Board Chair

Joan Barry McCormick is the President of Joan McCormick Fundraising, LLC. A development professional, McCormick has led fundraising efforts at organizations in Florida, New Jersey and New York. Before founding Joan McCormick Fundraising, McCormick served as the Director of Principal Gifts at the Rutgers University Foundation and Vice President of Special Initiatives at Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. She began her career at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City. McCormick is married to Dr. Richard L. McCormick, the 19th President of Rutgers University. She holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.P.A. from Kean University.

Vice Chair

Nancy Finn has led nonprofits helping underserved populations in New York and New Jersey for more than 30 years. Most recently, she served as program manager for the Unity Square Partnership, a Catholic Charities-sponsored neighborhood revitalization project in New Brunswick. The project has generated more than $3 million for housing, economic development and social programs in the area. Prior to leading Unity Square, Finn worked directed the development efforts of Outreach Project, a Queens, NY-based drug and alcohol treatment program.

Directors

James Decker, a certified public accountant, is a partner with the New Brunswick-based firm WithumSmith+Brown, PC. Decker specializes in assisting closely held businesses and nonprofit organizations. In addition to working for WithumSmith+Brown and serving on the Intersect Fund’s board of directors, Decker serves as treasurer for the Katelyn Schwenzer Foundation, a nonprofit he developed for children in need of liver transplants. Decker also sits on the board of the New Brunswick Ronald McDonaled House.

Alan Dolnick is a Vice President and Commercial Loan Fund Officer at Magyar Bank. During his time at the bank, he has earned titles such as IRA Specialist, Security Officer and Branch Administrator. Dolnick served as the Retail Branch Manager for the Magyar Bank’s Kendall Park Branch Office. The branch’s deposits doubled during his tenure. Dolnick serves on the board of South Brunswick Citizens for Independent Living and for the past 15 years has served as a trustee of the South Brunswick Family YMCA. Dolnick graduated from Rutgers University.

David Finegold is the Senior Vice President of Lifelong Learning and Strategic Growth Initiatives at Rutgers University. Before taking this role, he served as Dean of Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations. Prior to joining Rutgers, Finegold was a professor at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA and at USC’s Marshall School of Business. Finegold graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University and studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University.

Christopher J. Paladino is the President of New Brunswick Development Corporation, known also as Devco. During Paladino’s tenure, Devco has initiated and managed more than $250 million of residential, commercial and institutional development activity in New Brunswick. He oversees approximately 2.5 million square feet of redevelopment projects, representing an investment of nearly $450 million. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and Rutgers School of Law.

Paul V. Profeta is the president and owner of Paul V. Profeta and Associates, Inc., which has been involved in real estate investment, management and leasing throughout the country. From 1980 until 1989, Profeta served as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Graduate School of Business. In 2008, he founded the Profeta Urban Investment Foundation at the Rutgers Business School, which provides seed capital for minority owned businesses in Newark, N.J. Profeta holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

David Verderami is a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, L.L.P. He joined the firm in 2000 as a staff accountant and has since acquired nine years of assurance and advisory business experience. He specializes in distribution and manufacturing companies, as well as a waste-to-energy company. In addition, Verderami has specialized in audits of S.E.C. registrants that have been acquisitive and completed initial public offerings. Verderami graduated from Rutgers University.