Time To Impact

Tom Cappello is a writer, director, and producer of documentary films and television. His debut feature film, A Powerful Noise, premiered at the 2008 Tribeca and Silverdocs Film Festivals, was released nationally in 460 theaters, and grossed just under $500K at the box office ranking it as one of the "Top 200" documentaries of all-time. For three seasons, Tom wrote and produced multiple episodes for the History Channel series Deep Sea Detectives while serving as Supervising Producer. He just wrote and directed a Comcast pilot for the series, Foot Soldiers of Freedom, examining the lesser known heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. Currently, he is working on the inspirational film, A Work In Progress, about the movement to turn around one of the poorest cities in New Jersey in one year. Additionally, Cappello has written and produced for National Geographic Explorer, American Public Television, TCM, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Coca -Cola, and UPS.

Dan Abrams is on the Producers Guild of America's AP Council Board of Delegates. Early in Abrams' career, he produced over a dozen documentaries for E! Entertainment Television (including biographies of Lenny Bruce, Orson Welles, and Otis Redding). Later he was instrumental in starting the poker-on-tv boom (producing both the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour). Abrams has also produced game shows, talk shows and reality shows primarily for cable networks. But he has also written and directed pilot-presentations & plays at the HBO/WB Television workspace, The Powerhouse Theater and The Stella Adler Theater.

Recently Abrams has expanded into broadband programming. He was the Executive Producer of The Smart Show for Endemol Digital Studios, as well as a reality webisode series for BodogTV/Riptown Media which was named an Official Honoree in the 2008 Webby Awards.

Richard Krasney is a Certified Financial Planner^TM Professional and President of RJK Wealth Management, LLC. RJK Wealth provides comprehensive wealth management strategies for a limited number of successful business owners, donors, and families helping them to manage wealth and make smart decisions with money and charitable giving. Richard Serves on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy (AIP) where he oversees new media strategy for the organization. Richard is Co-Founder of the Metro New York Philanthropic Advisors Network. Richard is author of the forthcoming book: "Crossroads Ahead: Proceed with Passion", a retirement planning and financial self-help book for the retiring Baby Boomer.

Mayor "Joey" is the first Latino to be elected mayor of Paterson and is a former resident of the Christopher Columbus housing project. His charisma and ''outside the box'' thinking is focused on improving the finances and fixing the social problems of Paterson.

Leonard Zax left his successful career in the legal profession in 2008 to focus on revitalizing the historic center of his hometown of Paterson. He is turning the theories of his Harvard course on Historic Preservation and Urban Revitalization into reality.

Sister Gloria Perez has a long and distinguished record of service educating and inspiring communities on the challenges facing poor and homeless men, women, and children. She believes strongly in the power of collaboration and her taskforce has created a 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Paterson.

Michael works on using alternative forms of community and economic development to benefit distressed urban communities. His main focus is to create sustainable development and redevelopment to reinvent Paterson’s neighborhoods.

After 20 years in government, Bob wanted to use his knowledge of governmental programs to create opportunities that transform lives and help communities in need. The result- NJCDC, a full-service agency providing affordable housing, quality education, job training, resident empowerment, and the restoration of the Great Falls Historic District—the birthplace of the U.S. industrial revolution.