Peter Cocoziello

Chairman of the Board, NJIAHF; Commissioner and Chairman of Funding Committee, NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission; Owner: Advance Realty Group formed in 1979, specializing in real estate development, construction and property management. Currently, President and CEO, heading a team of architects, engineers, marketing professionals and management personnel.. Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, specialization in finance, Penn State University; Senior Certificate, New York University, Mortgage Financing; Harvard University Presidents’ Program. Honors: 2003 New Jersey “Entrepreneur of the Year - Real Estate Division”, Ernst & Young; 2002 New Jersey’s Finest Private Companies, NJBIZ; 2002 Honoree, The New Jersey State Opera; 2002 Honoree, Integrity Inc.; Special Achievement Award for Business Leadership, The Center for Italian & Italian-American Culture; Legacy Honor Award, Young Presidents’ Organization.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Founding Governor & Trustee, NAIOP Research Foundation
• Advisory Board, W. Paul Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University
• Board of Visitors, School of Architecture, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Board of Directors, New Jersey Presidents’ Organization
• Real Estate New Jersey Editorial Advisory Board
• Member Chief Executives’ Organization
• Member World Presidents’ Organization
• Past president, New Jersey chapter NAIOP–The Forum for Commercial Real Estate
• Past chapter chairman, Young Presidents’ Organization

Salvatore Davino

Commissioner, NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission; President and Founder, Fidelity Land Development Corporation; Secretary of the Board, the Columbus Hospital Foundation; member of the Board of Trustees, Center for Italian and Italian American Culture; recipient of the 2003 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

N. Larry Paragano

Chairman, NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission; Treasurer, Columbus Hospital Foundation; Trustee, Drumthwacket Foundation; Trustee, Center for Italian and Italian American Culture.

Angelo Morresi

Vice-chair, NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission; member, American Bar Association; member, NJ Bar Association; member, Society of Professional Engineers; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Passaic River Coalition;