Meet The Board
marianne finizio
MCEF President
damian vantriglia
MCEF Vice-President
Bryan Green
MCEF Treasurer
“This is the most amazing program and allows me the opportunity to repay those who made it possible for me to become the first in my family to secure a degree.”
Zayra Fosse
MCEF Secretary
JUAN BENITEZ
Board Member - Mentor Support
Mary Chambers
Nominations Chair
“Education is a great equalizer. MCEF provides all Monroe County students educational opportunities for success.”
laura ciampa
Board member
Dr. Jerome Covington
Board member - Academic Affairs committee
JEFF FROST
Board member - Academic Affairs Chair
“I am honored to be a member of a board that provides mentoring and financial assistance to so many worthy students. As Nelson Mandela once famously wrote, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’”
Jjay grazette
Board member - Academic Affairs committee
terry huff
Board member - Academic Affairs & Nominations committees
Chuck LiciS-MASSON
Executive Director
John Padget
President Emeritus
"Empowering Monroe's students to break out of their previously predictable paradigms."
HOLLY RASCHEIN
Fundraising Chair
Ron Saunders
Fundraising committee
Michael Stern
TSIC Monroe Alumni Association Chair
ed tierney
Superintendent of Monroe County Schools
Charlene white
Associate Board members
Bill Becker
Roxy Castro
Alyson Crean
“Mentoring is the key to fostering a bright future – for our kids and for our community.”
gavin dietrich
Jesse Hammers
“To give back to the organization that helped me achieve my goals of obtaining a higher education.”
Lynn Kaufelt
Peg Laron
Christina McPherson
wayne miller
“There is no better investment of time and energy than that spent in the education of our young people.”
Bryant Pantano
“Help provide a platform for students to live their dream.”
TOM WILSON
“No better investment of time than helping kids succeed through providing education opportunities.”