Stefan Barone: Founder/CEO
Stefan Barone knows firsthand how difficult it is to deal with these problems. As a teenage advocate, Stefan was interviewed on national TV by Connie Chung on ABC's 20/20, and by Charlie Gibson of ABC's Good Morning America. As an adult, he shares his insights on how to handle the problem and teaches his theory, "Playing it Forward," which utilizes the experience to shape something positive throughout other interests in life.
For Stefan, he taught himself to compose, construct lyrics about his experiences, and then record them. Writing, composing, and singing truly aided Stefan in his journey when dealing with the problem. He performs his songs at competitions, open mics, and recently co-founded Red Planet Records, LLC, an independent record label, with his younger brother, Jordan Barone. Bringing back self-esteem is essential. He will “Play It Forward,” to help kids/teens.
On June 30, 2012, Stefan Barone was named “Newsmaker of the Week,” by the Staten Island Advance for the article "Taking a Bite out of Bullying", by Sarah Buccellato. On October 6, 2014, Stefan was on the set of Fox 5's Good Day Street Talk, sharing his experience about being bullied and his work at Play it Forward NY.
Stefan Barone knows firsthand how difficult it is to deal with these problems. As a teenage advocate, Stefan was interviewed on national TV by Connie Chung on ABC's 20/20, and by Charlie Gibson of ABC's Good Morning America. As an adult, he shares his insights on how to handle the problem and teaches his theory, "Playing it Forward," which utilizes the experience to shape something positive throughout other interests in life.
For Stefan, he taught himself to compose, construct lyrics about his experiences, and then record them. Writing, composing, and singing truly aided Stefan in his journey when dealing with the problem. He performs his songs at competitions, open mics, and recently co-founded Red Planet Records, LLC, an independent record label, with his younger brother, Jordan Barone. Bringing back self-esteem is essential. He will “Play It Forward,” to help kids/teens.
On June 30, 2012, Stefan Barone was named “Newsmaker of the Week,” by the Staten Island Advance for the article "Taking a Bite out of Bullying", by Sarah Buccellato. On October 6, 2014, Stefan was on the set of Fox 5's Good Day Street Talk, sharing his experience about being bullied and his work at Play it Forward NY.
Debra Santulli-Barone: President/Public Relations Director
Debra Santulli-Barone has been advocating against bullying for years. As a parent, she endured the pain of watching her son deal with bullying. There was no single authority figure or politician that she did not contact or raise her concern to about her son being bullied at school. Yet despite all of her efforts, her cries for help fell on deaf ears, and she had to do it alone. She Co-Founded Play It Forward NY along with Stefan in March of 2012. Now, she shares her experiences with other parents and provides assistance in the form of what proper steps to take in the event their kids get bullied. Prior to her involvement with Play It Forward NY, Debra was the Executive Director of Myasthenia Gravis Alliance: MGF of Greater NY Inc. since 2007 in NYC. She was also the Supervisor of the Phonathon at CSI for a period of 8 years. She graduated from The College of Staten Island with a BS in Corporate Communications and minored in Journalism and Business. Currently, she is a Press Release Writer for the Rossville AME Zion Church in Staten Island and serves as President and Public Relations Director of Play It Forward NY.
Debra Santulli-Barone has been advocating against bullying for years. As a parent, she endured the pain of watching her son deal with bullying. There was no single authority figure or politician that she did not contact or raise her concern to about her son being bullied at school. Yet despite all of her efforts, her cries for help fell on deaf ears, and she had to do it alone. She Co-Founded Play It Forward NY along with Stefan in March of 2012. Now, she shares her experiences with other parents and provides assistance in the form of what proper steps to take in the event their kids get bullied. Prior to her involvement with Play It Forward NY, Debra was the Executive Director of Myasthenia Gravis Alliance: MGF of Greater NY Inc. since 2007 in NYC. She was also the Supervisor of the Phonathon at CSI for a period of 8 years. She graduated from The College of Staten Island with a BS in Corporate Communications and minored in Journalism and Business. Currently, she is a Press Release Writer for the Rossville AME Zion Church in Staten Island and serves as President and Public Relations Director of Play It Forward NY.
Tamer M. Mahmoud: Former Vice President/Social Media Manager
Tamer Mahmoud spent a great deal of his lifetime dealing with bullying in elementary school, middle school, and early parts of high school. He knows what it feels like to be considered as an "outcast" by the student body and ridiculed. Beaten and abused, Tamer endured it all and through the support of his family, dealt with bullying and eventually managed to let that part of his life go. Tamer went on to achieve great success at Baruch College where he graduated with a BBA in Finance and became the President of Baruch Accounting Society as well as winning Distinguished Student Leader Award from Baruch's Undergraduate Student Government. He joined Play It Forward NY in May of 2012 and assist's Stefan in his endeavor's to stop bullying in schools.
Currently, he is pursuing an MBA in International Business and possibly Marketing at Wagner College. He served as a Marketing Intern at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn and is just began a Social Media Internship at Wagner College. He has published two articles in the Staten Island Advance Memories Column on the history of Staten Island. He is in the works of writing a book covering the historical development of Staten Island. The book is expected to release in 2016.
Tamer Mahmoud spent a great deal of his lifetime dealing with bullying in elementary school, middle school, and early parts of high school. He knows what it feels like to be considered as an "outcast" by the student body and ridiculed. Beaten and abused, Tamer endured it all and through the support of his family, dealt with bullying and eventually managed to let that part of his life go. Tamer went on to achieve great success at Baruch College where he graduated with a BBA in Finance and became the President of Baruch Accounting Society as well as winning Distinguished Student Leader Award from Baruch's Undergraduate Student Government. He joined Play It Forward NY in May of 2012 and assist's Stefan in his endeavor's to stop bullying in schools.
Currently, he is pursuing an MBA in International Business and possibly Marketing at Wagner College. He served as a Marketing Intern at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn and is just began a Social Media Internship at Wagner College. He has published two articles in the Staten Island Advance Memories Column on the history of Staten Island. He is in the works of writing a book covering the historical development of Staten Island. The book is expected to release in 2016.
