Class Notes
Name: Richard Tantalo
Class Year(s): 1978
Note: Richard V. Tantalo ’78 (CLA) was appointed to serve as the Director of Public Safety for the County of Monroe in 2020. This agency has oversight of 12 Divisions that provide public safety services to our community. Director Tantalo retired in 2020 as the Chief of Police of the Irondequoit Police Dept.
Submitted on: July 12, 2023
Name: Tim Beal
Class Year(s): 2020
Note: Tim Beal ’20 (KGCOE) married Nichelle Kelly on June 9th, 2023. I met Nichelle soon after graduating from RIT. Back in my hometown area, I didn’t have many dedicated volleyball players to create a competitive team with locally. So I reached out to some teams at a sports bar. I was given Nichelle’s number as she was the team captain. We instantly became best friends and never looked back. We got married in Vernon, NY and now are living in Chittenango, NY.
Submitted on: July 11, 2023
Name: Trevor Crandell
Class Year(s): 2019
Note: Kailee Polimeni ’16, ME ’18 (KGCOE) and Trevor Crandell ’13, MS ’19 (KGCOE) got married in August 2022. They’re both RIT graduates. In the picture are five RIT alumni. From left to right is: Rachel Crandell ’13, MS ’14 (CAST), Katrina Crandell, Trevor Crandell ’13, MS ’19, Kailee Polimeni ’16, ME ’18, Gail Christensen, Michael Crandell ’86 (KGCOE), and Spencer Crandell ’13 (KGCOE). Michael Crandell is a graduate of RIT KGCOE in 1986. Trevor (myself) and Spencer are identical twins who both went to RIT and graduated with B.S. from KGCOE as Mechanical Engineers in 2013. Trevor (myself) then went on to do a M.S. with KGCOE and graduated in 2019. Rachel and Spencer are married and are both graduates of RIT. Rachel graduated from CAST in 2013 with a B.S. and a M.S. in 2014 from CAST. Kailee graduated KGCOE in 2016 with a B.S. and then in 2018 with a M.Eng. I met Kailee when I was going back to RIT for my M.S. and she was working as a co-op at the company I worked for. After dating for almost 5 years we got married in Onieda, NY. We both live in Farmington, NY now and work at companies near Rochester.
Submitted on: July 8, 2023
Name: Allison Clark
Class Year(s): 2007
Note: Allison Clark ’07 (CIAS) was recently promoted to Senior Marketing Manager for Data Center World at Informa. Data Center World is the leading digital infrastructure event designed for data center professionals, technology business leaders, and innovators that are shaping the future of the digital industry.
Submitted on: July 8, 2023
Name: Amber Powell
Class Year(s): 2023
Note: Dr. Amber (Szymanski) Powell ’03 (SCB) has recently accepted a position teaching AP Statistics and Computer Sciences classes at her alma mater, Fredonia High School. She’s spent the last 13 years teaching mathematics courses at SUNY Fredonia.
Submitted on: July 8, 2023
Name: Amanda Weissman
Class Year(s): 2009
Note: Amanda Weissman ’09, MS’09 (KGCOE/COS) and Adam Weissman ’09, MS ’10 Wow(KGCOE) were both recognized with Lockheed Martin Rotary Missions and Systems’ highest award, Evening of Excellence. Amanda received the People Focused award for her efforts in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Amanda was also recently promoted to Principal Systems Engineer. Adam received the Growth Focused Technical Excellence award for his efforts to stand up the US Navy Forge Software Factory. Adam is currently a DevSecOps Senior Manager. They work together on the US Navy’s future combat systems at the Forge in College Park, MD.
Submitted on: July 8, 2023
Name: Tim Capria
Class Year(s): 2007
Note: Tim Capria ’07 (COS) was recently named to the Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group at Husch Blackwell, where he focuses his practice on trademark portfolio management and counseling, including both the registration and filing of trademarks and the policing of potential mark infringement domestically and abroad. He joined the firm’s virtual office, The Link, as an intellectual property partner.
Submitted on: July 5, 2023
Name: Dan Ringwald
Class Year(s): 2009, 2010
Note: Dan Ringwald ’09, MBA ’10 (SCB) and Jordanne (DeLelys) Ringwald ’09 (CAST) recently celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary. They reside in Fayetteville, NY with their two daughters Madison (8) and Sophie (5).
Submitted on: July 2, 2023
Name: Jordanne Ringwald
Class Year(s): 2009
Note: Jordanne Ringwald ’09 (CAST) recently celebrated her 2nd anniversary as founder of Risus Talent Partners (Rtp). Since Jordanne founded the company with her two business partners, they have placed over 600 employees in key positions throughout the Northeast. Jordanne has partnered with many RIT alumni on both the client and job seeker side. Services offered include direct placement search, recruitment process outsourcing and HR consulting. Risus (R-EYE-Sus) is Latin for “laughter.” Risus Talent Partners is English for “Your talent challenges are important; let’s partner to solve them.”
Submitted on: July 2, 2023
Name: Michael Dailey
Class Year(s): 1981
Note: Michael Dailey ’81 (CAST) has retired after a 42-year career in software engineering. He is volunteering as a mountain patrol ranger at Mt Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, NH, and this summer as a volunteer naturalist for the Appalachian Mountain Club’s New Hamphire White Mountain Backcountry High Huts.
Submitted on: June 25, 2023