Class Notes

Robin Kozic McCann and husband Christopher welcomed Sage Lawrence in July. He was seven weeks early and weighed 3 pounds, 12 ounces, but was almost 12 pounds and doing great by the November Class Notes deadline. Cheryl Mote Chafos welcomed fourth boy Christopher George in September in San Antonio, where she moved with her husband in June for his two-year assignment as commander of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade. They’d lived 10 years in Fort Meade, Md., and he’d been deployed to Afghanistan for a year. Cheryl enjoys being a stay-at-home mom and her duties as an Army spouse.

Annmarie Hirst Barone teaches Latin in Exeter, N.H., and has sons Christian, 8, and Sebastian, 5. Husband Christian taught them all how to ride dirt bikes and they ride on area trails. When MJ Figel Day wasn’t traveling and preparing for the 50th anniversary issue of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, she spent time with husband Brian, son Parker, and dog Chloe.

Myronee Simpson is in her ninth year at New Jersey’s Ranney School, where she’s co-director of college guidance. She served this year as president of the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling, as a member of leadership for the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, and on the NACAC Affiliate Presidents Council.

I’m back at work with UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division after my position was eliminated from the company’s UnitedHealthcare arm. I took an 18-week “sabbatical” with my severance package and spent summer and part of fall traveling, spending time with family and friends, and working on home projects. During that time, Kira Stchur and fiancé Eddie visited from Texas and got to experience the Minnesota State Fair and a couple of our 10,000 lakes. I visited my family in New York, and toured Amsterdam, Salzburg, and several cities in Germany with my mom and my husband, Wade Van House.