Sue Lauder, Class of 1971

A pioneer in girls and women’s sports who excelled in multiple sports pre-Title IX at Fairport, Sue Lauder went on to a four-sport Hall of Fame career at SUNY Cortland before becoming a nationally prominent women’s sports advocate for Division III colleges. As athletic director at Fitchburg (Mass.) State University, she has overseen more than $5 million in campus improvements and established a standard of service that has helped Special Olympics, nursing homes, Habitat for Humanity, blood drives and care packages for the troops. The Fitchburg athletics program received an NCAA Div. III Sportsmanship Award at the national convention in 2010. She is the only female to head a collegiate football-only league, the 16-member New England Football Conference. Her community involvement includes board of directors and leadership responsibilities with the West Dennis (Mass.) Public Library and West Dennis Yacht Club. Sue volunteers at the Boston Marathon and the cancer fundraising Pan Mass Challenge bike-a-thon.

Andy Martino, Class of 1999

Andy Martino of Maplewood, N.J., FHS Class of 1999, is an Emmy award-winning writer, broadcaster and reporter who has covered the Philadelphia Phillies for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Mets and New York Yankees for the New York Daily News. His broadcasting career has included work for SportsNet New York, ESPN, MLB Network, MSNBC and CNN. His books include “Cheated,” “Talk of Champions” and “The Yankee Way.” His Daily News assignments have also included coverage of culture and entertainment.

Timothy J. Mason, Class of 1978

Working for a manufacturer of heavy equipment, and encountering an advertising representative in the office one day, Timothy J. Mason recalled in the Rochester Business Journal “This guy would come in and he was happy and skipping and having a wonderful time and just seemed to have a lot of energy, lot of excitement, lot of passion,” Mason said. “I said, ‘I want to do what you’re doing.’” Some 15 years later, Timothy owns his own marketing and digital advertising companies that have earned accolades multiple years as being in the top 100 fastest-growing businesses in the Rochester area. Mason Marketing LLC and Mason Digital LLC serve more than 100 clients across the country; several dozen in the Rochester area. He says his success comes from “working hard for everything, leading by example.”

Andrew John Spacher, Class of 2010

Andrew John Spacher is a highly decorated Major in the U.S. Army who served in several overseas theaters, including South Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany. He calls commanding the Bravo Battery of 100 soldiers in Ansbach, Germany, “the most rewarding experience of [his] career.” The battery provided short-range air and missile defense for Europe in training events and working with NATO-allied militaries in Germany, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Macedonia. While serving as commanding major at Fort Hood, the Army’s largest active-duty armored post in the U.S., in central Texas, he advocated for strict adherence to preventing sexual harassment during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. In the Fort Hood Sentinel newsletter in April 2026, he wrote “there is no separation between caring for people and maintaining readiness. They are the same fight. Enforcing standards consistently and ensuring every Soldier understands that respect is non-negotiable. Intervention is a key part of prevention. Every team member has a role. If something feels off, it probably is. Step in. Say something. Get help. Protecting the force is a shared responsibility that requires moral courage to act, even when it is uncomfortable.”

Elizabeth A. Wolford, Class of 1985

The first woman to serve as a judge in the U.S. District Court’s Western District and the first woman to be chief judge of the district, Elizabeth A. Wolford says she enjoys “the public service aspect of [her] position and opportunity to interact with many different segments of our community, all in an effort to pursue justice.” Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) said when recommending to President Barack Obama that she be nominated that “she has all the right skills and intellect to be an insightful, modest and well-respected judge. She forged a distinguished legal career and built a very successful practice, but her sense of public service and love of the law has motivated her to bring her talents to the bench.” Judge Wolford, a native of Buffalo who has lived most of her life in the Rochester area, has been honored multiple times for her work. She takes special pride in receiving the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys’ Dolores Denman Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of a jurist in promoting the fair and equal administration of justice, which has a significant impact on women and minorities. She has also been an advocate of pro bono work for the underprivileged, stemming from her days in private practice in Rochester. Among her civic contributions she has served on the board of Sojourner House at Path Stone, a domestic violence service in the Rochester area providing help for people dealing with domestic abuse.

Rick Beato, Class of 1980

Michael Blaakman, Class of 2005

An award-winning author, public speaker and historian of the American Revolution and the early American Republic developed his love of humanities and history during his days at FHS. A tenured professor of history at Princeton, he was awarded a “best first book in American history” prize for his publication “Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic.” As a Fulbright Scholar, he spent a year teaching English and American Studies in the Slovak Republic.

