Past Class Notes
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First Name: Louis
Last Name: Luba
Class Year: 1989
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2019 Award Winner
Note: Lou Luba '89 (CLA) was recently awarded the State of Connecticut Oliver Ellsworth Award and the recipient of a Governor's Proclamation from Governor Ned Lamont as the 2019 Prosecutor of the Year, for his continued work with victims of sexual assault, as well as work on the case of State v. Christopher Lamb. This case involved the online harassment and & sextortion of 20 female victims over a period of 4 years, resulting in the conviction of the defendant on 49 various counts of Computer Crime, Coercion, Unlawful Dissemination of Intimate Images and Child Pornography. He will be discussing this case as part of a presentation he is giving at the National Conference for Victims of Crime National Training Institute in Denver later this year. Lou has been a prosecutor for over 25 years and one of the leading cybercrime prosecutors for Connecticut. He earned his BS in Criminal Justice from RIT in 1989 and JD/MPA from Syracuse University in 1993. Lou also holds a Master in Homeland Security from the American Military University and is a retired Commander from the United States Coast Guard, retiring in 2016 after 3 overseas deployments between 2007-2013.
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First Name: Marie
Last Name: Desrosiers
Class Year: 2000
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Note: Marie Desrosiers '00 (CLA) is working as a Lead Independent Living Specialist at DEAF, Inc. in M.A.
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First Name: Keith
Last Name: Cagle
Class Year: 1982
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Keith Cagle
Note: Keith M. Cagle Ph.D., '82 (CLA) is the current chairperson of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education Department at RIT / NTID. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of New Mexico. He earned his MA in Educational Administration from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 2010, and he achieved his BS in Social Work from RIT/NTID in 1982. He has been teaching the undergraduate and graduate ASL and interpreting courses since 1986. He was the chair of the Department of Interpretation and Translation Department at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and the Interpreter Education program chair at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). He led the curriculum development and revisions on some ASL and interpreting courses and program for four interpreting education programs in North Carolina. He developed some undergraduate courses at NTID, Gardner-Webb University and CPCC, and some graduate courses for the University of Northern Colorado. Currently, he is serving as the Vice-President on Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)'s Center on Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation (CASLI) board. He was the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) president in 1990-1995. He was the ASLTA Evaluation chairperson in 2000-2015. He served on North Carolina interpreter licensing board, and on the national and state committees for ASL bill, standards, outcomes, and screening. On a personal side, he has three hearing CODA children.
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First Name: Mark
Last Name: Vedel
Class Year: 1984
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Mark Vedel
Note: Mark Vedel '84 (SCB) recently started a new engagement at Sharp Business Systems in Los Angeles as a Network Services Architect. Sharp Business Systems (SBS) is a direct sales division of Sharp Electronics Corporation. Our SBS branches throughout the U.S. combine the resources of a multi-billion dollar corporation and the value of local representation with local management and community relationships. Our experienced business technology specialists evaluate your current technology environment and document workflow to help improve your company's efficiency, security and bottom-line through our best-in-class products, solutions and support.
Sharp Business Systems (SBS) offers a unique and consultative approach called the Communication Continuum to help you better communicate with staff and customers to drive business success faster. We focus on a discovery process to assess four primary forms of communication: Document-Based, Image-Based and Collaborative based Communication, all supported by a strong, secure Infrastructure and Network Services backbone.
Mark is focused on solving a specific set of problems for your business. If your organization utilizes plans, designs, blueprints or other critical technical documents, he has the experience and expertise to help you secure and manage that intellectual property. He also specializes in data analytics, Industrial IoT and Cyber Security.
Sharp Business Systems (SBS) offers a unique and consultative approach called the Communication Continuum to help you better communicate with staff and customers to drive business success faster. We focus on a discovery process to assess four primary forms of communication: Document-Based, Image-Based and Collaborative based Communication, all supported by a strong, secure Infrastructure and Network Services backbone.
Mark is focused on solving a specific set of problems for your business. If your organization utilizes plans, designs, blueprints or other critical technical documents, he has the experience and expertise to help you secure and manage that intellectual property. He also specializes in data analytics, Industrial IoT and Cyber Security.
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First Name: Jeffrey
Last Name: Salava
Class Year: 1994
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Note: Jeffrey Salava '94 (CIAS) writes, "After 6 years as a lead graphic designer creating trade show displays, business identities and fleet graphics, I recently quit my position to direct full attention to my fine art reproduction business. I started Archival Arts out of my basement in Baltimore, MD in August of 2000 and it has grown into a full time business servicing over 2000 local and national artists. We specialize in large format art reproductions on canvas and watercolor media. www.archivalarts.com So much for my film degree!"