Alumni Profile: Arianna Armelli
After seeing the struggles victims of Hurricane Sandy faced to rebuild their homes, Arianna Armelli (B.Arch. ’12) felt she needed to do something, prompting her to open her firm, Dorothy, which acts as a liaison between property owners and public adjusters who will process and review their insurance claims.
From Friends to Business Partners
Gustavo Penengo (B.Arch. ’96) and Philip Rossillo (B.Arch. ’97) met as architecture students and remained close ever since. After collaborating on a project for a 9/11 memorial on Long Island, they made it official, and started their firm PRDG architecture + design.
Alumnus Eli Wachtel Elected to Board of Trustees
Eli Wachtel (B.S. ’72), co-chief investment officer and founding member of the hedge fund Wachtel Capital LLC, has been elected to New York Tech’s Board of Trustees.
Alumni Profile: Erica Ayisi
When Erica Ayisi (B.F.A. ’03, M.A. ’10) takes on an story, it is always with a deep sense of curiosity. Her work has been published in countless nationally recognized media outlets and publications. And as a Pulitzer Center grantee, she receives funding to pursue work on underreported international human-interest stories.
A Very Special Delivery
Just three months into her first year as a pediatrics resident at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., Emily Kraft (D.O. ’23) was leaving the hospital at the end of her shift to head to a Halloween party when she encountered a woman in distress. The next thing she knew, she was delivering a baby.
Alumni Profile: Digant Bahl
At 17, Digant Bahl (B.S. ’00, M.B.A. ’02) arrived in the United States with less than $20 and a dream. After hard work, he enrolled in New York Tech and received a bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. Just eight years later, he opened his company, Accounting Solutions of NY.
Celebrating 15 Years of FRIENDS
On October 25, the School of Architecture and Design celebrated its 15th Annual Alumni and FRIENDS Reception, raising a record-breaking $401,300 in support of student scholarships, new initiatives, capital improvements, travel, and lectures.
New York Tech-Vancouver Celebrates Its 23rd Commencement
On October 14, family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate New York Tech-Vancouver’s Class of 2023.
Introducing the Ferrara Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Simulation
On October 12, NYITCOM held an official grand opening for the Ferrara Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Simulation and honored esteemed alumnus and New York Tech Board of Trustees Vice Chair Daniel Ferrara (D.O. ’86).
Alumni Profile: John Sorrenti
The road wasn’t always easy for John Sorrenti (B.Arch. ’72, M.B.A. ’78), founder and president of JRS Architect, P.C., but his perseverance paid off. In business for 37 years, his firm boasts two locations and works on projects focused on financial services, healthcare, higher education, corporate, retail, and hospitality.
Alumni Profile: Tim Baty
Tim Baty (D.O. ’20) returned to Wynne, Ark., to work at the same clinic where is medical journey began.
New York Tech Alumni Publish New Books
New York Tech alumni have recently published a handful of new books, ranging in topic from a mother deer and her fawn trying to navigate life in a new forest and a Hollywood director’s all-access look at the industry to an investigation into universities’ use of social media platforms and one doctor’s advice to help readers naturally channel their “feel good” hormones.