Cazenovia College Visual Communications Program

01/15/2026

For those of you who have been asking:

View Tiffany Sarah Varlaro's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/04/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Arvilla Morett. She's illustrated two childrens books, "Leaders Like Us: Pauli Murray" and "Leaders Like Us: Alvin Ailey," both part of the Discovery Library book series. Her illustration work can also be licensed through the Roaring Brook Art licensing agency.

07/25/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Justin Neiser, designer, marketer and entrepreneur. He started with Brooklyn Hot Dog Company (founder & CEO), a testament to the power of smart marketing to build a popular brand, and he's just launched Carfluent, Inc. (founder & CXO), a website platform that provides a bilingual sales experience for their dealership clients. From Brooklyn to Dallas, Texas, Justin's making CazVC proud. Olé!

07/18/2023

What do these familiar brands have in common? A CazVC alum in their design or UI/UX department, of course! Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, doing awesome things at places big (like these brands) and small. Their work touches millions of people every day– and will keep doing so for years.

06/28/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Pinckney Hugo Group, an ad agency in Syracuse, has long recognized that, and currently has 5 of them helping them do awesome things for their growing list of clients. From left, Kimberly Venuti, Senior Art Director, James Chantry, Art Director, Nathaniel Bull, Senior Art Director (you knew about his Emmy, right?), Michelle Gorry, Senior Digital Designer, and Connor Yorks, Junior Digital Designer.

06/26/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Steven Bailey, Web and Marketing Director at Spider Holster. In just a few years, he's helped this niche brand expand with new lines and new markets, managing all manner of advertising and marketing, including trade shows, photo shoots, web and digital media, and packaging design. (Web design for Spider. Come on, admit it: that's kind of funny!)

06/07/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Frank Garguilo, Associate Creative Director at the LA office of Sid Lee, a global creative company. At Caz, Frank's senior project was a rebrand of Frank's RedHot Sauce, featuring a drawing of RedHot's Frank that looked suspiciously like.... himself. He's gone on to work on super cool projects for big name brands at Carrot and Virtue (both VICE agencies) in NYC and The Many and Sid Lee out on the West Coast. Frank's a player!

06/01/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Brandy Aldrich, Senior Designer at Vibrant Brands. She was one of Vibrant Brands' first hires, and she's helped them grow and expand, designing captivating visual identities, engaging marketing materials, and cutting-edge brand strategies. Brandy's agency and their clients love her work, and she clearly loves what's she's doing. Brandy rocks!

05/22/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Liz Leveille, Product Designer for FanDuel Sportsbook and Casino, working out of Atlanta, Georgia. Liz loves the sports industry, and has made a career there, first at the NBA and now with FanDuel– more evidence that CazVC alumni can win big. Don't bet against 'em!

05/18/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Christina Taveras, a passionate illustrator as a student and a successful layout artist for Amscam, Inc., the Wholesale Consumer Products and Manufacturing division of PCHI: Party City, today. She designs party products and packaging for Party City stores, as well as for third party businesses.

05/15/2023

Cazenovia College may have closed, but the CazVC program lives on in the many amazing alumni of our program. Great professionals, having an impact on our fields, doing awesome things. People like Pat Ormsby and Paul Roberts, who were pals in college and landed at the same organization after they graduated. Both are now senior graphic designers for the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International. Every day, they put design to work for something they believe in.