Wendy Venturini
Wendy is the first female play-by-play announcer in auto racing history. She is a reporter for the SPEED CHANNEL pre-race show, “NASCAR RaceDay.” Along with her pre-race interviews around the garage, Wendy is also featured in a segment of the show called "The Real Deal" where she goes one on one with a driver, crew chief or car owner. Previously, she was a pit reporter in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Venturini is a 2000 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 2007, Wendy was one of the commentators for DirecTV’s “NASCAR Hot Pass” coverage. She is the daughter of two-time ARCA Champion Bill Venturini. Her older brother, Billy Venturini, is also a driver on the ARCA circuit. She is married to Jarrad Egert, an engine tuner for Tony Stewart. Wendy was a national gold medalist in the prepared speech contest at the 1996 SkillsUSA Championships.

Stephen Paletta
Stephen Paletta, philanthropist and winner of Oprah’s Big Give will speak during the Opening Ceremony. Even before being chosen as "the biggest giver" on Oprah’s Big Give, the reality TV show on philanthropy, Stephen Paletta decided to dedicate his life to helping others. "A few years ago," he says, "someone challenged me to decide if my life was to be about significance or success."

In 2004, he found his answer when he traveled to Rwanda - a trip that changed his life. "For the first time, I was really hands-on and connected to the plight of the poor and the Third World," he says. "The images and the people I got to know would not allow me to just go back to work and worry about making my own money."

As a result, Paletta and his family financially adopted and continue too support ten children in Africa. He also created The International Education Exchange, a nonprofit organization that builds schools and libraries, and trains teachers in Africa.

Since being awarded one million dollars for winning Oprah’s Big Give, Paletta founded a second nonprofit organization, Stephen’s Journey Foundation. Stephen’s Journey is dedicated to shining a light on social entrepreneurs around the world and the organizations they’ve founded and to provide a portal for donors to find effective, accountable grassroots nonprofit groups.

Joseph Galli, Jr.
Joseph Galli Jr. is the chief executive officer of TTI. He is the group director of integration and global sales enhancement and manages the global leadership team and business operations.

Galli joined the Group in 2006 as the chief executive officer of Techtronic Industries and was appointed as chief executive officer and executive director of TTI effective February 1, 2008. He is responsible for executing group strategies, building customer relationships, and strengthening the group’s leading brand portfolio. He is highly focused on producing innovative products and developing new businesses ensuring the Group’s maximum performance. He also manages the experienced global leadership team that delivers TTI’s operational excellence.

Galli joined Black & Decker in 1980 where he worked for over 19 years and held various high-level management positions, rising to the position of president of its worldwide power tools and accessory division. During his tenure at Black & Decker, he was responsible for the highly successful launch of the “DEWALT®” Brand heavy-duty power tools in 1992. After leaving Black & Decker, Mr Galli joined Amazon.com where he was president and chief operating officer from 1999 to 2000. From 2001 to 2005, he was a director and chief executive officer of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Mr Galli graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1980 with a bachelor of science in business administration. In 1987, he obtained an MBA from Loyola College in Baltimore, Md.