Active participant in the southern New Jersey /
Philadelphia small business community for over 30 years in a wide array of capacities. After over twenty years in management and later as an owner, built a well respected consulting practice focused on growth and development of not only regional small businesses, but also national clients.

Currently

Owner of The Alternative Board of Southern New Jersey –
TAB-SNJ. 1040 Broadway, Westville, NJ

• Peer Advisory Board & Coaching Franchise in
  Southern New Jersey
• Began in August 1999 and now have four active Boards
  from Mt. Laurel to Vineland, New Jersey
• Current Chair of TAB Franchisee Council

Founder and President
1040 Management Group, Westville, NJ

• Full service firm providing counseling, tax preparation and bookkeeping to small and family owned businesses in the Philadelphia area plus national clients including Meineke Discount Mufflers
• Consulted to Corporate headquarters for national chain
• Client base includes over 60 accounts, increasing 10% on average per year

Experience

Franchise Owner
General Business Services, Westville, NJ

• Small business consultant for Gloucester and Burlington Counties providing counseling, tax preparation and bookkeeping to small business owners
• Client base included over 50 accounts, increasing 5% on average per year

President
Penbrook Confections, Inc. (formerly Letty Lane Co., Inc.) Westville, NJ

• Owned and operated 40 year old family business that began in kitchen and later moved to 335,000 square foot production facility with 400 employees and $15 million in sales
• Annually produced over 2 million lbs. of candy (20 million lbs. in peak)
• During 20 years with company, worked in warehouse and in office and administration, supervised route sales force, served as corporate buyer, production plant manager, Treasurer, and President

Professional Affiliations

Professional Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce
Current Chair of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Gloucester County Workforce Investment Board
Chair Resource Analysis Committee, Executive Committee & Board of Directors

National Small Business United, Washington, DC
Leadership Positions have included: Board Trustee, Executive Committee & National Treasurer

• Member since 1974 of Washington's oldest small business advocacy group
  founded in 1937

National Family Business Council
Founder and First President

• Created the organization from the original Sons of Bosses International group
• Founder and President of Philadelphia and National Candy Wholesales Assoc. chapters
• Council lobbyist to Federal Government on behalf of Federal Estate Tax Reform
• Testified before Robert Dole, Senate Finance Comm., Senate & House Small Business committees

Education

BSBA Finance and Marketing, Babson College, Babson Park, MA
Married to the former Karen Sechtin, two children – Michele (Development staff, Children's Hospital, Washington, DC) and Kevin (Sales Developer, Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Co.,
S. Brunswick, NJ)