Cynthia Stevens Graubart, Class of 1978

A James Beard Foundation award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, and culinary television producer. A career freelance television and multi-media journalist, she has been published in many major metropolitan media and national magazines. She has authored 14 cookbooks, among them the award-winning Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking and Chicken: A Savor the South Cookbook.

Scott C. Miller, Class of 1975

The founder of a nationally acclaimed non-profit organization to help communities end poverty became committed to the effort as a volunteer serving the homeless in downtown Rochester while a student at FHS. The Circles USA model is a community-building approach by partnering with local organizations to foster relationships across income lines to support families moving out of poverty and into economic stability. An author of several books on poverty, he was awarded the American Association of Retired Persons Well-Being Champion award in 2018.

David M. Rearson, Class of 1960

An Air Force veteran and lifelong volunteer in the Fairport-Perinton community, he joined the Egypt Fire Association at age 24, held all firematic offices, including three terms as chief, and continued to drive trucks and answer calls into his 80s. He is a two-time marathoner and was a ski patrol volunteer at Bristol Mountain for 25 years, where twice he assisted in life-threatening accidents and earned Purple Merit and Blue Merit stars from the National Ski Patrol for saving lives. At FHS he played soccer on the Raiders’ first three scholastic varsity teams.

David Yawman, Class of 1986

David P. Yonkers, Class of 1956

A career officer in the U.S.  Navy for 26 years, he rose to become captain, one rank below admiral,  and was awarded numerous medals, including the Legion of Merit, for his service. His deployment on the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war in 1987 resulted in commanding a successful escort of reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers through a minefield. It made national news and Yonkers admitted in interviews that the Navy had no minesweepers in the area to help. His father, Milton H. Yonkers, was a Fairport principal, industrial arts teacher and driver education instructor for 35 years.

James Ockenden '79

Julie (Teachman) Domaratz '80

Josa Hanzlik '03 

William A. Dancy Jr.
Class of 1974
An Army war veteran who served as a cryptology specialist in seven countries overseas, including Bosnia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, volunteered extensively in the Fairport-Perinton community. He holds a life rank as a Boy Scout patrol leader. A VFW, American Legion and Kiwanis Club member who organized fundraisers for food and clothing to assist low-income families.

Matt Owens
Class of 2001
An award-winning trumpet player and arranger who has been horn section leader for American singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus, a two-time Grammy nominee. A Berklee College of Music honors graduate, he has performed with Dolly Parton, made several appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” held lead chair in the Broadway musical production “Mean Girls” and has been lead trumpet for the “New York Spring Spectacular: The Rockettes” at Radio City Music Hall.

Steve Skeates
Class of 1961
An American comic book creator whose most frequent response to the question, “how did you learn how to write?” was always answered with, “write, write, write!” He was known for his work on  Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Plop!. He wrote under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms Chester Hazel and Warren Savin. A math major when he entered college, he went on to win the comic book industry’s top writing award in 2012.

John “Dutch” Summers
Class of 1959
A self-made businessman and philanthropist who worked behind the scenes to address community problems and was a quiet benefactor to dozens of disadvantaged youths, especially those in the Rochester City School District. He was described by a prominent colleague as having a, “gruff kind of exterior but he had this heart that was huge.” He grew a small machine shop on Turk Hill Road into a multi-national and international company. A business partner and close friend told of his colleague giving “freely of his time and resources, quietly supporting countless causes and organizations without any desire for acknowledgment or praise.”

Jonathan Beck. Class of 1998
Businessman Co-owns Red Coyote, a running and fitness store named No. 1 of its kind in the country in 2015. Heavily invested in community programs in Oklahoma.

Jennifer Collins. Class of 1974
A lifelong health care professional specializing in physical therapy, gerontology and PT education. Honored for her physiotherapy work in cultural exchanges with a health sciences institute in Kerala, India.

Virginia Williams Matzan Gullo. Class of 1964
Volunteer for over 50 years at Perinton Ambulance Corps. Became a Registered Nurse involved with trauma care then gastroenterology and hepatology at URMC. Founding director of a 5K benefiting colon cancer awareness.

Dr. Sian “Leo” Proctor. Class of 1988
Astronaut who accompanied four civilians on the SpaceX Inspiration Mission that orbited Earth for three days. Geoscientist, Afro-futurism space artist, entrepreneur and an inspiring international speaker who has devoted her life to educational outreach.