport, and nature preservation in the mountains of Afghanistan."
Izzy Dawood WG02 is now fully settled in Charlotte, NC, as Paysafe’s CFO. The kids are all grown up — and, as you can see, they have stolen all of Izzy’s hair.
Mina Takayanagi Martinez WG96 celebrated her return to New York City from Hong Kong and her birthday with fellow WG96 alumni. From left: Heny Gabay, Cecilia Park, Monique Neal, Marcia Ghitnick, Seema Hingorani, Eileen Cheigh, and Mina
Larry Ioffredo WG91 (left) writes: “Here is a photo of Pal Berg WG91 and me after competing in the Steamboat Classic pickleball tournament. Unfortunately, we did not represent Cohort B very well with our performance but look forward to being able to play in the 60-plus category in the future. I have to wait for Pal to catch up to me in a couple of years. An open invite to all of our classmates to drop a line to me if visiting Steamboat Springs, CO. Great all-year-round activities.”
Isabel Serna W21 was able to celebrate her graduation in Philadelphia this May with family, including three generations of Penn and Wharton alumni: grandfather Alberto Galofre Cano W60, mother Susana Galofre C90, and herself.
Mary Gross WG02 enjoyed the trip of a lifetime with her husband, Brian, when they went on safari in Kenya earlier this year. The capstone to each day was a “sundowner” (as pictured), a wonderful tradition that she would love to incorporate at home.
Meesh Joslyn Pierce W93 WG98 updates: “Wharton SoCal alums got together for a fun afternoon of pickleball and dinner in Newport Beach! Their Type A competitive personalities only made slight guest appearances, and just two people got pegged in the torsos.” Front, from left: Zafar Khan WG98, Whitney Kane Gomez WG98, Stephanie Pettit Peters WG98, Bill Peters WG96, Meesh, Graham Pierce, and Mike Gomez C94 WG99. Back: Rodney Ingram and Kaley Ann Voorhees, former co-stars in Broadway’s "Phantom of the Opera"
WG78 alumni Whit McDowell, Larry Schloss, Ben Rosenbloom, and Rick White enjoyed a three-day fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico in April. Over the course of the trip, they caught many fish — and, naturally, the biggest one got away!
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