About fin|searches

fin|searches is the most powerful and complete sales and marketing tool available, aggregating manager search leads from our U.S. defined benefit product, fin|daily, as well as our Foundation & Endowment product, Nonprofit News, and giving them to you in a user-friendly database that enables you to make the most of those opportunities. FINsearches gives you unparalleled access to intelligence enabling you to effectively and thoroughly research your prospects.

Editorial Team

Matthew McCue is a Managing Director of Financial Investment News and managing editor of Emerging Manager Monthly, fin|daily and Nonprofit News. Before founding FIN in 2005, he was a reporter with Institutional Investor's Money Management Letter. Matt has also written for the New York Times and the Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times and was an editor for all-news radio station KYW Newsradio 1060 in Philadelphia. He holds a communication degree from Seton Hall University. He is married and has two daughters, Parker and Quinn.

Gar Chung is a Managing Director of Financial Investment News and the director of research for fin|searches, fin|daily, Nonprofit News and Emerging Manager Monthly. Before founding FIN, Gar spent 5 years as the data administrator for Institutional Investor's IISearches. He has almost 15 years of experience covering the U.S. and International Defined Benefit industry. Gar currently lives in Long Island City with his wife and son.

Zack Cziryak is an Editor for Financial Investment News working on the company's fin|daily and Emerging Manager Monthly publications. Zack has previously done reporting work for the Verona-Cedar Grove Times as well as TheAlternativePress.com. A 2011 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in Journalism, Zack held the title of Sports Director for the school's award winning radio station 89.5 FM WSOU and served as a Staff Writer for the school's newspaper The Setonian. Zack currently resides in Jersey City, N.J.

Colin Rajala is an Associate Editor with Nonprofit News. Previously, Colin worked as a staff writer for ReminderNews, reporting on seven towns in Connecticut, and has also reported for TheAlternativePress.com. A 2011 graduate of Seton Hall University with a BA in Journalism, Colin worked as a sport's staff writer for the school's newspaper, The Setonian.

Lindsay Saienni is a Reporter for Financial Investment News, working on the company’s fin|daily and Emerging Manager Monthly publications. She is a 2015 graduate of the University of Delaware with a BA in English. Lindsay’s hobbies include poetry, travel and ukulele, and she currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Justin Slaughter is a Reporter with Nonprofit News. Previously, he covered the private credit and real estate debt markets as a reporter at PEI Media. He has also reported on local government policy and politics for San Francisco Public Press and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He holds a MA in Journalism from New York University. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Danielle Correa is a Reporter for Financial Investment News. Previously, she was an editor at The Princeton Review in addition to being on editorial and production teams at Haymarket Media Group, Harris Publications, Bleacher Report and Vault.com. She is a 2007 graduate of Montclair State University with a BA in English. Danielle currently resides in Rutherford, NJ with her soon-to-be husband. She enjoys reading, sports, travel and good music.

Lauren Albanese is an Associate Reporter for Financial Investment News. She graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2016 with a BA in Journalism. Lauren contributed to the university’s digital publication The Little Rebellion and interned as a sportswriter for the athletics department. She resides in Staten Island, N.Y. Lauren dreams of adopting several cats and enjoys watching re-runs of The Golden Girls.

Research Team

Pamela McCue is a Senior Research Analyst. Previously, Pam was the marketing director at The Wellness Center of Queen Village. She is a graduate of Temple University, having earned a BA in Marketing. She claims to have the cutest dog in the world.

Ronan O'Brien is a Senior Research Analyst for Financial Investment News. Previously Ronan was an editor's assistant for More Sugar Entertainment and has reported for the TheAlternativePress.com. A 2011 graduate of Seton Hall University with a degree in Journalism, Ronan was a staff writer for the schools newspaper, The Setonian.

Jabez Grant is a Senior Research Analyst at Financial Investment News. Previously he spent 12 years at Institutional Investor. The latter nine of which he was the editor of iiSEARCHES. Currently he resides in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his three children and will one day be good enough to play his saxophone without them using earplugs.

Lydia Garetano is an Analytics Manager for Financial Investment News. Prior to joining FIN, Lydia worked at the New York Public Library, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Bishop Museum in special collections management. Lydia graduated from Pratt Institute in 2017 with a Master of Science in Library and Information Science. Lydia currently lives on Long Island, and loves spending time at the beach.

Frank Albanese is a Research Analyst for Financial Investment News. Frank has over 40 years of work experience within the financial industry. He was most recently a client tax operations representative at Morgan Stanley and previously served as a trading assistant at CitiGroup. He currently resides in Staten Island, N.Y. with his daughter.

Laura Wurtz has over 30 years work experience in the retail/financial industry. She enjoys dancing, reading, and watching sci-fi, as well as collecting frog themed items. She resides in Staten Island, NY with her husband and two children.

Sales & Client Service Team

Gene Dolinsky is a Director of Financial Investment News, overseeing sales and business development. Prior to joining FIN in 2011, he held multiple senior sales positions within Institutional Investor’s Asset Management Division, most recently overseeing sales and client service to top tier institutional money management firms across all asset spectrums. Gene is a graduate of Baruch College.

Victoria Dorage is a Sales Manager for Financial Investment News. She started working in publishing 30 years ago, beginning with a small publication firm Garri Publications, where she was responsible for designing and creating ad sales and campaigns, marketing research and business development. In addition to doing work with publishers she has done work for commercial photographers, sales trainers and C Level executive search firms. She believes good customer service and good follow up make a good business.

Robert Regan is the Operations Manager for Financial Investment News. Previously Robert had been working as an Investor Relations Associate for SS&C GlobeOp. A 2012 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in Communications, Robert held the title of Chapter President for the University's internationally awarded chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Matt Poremba Matt Poremba is the Account Mmanager for Financial Investment News. Prior to joining FIN, Matt was an experienced insurance professional holding various roles, most recently part of a management team responsible for improving the company database. Matt graduated from Fitchburg State University in 2011 with a BS in Criminal Justice. Outside of FIN, he is a long time ice hockey official and lives in Enfield, CT with his wife and son.