Editing Montvale, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Montvale, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Montvale include:

* [[Dana Bash]] (born 1971), [[CNN]] Capitol Hill journalist<ref>Josephs, Susan. [http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=2033 "10 Women to Watch in 5771: Dana Bash"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611151415/http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=2033 |date=June 11, 2012 }}, ''Jewish Woman Magazine''. Accessed December 11, 2013. "Raised in Montvale, N.J., Bash grew up 'with an enormously strong Jewish identity' and can still remember all the songs she learned at her UAHC summer camp."</ref>
* [[Marco Capozzoli]] (born 1988), placekicker for the [[Jacksonville Sharks]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160610171148/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/aflsrk/mtt/marco_capozzoli_842095.html Marco Capozzoli]}}, ArenaFootball.com. Accessed May 17, 2016. "Hometown: Montvale, NJ"</ref>
* [[Christopher Catalfo]] (born 1959), former [[Amateur wrestling|wrestler]] who competed in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164920/chris-catalfo-of-montvale/ "Catalfo nears berth in Olympics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319030646/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121164920/chris-catalfo-of-montvale/ |date=March 19, 2023 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 19, 1984. Accessed March 18, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Former Pascack Hills High School wrestler Chris Catalfo of Montvale is two wins away from a berth on the United States Olympic Greco-Roman team."</ref>
* [[Tim Catalfo]] (born 1959), former amateur wrestling standout, [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/493375522/ "Mills, Catalfo pace Syracuse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020004816/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/493375522/ |date=October 20, 2019 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 2, 1981. Accessed October 19, 2019. "Former New Jersey State wrestling champions Gene Mills of Pompton Lakes and Tim Catalfo of Montvale helped lead Syracuse to a 19-16 college wrestling victory over Navy yesterday.... Catalfo, a State champion at Pascack Hills in 1977, added to the Syracuse victory drive with a decision at 158 pounds."</ref>
* [[Mary Dunleavy]] (born 1966), operatic soprano<ref>Shengold, David. [http://citypaper.net/articles/2006-05-04/opera2.shtml "Focused on Her Game; OCP favorite Mary Dunleavy tackles a new Mozart role."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623005143/http://citypaper.net/articles/2006-05-04/opera2.shtml |date=June 23, 2006 }}, ''[[Philadelphia City Paper]]'', May 4–10, 2006. Accessed August 3, 2015. "'Philadelphia feels like my second home,' smiles Mary Dunleavy over lunch in Bella Vista. The attractive, engaging soprano is a Jersey girl: She grew up in Montvale and now (aptly enough for one who has both Bellini's and Gounod's versions of Romeo and Juliet in her repertory) lives with her husband, Hal, in Verona."</ref>
* [[Alecko Eskandarian]] (born 1982), professional soccer player<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160911083621/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-132763353.html "Eskandarian traded to Toronto"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 23, 2006. Accessed May 17, 2016. "D.C. United traded forward Alecko Eskandarian of Montvale to Toronto FC on Friday for a partial allocation."</ref><ref>Evans, Shane. [https://www.si.com/soccer/2009/07/01/alecko-eskandarian "Chivas USA deals Eskandarian to Galaxy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118213847/https://www.si.com/soccer/2009/07/01/alecko-eskandarian |date=November 18, 2018 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', July 1, 2009. Accessed August 3, 2015. "A native of Montvale, N.J., Eskandarian has scored 28 goals in his MLS career and has also been capped by the U.S. national team on one occasion."</ref>
* [[Edith Margaret Faulstich]] (1907–1972), [[Philately|philatelist]] and philatelic journalist who specialized in [[postal history]] and postal covers<ref>Eisenbraun, Mildred. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57660263/obituary-for-edith-m-faulstich-aged/ "Edith M. Faulstich, 65, stamp expert and author"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418041738/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57660263/obituary-for-edith-m-faulstich-aged/ |date=April 18, 2023 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 6, 1972. Accessed August 19, 2020, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Edith M. Faulstich of 37 Inwood St., formerly of Montvale, N.J., and founder in 1945 of the Pascack Stamp Club, died Monday in United Hospital, Port Chester. She was 65. She was born in Brooklyn and lived in Montvale until 1951."</ref>
