Class Notes
Name: Karamjit Singh
Class Year(s): 2010, 2011
Note: Karamjit Singh MBA ’12 was appointed as chief delivery officer (CDO) for DG Matrix Inc., a company revolutionizing power conversion and solid state transformers.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Liza Savage-Katz
Class Year(s): 1996, 2021
Note: Liza Savage-Katz BFA ’97 is celebrating a year of meaningful growth and community impact. As founder of KaleidoscopeME® (www.kaleidoscopeme.org), she launched and expanded whole-child afterschool enrichment programs across multiple Rochester charter schools, secured over $400,000 in grant funding, and forged dynamic partnerships with organizations like the Rochester Museum & Science Center, Mindful Tradition, and Bowen Family Farm. Liza also serves as an adjunct professor at RIT, mentoring students at the intersection of design, wellness, and education. Her nonprofit is now collaborating and developing a research study with U of R faculty (and hopefully RIT) and expanding summer programs across the region. She recently launched Alwāni Nefesh (Colors of the Soul), a storytelling and healing arts initiative inspired by Jewish and Arabic roots, exploring trauma-informed education and inter-generational healing. Visit www.kaleidoscopeme.org to learn more.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Michael Lembo
Class Year(s): 2010
Note: Michael Lembo BS ’10 joined CoinTracker, a Series A startup, as their head of institutional and government products.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Marla Mrowka
Class Year(s): 2010
Note: Marla Mrowka BFA ’10 and husband Luis (married in 2023) are living in the Oneonta area while Luis attends SUNY for dietetics. She is currently a freelance creative director / graphic designer and searching for a full-time role. Leads appreciated! marlamrowka.com.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: David Gianna
Class Year(s): 1991
Note: David Gianna BS ’91 is the chief information security officer and strategic advisor at Warden Command Cyber Group. David is also an adjunct professor at Marist University and University of Maryland Global Campus. David serves as commander of the Hudson Valley Senior Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and the Worship Bassist at Christian Life Church in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Kartik Sathappan
Class Year(s): 2016
Note: After a series of successful angel investments, Kartik Sathappan BS ’17 launched Families Fund. Families Fund backs founders rebuilding education, nutrition, and fertility for families! If you’re interested in venture capital and the future of the American family, please don’t hesitate to reach out! https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartiksathappan/
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Bonnie Traymore
Class Year(s): 1985
Note: Bonnie Traymore BS ’85 is a full-time mystery and thriller writer and, Amazon bestselling author. She lives in Honolulu with her husband, but finds herself drawn back to NYC and upstate New York and spends a fair amount of time there. Many of her books are set there. If you like a twisty thriller read that’s not too dark, please check out her books.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Tom Blair
Class Year(s): 1991
Note: Decades after founder Tom Blair MS ’91 built semantic imaging systems at RIT, iClerk AI proudly employs brilliant RIT students such as Josh Yoder BS ’24, MS ’25 to build AI Agents that help universities and schools retain students, personalize curricula, and reduce the cost of education.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Kim Young
Class Year(s): 1992
Note: Kim Young BS ’92 retired in December 2024!
Submitted on: July 8, 2025
Name: Larry Courtney
Class Year(s): 2004
Note: Larry Courtney BS ’06 recently purchased and became president of Lake Erie Graphics in Cleveland, OH.
Submitted on: July 8, 2025