2014 DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS HONOREES

Don LaGreca
Reza Rafizadeh
Glen Messina
Dr. Timothy M. Finley

Saturday, March 8, 2014
Rockleigh Country Club
Rockleigh, NJ

Don LaGreca ‘92

Don La Greca was the first voice listeners heard when ESPN New York radio was launched on September 3, 2001. Today, he is the co-host of “The Michael Kay Show” weekdays from 3-7 pm, hosts “Jets Gameday” pre and post-game shows as well as “The 5th Quarter” with former Jet Greg Buttle. Don has served as the play by play announcer for the NY Rangers. After graduating from Ramapo in 1992, he began his career at Sportsphone and later worked as a sports anchor at 1010 WINS and at WFAN.

Reza Rafizadeh

Reza began his career with Sodexo in 1988, he is currently Vice President of Operations for Campus Services. He supports Sodexo campus partnerships in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York. This support encompasses all areas of Sodexo’s expertise: food, housekeeping, energy audits, facility improvements, construction and other areas which enhance and improve the student experience. Reza received his Bachelors’ degree in Educational Psychology and Masters’ degree in Regional Planning from Syracuse University.

Glen Messina ‘85

Glen Messina is currently the President and CEO of PHH Corporation headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ. The company’s operations consist of PHH Vehicle Management Services which is the #3 provider of commercial fleet management services in US and Canada and PHH Mortgage. For FY 12, the company had revenues of 2.7 billion. Mr. Messina spent 17 years in leadership roles at GE including CFO of their equipment services business, CEO of GE’s mortgage services business and most recently, CEO of GE Chemical and Monitoring Solutions. Mr. Messina graduated from Ramapo College in 1985 a degree in Marketing and earned his MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Dr. Timothy M. Finley ‘94

Dr. Finley is an anesthesiologist practicing at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ. He graduated from Ramapo in 1994 and UMDNJ in 1998. He did his residency at Drexel University College of Medicine. For several years, Dr. Finley has traveled to Haiti as a volunteer and serves on the Doctor’s Counsel of Sending Our Love to Haiti and is currently leading a fundraising effort to provide scholarships for two Haitian students to attend Ramapo College. He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the School of Theoretical and Applied Science and was awarded the President’s Award of Merit in 2011.