Jay Byers on LinkedIn: Big congrats to Simpson College’s Spencer Moon on winning the NCAA DIII… (2024)

Check out these Simpson College alum taking the world by storm on our alumni travel program to France! #taketheworldbySTORM

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On this Memorial Day, we honor and acknowledge the Simpson Alumni who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country. https://lnkd.in/gsXk8sFG?

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Great to connect with my longtime friend Rona Berinobis at CelebrAsian in Downtown DSM! Rona is currently an SVP at Athene, is a longtime Greater Des Moines Partnership volunteer, chaired the Iowa Asian Alliance for a decade and was just named a Des Moines Business Record Woman of Influence! Very much deserved! #DSMUSA #CATCHdsm

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Great to see these Simpson College alums volunteering with my old crew at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers’ Market! Go #DSMUSA! Roll Storm!

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This past year, Simpson College senior and now graduate Treye Teske was in my office and noticed that I had the game DeckPerception on my shelf. He said he and his family have the game at home and that they love to play it. What he didn’t know was that my Dad invented the basic game many years ago and that my brother, Boyd, nephew, Evan, and I slightly modified, renamed and successfully self published the game via a Kickstarter campaign in 2017. In fact, only 330 total copies were manufactured. Ironically, Treye’s mom, Cari, is the librarian at BCLUW and is friends with my cousin, Beth Byers Janssen, who is the librarian at AGWSR. Beth shared her copy of DeckPerception with Cari so her family could try it out. Also of note, Beth’s son, Evan Janssen, was Treye’s high school basketball coach. And Treye’s dad, Steve, is first cousins with David Teske and Alison Teske Swanson, who both attended Simpson the same time as me back in the day. On a final fun note, Treye and I had the opportunity to teach some other Simpson students how to play at the Toast to the Tassel event at Sigler House. Now that’s a lot of interconnectivity—even for Iowa. Ha! Go DeckPerception! Roll Storm!

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Special thanks to Simpson College Sport Science & Health Education professors Nicolle Whalen & Calvin Busby for sharing workplace wellness tips with our Board of Trustees! Roll Storm!

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Special thanks to Simpson College Trustee Kirk Tyler for gifting me these awesome Simpson cufflinks. They belonged to his father, Jim Tyler, legendary Iowa business leader and Simpson alumnus. So thoughtful! Had a couple of Diet co*kes in his honor!

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