Rosemarie Barone
I graduated from Bay Ridge High School in Brooklyn, New York too many years ago to reveal. I moved to Port Chester in 1969 when my husband’s job relocated to White Plains. My three children attended Port Chester Schools from Kindergarten through High School Graduation. When my husband, Joe, retired from General Foods in 1987 he worked at the High School for a short while, in the Business Office for five years and finished his second career volunteering at the Middle School for about five years.
After I retired as the Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools, I felt it was time to give something back to the school community and to the students. As a young Mom, I was always involved in the PTA. After the children graduated, I continued working but always missed the rewards of volunteering. So, here I am, hoping to be of some value to the Foundation. I look forward to working with a great group of people for the benefit of the students of Port Chester.
Karen Corbetta
I graduated from School of the Holy Child ‘75 and St. Michael’s College ’79. I moved to Port Chester in 1983. I was a Registered Representative for Merrill Lynch and Private Equity Firm. My husband Rick Corbetta and I have three children who attended Port Chester Schools from Kindergarten through High School Graduation, Matt 2002, Lindsey 2005, and Morgan 2008. I have spent the last 24 years fundraising for the Port Chester schools. I have been PTA President of King Street, Middle School and High School. I volunteered for Booster clubs, Football/Cheerleading and Track. I have been on many advisory committees for the Board of Education.
I believe that the Tamarack Tower Foundation is a superb organization that supports all the students of the Port Chester Schools. It is an honor to work with such dedicated individuals who wish to assist the students.
Peter Mutino
I was born and raised on Armett Street in Port Chester, N.Y. and married to Pamela Palmer. I have two younger brothers, Joe and Michael, two children, Lisa and Pete Jr. and one granddaughter Samantha. I attended Horton School, junior high school and I am part of PCHS Class of 1964. I received a B.A. and Masters Degree from Iona College. I started my lifelong teaching career at PCMS and moved to PCHS with 34 years teaching before retiring in 2002. From 2003 to 2009 I was elected to two terms on the Port Chester Board of Education. In October, 2003 with just a few volunteers we revitalized Tamarack Tower Foundation and I served as President from 2003 to 2010. I presently serve on the Tamarack Tower Foundation Board of Trustees. I want to thank the many people that have made the foundation a huge success. The bottom line is the students of PC are benefiting from our success.
I was named in Cambridge Who’s Who in America.
Margoth Pilla
Margoth graduated from Port Chester High School and moved back to the village in 1996 with her husband, Dennis, and son, David.
She has worked in the financial services industry her whole career, primarily at large financial institutions including Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank. She presently is an Executive Director at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in their Strategy & Business Development group.
Margoth's desire to actively contribute and give back to the community led her to join The Tamarack Tower Foundation Board. She loves being part of a dedicated group of people that volunteer their efforts to enrich the educational experience of our Port Chester public school students.
Margoth earned her B.A. in Mathematics & Economics from Fordham University. She also currently serves on the Open Door Family Medical Center's Operating Board of Directors.
Denise Quinn
I am a 1977 graduate of Port Chester High School. While I wasn't born in P.C. my father was and whenever our family wasn't moving around the United States we always settled back in P.C. My dad retired from the Army in '69 and P.C. was our final stop. I have been married to Ed Quinn for 25 1/2 years. We have one child, a daughter, Taylor, who will graduate June 2010 and a 3 year old beagle name Hermione. I currently work in Greenwich, for the past 14 years as a bookkeeper for a wholesale importer of Italian and oriental furniture. Prior to this job I worked for an Aerospace Company, in the finance area, for 18 years until they relocated in 1996. I keep myself busy by singing in the Corpus Christi Church Adult Choir, since I was 16 years old. I am also my daughthers' Girl Scout Leader and the treasurer in the Port Chester/Rye Brook Girl Scout Community. I also am involved in the High School Band Association and the Drama Club, as the parent representative for the high school and help out my husband who volunteers at Brooksville on Willett Ave.
I joined TTF because I am committed to the children of the Port Chester Schools and hope to make it better for them.
Angelo Rubino
Ray Sculky
Educated and graduated from the Port Chester High School in 1975. I also graduated from the University of Miami in 1979 with a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree. Presently I am employed by the Westchester County Board of Elections as an Election Inspection Coordinator. I was previously employed at the Town of Rye as a Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor from 1998-2007. I had also worked for hotels and restaurants in food and beverage. I am a member of Port Chester/Rye Brook Kiwanis Club, Port Chester Elks Lodge #863, Port Chester/Rye Brook/Rye Town Columbus Day Celebration Committee, Rye Town/Port Chester/Rye Brook Fourth of July Committee, Port Chester/Rye Brook/Rye Town Chamber of Commerce and member and President of "Hope for Holidays". I was a former Little League Coach for the Port Chester Police. I have two children, Benjamin and Gabriella.
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