Class Notes

Name: Jeremy Sniatecki

Class Year(s): 1995

Note: Jeremy Sniatecki BFA ’95 was chosen as the winner of the design competition for the new official city flag of the history-rich North Tonawanda, New York community.

Submitted on: July 9, 2025

Name: Briana Mackey

Class Year(s): 2023

Note: Briana Mackey BFA ’23 has been hired as a Junior Multimedia Designer for the Division of University Advancement at RIT.

Submitted on: July 9, 2025

Name: Jemeul Thompson

Class Year(s): 1987, 2005

Note: Jemeul Thompson BS ’05 is grateful for his RIT education. In 2012, after working in the education and non-profit sectors on a variety of instructional and community technology programs and projects in Rochester and Western NY, Jemeul decided to explore using the communications and instructional design aspects of his degree. This opened doors to a world he had no idea existed. Jemeul took a position with a unique company that provides training for the aviation security (AVSEC) sector and has not looked back. At the end of the pandemic, he took an exciting position with Delta Air Lines in cargo compliance and security, helping ensure that our planes are safe and secure for passenger travel. Jemeul loves what he does every day. His career would not have been possible without his RIT education.

Submitted on: July 9, 2025

Name: Viren Desai

Class Year(s): 1985

Note: Viren Desai BFA ’85 self-published a book entitled, Footprints in Time, a collection of Viren’s poems in English and Hindi, juxtaposed with images Viren shot over the years.

Submitted on: July 9, 2025

Name: Kathryn McGuire

Class Year(s): 97

Note: Kathy McGuire MS ’97 retired after 40 years of executive health care leadership. In her transition, she created McGuire Advisor LLC and has taken on the role of executive advisor to several health care organizations and health tech start-ups, including inventors, founders, and leaders. She’s also working on her golf game in FL. She was thrilled to see the RIT orange and brown recently in Grand Central Terminal in NYC - with great promotion of various RIT colleges and programs.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Joel Miller

Class Year(s): 1977

Note: Joel Miller BS ’77 has been a Jewish communal professional for approximately five decades. Joel is currently director of operations at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, IL. This is one of the largest reform congregations in the US.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Ethan Feldman

Class Year(s): 2007

Note: Ethan Feldman BS ’07 and his wife welcomed their second daughter, Bexleigh.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: CJ Wurster

Class Year(s): 2000

Note: Dr. CJ Wurster BS ’00 was recently appointed as president of Chandler-Gilbert Community College, which is a part of the Maricopa County Community College District in the Greater Phoenix Metro area. CJ is the fifth college president to lead the institution, which serves over 19,000 students per year.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Robert Stone

Class Year(s): 2021

Note: Robert Stone MFA ’21 was hired as a photography instructor at CT State Manchester in Manchester, CT, USA. This is a full-time tenure-track position! Robert will be starting Fall 2025, and he couldn’t be more excited. A dream come true, and a journey a decade in the making.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025

Name: Rose Blanchard

Class Year(s): 2023

Note: Rose Blanchard MS ’23 started a new job as an EO/IR engineer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in May 2025.

Submitted on: July 8, 2025