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, Advisory Council, and weekly volunteers. The leadership is dedicated to supporting hospitalized children across the country through our Victorious 4 Teens programs.
Staff
Gisele S. DiNatale, M.A., President and Co-Founder
Kate Whelihan, MPH, Executive Administrator
2023 - 2025 Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees assumes the strategic governance and oversight, fundraising support, and advisory services to help ensure the Foundation operates efficiently and effectively.
Mario DiNatale, Chairman and Co-founder
Business Administrator, and Director of Economic Development, Voorhees Township, NJ
Gary Strain, Vice Chairman
President, GJS Consulting
Carl H. Bagell, Treasurer
South Jersey Managing Partner, Marcum/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
Mary Bridget Roberts, Ed.D., MSN, APRN, Member at Large
Director of Nursing Maternal Services, Memorial Hospital West
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
Rob Curley
Regional President of PA/NJ Metro, 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
Lori M. Kosyla
Department Supervisor, Hardenbergh Insurance Group
Michael Mignogna, Esq.
Attorney, Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller