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President's Message - January 2022

I am tremendously honored and extremely humbled to be the President of NJFOA-NORTH. Looking back when I was a senior at Montclair State College attending the cadet class, I had no idea I would ever be the President of this great organization.  To follow in the footsteps of people like Edgar Cartotto and John Pasquale is a great honor.

I would not be in this position if it wasn’t for the many people that helped and supported me along this amazing journey. I would like to especially thank my wife Patricia for all her support and understanding throughout my 40 years.

As President, I will continue to move forward with the NJFOA-NORTH members as my main concern.  This year we have some new and exciting things happening.  Starting in January the State Mechanics Committee will conduct training classes for the entire state membership. This is the first time the four chapters of the state have combined to make this training possible. Also, in August there will be an in person Football Training Clinic for the entire state membership. I believe the most exciting change this year will be in the state playoffs.  For the first time each group size in the state will play down to one champion!

I would like to challenge each member of NJFOA-NORTH to continue to improve their game. Just think how much better it would make us as a group.  Let’s help our new members along so they can continue to improve to make NJFOA-NORTH the best we can be!

Everyone stay healthy and I hope to see you all in the fall for another great football season!

Jerry Picazio
President - NJFOA-North