Founder and Inaugural Chapter President for YCP NYC
YCP NYC Chaplain
Ken joined the Order of Malta as an Auxiliary in 2001 and became a Knight in 2004. He has been an annual Lourdes pilgrim since 2003 and Pilgrimage Co-President since 2014. Ken was elected to the Board of Councillors in 2009 and chaired the Membership, Area Development, and Auxiliary committees until 2014; he was reelected to the BOC in 2017 and is currently serving as the Association Hospitaller, Master of Ceremonies, and Treasurer of the International Lourdes Committee. He also serves on the board of Malteser International – Americas and was a trustee of the New York Archdiocese’s regional Staten Island School Board.
As Hospitaller Ken has worked at the Association and International level to expand the works of the Order, with particular emphasis on establishing signature works, including Malta Camp USA and the Malta Mobile Ministry.
Ken holds a Bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Management & Organizational Behavior and International Business from New York University. He was most recently the Chief Administrative Officer & SVP of Shared Services at MCIC Vermont; prior to this he was a Managing Director in technology and operations at Deutsche Bank and held similar positions at Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and JPMorgan & Co. Ken and his wife, Suzanne, reside in Manhattan and are parishioners at Holy Trinity Parish where they are Extraordinary Ministers.
Fra' Nicola Tegoni is a Knight of Justice in Solemn Vows of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fra' Nicola is the Regent in the United States of the Order of Malta's Subpriory of Our Lady of Lourdes. He has been a member of the Order of Malta since 2012. He is a regular participant in the Order of Malta's International Lourdes Pilgrimage and he has been volunteering for over a decade with the Order of Malta at the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center in Harlem.
Fra' Nicola is a member of the Board of Councillors of the Order of Malta's American Association and he is a member of the Board of Directors of Malteser International Americas, an affiliate of Malteser International, the humanitarian relief agency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He has also been serving since 2015 as Counsellor at the Permanent Observer Mission of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations.
He is a partner at the law firm of Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP in New York City where he practices Immigration Law. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and Suffolk University Law School.
Francesca Tempesta is a distinguished Marketing & Corporate Communications Executive in the healthcare industry, currently serving as the Vice President and Marketing Director at Centers Health Care. Her previous roles include nearly nine years at ArchCare, where she held positions such as Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications, and Senior Manager of Corporate Communications. Francesca's educational background includes a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Studio Art and Art History, Creative Writing from Dickinson College, and a Certificate in Digital Media Marketing from New York University. Her extensive experience and education have positioned her as a leading figure in healthcare marketing and communications.