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Business Council Members

The Business Council connects students at the Leon Hess Business School with practicing professionals and senior executives from a wide range of industries. Together, their experience augments the educational experience offering an extraordinary resource for students, faculty, and staff. Select individual members’ profiles to view their full professional profiles or use the filters below to view members by industry or areas of expertise.

  • Jemal J. Beale

    Professional Experience
    President, Managing Partner, Apex Solutions Group LLC

    Areas of Expertise
    Management & Operations

    Email: jemal.beale@apexsolgroup.com

    Phone: 908-309-7877

  • Glenn Bellomy ‘83

    Professional Experience
    Partner & Practice Leader Consumer Products Services Group at Withum,

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting

    Email: gbellomy@withum.com

    Phone: 732-259-4953

  • Alicia Caldwell

    Professional Experience
    Partner, Health Care & Not-for-Profit Assurance & Advisory at Baker Tilly US, Former Vice President of Treasury Regulatory Commitments at Goldman Sachs, Senior Auditor at Wilkin & Guttenplan

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting

    Email: alicia.caldwell@bakertilly.com

    Phone: 732-687-3535

  • Tom Cardinale ‘97

    Professional Experience
    Tax Partner at EisnerAmper LLP

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting, Strategic Planning

    Email: thomas.cardinale@eisneramper.com

    Phone: 732-243-7457

  • Brian Carolan

    Professional Experience
    Chief Financial Officer at SailPoint

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting

    Email: brian-carolan@outlook.com

    Phone: 732-239-2832

  • Natasha Chandler ‘92 ‘96M

    Professional Experience
    Senior Partner at Korn Ferry Consulting, Former CEO Chandler Consulting Group, Former VP Human Resources Honeywell, Former Executive Director Merck

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Human Relations, Management & Operations, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: natasha.chandler@comcast.net

    Phone: 908-625-5913

  • Deb Clay

    Professional Experience
    Board of Trustees at Goehring & Rosencwajg Natural Resources Fund, Former Vice President of Technology at New York Life, Former Head of Global Program Management at Hess Corporation

    Areas of Expertise
    Change Management, Entrepreneurship, Management & Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Technology, Transformation Leadership

    Email: darpertclay@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-770-1608

  • Max Cohen ‘19

    Professional Experience
    Business Development Representative

    Areas of Expertise
    Customer Engagment, Data & Analytics, Sales

    Email: maxcohen1324@gmail.com

    Phone: 973-349-9283

  • Jeanie Coomber

    Professional Experience
    Owner at Transition Enterprises, Former Vice Presidet of AllianceBernstein

    Areas of Expertise
    Entrepreneurship, Management & Operations

    Email: jc@jeaniecoomber.com

    Phone: 732-492-2465

  • Alex Daudier ‘14

    Professional Experience
    Principal Owner, Xela Advisory Services

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting, Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning

    Email: adaudier@xelaadvisory.com

    Phone: 732-310-4049

  • Jeremy Deck

    Professional Experience
    Vice President at HUB International, Trusted Advisor for Vistage Worldwide, inc., Former Account Manageer at Empire BlueCross Blue Shield, Former Food Service Director at United States Millitary Acadamey at West Point

    Areas of Expertise
    Data & Analytics, Insurance, Management & Operations, Supply Chain

    Email: jeremy.deck@hubinternational.com

    Phone: 609-358-2612

  • Philip Dunn ‘05

    Professional Experience
    Senior Vice President at Alliant Insurance Services

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Insurance, Sales

    Email: philip.dunn@alliant.com

    Phone: 609-760-8037

  • Philip Forlenza Esq.

    Professional Experience
    Partner at Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.

    Areas of Expertise
    Corporate Finance

    Email: pforlenza@ghclaw.com

    Phone: 732-741-3900

  • Gordon Forsyth

    Professional Experience
    Senior Practice Lead at Defined Logic, Practice Lead of Experience Innovation at Gerent LLC

    Areas of Expertise
    Artifical Intellegence, Data & Analytics, Product Design, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: gforsyth@definedlogic.com

    Phone: 973-699-1392

  • John Giannotto

    Professional Experience
    Managing Director at Wells Fargo, Former Advisor for PWC, Former Managing Director for Morgan Stanley

    Areas of Expertise
    Investment Banking, Risk Management

    Email: jgiannotto624@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-690-2618

  • Rick Gumina ‘06

    Professional Experience
    Senior Vice President of Wealth Management, Corporate Retirement Director, Workplace Advisor for Equity Compensation, Chartered Retirement Plans Specalist, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Former Portfolio Management Associate at Morgan Stanley, Former Investment Research Analyst at Smith Barney

    Areas of Expertise
    Financial Planning, Marketing

    Email: richard.m.gumina@morganstanley.com

    Phone: 732-385-3515

  • Tanya Hill ‘93 ‘99M

    Professional Experience
    Executive Director, Patient Experience & Operations with CSL Behring., Former VP of Customer Experience, Sales and Marketing with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk.

