President: Jarett Wait ’80
jwait@jfwaitadv.com
Professional Experience: Jarett Wait is managing principal of JF Wait Advisors, a consulting firm based in New York City. He is senior advisor and board member at CoVenture. Prior to this, Jarett was a managing director, member of the executive committee and global head of the Capital Formation Group at Fortress Investment Group. Jarett spent the vast majority of his career at Lehman Brothers in various senior executive roles. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, advisory board member for Center on Law and Security NYU School of Law, board member of Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS), and member of the board for CityLax. Jarett is a 1980 graduate of the College of Art & Sciences, Cornell University.
Jarett is president of the alumni board of Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi Fraternity. He is a board member for the Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. He previously served on the Cornell University Council, the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council, and Cornell Athletic Advisory Board. He is an active supporter of both Cornell men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.
Vice President: Liviu Rusu ’98
lvrusu@gmail.com
Professional Experience: Liviu studied business and mechanical engineering at Cornell. He is a builder in New York City and a serial entrepreneur. His construction projects have been featured in print, television, and online media. Entrepreneurial endeavors include a Facebook-like start-up in 2000, a biodiesel refinery in the Bronx, and a kombucha brewery in Jersey City.
Cornell Involvement: Liviu is an active supporter of the Cornell polo program. As a father to two sons, Alexander (’35) and George (’38), he is committed to ensuring that Sigma Pi will be here with the same learning opportunities he had.
Treasurer and Chapter Faculty Advisor: John Haggerty ’78
jjh56@cornell.edu
Professional Experience: Before retiring in 2003 to pursue a doctorate degree at Cornell (received in 2010), John spent 27 years as a human resources manager, including 21 years at General Electric where he was the vice president of human resources for the Industrial Systems business. He is now teaching at Cornell.
Cornell Involvement: John is a senior lecturer in Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell.
Secretary: Slater Goodman ’18
jsg325@cornell.edu
Professional Experience: Before retiring in 2003 to pursue a doctorate degree at Cornell (received in 2010), John spent 27 years as a human resources manager, including 21 years at General Electric where he was the vice president of human resources for the Industrial Systems business. He is now teaching at Cornell.
Cornell Involvement: John is a senior lecturer in Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell.
General Counsel: Peter Muth ’74
pmuth@roadrunner.com
Professional Experience: Peter currently works in Buffalo, New York, at Hodgson Russ LLP, the largest law firm in upstate New York. Specializing in bankruptcy and commercial law, he has also been an enthusiastic public speaker, presenting at close to 100 seminars over the last 40 years. He has been lucky enough to be able to ease into “semi-retirement”, continuing specialized work for many longstanding bank and credit union clients.
Cornell Involvement: Class of 1974, serving as alumni secretary in his sophomore year and sage in his senior year. He was steward in both my junior and senior years. Outside of Sigma Pi, Peter was a member of the Cornell Glee Club, participating in its historic Eastern Europe tour.
Craig Dewey ’06
craig.dewey@gmail.com
Professional Experience: Craig moved to Los Angeles a week after graduation and started as a post-production assistant for the film Miami Vice. The following year, he went on to work for Warner Bros. Television and Lakeshore Entertainment before becoming an assistant editor. In the past five years, Craig has contributed to The Darkest Hour, Guilt Trip, World War Z and Delivery Man, as well several independent films. He recently relocated to Berkeley, California while his girlfriend attends University of California, Berkeley for her Masters in Journalism. In the meantime, he is writing screenplays and working on his first novel.
Cornell Involvement: Craig has served as a Cornell Alumni Association Ambassador in both Los Angeles and Alameda County since 2006.
David C. D’Orlando ’79
ddorlando@comcast.net
Professional Experience: Principal of Baldwin and Welsh & Parker Insurance Agencies in Massachusetts since 1990. Prior to that, served as export transportation manager and folding carton division administrative manager at Westvaco Corporation and as an environmental engineer with Dynamac Corp. and Proctor and Gamble.
Cornell Involvement: Cornell Engineering Ambassador in the ’90s. Class of ’79 fundraising for 30th Reunion Gift in 2009.
Jonathan M. Fordin ’80
jmfordin@yahoo.com
Professional Experience: Jonathan M. Fordin is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Insurance Practice Group. A Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated litigator and certified mediator, Jonathan has over 30 years of experience handling cases involving life, health, and disability insurance. He regularly represents securities brokers and dealers, corporations, and other business entities on claims under ERISA and state law, as well as issues related to HIPAA and first party claims. Jonathan is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a civil litigation mediator. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, an international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. He’s also a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program, where he has been on the faculty for numerous NITA sponsored trial advocacy programs.
