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Trustees
ROBERT ABATE
Robert Abate was Executive Vice President of National Card Processing systems and was also responsible for National Cards agent bank program. Bob is also a former Consumer Credit Committee Chairman of new BJ Bankers (1986-7 and 1992-3) and served as a Senior Vice president of National Community Bank for twenty two years.
RICHARD BAILEY
Richard Bailey lives in Edison, is a member of the Colonia Country Club and was a councilman in North Plainfield. But don’t let any of that fool you. A large part of him has also resided in Bergen County – and his efforts with the 200 Club serve as proof.
A trustee since joining the 200 Club in 1988, Bailey has been integral in the growth of the Rinaldi Golf Classic since its inception – when it was known simply as the 200 Club Golf Outing – and serves as event co-chair. Bailey helped spearhead the record-breaking fund-raising efforts last year when more than $50,000 was raised.
Bailey had been active in Bergen County for many years as a manager of the PSE&G Bergen generating station in Ridge?eld, and was introduced to the 200 Club by John Rinaldi and Fletch Creamer in 1988. His involvement in the club also includes serving as chair of the Investment Committee, a group which conservatively manages the organization’s cash reserves. Created in 1995, these funds have grown steadily and extend the 200 Club’s ability to ful?ll its mission.
Not yet ready to fully retire, Bailey is now a mortgage professional with the Berkshire Financial Group. Over the years, he has served on the boards of several non-pro?t organizations, including the United Way of Essex and Hudson counties, and at Holy Name Hospital, in Teaneck.
ALLISON CREAMER, J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc
For Allison Creamer, involvement in the 200 Club is part passion and part legacy. Allison's grandfather, J. Fletcher Creamer was the founder of the 200 Club of Bergen County and her father was also a trustee. So when Allison was asked to serve as a trustee two years ago, it's an opportunity she gladly accepted. Allison serves on the Special Events Committee, which manages the annual golf outing and valor awards luncheon, among other events.
Allison for the past five years has been in the family business, as Manager of Human Resources for J. Fletcher Creamer & Sons, a full-service construction firm with approximately 1,000 employees in four states. Allison, in fact, created the human resources department at Creamer & Sons to ensure the firm's compliance with federal and state labor laws, to more efficiently administer benefits, and to communicate company policy.
Looking for a new challenge outside her family's business and seeking to leverage her construction experience, Allison joined Cream Wood Construction LLC in September 2004 and serves as its president. Cream Wood rents and leases heavy equipment to construction companies throughout the tri-state area.
Allison is a member of two construction industry groups: the National Association of Women in Construction and Professional Women in Construction, as well as the business group the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey.
Allison lives in Saddle River with her beagle, Diggler and greyhound, Calvin.
CLARA KREJSA
Clara Krejsa's appreciation for the 200 Club of Bergen County dates back to the Club's inception, when Christine and Ray Farrington asked her then boss, New Jersey Senator Paul Contillo to support the 200 Club in 1985. With a firefighting husband, it didn't take long for Krejsa to understand the value of the organization.
Clara officially became a member in 1993 and in 1988 was asked by then president John Rinaldi to join the 200 Club's Board of Trustees. She's currently serving a third, three-year term, and is a member of the Action Committee, which is at the heart of the 200 Club's mission - to provide financial and other support to the families of fallen firefighters, police and emergency services workers.
MARK BUTLER, NJ State PBA
CORINNE RINALDI, Speech Language Pathologist
Corinne M. Rinaldi is an educator with strong leadership qualities in both academic and community settings. Celebrating her golden teaching anniversary in 2005, she began her career as a third grade school teacher. She has been on the staff of Continuing Education at Bergen Community College for more than a decade and currently teaches American English Pronunciation for foreign born students.
Ms. Rinaldi is a Speech Language Pathologist and had her own practice in Cliffside Park, NJ. She is a lifetime member of the National Education Association, New Jersey State Education Association, and the Bergen County Education Association.
Aside from her lifelong love of children and education, Ms. Rinaldi philanthropically supports several nonprofit organizations with ties to the community. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Visiting Homemaker Home Health Aide Service of Bergen County (VHHS), and was instrumental in developing and implementing an English as a Second Language (ESL) Program for home health aides. Through her efforts on the VHHS Professional Advisory Committee, she established a memorial fund, Corinne’s Circle of Friends,” in honor of her mother, Angela Mazzocchi. This fund enables seniors who lack formal financial support, to receive home care assistance.
Ms. Rinaldi has been active with The 200 Club of Bergen County since the Club’s inception in 1985. Her late husband served as Club president from 1993 until his passing in 2001. Ms. Rinaldi has served on the Board of Trustees since 2002.
Most recently, Ms. Rinaldi was honored by the Greater Hackensack Chamber of Commerce as their Distinguished Citizen of the Year.
Ms. Rinaldi has served as treasurer to the Ambassador South Condominium Association in Ortley Beach, NJ and is on the Osprey Condominium Board in Cape Coral, FL.
Ms. Rinaldi holds a B.A. in High School Social Studies and Elementary Education from Montclair State Teacher’s College, Montclair, NJ. She earned a M.A. in Speech Pathology from Kean College, Union, NJ.
Ms. Rinaldi resides in Ramsey, NJ and spends winter months in Cape Coral, FL.
KEN ZISA, Hackensack Police Chief
Chief Charles "Ken" Zisa has been a law enforcement officer for over 30 years, serving as an investigator for the Bergen County Narcotics Task Force and as a member of the Hackensack Police Department. He has served as Hackensack's Police Chief since 1995.
Chief Zisa served 4 terms in the New Jersey Legislature as a member of the General Assembly, having become the first active police officer elected to that position. During that time, he was appointed to nearly every committee and commission dealing with issues related to law enforcement.
Barbara Bush-Breen, Breen Topsoil
FRED CARUCCI, Carrucci’s Restaurant
JULIE CHITA, Physical Therapist
PHIL CIARCO
JOANN DELLECHIAIE, Sanzari Companies
JAMES NAPOLITANO, ESQ., Commerce Bank
PAUL SCHWARTZ, ESQ., Wind & McCarter
PETER A. TUCCI, SR., Tucci Real Estate
FRED HIRSCH, Comfort Guard Construction
JOEL THORNTON, Retired Hackensack Fire Chief
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