Victoria Anne Corso – Vice President/Secretary

Vice President/Co-Founder of America’s Pantry Inc.,

New York State Certified Special Education Teacher. The certification is for Nursery through Twelve Grade with Special Education Umbrella Teaching Certificate, General Education Teaching Certificate is for Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, Teacher Consultant for elementary grade teachers at a New York Public School District. Director at SCOPE which provides before and after school care to elementary school students, Co-Founder of American States Group-Real Estate, Modular Homes, Realty Television.

Taught forty-two years at a public school district, receiving many awards and recognitions for excellence in teaching. Taught as a classroom teacher in regular education and special education with self-contained classroom settings of 15-1 and 12-1-1. Education: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Dowling College (Oakdale, New York), Master’s Degree in Special Education from Adelphi University (Garden City, New York).

Frank Mitchell Corso, Jr. – CEO/President

President/Co-Founder of America’s Pantry Inc.

CEO of Frank Corso Inc., a national business advisory firm, Healthy America Inc., a business that focused on food and dietary issues with persons with certain health concerns, Self Employment Entrepreneurship Expo’s, a national entity that established business trade shows, business forums and speakers on a myriad of business topics, Charging America Inc., which provides and installs electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States, Medical Health Inc., a medical concierge firm, which business model sets up doctors in medical concierge practices, Co-Founder of American States Group which consisted of Affordable Housing, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Sales, Modular Homes Sales and Construction and Real Estate TV Production. Worked at Law Offices of Frank Mitchell Corso, P.C. (trial attorneys).

Host of cable television’s business talk show program Dollars & Sense, a half hour business talk show with guests on business, government and politics, contributing writer for several national and regional business magazines/publications including but not limited to Successful Franchising Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Technology Business Magazine, At & T Capita Connections, Financial Editor of Technology Business Magazine, Quoted in New York Times, Crain’s New York/Chicago, Newsday, Bergen Record, Long Island Business News and others. National speaker on business, economic development, business financing and franchising.  Founding member of and instructor of Entrepreneurial Assistance Center of Suffolk County Community College, adjunct professor at Dowling College, Instructor at American Real Estate School. adjunct faculty at New York State Society of CPA’s, president of Alumni Association of Dowling College, founding member of Hofstra University Entrepreneurial Center, Founder/President of Exchange Club of New York.

Board member of Long Island Transportation Management Inc .(501(c)(4) Melville, New York,  Board Chairman at Operation-Initiative Foundation (501(c)(3) which supports USA veterans who suffer from PTSD, American Kidney Fund (501(c)(3) based in Rockville, Maryland which provides direct financial assistance for those that suffer from kidney related disease, Career & Employment Options Inc., Caregiver Coalition Fund of America (501(c)(3) which provides assistance to caregivers, World Food Program USA/United Nations based in Washington, District of Columbia. which is the world’s largest food aid and relief entity helping people in over eighty countries and one billion people et al.

Awarded Business Advisor of the Year by Small Business Development Center/United States Small Business Administration, Awarded Appreciation Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium/Department of Energy for an individual who has made a significant contribution to the federal technology transfer program, Awarded Economic Development award by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee for work within the minority and minority business community, Recognition presented from Director of United Nations World Food Program for efforts to eliminate world hunger, Recognition presented from Chairman and President at World Food Program USA/United Nations for making a difference in eliminating world hunger. Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World, Business and Finance and America et al. Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Dowling College (Oakdale, New York), Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Potomac School of Law (Washington, District of Columbia)

Leigh Gerstein

Board of Director of America’s Pantry Inc.

With a strong background in healthcare operations, physician relations, and business development, Leigh Gerstein has built a career driving growth, efficiency, and patient-centered solutions across physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty healthcare providers throughout New York City and Long Island.

Currently with Centers Plan for Healthy Living (acquired by Elevance Health on January 1, 2025), Leigh Gerstein manages a diverse portfolio of physician offices, ambulatory surgery centers, small group practices, and IPA’s. In this role, he leads initiatives to optimize workflows for claim denials, credentialing and recredentialing—achieving a 98% success rate even with historically unresponsive providers and facilities

.Throughout his career, Leigh has consistently demonstrated an ability to expand provider networks, improve operational workflows, and deliver measurable financial and clinical results. With a unique blend of business development expertise and hands-on practice management, Leigh continues to drive healthcare organizations toward growth and efficiency while maintaining a strong focus on patient access and outcomes.

Board of Director at Caregiver Coalition Fund of America (501(c)3), which provides assistance to caregivers, Consultant to Frank Corso Inc., Supporter of American Kidney Fund (501(c)3).

Lawrence (Lorcan) Otway

Board of Director of America’s Pantry Inc.

Owner and Curator of The Museum of the American Gangster in New York City, Owner and Manager of The William Barnacle Tavern in New York City, Theatre Owner/Manager of Theatre 80 Saint Marks Place in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Founding Director of Lawyers Committee for Roma Rights and Recognition, Advisor to lawyers of record involving Romany culture and status of Romany people domestically and internationally, Photojournalist during the war in Northern Ireland for several important news outlets including New York Times, Advisor to Tribal government of the Golden Hill Paugeesukq Tribal Nation in Connecticut, Tribal Court Judge to Tribal Nation which included fact finding liaison with the Mistasheepu Innu of Quebec investigating civil rights along with creating a document formalizing the court of the Golden Hill Tribe,  a state recognized Indian Nation while preserving the traditional methods of conflict resolution, , Founding Member of MUASK, a project for law students and journalists investigating rights abuses faced  by native Americans in North Quebec and Labrador, Canada, Author of many articles and transcripts. Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from New York University, Juris Doctor (J.D.) from New York University School of law (New York City).

Dean E. Bennett

Board of Director of America’s Pantry Inc.

Dean E. Bennett is the President/CEO of J.K. Bennett and Associates, Inc. (JKB), a New York based management consulting firm established in 2010. JKB specializes in business development, supplier diversity management, government relations and securing procurement opportunities in the public and private sector. JKB is proud to be a New York State Certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise. Mr. Bennett was appointed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York to Empire State Development (ESD) as Executive Director of the Division for Minority and Women Business Development (DMWBD.) In his role of executive director, Mr. Bennett was responsible for the development of the statewide Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise procurement policy as requested by Article 15A of the executive law. The Division’s key objectives were to encourage and assist over 110 New York State agencies and authorities that engaged in contracting activities to award a fair share of state contracts to MWBEs; to review applications submitted by businesses seeking MWBE certification; to maintain a directory of certified MWBEs to promote the business development of MWBEs through training and technical assistance. Mr. Bennett also served as Director of Equal Employment Opportunity and Deputy Director for the Office of Minority Affairs for Nassau County, New York under then Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi and now a United States Representative from New York., where he was charged with overseeing MWBE outreach and compliance for over 40 different government agencies in Nassau County, New York. As part of these responsibilities, Dean served as project manager of the first Disparity Study in the history of Nassau County. Dean has a Business Management/Economics degree from Hofstra University as well as a Masters of Science in Human Resources from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University (Uniondale, New York). He currently serves on the Board of Trustees Long Island Chapter for Career Opportunities for Accounting Professionals sponsored by the New York State Society of CPA’s and he is active in the Nassau County First Tee Program. Dean serves on the Board of Regents for New York University Winthrop University Langone Hospital in Mineola, New York. He has served on the East Woods School Board of Trustees in Oyster Bay, New York and has been a member of the Hofstra University Alumni Board. Dean is a member of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Roosevelt, New York where he serves as a Lector.