    Areas of Expertise
    Customer Engagement, Executive Leadership, Management & Operations, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: Brit_tanya@verizon.net

    Phone: 732-763-8866

  • Jason Horowitz ‘14 ‘15M

    Professional Experience
    Broker of Record, Triforce Commercial Real Estate LLC., Principal, Big Dreams Property Holdings LLC., Producer, Safe Harbour Group, LTD., Property Manager H.S.C. Management Corporation

    Areas of Expertise
    Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Real Estate

    Email: jason@triforcecre.com

    Phone: 845-323-9177

  • Sheldon Horowitz

    Professional Experience
    First Vice President, Hub International Northeast, LTD

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Real Estate

    Email: Sheldon.Horowitz@hubinternational.com

    Phone: 914-523-2731

  • Timothy Kerner

    Professional Experience
    President of The Millennium Group, Advisory Board Member for Smiota, Former Field Artillery Officer with the U.S. Army

    Areas of Expertise
    Leadership & Management, Management & Operations, Marketing, Personnel Management, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: timkerner22@gmail.com

  • Raymond Klose ‘77

    Professional Experience
    Founder & President Klose Associates, Inc, Global Designers of 3D Marketing & Experiential Exhibits

    Areas of Expertise
    Advertising, Commercial Real Estate & Development, Development & Management, Entrepreneurship, Management & Operations, Marketing

    Email: raymond@kloseassociates.com

    Phone: 732-229-8950

  • Russell Kommer

    Professional Experience
    Executive Director at eSoftware Associates, Inc., Former Chairman of the Board at Video Signature, LLC, Former CEO at Legal Data Corporation

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Sales

    Email: russell.kommer@eswassoc.com

    Phone: 914-772-0907

  • Jonathan Leifer

    Professional Experience
    Director of Acquisitions & Development at Diversified Properties, Former Head of Real Estate at Bowery Farming

    Areas of Expertise
    Commercial Real Estate & Development

    Email: jleifer@diversifiedproperties.com

    Phone: 941-266-7245

  • William MacDonald ‘81

    Professional Experience
    enior Vice President/Group Manager/Commercial Banking/PNC Bank

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Management & Operations, Sales

    Email: william.macdonald@pnc.com

    Phone: 732-604-8395

  • Lisa McGahran

    Professional Experience
    Global Head & Vice President of Human Resource, Business Policies and Practices at Commvault, Former Recruiting Manager at Viacom, Former Vice President of Human Resources at Bear Sterns

    Areas of Expertise
    Human Relations

    Email: lmcgahran@commvault.com

    Phone: 732-618-5212

  • Erin Moran ‘03M

    Professional Experience
    Vice President of Brokerage, Office Leasing at JLL, Former Vice President of Leasing at Mack-Cali Reality Corporation

    Areas of Expertise
    Commercial Real Estate & Development

    Email: erin.moran@jll.com

    Phone: 732-673-0773

  • Christine Nadramia ‘10 ‘11M

    Professional Experience
    Accounting Manager at Iberia Foods, Former Senior Accountanta US Beverage Packers/Arizona Beverages, Former Accountant at Shore Point Distributing

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting

    Email: christinedignon@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-407-9237

  • Gloria Nilson

    Professional Experience
    Founder and President of Gloria Nilson Realtors or 25 years, Now Associate Broker at Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors, Board Member Monmouth Medical Foundation, Monmouth Museum, and Monmouth Conservation

    Areas of Expertise
    Entrepreneurship, Human Relations, Marketing, Real Estate, Strategic Planning

    Email: gloria.nilson@foxroach.com

    Phone: 908-461-8152

  • Jeana Piscatelli ‘01 ‘02M

    Professional Experience
    Head of Treasury at Ocean First Bank

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, International Business, Management & Operations, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: piscatellij@yahoo.com

    Phone: 732-996-3524

  • Richard Ricciardi ‘86M

    Professional Experience
    Corporate Relations Officer at Monmouth University Leon Hess Business School, Former Manager of State Government Affairs at 3M Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Sales

    Email: richardlricciardi@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-319-5113

