Oded Barak EMP-54 with fiancée Elinor Milchan

Oded Barak and fiancée Elinor Milchan travelled to South Africa earlier this year, spending time in Cape Town and on safari at a camp called Londolozi in Kruger National Park. After more than three years at Goldman Sachs on Wall Street, advising on mergers, acquisitions and equity filings, Oded is back in the "free world" taking some time to look at new opportunities.

Mike Bileca's family had the pleasure of hosting Kevin Harris and his family in August at his home in Miami. Mike extends an invitation to anyone that wants to stop in – he has plenty of room! In addition to dodging hurricanes, working hard and enjoying his family, Mike has been busy supporting the McCain campaign. The Bileca family, along with Tim Schmidt and his family, are looking forward to the Wisconsin party Aug. 8, 2009!

Joe Dalum goes to Washington! This summer Joe provided testimony at a congressional hearing titled "Hybrid Technologies for Medium- to Heavy-Duty Commercial Trucks." Joe is one of the country's leading experts on this kind of hybrid technology.