Robert D. Prunetti is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Ventures, LLC., a government relations, business development, and management consulting firm. Mr. Prunetti currently serves on the Trenton Literacy Foundation Advisory Board, Trenton Public Education Foundation, is the Chairman of the Trenton Workforce Advisory Board and serves on the Capital City Redevelopment Authority. He is also a charter member of the Community Advisory Council of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at The College of New Jersey.  

Lawrence Parker has worked for over four decades at Trenton Central High School and started as a teacher of Drafting and Cisco Networking Technology, eventually working up to his current position as Vice Principal of the Medical Arts Small Learning Community. During this time, he held positions as Head Coach of Football, Wrestling, and Assistant Track Coach. In addition to coaching on the High School level, Lawrence also coached midget football and wrestling.

Gloria Bethea has previously served as the Director of Learning for Trenton Youth Wrestling. Gloria served as a Trenton Public School teacher for over 30 years. In addition to serving on our board, she is the Learning Academy Director for Capital Harmony Works, which provides musical instruction and artistic opportunities for Trenton youth. Gloria is an educator and lifelong learner.

James Ware Jr. MD is the current Medical Director of the Primary Stroke Center at CentraState Medical Center.  He was previously the Director of Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers at Capital Health. Dr. Ware wrestled at the Pingry School in high school and was a wrestling partner on the same team as Dr. McLaughlin. Dr. Ware went on to wrestle in Pitzer University and then went on to get his medical degree at UMDNJ.

Lori Ayres is the Director of Operations at the California Olympic Wrestling Regional Training Center.  She is also the co-founder of the D1 Women’s Wrestling organization, a group working to drive the growth of women’s wrestling at the collegiate level. She’s a media content creator working with several national wrestling organizations in an effort to showcase and educate the women’s wrestling community.  Lori assisted as a leader in the NJ state sanctioning process and currently serves as the northeast regional representative for the USA Wrestling Women’s Age Group Council.

Matthew Tormenti, MD is a board-certified neurosurgeon with Princeton Brain, Spine & Sports Medicine in New Jersey. Dr. Tormenti is a native of Pittsburgh, PA where he was a standout high school wrestler who went to wrestle at Virginia Tech, one of the nations top wrestling institutions. Dr. Tormenti us a huge supporter of our military and is a leader in the Travis Manian Foundation.

Dr. Channing C. Conway was elected to a three-year term as a member of the Ewing Township School Board.  Dr. Conway is a longtime educator who began his career as a teacher and has worked his way up the administrative ranks.  He currently serves as an Assistant Superintendent in the Trenton School District and an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey.  In addition, he is also a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

Gennaro Costabile is a long time restauranteur and has built a variety of businesses under the umbrella of hospitality for more than four decades.  He is recently retired but has not stepped away from his true passion, philanthropy.  Gennaro is the founder of two organizations aimed at improving the lives of those in need, with a focus in children, including Food for America and Caring Cooks Academy.  He has also served on the Honorary Board of Directors for the Children's Home Society of NJ, as well as the NJ Farmers Against Hunger association.  Gennaro's vision extends beyond charity; his mission has always been to foster a profound sense of community and togetherness. 

Canaan Bethea is a Trenton Youth Wrestling co-founder and the organization's Secretary. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate degree in Educational Psychology at George Mason University. He is also a professor, and former assistant wrestling coach at George Mason. Canaan was a 2010 NJ State Wrestling Finalist for Trenton High School, and wrestled at the University of Pennsylvania, finishing as  two-time NCAA national qualifier.

Chris Kuenne, founder of Rosetta and Rosemark, is a highly successful entrepreneur, business builder, best-selling author and member of Princeton University’s faculty. Throughout his career, he has been fascinated by the question of what motivates people to act as they do in a commercial context. He has devoted his career to translating insights about customer motivation into personalized sales and marketing techniques that accelerate enterprise growth.  
 
He published a Wall Street Journal best-selling book entitled, Built For Growth, with his Princeton colleague, John Danner.

Chris received his MBA with Honors from Harvard Business School, and his BA from Princeton. He is the proud dad of three sons, Peter, William and Matthew and lives in Princeton, NJ, and Shelburne, VT with his wife, Treby Williams.

At 55, Robert Brams' thriving career was upended by a brain cancer diagnosis. Following two intense surgeries and life-threatening complications—including a stroke, coma, and life support—Brams defied a 1% survival chance. Years of rehabilitation helped him regain the ability to walk, speak, and think, a testament to his resilience and the discipline he honed as a wrestler.

A lifelong advocate for the sport, Brams represented USA Wrestling in its fight to stay in the Olympics and serves on the board of Beat the Streets, which supports inner-city youth. His passion also led him to help launch the University of Montevallo’s wrestling program and the Brams Courage Over Cancer endowed scholarship.

David S. Leonardis was the State Chief Resiliency Officer overseeing the NJ Law Enforcement Resiliency Program. He helped develop the Program, which was put in place under an Attorney General’s Directive to help law enforcement members deal with trauma and stress to better serve themselves and the public with the goal of reducing officer suicide. Dave was also the Training & Outreach Liaison for the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice. In that role, he was responsible for specialized training for law enforcement officers, as directed by the Attorney General and the Director of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.

John Cassar is an experienced construction professional who began his career as a carpenter and soon established his own construction company. In addition, he worked in his family’s HVAC business for several years. He advanced his carrier working in commercial construction as an estimator, superintendent and project manager. He
has successfully worked in both residential and commercial construction for more than 35 years.