* [[Jeff Hafley]] (born 1979), [[defensive back]]s coach of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL)<ref>Friedman, Jackie. [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2010/12/new_rutgers_assistant_coach_je.html "New Rutgers assistant coach Jeff Hafley eager to start bringing Jersey talent to football program"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302110914/http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2010/12/new_rutgers_assistant_coach_je.html |date=March 2, 2016 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 23, 2010. Accessed February 8, 2016. "Jeff Hafley is coming home — and hoping to keep some of New Jersey's best talent here with him. The 31-year-old Montvale native who has served as a coach at Pittsburgh for the last five seasons is joining Greg Schiano's staff at Rutgers."</ref>
* [[Aline Brosh McKenna]] (born 1967), screenwriter<ref>Salemi, Vicki. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/glorifying-jersey/ "Glorifying Jersey: A noted Hollywood screenwriter uses her Jersey roots to help inform her storytelling."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112220721/http://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/glorifying-jersey/ |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 13, 2010. Accessed August 3, 2015. "'It's definitely part of who I am,' says the Los Angeles-based scribe, who was born in France and moved with her family to Fort Lee when she was 6 months old. The family later moved to Demarest and then Montvale, where she lived from age seven until college."</ref>
* [[Zac Moncrief]] (born 1971), director of ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' and other cartoons<ref>Mrnarevic, Karen F. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/drawing-on-a-childhood-dream-1.276191 "Pascack Hills alum nominated for Emmy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112195953/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/drawing-on-a-childhood-dream-1.276191 |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', October 1, 2009. Accessed August 3, 2015. "Zac grew up in Montvale, and even as a young boy, he exhibited a propensity for drawing."</ref>
* [[Liliko Ogasawara]] (born 1972), former international competitor in [[judo]] who represented the United States in [[Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/darren-cooper/2019/02/28/nj-girls-wrestling-liliko-ogasawara-recognized-states-boardwalk-hall-atlantic-city/3020835002/ "Liliko Ogasawara, New Jersey's first female wrestler, to be recognized at Boardwalk Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219060753/https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/darren-cooper/2019/02/28/nj-girls-wrestling-liliko-ogasawara-recognized-states-boardwalk-hall-atlantic-city/3020835002/ |date=December 19, 2019 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 28, 2019. Accessed April 29, 2020. "NJSIAA Assistant Director Bill Bruno confirmed that former Pascack Hills wrestler Liliko Ogasawara would attend the girls state finals Saturday at Boardwalk Hall, present medals and be recognized by the crowd.... Ogasawara, a Montvale native, wrestled four matches for Pascack Hills in 1989 and has been recognized as the first girl to compete against boys in a varsity wrestling match."</ref>
* [[Kyle Palmieri]] (born 1991), right winger who has played in the NHL for the [[New York Islanders]] and [[New Jersey Devils]]<ref>Wentworth, Bridget. [http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/06/montvales_kyle_palmieri_picked.html "Montvale's Kyle Palmieri picked 26th overall by Anaheim in first round of NHL Draft"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023124349/http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/06/montvales_kyle_palmieri_picked.html |date=October 23, 2012 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 26, 2009. Accessed December 20, 2011. "The Anaheim Ducks chose Kyle Palmieri, 18, who grew up in Montvale and attended St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City for two years, at 26th overall in the first round of the NHL Draft Friday night."</ref><ref>[http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772514 "Palmieri traded to Devils by Ducks for picks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804061457/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772514 |date=August 4, 2015 }}, [[National Hockey League]], June 26, 2015. Accessed August 3, 2015. "Palmieri grew up in Montvale, N.J."</ref>
* [[Scottie Scheffler]] (born 1996), professional golfer on the [[PGA Tour]], who has been ranked as the World No. 1 Golfer<ref>Politi, Steve. [https://www.nj.com/sports/2022/04/scottie-schefflers-masters-victory-is-a-great-moment-for-new-jersey-sports-too-politi.html "Scottie Scheffler's Masters victory is a great moment for New Jersey sports, too"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411124218/https://www.nj.com/sports/2022/04/scottie-schefflers-masters-victory-is-a-great-moment-for-new-jersey-sports-too-politi.html |date=April 11, 2022 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]]. April 11, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2022. "The Scheffler family moved from Montvale to Dallas when Scottie was just 6 years old, so history will lump him with all the great Masters champion from Texas. But let's be clear on this: New Jersey has every right to claim him as one of its own, too, because his parents made sure that their Bergen County roots were never lost on the golf prodigy they were raising."</ref>
