Board of Trustees
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children is guided by a dedicated Board of Trustees made up of leaders from business, law, finance, education, and ministry who are committed to expanding access to quality education for students across the Archdiocese of Newark.
Officers
Joseph Hughes
Board Chairman
Board Chairman, Country Club Services, Inc.
Kevin Cummings
Vice Chairman
Director – Citizens Financial Group
James McTernan
Board Treasurer
Managing Director (Retired) – Millenium Partners, LLC
Annette Altamore Davila
Board Secretary
President – Roxbury Realty Corp.
Trustees
Salvatore Bursese
CPA – Smolin, Lupin & Co., LLC
Frank Casciano, Esq.
RPM Development Group, LLC
John Callahan
Managing Director – Merrion Investment Management
Brian Cash
Director – Financial Services, Business Insider
Paul Doherty, III, Esq.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Hartman, Doherty, Rosa, Berman & Bulbulia
Cornelius O. Durkin
Administrator – Durkin & Durkin, LLC
Janine Garvey
Director – Sales Administration, McNeil Consumer (Retired)
Rev. Robert Harahan, S.T.D.
Pastor Emeritus – St. Rose of Lima Church, Short Hills
Anthony Linn
President – PERT Associates, Inc.
Brian McAuley
Chairman Emeritus – Anterix
Brian Moloney
CEO – Silvergrove Advisors LLC
Joseph J. Oakes, IV
President & CEO – Acorn Financial Services
Christine Pfisterer-Walton, D.O.
Physician – Northern Jersey Orthopedic Center
Caridad Rigo, Esq.
Administrative Law Judge (Retired)
Michael Rolek, Esq.
Rutgers University - Special Counsel to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel
James Suazo, ChFC
Financial Advisor – Baron Financial Group, LLC
Roy Thibodaux, III, Esq.
Partner – Berkowitz, Lichstein, Kuritsky, Giasullo & Gross, LLC
John Walton
Chairman – DVUV, LLC
Our Founders
We honor the individuals whose leadership and vision helped establish the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children and whose legacy continues to guide our mission.
Joe Oakes, III*
Founding Board Member
Former President, Acorn Financial
Joe Oakes played a pivotal role in the founding of the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children. His leadership, generosity, and commitment to expanding educational opportunity helped shape the organization’s mission and lasting impact.
Kenneth Kunzman, Esq.*
Former Trustee
Kenneth served for over a decade as a Trustee of The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children.
* Indicates individuals who are deceased