The Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 2002. The work we do is accomplished by a governing Board of Trustees, staff, and weekly volunteers. The leadership, staff, and volunteers are dedicated to supporting hospitalized children across the country through our Victorious 4 Teens programs. The Board of Trustees assumes a varied set of duties and responsibilities including strategic governance and oversight, fundraising support, and advisory services to help ensure the Foundation operates efficiently and effectively.
Board of Trustees
Mario DiNatale, Chairman and Co-founder
Director, Community & Economic Development, Voorhees Township, NJ
Gary Strain, Vice Chairman
President, Strain Consulting
Carl H. Bagell, Treasurer
South Jersey Managing Partner, Friedman, LLP Accountants & Advisors
Steven K. Mignogna, Esq., Secretary
Co-Chair, Estate Department, Archer & Greiner P.C.
Marianne Aleardi, Member at Large
Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, SJ Magazine
Debra P. DiLorenzo, Member at Large
Partner, DiLorenzo Davis Consulting LLC
Gisele S. DiNatale, M.A., Member at Large
President and Co-founder, Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation, Corp.
Kathleen Federici, Member at Large
Vice President, Republic Bank
Trustee Emeritus
L. Charles Bailey, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Market President, TD Bank N.A.
Leonard J. Wood, Esq.
of Council, Wade, Long, Wood, & Long, LLC
In addition to the Board of Trustees, the Foundation benefits from the time, talents, and resources of volunteer community leaders responsible ensuring the Foundation remains connected and active in business and civic arenas. All are committed to creating and maintaining a positive impact on the lives of children and their families.
Advisory Council
Maria Palestini Bye
L'Oréal Paris 2007 Women of Worth
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, M.Ed.
2019-20 NJ State Teacher of the Year
Gabriel J. DiNatale, MD
Resident Physician, Department of Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Jefferson Health
Sebastian DiNatale
Producer & Segment Director for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Department Supervisor, Hardenbergh Insurance Group
Michael Mignogna, Esq.
Attorney, Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller
Elena Piperno
Director, Domenica Foundation
Richard J. Scarfone, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Child Life, Creative Arts Therapy and School Programs, Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Staff & Volunteers
Gisele S. DiNatale, M.A.
President and Co-Founder
Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, M.Ed.
Youth Leadership Council Advisor
Maria Palestini Bye
Volunteer Coordinator