Class Notes

Mark Mooney

Name: Mark` Mooney

Class Year(s): 1998

Note: Mark Mooney ’98 (KGCOE) will be skipping a mixed team representing Team USA Curling at the upcoming World Winter Masters Games in Innsbruck, Austria coming up in January 2020.

Submitted on: September 8, 2020

Mike Troise

Name: Michael Troise

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: Mike Troise BS/ME ’19 (KGCOE) has begun working as a mechanical design engineer with TAIT in Lititz, PA. TAIT specializes in the design and fabrication of concert stages and live entertainment automation solutions. He has already had the opportunity to work on shows for artists such as Queen + Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, and Celine Dion. He looks forward to continuing to bring joy to others through the concerts he is a part of bringing to life.

Submitted on: September 8, 2020

The Wilhelms

Name: Layla Petruzzelli

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Timothy Wilhelm ’16 (KGCOE) married Layla (Petruzzelli) Wilhelm ’16 (KGCOE) on June 22, 2019 in Downtown Rochester. The wedding party included Nathaniel Huff ’14 (GCCIS), Paul Snell ’13 (GCCIS), Joanna Pecko ’16 (KGCOE) and Fabian Perez ’16 (KGCOE). Other RIT attendees included Jay Humphreys ’19 (KGCOE), Ben Litts ’16 (KGCOE), Chris Meyer ’16 (KGCOE), Elizabeth Pattie ’18 (COS), Nicole Mackey ’19 (CHST), Andrew Bogdan ’16 (KGCOE), Joe Marsico ’16 (COS), Ben Casto (CET), Aidan Steiger ’17 (KGCOE), Kelly Weiskittel ’19 (KGCOE), Joshua Radziunas (GCCIS), Kyle Rohde ’19 (GCCIS) and Patrick Pipino ’90 (SCB).

Submitted on: September 8, 2020

Brett Hall

Name: Brett Hall

Class Year(s): 2005

Note: For the 6th consecutive year, Brett Hall ’05 (CIAS) was nominated for a Daytime Emmy on the PBS Kids series "Peg + Cat", this time in the category of Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program. He was also promoted to Animation Director on Season 2 of Stephen Colbert’s Showtime animated series "Our Cartoon President", which premiered in May 2019.

Submitted on: September 8, 2020

Name: Elizabeth Stock

Class Year(s): 2004

Note: Elizabeth Stock ’04 (CIAS) won a 2019 Bronze Summit International Creative Award for ˜Best Logo Design-Consumer."

Submitted on: September 8, 2020

Emily Moore

Name: Emily Moore

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Emily Moore ’16 (CIAS) traveled to Morocco with her family for a vacation in July.

Submitted on: September 4, 2020

Name: Eric Wiley

Class Year(s): 2000

Note: Eric Wiley ’99 (CIAS), MBA ’00 (SCB) relocated to Memphis, TN to assume the role of Director, Business and New Product Development at Graphic Packaging International, LLC.

Submitted on: September 4, 2020

The Thought Trap front cover

Name: Nate Levesque

Class Year(s): 2016

Note: Nate Levesque ’16 (GCCIS) is excited to announce the release of his second book, The Thought Trap, on August 7th. The Thought Trap examines the dystopian side to the web where our attention is a commodity. The places where filter bubbles, Deepfakes, and digital propaganda are taking over our thoughts. How are we getting manipulated? To what end? What’s happening across the threshold of the massive online platforms we’re all part of? Look for Nate Levesque on your favorite bookseller’s website or get more details from http://book.natelevesque.com.

Submitted on: September 4, 2020

Elena Zambito

Name: Elena Zambito

Class Year(s): 2019

Note: After graduating from the Echocardiography program at RIT, Elena Zambito ’19 (CHST) landed her dream job at the original MAYO CLINIC in Rochester MN working in the cardiac disease department.

Submitted on: September 4, 2020

Name: Louis Loutrel

Class Year(s): 1971

Note: Lou Loutrel ’71 (GAP) and Kathy Loutrel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at the French Lick Springs Resort in August. They were able to gather with their friends and family (24) for a celebration of how God has blessed them over the years.

Submitted on: September 4, 2020