Who's who? Learn about our presenters!
Lisa Bianco is a NYC singer-songwriter-guitarist creating a unique blend of pop alternative rock. She shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Antigone Rising, Rick Springfield and Red Wanting Blue to name a few. She has also performed at numerous festivals such as the CMJ Music Marathon, CBGB Festival and Light of Day Benefit concerts. When Lisa’s not rocking the stage you can find her in just about any guitar shop “geeking out” or searching for the next best perfect brick oven pizza. www.LisaBianco.com
Gary E. Cohen is an attorney and Passaic High School graduate!!
Johnny Manganiotis founded Mr. Cupcakes in 2007 when was only 22 years old. 6 years later there are now four locations and there are many more locations to come.
Johnny's mission is to provide his customers with the best tasting and freshest cupcakes in New Jersey. We bake over 40 different cupcake flavors from the traditional Red Velvet and Carrot Cake to Peanut Butter & Jelly and French Toast. None of our cupcakes are stuffed or filled, we bake our cupcake ingredients right inside.Voted best cupcakes in Bergen County by (201) Magazine and in Bergen Health and Life Magazine. Named best cupcakes in NJ by CBS. Voted #1 in The Bergen Record Top 5, and voted best cupcakes in NJ by NJ Monthly Magazine
Johnny's mission is to provide his customers with the best tasting and freshest cupcakes in New Jersey. We bake over 40 different cupcake flavors from the traditional Red Velvet and Carrot Cake to Peanut Butter & Jelly and French Toast. None of our cupcakes are stuffed or filled, we bake our cupcake ingredients right inside.Voted best cupcakes in Bergen County by (201) Magazine and in Bergen Health and Life Magazine. Named best cupcakes in NJ by CBS. Voted #1 in The Bergen Record Top 5, and voted best cupcakes in NJ by NJ Monthly Magazine
Kate Yarhouse works for not for profit organizations and is the Director of Global Employment Compliance and Security for Teach For All, an education charitable organization in New York City. Teach For All is an international organization working to ensure that one day, all children around the world will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Previously Kate served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the country of Albania; she has many stories to share about life there and working in the non profit world. She has also lived in Connecticut, Washington DC, Maryland, Texas, London and Boston and has traveled to fun places like Chile, India, Turkey and Russia.
Enigma's Hair Salon is owned and operated by Gabriel Colon. He has been in the business for over 15 years! The Enigma staff pride themselves on always being up on the latest styles. For more information about services and each stylist, visit their website. http://www.enigmashairstudio.com/
Valley National Bank was founded in 1927 as the Passaic Park Trust Company. The Bank changed its name in the mid 1930's to the Bank of Passaic and Trust Company. In 1956 the Bank acquired the Bank of Allwood located in Clifton, NJ. At the same time, the name was changed to The Bank of Passaic and Clifton. The acquisition of the Bank of Wayne in 1976 created a need for a new identity, and the name Valley National Bank was chosen. Since 1976, Valley has been committed to an expansion strategy dedicated to the highest level of service, and it has continued to grow and strengthen its regional commitment through acquisitions. Valley National Bancorp is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey with $16 billion in assets. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates over 200 branches in 144 communities serving 16 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island.
