Our Leadership

Leadership is a team effort

To move mountains, everyone must carry small stones. BCA has made a substantial impact because of the small stones that have been carried along the way by those who believe in the power of relationships.

BCA Team

The BCA team is a passionate group of pioneers. We are focused and accountable for the relational growth and success of each one of our members. Changing the way people do business, one relationship at a time, is our ultimate mission.

Joleen S. Jaworski

President

Ralph Cosenza

Vice President

Celeste Bach

Vice President, Member Servicing

Michelle Mazer

Senior Director, Events

Board of Advisors

Comprised of a nominated group of BCA Members, the Board of Advisors was created to uphold the integrity of BCA, advise on policy, support and advance the mission and serve the interests of the general membership. The Board of Advisors plays two direct and significant roles:

  1. 1

    Vetting prospective membership candidates

    Ensuring they represent all the best qualities by which BCA was founded.

  2. 2

    Monitoring the current membership

    Ensuring the commitment to BCA is continuously upheld.

Current Board

Wendy Monaco

Allied Mortgage

Appointed SEPTEMBER 2005

Joleen Jaworski

BCA

Appointed June 2005

Alan Gries

Gibbons P.C.

Appointed April 2006

Sherry Onesti

Sherry Onesti

US Construction Group

Appointed December 2025

Mathew Hein

Mathew Hein

Firstrust

Appointed October 2025

Geoffrey Passehl

Passehl Financial, Northwestern Mutual

Appointed SEPTEMBER 2005

Steve Jeffries

Equity CRE

Appointed January 2019

Matthew Barbour

Matthew Barbour

Office Services Company

Appointed May 2026

QUOTES

“I am BCA Proud because the members are like family to me”

LARRY COHEN, OWNER, Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar