Board Members
Albert Rizzi - CEO of My Blind Spot
Albert J. Rizzi, Founder and CEO of MY BLIND SPOT will bring a unique blend of corporate, entrepreneurial, educational and nonprofit knowledge and expertise to your organization. MY BLIND SPOT’S mission is to introduce equity and diversity education in our schools, by creating an integrated learning experience which meets and exceeds state standards for diversity. Specifically we work towards informing and educating students so they better understand and show thoughtfulness towards the disabled within their community.
Albert received his BA from Manhattanville College, and has a dual Masters of Science in education - one in early childhood and the other in administration and supervision, from St. John’s University.
His initial inspiration to work with children came from his grandparents who worked with children as foster care parents for nearly 65 children over a 15 year period. When Albert’s grandmother passed, he received his calling to continue his family’s tradition of working with children. He was a New York City Teaching Fellow and a member of the third cohort that graduated in 2003. He made the commitment to practice “preventative medicine” and chose to teach kindergarten as his first foray into education. Soon after, he became the Executive Director of MARC After School and Pre-K Program located in the South Bronx, providing direct services to 250 students and their families. Albert’s unexpected and complete loss of sight uniquely qualifies him to help guide and inform teachers, parents and students about all inclusive and adaptive friendly curriculum and internet environments in our community. Albert helps to plant the seeds of hope and independence in all our students to inspire them to improve the quality of their own lives. Albert is committed to bringing hope and opportunity to all of our uniquely abled youth.
Anthony A. LoPresti - Board Member
Anthony A. LoPresti - Anthony LoPresti is a distinguished attorney who managed the New York firm Davidson & LoPresti, LLP for several years before forming Meltzer LoPresti, LLP. Mr. LoPresti currently practices in all areas of civil and commercial litigation, with a focus in entertainment, media & intellectual property law. Mr. LoPresti has represented diversified clients ranging from bio-tech, to architectural design, to publicly traded technology corporations, to fashion, entertainment & media clients ranging from trendy magazines, “Page 6” restaurants and clothing companies, to well known actors, artists, producers, writers, photographers and fashion models, as well as ventures in film, TV, theatre and music.
On a pro bono basis, Mr. LoPresti has represented numerous not-for-profit entities and public officials, including, among others, members of the U.S. Congress, the New York City Council, current New York Governor David Patterson, the NYFD Uniformed Fire Officers Association, not-for-profits supporting, among other things, human rights, civil rights, community rights, environmental rights, health & well being, and animal rights. Such representation has resulted in various cases of note, reported in case law reports, legal publications and local and national press.
While in law school, Mr. LoPresti wrote for the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights, where his article Creating An Affirmative Duty To Achieve Economic Security and Safeguard Human Rights Through the United Nations was selected for publication. Anthony’s honors and awards include the Professor Lung-Chu Chen Award for Excellence in the Field of Human Rights (1996) and the prestigious Common Cause "Holding Power Accountable Award" (2003), which lauded Anthony as "a distinguished attorney who … helped promote a more open, honest and accountable democracy in New York State."
Dianna Kamp - Board Member
Dianna Kamp is originally from McLean, VA where she started her marketing career...she moved to New York City in 1995 and has held several marketing/event planning positions with Estee Lauder, Ralph Lauren Fragrances and Matrix Haircare.
Although Diana loved marketing new products her heart has always been with animals...In 2006 Dianna accepted a position with VCA - a company that owns and operates 500+ animal hospitals across the country. She manages 2 busy clinics on the Upper East Side of Manhattan - the Manhattan Veterinary Group and New York Veterinary Hospital.