Class Notes

Name: Michael Bienenstock

Class Year(s): 1976

Note: Michael Bienenstock ’76 (COS) has recently published a fiction novel named Love and Hope Have No Borders: An interfaith Story. The novel is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Submitted on: January 27, 2026

Name: Tom Klinkowstein

Class Year(s): 1967, 1971

Note: Tom Klinkowstein ’91 (GAP) is pleased to share that he recently completed a 9.4 x 1.5 meter (30.8 ft x 4.9 ft) installation titled NOT ALL WHENS ARE TIME. The work will be exhibited at Design School Kolding in Denmark this March and at DHBW Ravensburg University in Ravensburg, Germany, in September. NOT ALL WHENS ARE TIME explores an imagined observer living in an indeterminate period beyond the first half of the 21st century. The installation examines the relationship between the nature and experience of time and an evolved form of didactic cognition, a speculative approach to experience, teaching, and learning that considers time dilation.

Submitted on: January 25, 2026

Name: Scott Rummler

Class Year(s): 1990

Note: Scott Rummler MFA ’90 (FAA) has started a fintech startup called ScalarSight. It uses quantum principles to predict long range equity and crypto prices. ScalarSight’s predictions have beaten the top Wall Street pros for 3 years running! 

Submitted on: January 24, 2026

Name: Thomas Santelli

Class Year(s): 1991

Note: Thomas Santelli MFA’91 (GAP) is publishing his first book of photographic portraits, Coney Island Ink: Portraits of the Coney Island Tattoo Festival, with Goff Books (an imprint of ORO Editions), scheduled for a June 2026 release. The book features more than 230 portraits taken in the mid 1980s and early 1990s, in the midst of New York City’s infamous ban on tattooing. For more information about the book and Tom’s work, visit tomsantelliphotography.com.

Submitted on: January 20, 2026

Name: Erin Zach

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Erin Zach ’14 (SOIS) has been selected to be a linesperson for the Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament at the 2026 Olympics in Italy! To read more about Erin’s journey please visit: https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2019-esso-cup-zach-earning-her-stripes

Submitted on: January 12, 2026

Name: Josh Zatulove

Class Year(s): 2003

Note: Josh Zatulove ’03 (GCCIS) and wife Jessica recently celebrated their 10 year wedding anniversary with daughters Raya and Dahlia; an excessive amount of chocolate and cheese was consumed.

Submitted on: January 5, 2026

Name: Kate Shaffer

Class Year(s): 2006

Note: Kate Shaffer ’06 (COS), MS ’06 (COS) will be taking over leadership of the animal care team at the world’s largest fully enclosed sea turtle hospital, which opened this March at Sea Turtle, Inc., in South Padre Island, Texas. She is honored to serve as director of Animal Care and Hospital Operations, supporting rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation efforts for sea turtles.

Submitted on: January 3, 2026

Name: Frederick Rueckert

Class Year(s): 1993

Note: Frederick Rueckert ’93 (CIAS) is still in the RV industry in California. Occasionally he does side work in the audio visual world.

Submitted on: December 4, 2025

Name: Jessica Portilla-Mulvaney

Class Year(s): 2012

Note: Jessica Portilla-Mulvaney ’12 (CCE) and Michael Mulvaney are pleased to announce the baptism of their son, Michael Hunter, on Oct. 26, 2025, at the RIT Interfaith Center. The ceremony was officiated by Father Kennedy and had special meaning, as their son received his first sacrament at the place where Jessica and Mike first met as RIT students.

Submitted on: November 30, 2025

Name: Kim Callender

Class Year(s): 2007

Note: Kim Callender ’07 (CIAS) launched a new travel tech startup, Ella Travel (https://ella.travel), connecting travelers directly with verified local advisors for trusted, on-the-ground guidance. She is helping to bring trip planning from weeks to minutes. Kim is currently based in London where she has received backing from Expedia and Citizen M hotels, and was named, Travel Startup of the Year, at the Bessie Awards.

Submitted on: November 30, 2025