After eleven years in Pennsylvania, Beth Tucker-Everett and family moved to northwestern New Jersey where they have a place in a lake community.  They live in Randolph, about 40 minutes from New York City.

Beth is currently an Executive Director of Information  Technology with Novartis, a major  pharmaceutical  company.  Way to go Beth!  Rich is a Project Director with Enzon, a local Biotech company.  In addition to their various career moves and worldly travels, in August of 2001 they welcomed little Pierce to the family. 

Their hobbies revolve around renovating the house - Beth is turning out stained glass windows, lamps, etc. and Rich is enjoying fine woodworking. Beth also remains active with Habitat for Humanity and serves on the board of the Birthcenter where Rich delivered the kids.  True to the Aramco wanderlust, the Everetts vacation at their house in Grand Cayman, where they enjoy playing on the beach, skin diving and just taking it easy.

Pierce (1), Zoey (10), Talia (7), and Theo (4)Everett

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After over thirty years with Aramco, John (I keep thinking I should say Mr.) Beard is still going strong. After growing up and going to college in Westchester, PA, he moved to Dover, DE where he taught high school.  After a few years, the Rocky Mountains beckoned and John moved to Denver, where he taught in the Cherry Creek school district.  Two years and a lot of time on the ski slopes later, he was recruited by Aramco for a 1-year assignment in Dhahran.  He enjoyed it so much, he decided to stay.

After eight years in the classroom, John decided to return to the U.S. to get a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration at Indiana University.  He then transferred to Aramco Services (ASC) in Houston.  There he ran the Career Development department, a group that has assisted hundreds of Saudi students studying in the U.S., working to ensure their success.  He later ran a program that provided young Saudi employees internships at companies throughout the U.S., giving them exposure to a wide variety of companies and industries.  For the last 5 years, he’s been in Human Resources, managing the benefits programs for our folks!

John made the most of his time in Dhahran.  He spent many of his weekends racing through the desert on his Suzuki RM370 or visiting the suqs in Dammam and Hofuf.  He also took full advantage of the travel opportunities Aramco provided.  He was a regular on the long weekend trips to Tehran, Amman and Cairo, and went on safaris to Kenya and Tanzania during his vacations.  He particularly enjoyed his 10-day trip to the Kenya’s Ngorongoro crater, one of the natural wonders of Africa.  He also lived in a houseboat in Kashmir for a while and made several trips to Beirut.  

John and Christine, his wife of 25 years, have  continued their travels over the last decade, visiting much of Europe, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.  At some point in the next 5 years, they plan to retire to Cour d’Alene, Idaho, where they have 11 acres in a gorgeous area.