First and foremost, David is a dedicated husband and father. In 2000, David married a wonderful woman, Luisa, who keeps his ego in check. David, Luisa and their two young children, Gianluca and Melania, reside in Victor, N.Y.
David’s mission in life is to help people realize their highest potential through lifelong education. To accomplish this mission, David founded Next Step Magazine (nextSTEPmag.com) in 1995. The magazine and Web site have grown to become a nationwide resource that helps more than 800,000 students, parents and counselors in 20,500 high schools with college, career and life planning.
Next Step Publishing and Next Step Media Network together produce a variety of multi-platform products that include print, online, newsletters, custom publishing, social media and more. Next Step’s most recent venture is BackToLearn.com, which helps adult learners find the best college for them.
Next Step is a leader in its category. It has grown to become a multimillion-dollar enterprise and winner of many prestigious awards and honors, including being named an Inc. 5000 growth company; a Rochester, N.Y., Top 100 growth company; and Youth Periodical of the Year from the Association of Educational Publishers.
David graduated from the University at Buffalo in 1991 with a bachelor’s in communications/advertising. He is also a graduate of the MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, an executive education program offered through the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
David’s community activities include a being a board member for Junior Achievement/Rochester, N.Y., Nazareth College’s School of Management, YEA! (Young Entrepreneurs Academy) and a marketing committee member of The Bivona Childhood Advocacy Center. He is also chapter founder and past president of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)—Western New York.
In 2004, David published his first book, 101 Things You Can Do To Become an Outstanding Young Adult.
David’s hobbies include reading, cooking, eating, exercise and repeated attempts at humor.
