Staff Biographies

Vito F. Cardinale - Founder & President

Founder and President, Vito Cardinale has been the driving force behind the extraordinary growth of the company since its inception in 1983. He serves as a guide for the continued expansion of his organization and remains involved in all aspects of the business. Mr. Cardinale, a graduate of Brooklyn Technical HS and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from the City University of New York. Under his direction, Cardinale Enterprises has evolved into a full-service real estate development company.

Mr. Cardinale has held positions as President, Vice President and Board Member for various organizations, such as
Rotary International and is currently a Circle of Friends Member at the CentraState Health Foundation, namely for his contributions to the building development and support of the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center. He is also on the Board of the Jersey Shore Boy Scouts. Vito is a Life Member of Safari Club International, the National Rifle Association and other various sporting organizations throughout the world.

Vito has two daughters, Crystal and Amanda, and has recently moved from Staten Island, NY to Millstone, NJ.

Frank Mozino - Vice President / Partner

Frank Mozino spent 23 years as President of School Time Products, a contracted vendor to the New York City Department of Education, serving over 10,0000 accounts throughout the five boroughs of New York City. He holds a B.S. Degree in Education, and is a former Dale Carnegie Instructor for both The Dale Carnegie Course and The Sales Advantage Course.
Throughout these years, Mr. Mozino has also served as a member of Cardinale Enterprises, and brought his expertise and experience in sales & marketing into real estate holdings and transactions, through land acquisitions, lease negotiations, prospective tenant marketing, and tenant relations.
Mr. Mozino resides with his wife and three children in Little Silver, NJ.

Nicholas Ponzio - Vice President/Partner

Nicholas Ponzio, former President and CEO of Hill Thompson, has been in the Securities Industry for over 20 years. He joined Hill Thompson in 1991 as an Equity Stock Trader and became Director of Trading by the mid-1990’s. Serving as President of the company from 1999 through 2009, Nicholas also assumed the additional role/responsibilities of CEO in 2002 which included the oversight of all facets of the organization with the primary focus on Equity Trading and Business Development.

During this period, through a series of Mergers and Acquisitions, the Company became affiliated with Royal Bank of Canada through RBC Dain. In 2005, he was invited to join the RBC Dain Directors Group and subsequently joined the RBC U.S. Equity Council, an internal group focused on business innovation and the development of talent within the overall organization.

Since his departure from RBC in mid 2009, Nicholas has been spending much of his time developing and incubating a number of entities primarily in the financial and real estate sectors. Nicholas is also a long standing partner in Cardinale Enterprises, a real estate developer, builder and manager of commercial properties in the northeast. His expertise in the securities industry and business development is a great asset to the company.

He has also expanded his participation and involvement with a number of charitable and not-for-profit organizations. He is a board member as well as a supporter of a number of local organizations including Eger Lutheran Nursing Home & Services, Staten Island Friends of Hospice Care, Staten Island Children’s Museum and Centra State Hospital Capital Campaign Committee. He is also a participating member of the Campaign for Care and Healing Leadership Committee (Staten Island University Hospital) and a director and board member of Emergency Children’s Help Organization(ECHO).