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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
Max Cohen ‘19
Professional Experience
Business Development Representative
Areas of Expertise
Customer Engagment, Data & Analytics, Sales
Email: maxcohen1324@gmail.com
Phone: 973-349-9283
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Business Council Members