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Our Team

Dan and PeterBy far our greatest strength is our team of professionals. Fund Raising is a “people” business and requires individuals gifted with the ability to build and maintain relationships. The GSI Professional Team personifies this trait and is comprised of the most talented fund raisers and public relations experts in our industry.

Meet some of the members of our team:

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Peter W. GhiorsiPeter W. Ghiorsi, MBA, FAHP
Chairman & CEO

Peter W. Ghiorsi has 40 years of experience in the fields of fund raising, public relations, marketing and planning. For the past twenty-one years he has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc., having been a founding partner of GSI in 1989…more

 

Dan SorrentiDan Sorrenti
President & Chief Operating Officer

Dan Sorrenti has 30 years of experience as an accomplished executive and consultant in the fields of fund raising, public relations and marketing. As President and Chief Operating Officer of GSI, he has a lead role in supervising and directing capital campaigns for a wide and diverse array of clients. His specific expertise is in campaign planning and organization along with major gift strategy and solicitation…more

 

Mary Ann WintersMary Ann Winters, MPS
Senior Vice President

Mary Ann Winters has more than 35 years of successful fund raising management in the non-profit sector. During her career she has directed capital and annual programs in support of building, equipment and services expansion, endowment, special projects and increased annual operating funds.  Her experience spans the areas of hospital and multi-hospital system healthcare, independent secondary and higher education, religious congregations and organizations, social service and professional development organizations…more

 

O'KeefeAllen J. O’Keefe
Senior Vice President

Al O’Keefe is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years experience in major gift fund raising, capital campaigning, non-profit marketing and public relations. During his career, he has served as vice president of an international educational and healthcare organization based in Dublin, Ireland; corporate vice president for a prestigious northern New Jersey hospital; and in senior positions at two major fund raising consulting firms, including Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc…more

 

John G. ModzelewskiJohn G. Modzelewski, MBA
Vice President

John G. Modzelewski has more than 25 years' experience in the fields of development, marketing and public relations. John has extensive experience in healthcare and educational fund raising and his work has encompassed all aspects of the field from capital campaigns to foundation and government grants to special events…more

 

Glenn VallachGlenn Vallach
Vice President for Public Relations & Communications

During his 30-year professional career, Glenn Vallach has developed broad-based experience in the disciplines of public relations, marketing, and fund raising.  Much of Mr. Vallach's success is due to and underscored by the diversity of his background. As a senior corporate and agency public relations executive and counselor for two decades, he has created and implemented communications plans to support and undergird marketing, direct marketing, and fund raising programs. …more

 

Arthur S. CollierArthur S. Collier, FAHP
Senior Executive Counsel

Art Collier has designed, developed and directed fund raising programs that have produced over $750 million in a 30 year development career. He has served healthcare institutions, a multi-hospital system and a diverse client group as a consultant. Mr. Collier has been associated with Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc. (GSI) since 1993. During that time he has worked with GSI to pioneer the development of new approaches to strategic development planning, philanthropic market analysis and assessment of fund raising potential, and computer-based financial modeling…more

 

Howard A. SiegelHoward A. Siegel
Assistant Vice President

Howard Siegel is a specialist in major gifts fund raising and in particular, planning, organizing and directing capital campaigns. As an assistant vice president for over 14 years with Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, Inc., he has been involved with multiple campaign assignments, which have raised unprecedented amounts for the firm’s clients…more

 

Cathy Pastene

Cathy Pastene
Executive Operations Manager

Cathy Pastene has more than 20 years professional experience in operations management, and has spent the last 14 years as Executive Operations Manager at Ghiorsi & Sorrenti where she is responsible for the organization and coordination of the company's extensive administrative operations. She oversees administrative staff and acts as liaison to GSI's vast array of clients.

 

Barbara KraskianBarbara Kraskian, Operations Assistant
Research Specialist

A skilled fundraising researcher, Barbara Kraskian has more than 20 years professional experience in office operations, graphic design, and market research.  At Ghiorsi & Sorrenti, she is a key member of the administrative staff, and leads GSI Research, the company’s fund raising research arm.

 

 

 

 
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