Lynne Williams, Ed.D. Candidate - Executive Director
Lynne Williams, Ed.D. Candidate, is the Executive Director of the Great Careers Group, which provides online career development and networking for career transition (job seekers) and career management (employed and self-employed). Lynne writes resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and LinkedIn company pages, and focuses on keywords. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation on the topic of LinkedIn. Lynne was included with other LinkedIn peers on the 2024 list of the Top 50 LinkedIn Experts worldwide and on the same 2022/2023 list. In addition, she was on the Philadelphia list of the Top 15 LinkedIn Experts in 2023.
Sean Reynolds - Chairman & VP Information Technology
Innovative Information Technology and Retail leader with managerial and operational experience in enterprise wide retail stores. Demonstrates agile and creative skill sets to support floor and back office hardware / software systems. Exhibits strong communication, development and leadership skills. Highly effective project manager and consistently completes projects within deadlines and under budget. Regularly interfaced and collaborates with key stakeholders and senior management.
Mark J. Raschiatore, CPA, MBA - Treasurer | Secretary | VP Finance
Mark J. Raschiatore is a certified public accountant with over 35 years’ experience advising small and medium sized businesses and nonprofit organizations. He has worked with a diverse array of industries including professional services companies, manufacturing and construction, nonprofits, and workers compensation, and retirement plans. He excels at developing innovative financial strategies along with analytical skills and creative problem solving. Mark is a flexible and detail-oriented leader who manages change, utilizes a collaborative communication style and provides relevant trusted advocacy. Mark is the founder of Raschiatore Consulting, which provides interim and fractional CFO services to small and medium sized businesses and nonprofit organizations. Mark was a principal at Clifton Larson Allen, LLP, the 8th largest CPA firm in the United States where he led the Plymouth Meeting, PA office employee benefits audit practice. During his career, he issued more than 1500 audits and completed more than 4500 corporate partnership, individual, and nonprofit tax returns. He earned his Masters of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Villanova University. Mark is also currently a member of the Finance Committee for Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School.
Tom Nestor - VP Operations
Thomas E. Nestor is an experienced Information technology professional. He excels at delivering high-quality results for the business, bringing significant improvements in an organization’s Information Technology eco-systems. He has a strong background in Team management, IT consulting, and Applications development. This background includes upgrades, enhancements, and systems integrations. Throughout his career, he has interacted with key stakeholders at all levels of national and international organizations. In his role as a consultant, he was involved in projects involving over 20 different companies. The positive attitude and team-first mentality that he brings to every endeavor have helped him successfully manage and support the people, projects, and processes needed to deliver many complex systems enhancements. These include roles across multiple industry verticals such as Public Sector, Healthcare, Government, Higher Education, DOE, and Financials. He is skilled in many areas such as Application Support, Application Development, Engagement Management, PeopleSoft Consultant, Systems and Data Integration, Data Governance, and Business Process Improvements. Tom earned his Master of Science degree in Information Science from Penn State University and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Financial Management from Immaculata University. Tom also has experience giving back to his community through his past roles as the president of the children’s youth organization and his participation with “Meals on Wheels” of Chester County. He has also participated in numerous charity drives and events.
Christie Calahan - VP Marketing
Christie Calahan has 20+ years of experience working on EdTech, SaaS products (B2B, B2C, B2B2C), and subscription models and has a global ad agency background working on Fortune 500 brands. Her expertise includes creative strategies, branding, CRM/marketing automation, media buying and planning, metrics dashboards, demand generation, GTM strategies, and sales enablement. As an established team leader with a proven track record, she is equally adept with both creative strategies and technical skills, now including machine learning and AI. She is completing her Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence certification at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) while freelancing for multiple companies. She also has a digital media marketing certification from NYU and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University.