Board of Directors

James L. Orsini ‘85
President
James Orsini is CFO/COO for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising N.Y. In his return to S&S he works closely with the CEO to provide strategic and day to day direction of all financial and operational functions. Prior to rejoining S&S, he was COO of Interbrand NA, the world’s leading brand consultancy. He served first as its Global CFO and has enjoyed a great deal of success at Saatchi & Saatchi Public Relations, KPMG Peat Marwick, and Goldman Sachs & Company.  James resides in Livingston, N.J. with his wife Josephine and their three children.

William Staats ‘76
President-Elect
Bill is currently a senior vice president and private client advisor at US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. in Princeton, N.J. He has held various Board positions and most recently laid out a fiscal plan for the Board of Directors. Bill resides in Annandale, N.J. with his wife Maryjane ’76 and their three children, one of which is attending Seton Hall.

Dawn M. Mueller ’89 B.A.
Dawn Mueller has extensive experience in marketing, professional services, and life sciences. She currently works for Deloitte Services LLP as the Consulting Sector Marketing Leader for Life Sciences. Dawn worked for KPMG/BearingPoint where she served in numerous roles including promotions and events, industry marketing, alliance marketing with a concentration on ERP vendors, and solutions marketing. Her background also includes CSC where Dawn was charged with leading the marketing effort for their Global Health Services business unit, and Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, a law firm specializing in pharmaceutical defense work and an image intelligence software company targeting life sciences and medical imaging industry segments.

Reverend Monsignor James M. Cafone ‘61
Alumni Chaplain
Ordained in 1965, Monsignor Cafone has been at Seton Hall University since 1968 serving in various capacities. He has also served on many Archdiocesan committees and is the weekend assistant to local parishes like Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange and St. Anne’s parish in Raritan, N.J.

Laurianne Brunetti '96/M.A.E. '97
Laurianne is the author and presenter of National-Award- Winning Education Programs. She is the Character Education Coordinator and a Language Arts teacher at Memorial Middle School in Fair Lawn, NJ. Laurianne is also an adjunct professor at Seton Hall, a Curriculum Consultant, and a presenter for the National Character Education Partnership, “CharacterPlus,” NJEA, Kappa Delta Pi, the NJ Association of Middle Level Education and the NJ Alliance for Social-Emotional and Character Development.

Mary Lynn De Pierro, Ed. D.
Mary Lynn is a graduate of Seton Hall's College of Education and Human Services. She holds a B.S. in Education, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Managment and Policy, all from Seton Hall University. Dr. De Pierro has worked in New Jersey Public Schools as a special education teacher, a school counselor, an Assistant Principal and was the Interim Principal of Glen Ridge High School during the 2008-2009 school year. Dr. De Pierro presently works for the Glen Ridge Public Schools as the Director of Student Services. Dr. De Pierro received the "Tradition of Excellence" Award from the Glen Ridge Public Schools for her dedication and service to students,staff and community.

Ryan K. Duffy ‘93
Ryan is a wealth management advisor and assistant vice president at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Ryan has held various positions on the Alumni Board and is now handling the alumni scorecard which keeps track of the progress and goals of each board member throughout the year. He resides in Livingston, N.J. with his wife Susan and their son.

Angelina Martino Finnegan ‘91/M.A. ‘94
Angelina currently serves on the Alumni Board as a liaison to the College of Education and Human Services. She works as an elementary school principal in Morris County. Angelina is President-Elect of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association and is also NJ’s State Representative to the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Brian T. Fitzpatrick, M.B.A. ‘03
Brian is president and CEO of Bentley Laboratories, LLC. Prior he served as president and COO of Chromatics Color Sciences and held the position of President at several electronic manufacturing companies. He received his bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University and is currently an adjunct professor in the Stillman School of Business. Brian resides in Westfield, N.J.

Kristen Gibson ‘03
Account Executive at Cline, Davis & Mann (CDM) in New York City. She resides in Hoboken, N.J.

Cristin Johnson '09
Cristin is currently employed as an Account Coordinator with Coyne PR, a full service public relations agency based in Parsippany. Outside of work she is an active member of New York Women in Communications, a non-profit association whose members represent major players and contributors to the communications industry. Cristin currently resides in South Orange and serves as a liason between the Alumni Board and the Student Alumni Association. She holds a B.A. in Communication from Seton Hall.

Thomas Kesoglou
Thomas Kesoglou is a partner in McCarter & English's Corporate, Securities and Financial Institutions Department. Mr. Kesoglou has a transactional corporate practice focusing on advising clients in connection with leveraged recapitalizations, management buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, mezzanine financings, early and late stage private equity and venture capital investments and secondary transactions. Mr. Kesoglou also serves as outside general counsel to a number of privately held and emerging growth companies.

Jean Rochelle Marshall, M.S.N. '89, R.N., F.A.A.N.
With more than 30 years of expertise, leadership and achievement in healthcare planning and administration – particularly in the service of medically-underserved populations – Marshall has been honored for her contributions by the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly, the American Nurses Association, the New Jersey State Nurses Association, and many other professional, academic and community organizations. Marshall was honored by the American Nurses Association as the “Most Distinguished Nurse in the U.S", received the 2002 Mary Mahoney Award and served as the first African-American president of the New Jersey State Nurses Association."

Tiffany L. Mayers ’05 BA
Tiffany is the Marketing & Communications Specialist for the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority.  She is a former manager for the Seton Hall Men’s Basketball Team.  She is currently a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, as well as a small business owner. Tiffany resides in Somerset, NJ.

Daniel Messina, Ph.D. ’05, FACHE, LNHA
Dan is senior vice president and COO of the CentraState Healthcare System. He is a licensed nursing home administrator and also serves as an adjunct professor in the Center for Public Service at Seton Hall. He resides in Staten Island, N.Y. Nicole Mortellito, M.A.D.I. ‘03
John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Representative Nicole is employed in the Department of World Languages at Piscataway High School. She resides in Garfield, N.J.

Gabino Roche '98
Gabino works as the Managing Director of Application Development at NYSE Euronext. A former member at McKinsey & Company, h has worked as an analyst and project manger at a start-up and Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Roche is also an Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Master; helping organizations implement lean development strategies.

Darren K. Rydberg ‘95/M.B.A./J.D. ‘99
Darren is a corporate attorney for Deloitte, LLP in New York, N.Y. specializing in information technology and intellectual property law. He is also a member of the Seton Hall School of Law Alumni Council and a former member of the Board of Regents at Seton Hall. He and his wife Elizabeth ‘97/J.D. ’01 live in Bridgewater with their two sons.

Daniel R. Schnipp ’95 B.A., ’99 M.S.
Dan is 2nd Vice President of Call Center Operations at New York Life Investments in Parsippany, NJ. He serves as Chairman of the Joint Planning/Zoning Board for the borough of Bogota where he lives with his wife Melissa who is studying for her M.B.A. at Seton Hall.

James Spaeth ‘65
Currently retired, James was formerly the controller of merchandising and publishing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. He is currently the secretary of the Setonian Foundation. James lives in Middletown, N.J. with his wife Eileen and has two sons who also attended Seton Hall.

Jonathan Stout '01/M.S.P.A. '02, CPA
Jonathan is the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield. Jonathan is also an adjunct professor with the Department of Accounting at Seton Hall. He lives in Clark, NJ with his wife Jennifer, '01, and their son, Noah.