* [[Kieran Scott]] (born 1974), author of [[chick lit]] and [[young adult fiction|young adult]] books, including ''[[Private (novel series)|Private]]'' and ''I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader''<ref>[http://www.teenreads.com/authors/kieran-scott Kieran Scott] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731091452/http://www.teenreads.com/authors/kieran-scott |date=July 31, 2013 }}, Teenreads.com. Accessed December 1, 2012. "A Jersey-girl through and through, Kieran grew up in Montvale, New Jersey, and attended Pascack Hills High School where she was a cheerleader, singer, actress and occasionally a student. She attended Rutgers University, graduated with a double-major in English and Journalism and now resides in Ridgewood, New Jersey in her very own bachelorette pad."</ref><ref>Staff. "A Christmas story with a difference; Jersey Ink", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 25, 2003. "Author: Kieran Scott * Book: ''Jingle Boy,'' Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, hardcover, $9.95. * New Jersey ties: Scott grew up in Montvale and now lives in Ridgewood."</ref>
* [[Charlotte Vandervalk]] (born 1937), represented Montvale in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1991 to 2012 and served on the Montvale Township Council from 1980 to 1985<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zJrtBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA295 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition''], p. 295. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. {{ISBN|9781577411871}}. Accessed August 3, 2015. "Charlotte Vandervalk, Rep., Montvale - Assemblywoman Vandervalk was sworn to the Assembly Feb. 21, 1991, after being selected by Republican County Committee members of the 39th District to fill a vacancy."</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Vinokur]] (born 1990), science educator who combines [[hip-hop dance]] [[popping]] with live science demonstrations as "The Dancing Scientist"<ref>Sartor, Michelle. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/so-you-think-you-can-do-science-1.953276 "So you think you can do science?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507045632/http://www.northjersey.com/news/so-you-think-you-can-do-science-1.953276 |date=May 7, 2015 }}, ''Pascack Valley Community Life'', August 5, 2010. Accessed August 3, 2015. "Montvale resident Jeffrey Vinokur has taken a combination of two passions and shown the country that learning can also be entertaining."</ref>
* [[Shaun Weiss]] (born 1978), actor who played "Goldberg" in ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film series)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' film series<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/archive/2018/08/06/archive-montvales-shaun-weiss-ups-and-downs-being-star/920118002/ "Archive: Montvale's Shaun Weiss on the ups and downs of being a star"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117215714/https://www.northjersey.com/story/archive/2018/08/06/archive-montvales-shaun-weiss-ups-and-downs-being-star/920118002/ |date=January 17, 2021 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', August 6, 2018. Accessed October 19, 2019. "In the comedy ''Heavyweights,'' opening today, 15-year-old Shaun Weiss of Montvale plays an overweight teen in a diabolical 'fat camp' that seeks to strip him of dignity and candy bars."</ref>
* [[Jacob R. Wortendyke]] (1818–1880), Congressman who represented {{ushr|NJ|5}} from 1857 to 1859<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000746 Wortendyke, Jacob Reynier, (1818 - 1868)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404205555/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000746 |date=April 4, 2012 }}, ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed December 11, 2013. "Wortendyke, Jacob Reynier, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Chestnut Ridge, near Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., November 27, 1818"</ref>
* [[Heather Zurich]] (born 1987), assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Long Island University Blackbirds women's basketball team<ref>Fensom, Michael J. [http://www.nj.com/rutgerswomen/index.ssf/2009/03/as_her_career_at_rutgers_draws.html "As her career at Rutgers draws to a close, senior Heather Zurich has no regrets"], ''[[Inside Jersey]]'', March 2, 2009. Accessed May 15, 2016. "Zurich, a Montvale native, has been an indispensable member of Rutgers' team during her tenure due to her consistency and versatility."</ref>