Class Notes

Name: Lindsay Connelly

Class Year(s): 2011, 2018

Note: Lindsay Connelly ’11 (SCB), MBA ’18 (SCB), founder and president of Linden Digital Marketing, was named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500! She also earned the Athena Young Professional Award in February 2026 and was named Rochester Chamber Business Person of the Year in 2025. Lindsay launched Linden as a one-woman operation in 2018 and has grown it into an 18-person, NYS and Monroe County certified MWBE agency based in Rochester. Last year, she led her team in purchasing their first commercial building in Brighton. She also serves as an adjunct professor at RIT and mentors local students.

Submitted on: March 24, 2026

Name: Jeremy Sniatecki

Class Year(s): 1995

Note: Jeremy Sniatecki ’95 (CIAS) designed the official Project Hail Mary merchandise, including a set of four enamel pins (vector art illustrated within enamel pin stroke/fill production specifications). He also designed the printed backer card layout for the pin set and contributed to additional Project Hail Mary merchandise elements.

Submitted on: March 23, 2026

Name: Marc Raco

Class Year(s): 1988

Note: Marc Raco ’88 (GAP) has joined InfoTrack to lead production and scaling for Legal Talk Network, a premier resource for legal podcasts featuring dozens of shows.

Submitted on: March 23, 2026

Name: Michelle McCulloch

Class Year(s): 1987

Note: Michelle McCulloch ’87 (FAA) wrote and illustrated her first children’s book, What’s in MiMi’s Garden?, a fun counting adventure set in her backyard in Georgia.

Submitted on: March 21, 2026

Name: Denis Kitchen

Class Year(s): 1965

Note: Denis A. Kitchen Jr. ’65 (GAP) received a Lifetime Achiever award from the Clarence Chamber of Commerce

Submitted on: March 20, 2026

Name: Robert Ripps

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Robert Ripps ’83 (GAP) has been selected to participate in The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, part of an international series of art fairs, taking place April 16 to 19 at Agger Fish in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Robert will be exhibiting a selection of his “Negativityness” images as dye sublimation prints on aluminum.

Submitted on: March 19, 2026

Name: Sean Solomon

Class Year(s): 1990

Note: Sean Solomon ’90 (GAP) has officially retired after a successful career in the printing industry, where he specialized in selling printing equipment, cutters, and bindery machines, along with several years in the MRO industry. He now looks forward to spending time with his family, dogs, and enjoying his hobbies.

Submitted on: March 19, 2026

Name: Bill Zink

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Bill Zink ’83 (SCB) competed in the 2026 USATF National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bill took 1st place in the 800 meters and 2nd in the 400 meters in the 65-69 age group.

Submitted on: March 15, 2026

Name: Nick Fishman

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Nick Fishman ’14 (COS) and his wife, Rose Fishman, delightedly welcomed their child, Luna Fishman, on Feb. 3, 2026.

Submitted on: March 2, 2026

Name: Chris Kulbago

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Chris Kulbago ’14 (KGCOE) was recently promoted to director of life sciences at RoviSys, where he supports facilities systems integration for regulated manufacturers in pharmaceutical, biotech, and food & beverage industries across the globe.

Submitted on: February 28, 2026