Team Members

Paulette Pera Laurenzi

President and CEO Prior to starting Spring Lake Hope Foundation in 2016, Ms. Laurenzi was a commercial banking executive in the New York Metropolitan area for over two decades. She worked with companies of all sizes and from all industries in her 21-year tenure. She was named one of New Jersey’s “40 under 40” at the age of 35, and later was recognized by Executive Women of New Jersey in

Kathleen Fuenning Cariddi

Vice President and Secretary Having lived in New Jersey all of her life, Kathleen has always been devoted to helping children in the local communities. It is this passion which led her to join the Spring Lake Hope Foundation from its beginning. Currently Kathleen serves as a Vice President and as the Board Secretary after having been the Board Treasurer. Kathleen is also a Senior Executive/Global Product Manager at American

Sandon J. Goldberg

Treasurer Sandy is President of Venture Group Realty, an independent commercial real estate investment and development firm. Since 2007, VGR has specialized in value-add redevelopment and repositioning of commercial real estate assets, with a focus on distressed properties and environmental remediation. Sandy also had a previous 15-year career in corporate real estate. Sandy has been a long-time board member and treasurer of both Jewish Renaissance Foundation in Perth Amboy, New

Steve Vitale, CRC, ORMTM

Executive Vice President, FinPro, Inc. Steve Vitale is a Regional President of Valley Bank, where he manages a large department of professionals servicing small, mid-sized and specialized businesses. Steve is passionate about supporting the community through not-for-profits and social organizations. He has been on the Board of Advisors or an active volunteer for the YMCA of Greater New York, Learning Leaders, God’s Love We Deliver, NFTE and Community Options Inc.

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