*Notable People from Passaic *
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Notable current and former residents of Passaic include:
*Courtesy of wikipedia.org
- Mitch Albom (born 1958), author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven.[118]
- John Barbata (born 1945), drummer for The Turtles.[119]
- Terrence Boyle (born 1945), judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[120]
- George Breeman (1880–1937), sailor and Medal of Honor recipient.[121]
- Bob Butterworth (born 1942), former Florida Attorney General.[122]
- Arthur K. Cebrowski (1942–2005), United States Navy admiral and senior U.S. Department of Defense official.[123]
- Morris Cerullo (born 1931), Pentecostal televangelist.[124]
- Alan N. Cohen (1930–2004), former co-owner of the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets.[125]
- Howard Crook (born 1947), Opera singer tenor.[126]
- Mark DeRosa (born 1975), Major League Baseball infielder.[127]
- Dow H. Drukker (1872–1963), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1914–1919.[128]
- Evelyn Dubrow (1911–2006), lobbyist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.[129]
- Peter Enns (born 1961), Bible scholar.[130]
- Bret Ernst, comedian.[131]
- Charles Evered (born 1964), playwright.[132]
- Donald Fagen (born 1948), musician with Steely Dan.[133]
- Jack Fina (1913-1970), pianist and orchestra leader known as "The ten most talented fingers on radio."[134]
- Joel Gersmann (1942-2005), experimental theatre playwright.[135]
- Paul Goldberger (born 1950), Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic.[136]
- David Grisman (born 1945), bluegrass musician and former member of Old and in the Way with Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.[137]
- Reed Gusciora (born 1960), former minority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly.[138]
- Beth Gylys (born 1964), poet and professor.[139]
- Art Harris (1949–1970), running back who was involved in the 1970 Marshall football team plane crash that killed everyone on board.[140]
- Robert Helps (1928–2001), pianist and composer.[141]
- Craig Heyward (1966–2006), National Football League running back.[142]
- Dennis Johnson (born 1951), former NFL defensive tackle.[143]
- Mike Jorgensen (born 1948), former Major League Baseball player.[144]
- Lewis Kaplan, violinist.[145]
- Fritz Knothe (1903–1963), former Major League Baseball player and member of "Wonder Team."[146]
- Barbara L'Italien (born 1961), politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2003-2011.[147]
- Ray Malavasi (1930–1987), National Football League head coach.[148]
- William J. Martini (born 1947), former Republican Congressman.[149]
- Larry Mialik (born 1950), former National Football League player.[150]
- Bill Mokray (1907–1974), basketball historian and statistician enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 as a contributor to the sport.[151]
- Jack Mulhall (1887–1979), silent film and talkie leading man.[152]
- Morris Pashman (1912–1999), New Jersey Supreme Court Justice who served as mayor of Passaic from 1951 to 1955.[153]
- Millie Perkins (born 1938), actress, best known for her lead role in the film The Diary of Anne Frank.[154]
- Jason Perry (born 1976), former safety in the NFL from 1999 to 2002.[155]
- Joe Piscopo (born 1951), comedian.[156]
- Gerry Polci, drummer and singer with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.[157]
- Michael J. Pollard (born 1939), actor.[158]
- Stuart Rabner (born 1960), Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.[159]
- Frankie Randall (born 1938), entertainer, musician, singer and actor.[160]
- Joseph Rankin (1833–1886), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[161]
- John Roosma (1900–1983), captain of Ernest Blood's "Wonder Teams" who became the first college player to total 1,000 points for his career while at the United States Military Academy.[162]
- Alan Rosenberg (born 1951), Emmy Award-winning actor and activist, Screen Actors Guild President (2005–present).[163]
- Mark Rosenberg (c. 1948–1992), film producer.[164]
- Paul Rudd (born 1969), actor.[165]
- Bob Russell (1908–1998), entertainer.[166]
- Bob Russell (1914–1970), Hall of Fame songwriter.[167]
- Nick Sakiewicz (born 1961), soccer executive.[168]
- Zoe Saldana (born 1978), actress who appeared in the 2009 film Avatar.[169]
- Víctor Santos (born 1976), Cincinnati Reds pitcher.[170]
- Elroy Schwartz (1923-2013), television screenwriter.[171]
- Sherwood Schwartz (1916–2011), TV producer, best known for creating Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch.[165]
- William Winfield Scott (1855–1935), lawyer who served as Passaic's official historian.[172]
- The Shirelles, musicians.[173]
- Robert Smithson (1938–1973), artist.[174]
- Edith E. Sproul (1907-1999), pathologist whose work with Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou led to the development of the pap smear test for cervical cancer.[175]
- Mark Stevens, former NFL QB, Redskins, played college at Purdue.[176]
- Larry Storch (born 1923), actor.[165]
- Tyronne Stowe (born 1965), former NFL linebacker.[177]
- Loretta Swit (born 1937), actress.[156]
- Danny Szetela (born 1987), Major League Soccer player.[178]
- Dave Szott (born 1967), National Football League player and coach.[179]
- Jack Tatum (1948–2010), football player.[180]
- Ösel Tendzin (1943–1990), Tibetan Buddhist scholar.[181][182]
- Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (born 1941), judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[183]
- Dick Vitale (born 1939), sportscaster.[184]
- Perry Williams (born 1961), former cornerback for the New York Giants.[185]
- Darrin Winston (1966–2008), Major League Baseball player who played two seasons in Major League Baseball for thePhiladelphia Phillies.[186]
- Saul Zaentz (born 1921), film producer.[187]
- Frankie Zak (1922–1972), Major League Baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[188][189]
- Daniel Margotta (born February 10), Actor, Writer, Producer.
*Courtesy of wikipedia.org