Class Notes
Name: Julianna Truesdale
Class Year(s): 2011
Note: Julianna Johnson-Truesdale ’11 (CIAS), opened a design and marketing agency, True Creative Design and Marketing, in Ithaca, NY, in 2016. A year later Brandon Kelloway ’11 CIAS, joined True Creative and just recently, in July 2019, they expanded True Creative to Rochester, NY. They design and build websites, research and implement strategic Search Engine Optimization (SEO), develop brands, create logos and design all marketing materials. They can be found at truecreativeny.com.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Jonathan Amerault
Class Year(s): 2018
Note: Jonathan Amerault ’18 (KGCOE) was promoted from Associate Manufacturing Engineer to Manufacturing Engineer at Teleflex Medical. In his free time he finished hiking "The 48 4,000 foot mountains" in New Hampshire and continues actively hiking and exploring the Appalachian Trail.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Frank Cicha
Class Year(s): 1961
Note: Frank A. Cicha ’61 (GAP), has retired from Advanced Safe & Lock, Rochester, NY, and, with his wife Judy, moved to the Legacy at Erie Station, a retirement community in Henrietta, NY.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Mikaela David
Class Year(s): 2017
Note: Brendan John BS/MS ’17 (COS/GCCIS) and Mikaela David ’17 (CLA) got married in Brendan’s hometown of Salamanca, New York on August 10, 2019, at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino. The two met at RIT in the Native American Student Association Club back in 2014. They got to know each other while planning club events and attending conferences before they officially started dating at the end of 2015. They both graduated in Spring of 2017, Mikaela with a BS in Advertising and Public Relations and Brendan with a MS in Computer Science. Right now, Brendan and Mikaela live in Florida with their adorable dog, Kona, and both attend the University of Florida.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Carly Smith
Class Year(s): 2000
Note: Carly Smith ’00 (CLA) received her Black Belt Certification in Lean Six Sigma.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Paige Peckham
Class Year(s): 2016
Note: Paige Peckham ’16 (CIAS) recently accepted a position as a Designer at Red Thread in Boston, MA.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Atul Patel
Class Year(s): 1994
Note: Atul H. Patel ’94 (KGCOE) and MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has taken on the role of Product Manager, Aviation Headsets at the Bosch Building Technologies Division in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. He also recently qualified as a Top 5 finalist stand-up comedian in the ACME Comedy Club Funniest Person Contest.
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Jon Yerger
Class Year(s): 1970
Note: Jon Yerger ’70 (KGCOE) is a Founder, first Chairman and a current member of the Board of Directors of the NFP 501(c)(3) Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments (VINES). VINES endeavors to make fresh produce (vegetables, fruits, berries, spices, etc.) available to ALL, particularly those living in "food deserts", primarily in central urban areas. Whenever and wherever possible, VINES will convert an old or recently vacant lot into a dozen or more fertile, raised beds for use by the neighborhood. Soil and security, water and some tools are provided. https://vinesgardens.org
Submitted on: September 10, 2020
Name: Earl Sharkey
Class Year(s): 2019
Note: Earl Sharkey ’19 (KGCOE) landed a dream job at Snapchat.
Submitted on: September 9, 2020
Name: Sal Pellingra
Class Year(s): 1988
Note: Sal J. Pellingra ’88 (CAST), MBA '01 (SCB) received 21st US Patent this year. All are packaging material or design related. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=pellingra&FIELD1=INNM&co1=AND&TERM2=&FIELD2=&d=PTXT
Submitted on: September 9, 2020