Dr. William Bongiorno
Bay Street Medical Pavilion
718-815-7050

Dr. William Bongiorno started his educational journey at the prestigious “Polytechnic Preparatory Day School for Boys”, (now known as Poly Prep). He then went on to earn a B.A. in Economics from “The University of Rochester” in 1982. He subsequently became a Doctor in Chiropractics, graduating in 1988 from “The New York Chiropractic College” and earned a board certification from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Dr. Bongiorno started practicing Chiropractics when he opened his first clinic in 1988 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In this clinic he treated a vast array of injuries for 20 years. In 2003, he opened the State-of-the-Art “Bay Street Medical Pavilion”, which is a 6,000 square foot multidisciplinary clinic in the up and coming Stapleton neighborhood. His Staten Island clinic has brought much needed medical care to the Stapleton area and has helped spark the present Renaissance being seen in the Downtown Staten Island corridor.

Pamela Coppola
Statewide Fire Corp
718-494-6414

Pamela Coppola is the president of Statewide Fire Corporation, which was founded in 2002. Statewide Fire Corp. is a UL Listed, NYC Fire Approved, full service central station that installs, services and currently monitors about 1,000 fire accounts for the City of New York. The company has NICET Level IV certified technicians on staff, in addition to having every central station operator FDNY certified. Statewide is currently under contract with the New York City Department of Education to monitor their school facilities and is acknowledged by the New York City Department of Small Business Services as a Certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise.

Ms. Coppola is certified as a Central Station Operator Instructor with the Security Industry Association and the Central Station Alarm Association. She is a member of various organizations such as the Staten Island Women's Leadership Council and The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. In 2005, Pamela was a winner of the "Make Mine A Million" business program founded by Open from American Express, which is now a national movement encouraging women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to the next level. In 2006, Pamela was named by New York Daily News as one of the "30 under 30" to make 2007 "The Year of the Money".

Debra Feaser
Edward Jones Financial Services
718-761-3960

Debra Feaser has been a Financial Advisor with the Staten Island Branch of Edward Jones since 2003. Previously, she was Vice President of Investments at Morgan Stanley. Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction by J.D. Power & Associates. The company traces its roots to 1871 and currently serves more than 7 million clients. The largest firm in the nation in terms of branch
offices, Edward Jones currently has more than 10,000 offices in the US, Canada and the UK. Edward Jones is a full service firm offering - Business Retirement Plans, Education Savings, Equity Investments, CD's, Fixed Income, IRA's, Insurance, Banking Services, Annuities, Investor Education Programs, Managed Accounts, Mutual Funds, Online Account Access, PFO, Portfolio and Retirement Plan Reviews, Systematic Investing & Trust Services.

Debra currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Staten Island Museum, is a Cabinet Member for the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, a member WMBE, and a member of the WLC. Debra has received a number of awards from Edward Jones including: Jack Phelan Award, Winners Circle, Pace Setter Award, Century Award, Presidents Club - Lincoln,
Presidents Council - Oppenheimer, Circle of Excellence - Nationwide, All American Team - American Funds, Captains Club - Hartford Funds, and the Ted Jones Award.

Robert Fitzsimmons
Gateway Arms Realty Corp.
718-273-3800

Robert J. Fitzsimmons Jr., Vice President of Gateway Arms Realty Corp. is a full service Real Estate Agency since 1977, specializing in investment property, property management, commercial leasing and residential sales. Gateway currently manages over 1200 units Island-wide and is not limited to Staten Island. This includes Condominium/Co-op Homeowner Associations, multi-families, retail space, office space, warehouse, industrial/manufacturing, and parking garages. Robert works closely with his clients to analyze, manage and lease their properties and is always concerned with their bottom line.

Robert specializes in the sale and leasing of commercial properties such as strip shopping centers, office buildings, apartment buildings, warehouses, raw land, residential development and manufacturing. He has developed powerful negotiation skills and truly knows the art of closing a deal. With his long history in the real estate, investment properties, commercial leasing and property management, he has acquired strong contacts in the legal, architectural, engineering, and banking fields, which enable him with the necessary tools and savvy advantage to always find a solution and the appropriate buyers in every situation.

Robert Kelly
ERA Master Realtors
718-987-3000

Broker/Owner of ERA Master Realtors, Bob has been actively engaged in the real estate profession on Staten Island, New York since 1985. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John’s University as well as a Master of Business Administration from St. John’s. In 1988, Bob, along with a partner, purchased Master Associates, Inc. and began a successful career as a broker/ owner of a major real estate office on Staten Island. As time passed, Bob realized that he had a strong interest in the building and developing aspect of the business, and in 1990 began his first venture into building. He has since been involved in shaping various communities in New York and New Jersey through new construction developments— residential as well as commercial. He has built custom homes, rental properties, condominiums and stores.

His current affiliations include: Member National Association of Realtors, Member New York State Association of Realtors, Board of Governors Staten Island Board of Realtors, Board of Directors Building

Industry Association of NYC, Member Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, Licensed mortgage broker with Master Mortgage Brokers, NYS Supreme Court Approved Appraiser, and Board of Directors St. John’s University Alumni Association. 

William Spiezia
Rogers Surveying PLLC
718-447-7311

William Spiezia has been with Rogers Surveying for over twenty-three years. Bill is Managing Partner and Director of Topographic Operations and Managing Partner of RS Engineering, a subsidiary of Rogers Surveying, which provides civil engineering. Most recently, Bill and his staff contributed to the development of "The Tides of Charleston", a 190-unit residential development, on the southwest shore of Staten Island. Rogers has also been selected for multi-year professional contracts with the Port Authority of NY & NJ, the U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Keyspan and the New York City Department of Design and Construction. Additionally, Field Operations selected Rogers to provide all surveying services including aerial mapping for the new, 3000 acre, Fresh Kills Park for Department of Parks & Recreation and the Arker Companies selected Rogers for the new Markham Home Development, a 105-affordable housing unit project on Broadway and Richmond Terrace.

Over the past three (3) years especially, Bill and his staff have been active in the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, The Downtown Staten Island Council, the SIEDC and it's Ambassador Program, the Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries and the Building Industry Association of New York City (BIANYC). This year he has added two more organizations to the Rogers network: SIBOR and the West Brighton LDC. He has also served as a member of the Membership and Golf Committees for the BIANYC.

Mark Tranchina
The Vanderbilt at South Beach
718-447-0800