Area August 14, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 Local men have key roles within foundation The HackensackUMC Foundation Board of Trustees recently welcomed leaders in three key positions. Joseph M. Sanzari of Ho-Ho-Kus has assumed the role of chair- man of the HackensackUMC Foundation Board of Trust- ees. In this role, Sanzari chairs the board’s executive committee. Samuel S. Raia of Saddle River is a member of the Executive Committee and is the chairman of the HackensackUMC Foundation Board of Trustees Finance Committee. Ulises Diaz of Rutherford is a member of the foundation’s executive committee and a member of Hack- ensackUMC Investment Committee. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of HackensackUMC. Sanzari is president of Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc. That company’s projects include the renovation of the New York Giants playing field and practice facility and the safe maintenance of many New Jersey roads. Sanzari is also president of Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc., Sanzari Marine Companies, Inc. and Sanzari-Shinn LLC. Through his companies, Sanzari employs more than 300 people. He has partnered with J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., and Gardner M. Bishop, Inc., creating Bishop-Sanzari- Creamer. Bishop-Sanzari-Creamer has taken a leader- ship role in major construction projects on the New Jersey Turnpike. Bishop-Sanzari-Creamer’s partnership earned national recognition for its work on the Route 4 and Route 17 overpasses, the largest highway project in the state. Sanzari is also known for his philanthropic work involving many communities, children’s organizations and local charities. Such involvement has included: loan- ing of vehicles for parades and community events, pur- chasing journal ads to support various school activities, donating manpower and equipment to help repair schools, churches, and historic buildings, and donating the con- struction of municipal sporting fields. Sanzari is the patron of the Joseph M. Sanzari Chil- dren’s Hospital. His wife, Donna, is the founding benefac- tor of the Women’s Health Services Education, Research and Resource Center at the medical center, and the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital at HackensackUMC. Sanzari was originally appointed to the Hackensack- UMC Board of Governors in 2000. Prior to assuming his current role as chairman of the HackensackUMC Foun- dation Board of Trustees, he served as chairman of the HackensackUMC Board of Governors. He has served as a member of both boards and the board of the Hacken- sack University Health Network. Sanzari has also been an active member of many HackensackUMC committees. Sanzari is a former councilman in Ho-Ho-Kus. He is a member of the board of trustees of Felician College, served as a former commissioner to the Palisades Inter- state Park Commission, and is a former chairman of the Garden State Arts Foundation. Raia is the president and principal of Raia Properties, a real estate investment management and development firm. Prior to founding Raia Properties, Raia was an executive officer for Raia Industries Incorporated, a ready-mixed concrete company founded by his father, Joseph Raia Sr., in 1930. Raia joined the HackensackUMC Foundation Board of Trustees in June of 2003. The Raia Family Foundation Laboratory on the first floor of the John Theurer Cancer Center is a demonstration of his philanthropic commit- ment to HackensackUMC. Raia serves as mayor of Saddle River and is a member of the board of directors for the New Jersey Commerce and Industry Association. He served on Governor Chris- tie’s Department of Transportation Transition Team. In January 2011, he was sworn in as chairman of the New (continued on page 23)