Board of Directors
Joe-Joe Suozzi (Chairman)
the Chief Instructor of Karate Program, is the Chairman of the board of Directors, as he wants to ensure that his vision and knowledge of Martial Arts is properly reflected throughout the Ryokubi Dojo organization.
Fred Blumer (Treasurer)
Fred Blumer has been a Certified Public Accountant since April 1981. As a self-employed Certified Public Accountant, he has 25+ yearss of experience in financial consulting, auditing and taxation.
In addition to his accounting practice, Fred is presently Controller of a digital signage company, Chief Financial Officer and Board Member of an Internet greeting card business and credit repair company.
Fred was formerly employed for a five year period by the grading staff of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Amaury de Parcevaux
Amaury de Parcevaux has lived with his wife Lauren and their two children, Edouard and Elise in Darien, CT since 1997. While Amaury and Edouard have been learning Karate at the Ryokubi dojo since January 2003, Elise has joined them in October 2007.
Amaury works in New York and is a Vice President and Marketing Director of Falcon (www.falconreal.com). He has had over 18 years experience in marketing to high-net-worth individuals, and comes to Falcon from Morgan Stanley, where he was a First Vice President in the Wealth Management department. Prior to that, he worked in the Private Banking department of Merrill Lynch, at Citibank and Deutsche Bank in New York, and at Dresdner Bank and BHF-Bank in Frankfurt.
Amaury graduated in 1988 from the European Business School (Oestrich-Winkel, Paris and London) with a Master's Degree in Finance. He is otherwise active in the local community as a Board Member of the Ryokubi Dojo in Stamford, as Catechist at St Thomas More Catholic Parish in Darien and with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Interpreter Corp, while Lauren is a Brownie Girl Scout leader in Darien.
Salvatore Costantino
Salvatore Costantino, a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Ryokubi Dojo, is a financial executive with nearly 20 years experience.
He was previously Director, Corporate Finance at American International Group, Inc., a world leader in insurance and financial services. Prior thereto he was Manager, International Treasury at PepsiCo, Inc. having previously worked at Fortune Brands, Inc. (formerly American Brands, Inc.) as Manager, International Finance and in a variety of financial analyst positions.
He received an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from New York University and a B.A. in Economics from Duke University. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Birthright of Greater Stamford, Inc, a non-profit organization that provides social services to women. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife and four children.