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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.

Jeremy Deck
Professional Experience
Owner, President of Consulting & Sales Solutions, LLC, Former Vice President at HUB International, Former Account Manager at Empire BlueCross Blue Shield, Former Food Service Director at United States Military Acadamy at West Point
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Data & Analytics, Insurance, Management & Operations, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain
Email: jeremy.deck247@outlook.com
Phone: 609-358-2612
Philip Dunn
Professional Experience
Senior Vice President at Alliant Insurance Services
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Insurance
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’05
Email: philip.dunn@alliant.com
Phone: 609-760-8037
Rick Gumina
Professional Experience
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Corporate Retirement Director at Morgan Stanley, Workplace Advisor-Equity Compensation at Morgan Stanley, Former Portfolio Management Associate and Investment Research Analyst at Smith Barney
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Customer Engagement, Financial Planning, Insurance, Marketing
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’06
Email: Rick.Gumina@MorganStanley.com
Phone: 732-385-3515
Tanya Hill
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
Business Development & Sales, Customer Engagement, Executive Leadership, Management & Operations, Strategic Planning
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’93, ’99M
Email: Brit_tanya@verizon.net
Phone: 732-763-8866
Sheldon Horowitz
Professional Experience
First Vice President, Hub International Northeast, LTD
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, 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
Business Development & Sales, Human Relations, Leadership & Management, Management & Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning
Email: timkerner22@gmail.com
William MacDonald
Professional Experience
Retired Senior Vice President/Group Manager/Commercial Banking/PNC Bank
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Management & Operations
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’81
Email: macdonwj@gmail.com
Phone: 732-604-8395
Jeana Piscatelli
Professional Experience
Head of Treasury at Ocean First Bank
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, International Business, Management & Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’01, ’02M
Email: piscatellij@yahoo.com
Phone: 732-996-3524
Rosina L. Racioppi Ed.D
Professional Experience
President and CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc., For over 25 years, led Human Resources functions in manufacturing, chemical and biotech industries
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Change Management, Executive Leadership, Human Relations, Leadership & Management, Management & Operations, Startups, Transformation Leadership
Email: rracioppi@women-unlimited.com
Phone: 908-359-7259
Richard Ricciardi
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
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’86M
Email: richardlricciardi@gmail.com
Phone: 732-319-5113
Joseph Rice
Professional Experience
Senior Director at Cardcash
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’86
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 & Sales, Human Relations, International Business, Marketing
Email: marybethrobb@gmail.com
Phone: 908-578-8821
Peter Samaras
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
Business Development & Sales, Securities
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’82M
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
Michael Troy II
Professional Experience
Chief Executive Officer at Troy Container Line, Founder and Chief Dev Officer of COTA Logistics
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management & Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’10
Email: mtroy@troylines.com
Phone: 732-221-9015
Anthony Vazzana
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 & Sales, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, Management & Operations, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’16, ’17M
Email: avazz2210@gmail.com
Phone: 732-710-8115
Michael A.. Venezia
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 & Sales, Corporate Finance, Data & Analytics, Global Finance, Management & Operations, Strategic Planning
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’19, ’20M
Email: mvenezia5@yahoo.com
Phone: 732-710-7381
Ryan Wetzel
Professional Experience
District Marketing Manager at Federated Insurance
Areas of Expertise
Business Development & Sales, Insurance, Management & Operations
Monmouth Alumni
Class of ’18
Email: RMWetzel@Fedins.com
Phone: 732-804-8799
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
Artifical Intellegence, Business Development & Sales, Data & Analytics, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Strategic Planning, Technology
Email: kenconsultantmail@yahoo.com
Phone: 908-902-2288

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