GARY MATLES co-president
Gary joined the board of FCCNY in 2010 with a particular interest in promoting the organization’s charitable initiatives. He and his wife Eve Cohen, are the proud parents of 5 year old Micaela who was adopted from Jiangxi Province in 2006; the family resides in South Orange, NJ. Gary holds an MBA in Marketing from Baruch College as well as a Professional Certificate in Fundraising and Development from NYU. Gary currently works as an independent consultant specializing in the development of business conferences, meetings, special events,and fund raising initiatives.
gmatles@fccny.org

DEBORAH BENNETT treasurer
Following a 25+ career at Citigroup, Deborah is taking time off full-time work to focus on her family, which includes her daughter adopted in 2007 from Jiangxi province, husband, and elderly mother. At Citigroup, she implemented and managed a variety of financial products serving corporate clients globally and is experienced in marketing and business development, program management, global team building, and strategic communication. Deborah is currently a freelance consultant for CEO Connection, a membership organization focused on mid-market companies and a board member for SPOP (Service Program for Older Persons), where she serves on the fund development committee. In the past, Deborah has conceived and run events for FCC Manhattan, and her daughter participates in Girl’s Connect. Deborah holds an MBA from Columbia University.
dabennettnyc@gmail.com

LISA GIBSON secretary
Lisa is the first Chinese adoptee who has grown up with FCCNY, to serve on our board. She was adopted from China in 1992 and as a young girl participated in many of FCCNY's events. She grew up in Manhattan and went to Bronx Science for high school, during which she participated in Girls Connect at its inception, as a senior mentor. She graduated from Cornell with a BS in biology and worked at Northwell's (formerly NSLIJ) research institute in a neuroscience lab. Currently she is self studying computer programming and hopes to break into the bio/med-tech field. 
lisagibson@fccny.org

BARRY RADICK
Barry serves as an advisor to the Board on legal issues. He became involved with FCC in 1996, when he finalized our status as a Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Since then he has periodically served on our Board and has been involved in organizational, policy, and legal issues, including the revision of FCC NY's by-laws. Barry and his wife, Sloane Elman (who is also a lawyer), live in Manhattan with their daughters Olivia (Shanggao, Jiangxi Province, September, 1995), and Julia, who also resides in Portland, OR where she dances with a contemporary dance company. He also has two sons (both lawyers) and four granddaughters. Barry has previously served on the Boards of Children of China Pediatric Foundation, Doctors of the World (USA), The Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program, the Parents' Association of The Bank Street School for Children, and other not for profit organizations. Barry retired as a senior partner from his law firm in 2000 and is currently a Managing Director in the NYC office of an international business advisory firm.
barry.radick@gmail.com

MARINA CONTIERO
Marina was born, raised, and attended school in Rome, Italy.  She moved to London for first job in the Reinsurance industry, which involved doing business at Lloyd’s of London. She continues to work in the same industry to this day. After 8 years in London Marina moved to San Francisco and 5 years later to NYC.  She adopted Olivia YuHong from Chongqing as a single mom in December 2001. Marina started getting involved with FCC during the adoption wait and believes that it can still play a very important role in the adoption community. She is active in the adoption community as list-owner of two Orphanage Yahoo Groups and member of several other on line groups. She is passionate about Chinese culture and actively involved with NYCCC. Marina enjoys reading, going to great movies, more reading, traveling, and dining with friends.
marinac@aol.com

MAUREEN FARRELL
Maureen Farrell and her husband Alan Kenny live in Montclair NJ. Maureen is mom to Lily from Shangrao, Jiangxi age 11 and Cali age 8 from Changzhou, Jiangsu.  She has been the Regional Director for FCC Northern NJ since 2010.  Maureen has a Masters degree in Finance and Operations Management from NYU. She worked for 15 years in the Wine & Spirits industry as VP of Financial Planning &Analysis and later as CFO for a wine company. In 2013 Maureen made the decision to devote her career to working in the not for profit sector. She is currently the CFO for the NJ Family Planning League—a not-for-profit that funds women’s health clinics across the state of NJ.  Maureen has been on the Board of Directors of OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans) since 2011 and is an active member of the FCC/OCA Leaders. 
fccnnj@gmail.com

PAUL MARINACCIO
Paul is a native of the New York area who runs an executive coaching and consulting firm in Manhattan. He adopted Juli from Taiha, China, in 1998 when he and Juli’s mother were living in Hong Kong. Juli was raised in Hong Kong and New York and currently attends college at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Paul, originally a journalist, served as an economic development commissioner in the New York City government before joining Deloitte, where he became a Managing Director. He founded Tribeca Leadership in early 2011. Paul is grateful for Juli’s participation in FCCNY’s activities and enjoys the board’s focus on adopted children’s challenges and opportunities as they grow into adults.
pmarinaccio@tribecaleadership.com