The Board of Ambassadors Announce 2026 Tribute to Courage Honoree for Spirit of Hope Celebration

Honorable Thomas Munley

The Board of Ambassadors will honor Honorable Thomas Munley as the 2026 Tribute to Courage Honoree at their upcoming Spirit of Hope Celebration set for Friday, November 6, 2026, at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

Honorable Thomas Munley is a retired Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County. Prior to his election, Judge Munley spent more than 30 years as a practicing attorney in northeastern Pennsylvania. He is a proud veteran of the United States Army and served in Vietnam. Judge Munley is proudest of his three sons, John, Thomas and Logan. He resides in northeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, Jodean. Judge Munley is a cancer survivor.

About The Board of Ambassadors

The Board of Ambassadors is a group of individuals and business leaders in northeast Pennsylvania who have come together to raise funds & awareness to fight cancer in the local community through their support and promotion of a gala event.

The Spirit of Hope Celebration benefits the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. This program helps individuals in northeast Pennsylvania get their recommended colorectal, breast, cervical, and lung cancer screenings.

For more information about the upcoming Spirit of Hope Celebration, please call the Cancer Institute at (570) 904-8808 or visit www.spiritofhopecelebration.org.

About The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a nonprofit community-based agency serving seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania with offices located in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre for more than 30 years.  Focusing on surveillance, community and patient services, and hospital and practice support services, the Cancer Institute invests 100% of its resources locally.

2026 Spirit of Hope Board of Ambassadors

Chairman Leo P. Vergnetti, Clarence Baltrusaitis, Brigitte Baum, Matt Beynon, Jim & Susan Brady, Dino Campitelli, Trish & Nicholas Colangelo, Ph.D., Richard P. Conaboy, Jr., Ed Cosgrove, William Davis, Tom DePietro, Maria Donahue, Sonya Eddings, Mary Erwine, Joseph G. Ferguson, Esq., Traci Fosnot, Greg & Meghan Gagorik, Nevin Gerber, Marta Gomes, James T. Gorman, Jo Ann Romano Hallesky, John & Jennifer Heil, Kristie Hynoski, Charles C. Jefferson, Angela Rempe Jones, Robin Long, John Mack, Linda Marino-Brooks, Joe Mattioli, Brian McQuestion, Philip Medico, Mark Mesko, Dan Meuser, Dana Morris, Hon. Tom Munley, Christopher A. Peters, M.D., Vito Pizzo, Casey Quinn, Billy Rinaldi, John P. Rodgers, Esq., Tammy Saunders, Vince Scarpetta, P. Richard Scheller, Frank Sepko, Patrick Sicilio, Steven J. Szydlowski, Ph.D., Lori White, Joe Van Wie, Patty and Tony Vergnetti, Vanessa Vergnetti, and Chuck Volpe.