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GALA PROGRAM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
6:00 – 7:00pm
PRESIDENT
Sandra Sroka, M. Ed Dean - Retired
Bergen Community College
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Tom Eastwick
HUMANITARIAN AWARD PRESENTER
Benedict A. Focarino, Vice President,
Project Literacy Board of Trustees
2026 HONOREES
NJ State Senator, Holly Schepisi
Audrey Murphy, Esq., MSN, RN
2026 GALA COMMITTEE
Sandra Sroka, M. Ed Dean - Retired
Bergen Community College
Dean Walter Hecht, Co-Founder, Project Literacy
Benedict A. Focarino, President, Passaic Leather
Kunle Modupe, MS, FIH Senior Vice President,
Hospitality Services, Hackensack Meridian Health
Trevor A. Taylor, Vice President, Regional Manager
Freedom Bank
John Policastro, Personal Touch Catering Experience
