Board of Directors

Andrew Pujol
President, Chairman of the Board

Andy Pujol is owner and president of VIP International, an international transportation company located in Valley Stream, NY.  He has owned and operated the organization for 10 years.  VIP specializes in handling brand name apparel clientele.  The organization has been one of the most proactive participants in C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism).  One of VIP’s initiatives is to be a leader in cargo security. 

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Andy joined thousands of New Yorkers who volunteered in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center site.  While it turns out that this event was one of the underlying reasons for the formation of Building Homes for Heroes, it wasn’t until a few years down the line that the idea of helping severely wounded men and women of the United States Military became his passion.  After a couple years of volunteering and contributing to a similar group, Andy decided to form his own charitable organization, Building Homes for Heroes. 

As president of the organization, Andy oversees the day to day operations.  Along with members of the board, he acts alongside some of the veterans assisted by the Charity in a continued effort to assist severely wounded or disabled military personnel and their families.

Stephen Barry, Esq.
Member, Board of Directors

Stephen Barry directs the investigative and risk mitigation services for Barry Security, Inc.  Mr. Barry served as a prosecuting attorney from 1987 to 1998 for the New York County District Attorney’s Office of Robert M. Morgenthau.  While there, Mr. Barry developed investigative and risk mitigation skills that he used to serve the public interest. 

Mr. Barry has built on these skills since joining Barry Security, Inc. in 1998, and now has a proven record of assisting clients to bring their cases to successful and timely resolutions.  Mr. Barry is currently the Executive Director of the Stephen E. Smith Cybercrime Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where members from law enforcement, private industry and academia come together for education and training to strengthen information technology security.

Because of his professional experience and relationships, Mr. Barry is a member of the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force (NYECTF) of the United States Secret Service.  Mr. Barry is also a member of the Association of the Bar for the City of New York.

Patrick Gambaro
Member, Board of Directors

Patrick Gambaro is formerly the Executive Vice President/ Chief Operations Officer of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace.  NYBOT is the world's leading exchange for soft commodities (cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp, and sugar) as well as currency and index futures, and options trading.
 
Mr. Gambaro joined the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange (CSCE) as Senior Vice President of Information Technology and Floor Operations in 1989.  After the CSCE merged with the New York Cotton Exchange in 1998 to form the New York Board of Trade, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and then Chief Operations Officer in 2002.
 
Mr. Gambaro was instrumental in developing the NYBOT's Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, which have become a model for corporate preparedness.  After the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, he began developing NYBOT's recovery plan.  Due to the events on September 11, 2001, the exchange's trading facility was completely destroyed.   NYBOT's disaster recovery site allowed the exchange to continue its commodity operations with only minimal delay.  At the time of the 9/11 attacks, the NYBOT was the only open outcry exchange worldwide with a back-up trading facility and business continuity plan. 

Mr. Gambaro served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1968, and is a decorated Viet Nam veteran.

Anthony Grisanti
Member, Board of Directors

Anthony Grisanti is a Senior Partner for Global Commodity Advisors LLC, an organization which specializes in trading in the commodity markets, with a heavy emphasis in the energy complex.  Anthony has more than 20 years experience in the industry.  Starting as a runner on the floor of the NYMEX, he has traded, advised, and brokered transactions for many of its largest clients.  In October 1995, he started his own firm to continue his work on the NYMEX.  Mr. Grisanti frequently appears as a commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg news, sharing his expertise on the energy markets.  Grisanti was born in Buffalo, New York.  He currently resides in New York City.

Anthony Sigillito
Member, Board of Directors

Tony Sigillito put himself through college, first at West Virginia University and then at then Suffolk University in Boston, MA.  Mr. Sigillito majored in Finance.  He earned a degree in Business Administration.  Over his 20-year career on Wall Street, Tony worked as a founding member, broker, manager, and director of Liberty Brokerage Investment Corp., an international, inter-dealer brokerage firm.  He became president of the Liberty Brokerage, Inc. (brokerage division) and a member of the Board of Directors of LBIC, the multinational holding company.  Mr. Sigillito has served on the Board of Directors of Clearpool, Inc., providing educational opportunities for inner-city children in a year round camp-like teaching environment.  He was also a member of Clearpool’s board and finance committee for over 10 years.  Additionally, Tony was involved with its transition into the Green Chimney’s Family.  He is currently on the Board of the Candlewood Lake Club Owners Corp., serves as its secretary, and sits on the Executive committee.  Tony currently owns and operates his own business, Liberty Closet and Garage Co, in Danbury, CT.  He resides in New Milford, CT with his wife and daughter.

Jon Sigillito
Member, Board of Directors

Jon Sigillito owns and operates Durango Party Rental of Durango, Colorado, which has the largest and highest quality party rental inventory in the Four Corners region.  Jon received a BA in Physical Sciences from Harvard University in 1978.  While at Harvard, he lettered four years in football and received the Robert F. Kennedy award voted by teammates and coaches for "desire, determination and willingness to work."  Mr. Sigillito worked in New York City’s financial district for 19 years as a corporate bond broker.  He currently lives in Durango with his wife Laurie, daughter Jessica and son Steven. 

John Madison
Member, Board of Directors

John Madison is the founder and active president of John Madison Landscape of Orlando, Florida. John utilizes his horticulture expertise, artistic talent, and terrific marketing and coordinating skills to allow John Madison Landscape to stake its claim as Central Florida's premier landscaping contractor.

John served in the Florida Army National Guard for eight years as a Light Infantry 60mm Mortarman. This experience, along with John's vision to build a spectacular organization, has enabled John to be a structured, loyal business owner.

John loves to give back to the community and does so by giving to those who are less fortunate or those who served the country. In addition to his support of Building Homes for Heroes, John works with the Ronald McDonald House.