Class Notes

Name: Ashish Vora

Class Year(s): 2004

Note: Ashish Vora MS ’04 (KGCOE) was promoted to Sr. Director, Product Engineering (NPI and Operations) at TDK-InvenSense.

Submitted on: May 6, 2022

Name: Sarai Oviedo

Class Year(s): 2010

Note: Sarai Oviedo ’10 (CIAS) graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Master’s of Divinity on May 15, 2022.

Submitted on: May 2, 2022

Name: Shail Rajan

Class Year(s): 1995

Note: Shail (Mithani) Rajan MBA ’95 (SCB) is thrilled to share that she has published her second novel, The Recipient. After more than a decade working for the Big 4 firms, followed by a decade as a stay-at-home, Shail finally chased her dream of becoming an author. She published her debut The Summer Breeze in 2020, which received a wonderful reception from friends, alumni, and complete strangers. Her new book The Recipient, an emotional suspense novel full of plot twists and an unexpected ending, includes a special homage to her hometown of Rochester and is available everywhere books are sold.

Submitted on: May 2, 2022

Name: Wilfredo Alvarez

Class Year(s): 02

Note: Dr. Wilfredo Alvarez ’02 (CLA) and Associate Professor of Communication and Media at Utica University published a new book, Everyday Dirty Work: Invisibility, Communication, and Immigrant Labor (The Ohio State University Press). In the book, Dr. Alvarez explores co-cultural communication practices in the workplace. Specifically, he investigates how Latin American immigrant janitors communicate from their marginalized standpoints in a predominantly white academic organization. He examines how custodial workers perceive, interpret, and thematize routine messages regarding race, ethnicity, social class, immigrant status, and occupation, and how those messages and overall communicative experiences affect both their work and personal lives. For more information about the book, please visit: https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814214671.html

Submitted on: April 28, 2022

Name: Sara Frandina

Class Year(s): 2009

Note: Sara (Paduano) Frandina ’09 (CAST) and Peter Frandina ’08 (KGCOE) welcomed Gemma Lou, their second child, into the world in May 2021.

Submitted on: April 15, 2022

Name: Jan Hogle

Class Year(s): 1986

Note: Dr. Jan Hogle ’86 (GAP) is partnering with her brother Gary in a retirement venture, "Dad’s Ashes", as an alternative to traditional burial of loved ones. The siblings provide a service to scatter cremated remains in a wide variety of custom locations, fully researched for permissions and permits, and documented by means of photos, videos, and online registration. Dad’s Ashes scattering service is more personal, affordable, and permanent than traditional burial. Details may be found at dads-ashes.com.

Submitted on: April 1, 2022

Name: Kevin Foster

Class Year(s): 2004

Note: Kevin Foster ’04 (GCCIS) accepted the role of deputy information technology director for the City of Dover, N.H. Dover is the largest city in the New Hampshire Seacoast Region.

Submitted on: March 8, 2022

Name: Megan Moltrup

Class Year(s): 2014

Note: Megan Moltrup ’14 (CLA) and Jack Kelleher ’15 (GCCIS) were married in Rochester, N.Y. on October 30, 2021. They were surrounded by friends from RIT and had a fabulous Eight Beat Measure reunion performance that brought down the house!

Submitted on: March 8, 2022

Name: Michael Dennehy

Class Year(s): 1994

Note: Michael Dennehy MS ’94 (CAST) recently completed his Doctorate in Technology from Capella University, focused in Information Assurance & Cybersecurity.

Submitted on: March 7, 2022

Name: Jerlyn O’Donnell

Class Year(s): 2007

Note: Jerlyn O’Donnell ’07 (CIAS) was invited to serve on the The Board of Directors of The One Club for Creativity as a member of the Cultural Driver Jury of The One Show 2022. The One Show is one of the world’s most prestigious awards shows recognizing the best creative work in advertising, design, interactive, and branded entertainment. Its reputation is built on the integrity and caliber of the judges, the fairness of the judging process, and the dedication to identifying the most innovative and creative work of the year.

Submitted on: March 4, 2022