Bio - Tom Cosentino, General Manager, Catalyst
Tom has more than 20 years' experience in sports and lifestyle public relations, the last 18 on the agency side. Prior to joining Catalyst, he was a partner in O'Leary & Cosentino Communications. There, he oversaw the launch of the Women's United Soccer Association and managed programs for the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, Cable Positive, the cable television industry's AIDS awareness organization and Rainbow Media's MetroTV.
Prior to launching his own agency, he was General Manager of Lapin East/West Public Relations in New York and Publicity Director of Yonkers Raceway in New York. He began his career in 1983 as a full-time intern in the media relations department of the New York Yankees. He resides in Morganville, NJ with his wife Ann and two sons, John and Mark.
More About Rob:
- Joined Catalyst : October 2005.
- Hometown : Born and raised in the Bronx, NY.
- School : St. John's University, 1983 graduate.
- Recommended reading : The Jungle, Upton Sinclair; The Wit & Wisdom of Yogi Berra, Phil Pepe; The Bronx Zoo, Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock; The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman; 1776, David McCullough.
- Hobby/How do you relax? I have a voracious appetite for reading.
- Favorite quote : "In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure," Bill Cosby.
- Memorable sports moment : Being in the right field upper deck at Yankee Stadium when Chris Chambliss won the 1976 American League pennant for the Bombers with a bottom of the 9th inning home run against the Royals.
- Words of wisdom : It's never as bad as you think.
