​Meet the M25 Board

​Mission Statement

​The M25 Initiative is a 501c3 non-profit in Cumberland County, NJ created for the sole purpose of engaging, equipping, empowering, and mobilizing individuals and organizations to engage in innovative and cooperative solutions to alleviate suffering, feed the hungry, end poverty, reduce crime, revitalize a spirit community and transform lives!

​Vision Statement

​To transform the Cumberland County, NJ community through fostering a renewed spirit of hope by assisting the armies of compassion in helping disadvantaged and disenfranchised, and ultimately ending the economic and spiritual poverty.


Past Board Members:
Hon. Donna Pearson:
Former Freeholder Director and Bridgeton City Council President
Mr. Edward Geletka:
Executive Vice President, CapeBank
Ms. Debra Behnke:
Manager, Resources for Independent Living
Mr. Jonathan Cummings:
Executive Director, Revive South Jersey
Rev. Gary Stiegler:
Pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church
​Rev. Stephen Harris: 
Pastor, Restoration House
Mr. Dan Rosario:
VIce President, Bay Atlantic Federal Credit Union
Hon. Paul Ritter:
President/CEO, Cumberland Mutual Insurance
Hon. Carlos Mercado:
Vineland Firefighter
Mr. Gerald Covella: 
Owner, GNC Venture Group
Ms. Maryam Nassari: 
Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Fox Roach Realtors & Trident Group
Mr. Ken Pustizzi: 
CEO & Founder, SNJ Today, Xspero
Dr. Kim Ayres: 
Coordinator, Millville Neighborhood Alliance,  and Interim Economic Development Director, Cumberland County Improvement Authority
Ms. Carolyn Heckman: 
Retired - Executive Director Mental Health Services, Inspira
Ms. Deborah Holman
Vice President - Director of Marketing and Advertising, and Branch Development Coordinator: Century Savings Bank

THE M25 Board of Trustees

Rev. Dr. Robin Weinstein, President & Founder
Pastor of Bethany Grace Community Church & Chair/Associate Professor, Human Resources, Wilmington University

Ray Garcia, President-Elect
Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer,
The First National Bank of Elmer

Ms. Denise Arrigo,  Vice-President
Teacher of English as a Second Language,
Cumberland County Workforce Development

Ms. JoEllyn Jones, JD, Secretary 
Defense Attorney

Mr. Richard Elwell, Treasurer
Executive Vice President,
CompleteCare Health Network

Ms. Anne Hartman
Principal, Christ the King Regional School

 Hon. Albert Kelly
Mayor, City of Bridgeton &
President/CEO,
Gateway Community Action Partnership

Ms. Laurie LaTorre
Retired
HR Director, Cumberland Mutual

Mr. Sean Laury
Owner & DOO
Laury Heating, Plumbing, and Cooling

Mr. David Moore, RN, MSN, BC
Executive Director of Behavioral Health,
Inspira Health Network

Hon. Carol Musso
Freeholder, Cumberland County
Vice President - Business Development,
Century Savings Bank

Mr. Ernesto "Rick" Ortiz
Program Manager, PRAC of Southern NJ

Hon. William Whelan
Vice President, Government Banking,
OceanFirst Bank