Bob Bynum is the Director of Tennis for GNTE. As a USPTA certified Elite Professional and a USTA High Performance Coach, he brings over 40 years of coaching experience to the program. Bob has held a number of leadership positions in the tennis industry and currently serves as Director of Bob Bynum’s Match Point Tennis, Inc., Director of the Advanced Development Program at Westfield Tennis Club, and Local League Coordinator for Junior Team Tennis in the New Jersey Region of the USTA’s Eastern Section.

Bob is a native of Newark, New Jersey, and he brings unparalleled passion and experience to the children and families served by GNTE. He volunteers with the USTA, including as a member of the USTA Eastern’s Junior Competition Committee and a coordinator for USTA Eastern’s High School Play Days.

Dr. Maureen Gillette is the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University. Previously, Dr. Gillette served as the Dean of the College of Education at Northeastern Illinois University.  Prior to Northeastern Illinois, Dr. Gillette was an Associate Dean at William Paterson University. Dr. Gillette is committed to developing a diverse and highly effective teacher workforce.

Dr. Gillette earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She earned her MS Ed. and BS Ed. from Northern Illinois University, and holds a Certificate in Management and Leadership in Higher Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. In 2015 she was named one of the 30 most influential Deans of Education in the United States by Mometrix Test Preparation.

Karen Gruenberg is a leader in the kids’ media space having served as ExecVP, at Sesame Workshop, Chief Content Officer at GoNoodle, and most recently, co-founder of S’more Ideas and principal of KSG Projects. Her work spans the inception and launch of 2 major digital outlets, Noggin and Sprout, the management of multiple hit series, including Sesame Street and other key projects with UNICEF, National Geographic and Epic Records. She is a founding board member of both the Morristown Festival of Books and Greater Newark Tennis and Education.

Karen serves the Board Chair and Executive Director of GNTE.

Charles McKenna is a partner at the law firm of Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland and Perretti. Charlie worked in the Christie and Murphy Administration as Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. He served as Chief Counsel to Governor Chris Christie as well as the Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

Charlie was a federal prosecutor at the United States Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey for 18 years. He received a J.D. in 1986 from St. John’s University School of Law, and a BA from Fordham University. In 2016 he received a Master’s of Professional Studies in Homeland Security from Penn State.

Charlie was the founding Executive Director of GNTE and previously was a board member of the Trenton NJTL.

Joe Mack is Senior Compliance Counsel at Bayer U.S. Prior to his work at Bayer, Joe served for over nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. During his time there, Joe was a trial attorney, Deputy Chief of the Health Care and Government Fraud Unit and Acting Chief of the General Crimes Unit. Before going to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Joe was an associate at White & Case LLP and then Linklaters LLP.

Joe received his undergraduate and law degrees from Pace University where he was captain of the tennis team and a scholar-athlete.

Erik Sandstedt is a partner at the Essex County law firm of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC. He is a life-long New Jerseyan and worked for many years in Newark and New York City as a federal prosecutor and corporate executive. He graduated from Columbia Law School and is a proud UNC Tar Heel. He bleeds Carolina Blue and definitely wants to be “like Mike.” Growing up, Erik was an all-county tennis player for North Brunswick Township High School, and he has maintained his love of the game ever since.