Class Notes

Name: Natalie Surace

Class Year(s): 2011, 2020

Note: Natalie Surace-Veator ’11 (SCB) MBA ’20 (SCB) was married in a small outdoor ceremony on September 26, 2020. She and her husband, David Veator, enjoyed a honeymoon shortly after in the Adirondack high peaks.

Submitted on: November 11, 2020

Name: Alan Frohlichstein

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Alan Frohlichstein ’77 (GAP) has been re-elected for a four year term to the Board of Directors of the Ophthalmic Photographers’ Society. He has also launched his website Alanfrohlichstein.com featuring his live performance music photography, specializing in Jazz and Blues venues.

Submitted on: October 10, 2020

Name: Gerard Kiernan

Class Year(s): 1983

Note: Gerard Kiernan ’83 (CAST) writes: "As the Facilities Engineer & Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Springfield in Massachusetts I was Instrumental in securing Solar Credits for the City that will result in over $5,000,00.00 in energy savings and reduce the City’s carbon footprint. A win for the City and a win for the environment."

Submitted on: October 7, 2020

Name: Sophie Schillaci

Class Year(s): 2010

Note: Sophie Schillaci ’10 (CLA) and Mike Boya ’11 (GCCIS) welcomed their second child, Colton Dean Boya, in March 2020 in Los Angeles.

Submitted on: October 7, 2020

Name: Kevin Hall

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Kevin Hall ‘77 (FAA) has won an award from the Advertising Club of Connecticut 2020 Awards Show in the category of Signage, Graphics & Point of Purchase for his design work titled: “Holiday Sales Event”. Hall is principal/creative director at Kevin Hall Design, a graphic design and branding firm just outside New Haven, CT.

Submitted on: October 2, 2020

Name: Yordan Tuzsuzov

Class Year(s): 2020

Note: Yordan Tuzsuzov ’20 (SOIS) writes: My book, "Systems Engineering for All", is officially released! It is a short, non-academic introduction to Systems Engineering, targeted to the general public of engineers and product designers, without prior systems engineering experience. Compact content, simple wording, and examples for each concept - these were my main objectives here (hopefully achieved). The book also introduces my I-CM (Interface-Component Model) method, to illustrate some of the discussed concepts and activities.

Submitted on: September 22, 2020

Name: Lorenny Mota Morla

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Lorenny Mota Morla MS ’16 (SOIS) and Michael Berrios ’14 (GCCIS) are happy to announce the birth of their son, Silas Michael, on February 24, 2020.

Submitted on: September 22, 2020

Name: Lorenny Mota Morla

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Lorenny Mota MS ’16 (SOIS) and Michael Berrios ’14 (GCCIS) are celebrating their two year wedding anniversary.

Submitted on: September 22, 2020

Name: Gene Sniatecki

Class Year(s): 1995

Note: Jeremy Sniatecki ’95 (CIAS) recently worked with Acme Archives and Lucasfilm/Disney to create a series of retro-style location posters based on the Star Wars series "The Mandalorian." Visit www.AcmeArchivesDirect.com for more information. Image copyright Lucasflim Ltd, Disney and Acme Archives. Used with permission.

Submitted on: September 22, 2020

Name: Gene Salerno

Class Year(s): 1979

Note: Gene Salerno ’79 (FAA) shares his most recent work, "The American Series Art", a book of 5 historical paintings with other Tiger alumni. These five, beautiful oil paintings were created during the 1976 American Bicentennial and are as relevant today as they were then. Further details may be found at the americanseriesart.com. Gene’s wife, Daryl Elizabeth Salerno, edited this book and the two also partnered on her recent book, "Cape Cod: A Spiritual Journey of Surf and Sand", which Daryl Elizabeth authored and Gene provided the photography.

Submitted on: September 22, 2020