Class Notes

Name: Jenn Desrosiers

Class Year(s): 2018

Note: Jennifer Palmer ’18 (KGCOE) ME ’18 (KGCOE) and Peter Desrosiers ’18 (GCCIS) were married on August 27, 2021 in front of family and friends. Jenn and Peter met while working at new student orientation at RIT, became good friends, and later started dating. They were surrounded by RIT alumni with graduation class representation ranging from 1986 through 2020.

Submitted on: November 29, 2021

Name: Irianto Safari

Class Year(s): 1989

Note: Irianto Safari ’89 (CAST) recently published several e-books on renewable energy including wind, solar, and waste-to-energy (WtE). These easy reading, beginner-level books are aimed at technologists, smart building and city enthusiasts, designers and builders. They are available by searching “energy” at bukumini.com. Based in Singapore, Irianto is an expert in the design and installation of mechanical and electrical systems, especially air conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems, for industrial, residential, and commercial buildings. He was recently invited to be a keynote speaker on Waste to Energy and Air-Conditioning engineering by several Indonesian universities, including Siliwangi University and Andalas University, where he is assisting on their research work on Waste-to-Energy and Floating PV Panels.

Submitted on: November 15, 2021

Name: Rachelle (Danno) Latona

Class Year(s): 2009

Note: Rachelle (Danno) Latona ’09 (CAST) and Lawrence Latona welcomed a son into the world in May 2021. Big sister, London Rose, and little brother, Levi Theodore, are adjusting well to being lifelong best friends.

Submitted on: November 15, 2021

Name: Natalia Dempsey

Class Year(s): 2017

Note: Natalia Dempsey ’17 (COLA) and Szymon Nagawiecki ’18 (CAST) were married on September 18, 2021. Natalia and Szymon met on Natalia’s first day at RIT as a transfer student. They were surrounded by friends, family and fellow tigers at their wedding.

Submitted on: November 11, 2021

Name: Sara Pilson

Class Year(s): 2017

Note: Sara Pilson ’17 (COS) joined the Garden City office of Goldberg Segalla, a national civil litigation firm. Sara focuses her practice on intellectual property, trademark registration and litigation, helping to protect her clients’ business-related ideas, inventions, imagery, and creative compositions. She has drafted and submitted claims for semiconductor and mechanical patents to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and responded to actions in trademark, copyright, and patent prosecution matters. She has also composed legal memoranda for a variety of intellectual property issues, including fair use. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at RIT, Sara earned her juris doctor at the Fordham University School of Law. Her clients often benefit from her background in science, which includes experience as an advanced undergraduate research assistant at the Rochester Institute of Technology as well as a National Science Foundation fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.

Submitted on: November 10, 2021

Couple surrounded by RIT Tiger Family (Alums and employees)

Name: Megan Fritts

Class Year(s): 2008, 2018

Note: Megan Fritts ’08 (CIAS) MS ’18 (SOIS) and Anthony Critelli BS ’14 (GCCIS) MS ’19 (GCCIS) were married on May 29, 2021. Megan and Anthony met at RIT and started dating a few years later. They were surrounded by many RIT alums and current staff at their wedding.

Submitted on: November 5, 2021

Kelly Vanderwerff, Senior Research Engineer, at Raven Industries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo courtesy of Raven Industries.

Name: Kelly Vanderwerff

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Kelly Vanderwerff (CIAS) has worked at Raven Industries for four years. She is a Senior Research Engineer and the company recently wrote a feature story about her career at the leading autonomous agricultural technology company. Kellys says it’s an amazing opportunity to shape the technology that farmers of the future are implementing in their operations across the country, and that Raven is developing autonomous technology faster than most companies in the field. Raven Industries is investing in recruiting engineering excellence to build the path forward. Kelly would love to see more RIT graduates join the company! The feature article is available online here: https://ravenind.com/careers/engineers/finding-connection-collaboration-through-data-at-raven Raven would be happy to share publishing permissions to reach the RIT alumni network! Feel free to email Kelly’s colleague Lisa McElrath at lisa.mcelrath@ravenind.com or (605) 336-2750 and she can send you the copy and more images.

Submitted on: November 4, 2021

Chelsea Coates and Ryan Biederbeck wedding

Name: Chelsea Coates

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Chelsea Coates ’16 (GCCIS) and Ryan Biederbeck ’16 (CAST) got married on September 5, 2021 in South Wales, N.Y. There were 18 tiger alumni in attendance. They are so grateful to RIT for bringing them together.

Submitted on: November 4, 2021

Name: Courtney Getman

Class Year(s): 2015

Note: Courtney Getman ’15 (KGCOE) and Steven Braeger were married in the mountains of Utah with friends and family present. Several RIT alumni made the journey to celebrate with them!

Submitted on: November 2, 2021

On October 15th, 2021, alumni Katherine McIndoe and Michael D’Onofrio were married. Both Kate and Mike are RIT graduates who met during orientation for their program, Advertising Photography. Soon after orientation they began dating and the rest is histor

Name: Katherine and Michael D’Onofrio

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Katherine McIndoe ’19 (CAD) ’22 MST (CAD) and Michael D’Onofrio ’19 9CAD) were married on October 15, 2021. Kate and Mike met during orientation for their program, Advertising Photography, and soon began dating. They were surrounded by friends, family and fellow RIT Tigers at their wedding.

Submitted on: October 16, 2021