Honorary Board of Directors

Marie B. Genteale

Marie A. Bellantoni Genteale, was born and raised in the Brooksville section of Port Chester. Her parents were Dominic and Josephine G. Bellantoni. She is a member of the class of 1952 - Port Chester High School. After graduating from Fordham University, she returned to Port Chester to teach. Graduate degrees were complete at New York University and course work for her doctorate was completed at Fordham, Lincoln Center. Her career in Port Chester spanned 37 years – Teacher, Principal of John F. Kennedy School, Administrator for Curriculum at the Middle School and Assistant Superintendent for Business. She retired from the district on November 30, 1992 but was retained as a consultant until the following June. Her dream was to have an endowment fund in place for Port Chester High School students. The Bella Fund now exists thanks to the help of her nephew, Dominic Napolitano.

John, her deceased husband, class of 1944, was an L.P.A. with an accounting practice in Port Chester. She was a self-taught Public Accountant and maintained his and her accounting practice until April of this year. She is finally retired.

Plans for the future include pursuing her passion for Sailing. Having served as Commander of the Captain Harbor Sail and Power Squadron in Greenwich, she is a Captain and Navigator, racing her own boat and cruising with her mate Chris. Her plans are to go where the winds take them. She also hopes to achieve a new goal every year while cruising - like learning to play the guitar and achieving some degree of mastery in foreign languages

Bruno Gioffre

Born in Port Chester, New York. A graduate of Port Chester Senior High School and of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts 1956 (B.A.); and Dr. of Law (J.D.) in 1958. Practicing Attorney - Admitted to practice in all courts of the State of New York and in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Justice of the Town of Rye from 1965-2000. Past president of the Westchester County Magistrates Association, Port Chester-Rye Bar Association. Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sound Federal Savings and Bank and Sound Federal Charitable Foundation, former General Counsel, Sound Federal Saving Bank; General Counsel Union Free School District #4-Town of Rye; Port Chester Public Library; Port Chester-Rye Town Police Benevolent Association; miscellaneous charitable organizations; past Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Trustees of United Hospital Medical Center; member of the Board of Trustees of Greenwich Hospital Medical Center.

Camille Linen

Educator, arts-in-education consultant, coordinator for Port Chester Schools Literacy through the Arts program k-5. Former Port Chester Board of Education member, two time president. Port Chester High School Teacher (1968-1982) English Department chairperson, drama director. One of the founders of the Port Chester Council for the Arts; present PCCFA Education Direct. ESL instructor and teacher trainer for BOCES Southern Westchester. Professional website Arto English.net. Married to Lou Del Bianco, actor, singer, storyteller. Mother of three daughters, all graduates of PCHS: Denise Colangelo(John), Diane Lucas (Kirk), Dana Rutson (David). Grandmother of five: Christina Colangelo Beadle, Julie Colangelo, Stephen Lucas, Scott Lucas, Giles Rutson.

Anthony J. Napoli

First and foremost, I am an educator. I have been a resident of Port Chester for 31 years, moving here and becoming an active member of the community upon my appointment as Port Chester High School Principal in 1977. I served in this position for 8 years until 1985 and returned in 1991 to serve as the Port Chester Superintendent of Schools until 1995. I have been in education since my first appointment as Social Studies Teacher in 1961. My career has included Chairmanships, Coordinator of Humanities, Director of Secondary Education, Assistant Superintendent for Staff Development/Communications and am currently serving as Director of Education of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

My lovely wife, Carol, has been my partner for 48 years. We have three children who graduated from Port Chester High School; Lisa, the oldest is a nurse and works at the Holy Rosary School; Peter is a Chief Operating Officer for an international company; and Melissa, who lives in Port Chester, is an avid supporter of the Port Chester Public Library. Carol and I have 6 grandchildren all of whom we adore.

Anyone who knows me, knows that my passion is reading and I occasionally enjoy a “wild turkey.” I am proud to be an honorary member of the Tamarack Tower Foundation.

Robert Morabito

A 53 year resident of Port Chester. A graduate of Port Chester High School class of 1974 and Mercy College 1978. Former Rye Town Supervisor 1994-2007. Married to Kim Perkins Morabito class of 1975. Children Aimee, class of 2001, Christopher, class of 2004, Sara, class of 2006, and Michael, class of 2007. Granddaughter Skylar.

Dennis Pilla

Presently serving his fourth term as Port Chester's Mayor. He was first elected to public office as Village Trustee in 2006 and as Mayor in 2007. Dennis also currently serves as First Vice President of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association.

Prior to being elected Mayor, Dennis held various positions in corporate finance at PepsiCo, GE, Time Warner & Citigroup and as a business consultant. He also worked as an emergency ambulance technician serving Port Chester, New Rochelle and White Plains.

Dennis earned a Bachelor's degree from Fordham University, where he met his wife Margoth, a Port Chester resident at the time and PCHS graduate. Dennis and Margoth are married 33 years and have one son, David. They have lived in Port Chester since 1996 and are parishioners of Corpus Christi Church.
Dennis also serves on the boards of the Port Chester / Rye Brook Chamber of Commerce, the Port Chester / Rye Brook Public Library, and Port Chester / Rye Brook Council for Community Services. Dennis is also a member of the Port Chester Kiwanis Club and Knights of Columbus.

Rev. Gerald Washington

Pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church in Port Chester. I attended the Columbia University, College of New Rochelle and the New York Theology Seminary. I teach in a Special Education 6th grade at the Port Chester Middle School . Founder of Ward Summer Institute, Chapline of the Port Chesster Police Department, serve on the Board of Ethics in Port Chester and Honorary Member of the Tamarack Tower Foundation. My wife Cheryle is a teacher at the JFK Magnet School and has four children. Lovely is a teacher at Edison School, April is a student at Temple University, Ebony is a student at Maria Regina High School and Jeremiah is a student at the Port Chester Middle School.

Joseph Carvin
Andrew Castellano
Dr. Charles Coletti
Paul Ellenbogen
Frank Fanelli
Anthony B. Gioffre
Dominic Neri
Hope Vespia