  • Joseph Rice ‘86

    Professional Experience
    Senior Director at Cardcash

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Sales

    Email: joparice17@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-614-7767

  • Marybeth C. Robb

    Professional Experience
    Retired global consultant, Former Managing Director of Singapore regional office and Managing Director of Beijing regional office for Hewitt Associates, Former staff attorney for the Board of Governors of the Federal reserve System

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Human Relations, International Business, Marketing

    Email: marybethrobb@gmail.com

    Phone: 908-578-8821

  • Peter Samaras ’82M

    Professional Experience
    Former Managing Director at Canter Fitzgerald Credit Sales, Former Principal & NY Sales Manager in Capital Markets at Bank of America Securities, Former Vice President Fixed Income at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Adjunct Professor of History & Anthropology at Monmouth University

    Areas of Expertise
    Sales, Securities

    Email: psamaras@monmouth.edu

    Phone: 732-571-3440

  • Nick Scarabino

    Professional Experience
    Managing Director of Corporate & Investment Bank Escrow Services at JPMorgan Chase

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Sales

    Email: nscarab@verizon.net

    Phone: 917-912-7700

  • Christine Schaeffer

    Professional Experience
    Senior Director of Strategy & Operations, Enterprise Applications & Platforms at Bristol Myers Squibb

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Management & Operations, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: cpaschaeffer@gmail.com

    Phone: 914-260-4224

  • Pooja Shah ‘19

    Professional Experience
    Content Accountant, Spotify

    Areas of Expertise
    Accounting

    Email: Poojapshah29@gmail.com

    Phone: 845-978-4019

  • Michael Troy II ‘10

    Professional Experience
    Chief Executive Officer at Troy Container Line, Founder and Chief Dev Officer of COTA Logistics

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management & Operations, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain

    Email: mtroy@troylines.com

    Phone: 732-221-9015

  • Anthony Vazzana ‘16 ‘17M

    Professional Experience
    Sales & Finance Planning Manager at Kind Snacks, Inc., Former Associate Manager of Customer Planning and Commercial Finance at Danone North America, Former Financial Cost Analyst at Nestle, Inc.

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, Management & Operations, Sales, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain

    Email: avazz2210@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-710-8115

  • Nicole Vazzana ‘16 ‘17M

    Professional Experience
    Brand Marketing Senior Specialist and Content Engine Planner at Volvo Car USA

    Areas of Expertise
    Marketing, Social Media

    Email: nicpucc@gmail.com

    Phone: 732-865-0377

  • Michael A.. Venezia ‘19 ‘20M

    Professional Experience
    Assistant Vice President of Global Banking & Global Markets (FP&A) at Bank of America, Former Membership Financial Analyst (FP&A) for Dow Jones & Co.

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, Global Finance, Management & Operations, Strategic Planning

    Email: mvenezia5@yahoo.com

    Phone: 732-710-7381

  • Jeff Weinstein

    Professional Experience
    Interim Chief Executive Officer for Optima Global Solutions, Former President and COO of Calamu Technologies, Former President and CEO of Upland RightAnswers

    Areas of Expertise
    Entrepreneurship, Mergers and Acquisitions, Startups, Venture Funding

    Email: jweinste@monmouth.edu

    Phone: 732-687-1300

  • Ryan Wetzel ‘18

    Professional Experience
    District Marketing Manager at Federated Insurance

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Insurance, Management & Operations, Sales

    Email: RMWetzel@Fedins.com

    Phone: 732-804-8799

  • George Williams III

    Professional Experience
    Head of Small Business at Nationwide Insurance, Former Managing Director & Global Head of Client Services and Guy Carpenter, Former Chief Operating Officer at AIG’s Domestic Brokerage Group.

    Areas of Expertise
    Change Management, Insurance, International Business, Management & Operations, Transformation Leadership

    Email: gmw3rd@aol.com

    Phone: 908-447-3360

  • Andrew Young ‘02

    Professional Experience
    Founder/CEO at Core & More Technologies (Tinton Falls, NJ), Founder/President at Mountain Guest Enterprises (Colorado Springs, CO)

    Areas of Expertise
    Data & Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategic Planning

    Email: ayoung@coreandmoretechnologies.com

    Phone: 732-853-5604

  • Ken Young

    Professional Experience
    Former Technology Consulting Executive at First Derivatives, Former Senior VP Director o North American Consulting at Detica Consulting, Former Managing Director o U.S. Consulting at a Technology Solutions Company, Former Vice President of Financial Services Consulting at Accenture – Project Manager

    Areas of Expertise
    Business Development, Data & Analytics, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Sales, Strategic Planning

    Email: kenconsultantmail@yahoo.com

    Phone: 908-902-2288