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I'll lead off with my own news this month. Dan and I welcomed twins Jack and Allison to our family on April 29. They join big brother Brian, who turned two in April. The pair together weighed in at just under 15 pounds, so it was quite a relief to get them out! Any glaring grammatical errors in my columns from here on out can be chalked up to profound sleep deprivation and should in no way reflect poorly on my Dartmouth English professors!

Brian Venerable and wife Erinn also had reason to celebrate this spring. Son Caleb Aaron arrived on April 24. I'm not certain, but I think this makes either four or five off spring in the Venerable family can anybody out there beat that?

In January Doug Keith was appointed vice president of sales for Nvest Retirement Services of Boston. He previously worked in Aetna's employee benefits division and as vice president and regional director for Diversified Investment Advisors. In his new position Doug is marketing the firm's 11 affiliates as well as working with those affiliates to develop new retirement plan products.

James Robertson was one of the primary organizers of a two-day national professional and networking conference held in Boston this spring. The conference, titled "From the Closet to the Boardroom," was specifically geared toward gay and lesbian M.B.A. students. "If you take the top 20 business schools and count the number of gay and lesbian business students, the numbers are quite small," says James. "We decided to bring all these small pockets of people from top business schools together to make a strong, professional network for them as they enter the working world." The 150 attendees were encouraged to share business ideas, make new friends, and form networks with executives from corporations with an interest in promoting workplace diversity.

The law firm of Armstrong Teasdale, LL.P., has opened an office in Washington, D.C., and has named Steve Crystal its managing partner. Steve provides both private and public sector clients with legal counsel related to municipal and public finance issues, gaming regulations, equity fund development, economic development, electric deregulation, real estate development, infrastructure financing, and planning and zoning issues. You may remember that while at Dartmouth, Steve served as a state representative for the N.H. General Assembly. He is also a graduate of the American University College of Law.

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