Richard Iurilli is a twenty-year-old college student from Highland Park, New Jersey. He is currently majoring in Computer Science at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he also works as a Student Technical Assistant (STA) for the Computer Science Department. In April of 2009, Richard was inducted into the Upsilon Gamma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges. He has also been named to the Dean's List in each of the four semesters he has been enrolled at Middlesex. After he earns his Associate's Degree, he plans to transfer to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he will major in English.

An avid baseball fan, Richard has been a fan of the New York Yankees since he was seven years old. His favorite player is Mariano Rivera. In his spare time, Richard enjoys reading, photography, and programming.