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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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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