Mesi is a world-ranked heavyweight professional boxer with 23 wins and 21 knockouts to his credit. Hailing from a suburb of Buffalo, New York "Baby Joe" as his family first called him, first hit the boxing scene as New York State 1994-1996 Super heavyweight Golden Gloves Champion. Joe also captured the Gold Medal in the 1993 Empire State Games, and rounded out his amateur career by becoming a finalist in every national tournament he entered.

Mesi is a role model who volunteers his time for such causes as the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Independent Living Project, Western New York United Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Children's Hospital and the National Kidney Foundation.



Frank Curci is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tops Friendly Markets Inc. His company operates 153 Tops Friendly Markets, 206 Wilson Farms Neighborhood Convenience Stores and eight B-Kwik food stores. The stores are located throughout New York, Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio and employs approximately 24,000 workers. Frank is a member of the boards of directors for the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise.

Robin Curci supports organizations such as Meals on Wheels and children's educational initiatives, and has served as a past president of the PTA. The Curci's live in Clarence and have three children.