Richard J. Williams, Jr., Esq., is a partner at the law firm McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, where he has practiced law since 1997. Richard serves as a Practice Group Administrator for the firm’s largest group of lawyers, the Litigation and Insurance Services Group, which consists of over 65 lawyers in four states. Richard’s law practice focuses on civil litigation and includes personal injury defense, insurance coverage, workers’ compensation, products liability, and an extensive appellate practice. Richard is a 1993 graduate of the University of Scranton, where he earned a B.S. in Political Science and an M.A. in History. He earned his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1996, and served as law clerk to the Honorable James Petrella, P.J.A.D., Presiding Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. Richard has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of IEE since the formation of the foundation.
John Cataldo holds BA and MA degrees plus additional graduate credits, and has worked as a School Superintendent for Liverpool Central Schools and the Syracuse Catholic Diocese. While John was Superintendent, the district was able to develop and implement a variety of programs ranging from full day kindergarten, grades 10-12 computer laptop program, virtual school with students enrolled from around the globe. John was recognized by AASA as the National Technology Superintendent of the year (2003).
Lucia Cataldo’s background includes BA and MLS degrees, with 20 years as a school library media specialist. As Head Librarian, her positions required managerial and project management skills. In addition, Lucia possesses extensive technical and research skills. She has been successful in attaining several grants for the library and student projects.
Dr. Jim Fink, M.D., MPH, is currently working as a physician (Internist) in Queensland, Australia. He is an Assistant Professor with the Bond University Medical School and serves as the clerkship director in medicine for the 3rd year students at the Robina Hospital. Prior to moving to Australia, Dr. Fink was Director of the Hospitalist Program in the Department of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where he had been on staff since 2004. His volunteerism has included work as an attending physician for Jeffhope overseeing medical students caring for patients in shelters in the Philadelphia area; work with the Wallace Medical Concern program, which provides free medical care to poor, uninsured residents in Portland, OR; and, volunteer service with the International Service Program for poor/orphaned boys in Mexico City. He holds degrees from the University of Queensland Graduate School of Medicine, Australia, (MD), Thomas Jefferson University (Masters of Science in Public Health), and the University of Scranton (BS, Biology).
Ken Fisher is the Executive Director of The Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development, a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide character development training and support services to schools, businesses and communities, based on Lincoln’s character. Ken has over twenty years’ experience in a variety of roles in management and human resource development at large corporations and also worked for over 10 years in the field of education as a high school biology teacher, college counselor and dean of students. He also assists in the development of training modules for Power2Achieve programming and is one of the lead trainers on them.
Chris Nicholas is the founder and President of Sports Technologies in Collinsville, CT. He started the company in 2006, overseeing the launch of FanNation.com, which was later sold to Sports Illustrated. As President, he manages current client relationships with Sports Illustrated, Time Inc., the NFL, and the United States Olympic Committee. Before starting the company, he was Executive Producer of ESPN.com, responsible for all non-editorial content on the site, as well as the fantasy sports business and ESPN Insider business. A 14-year Internet veteran, he began his career at Starwave Corporation, Paul Allen’s groundbreaking Internet media company, which was the first to put sports news, information and fantasy games on the Internet. Between his two tours at ESPN.com he was part of the executive team at entertainment startup Inside.com, serving as Vice President of Product Development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College.
Adam Plumpton currently leads supply chain planning for the Printing division at Hewlett Packard. Prior to joining HP, he served in a variety of supply chain leadership positions with Cisco Systems. He’s a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Navy’s nuclear power training curriculum and served as an officer on the submarine USS Houston, and also holds a graduate degree in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Matthew L. Davidson, Ph.D., President and Director of Education, IEE. Dr. Davidson has dedicated nearly 15 years to character education research, program development, and dissemination serving on staff at the Family Life Development Center at Cornell University, the Values Program at LeMoyne College, and the Mendelson Center for Sport, Character, and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, where he was also an Adjunct Professor of Education. Before founding IEE, Dr. Davidson was Research Director at the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (SUNY Cortland). A frequent national presenter, Dr. Davidson is a past member of the Blue Ribbon Panel for the National Schools of Character Awards Program. His publications include Smart & Good High Schools: Integrating Excellence and Ethics for Success in School, Work, and Beyond. He has served as co-principal investigator or external evaluator on federal and private foundation grants, totaling over $8 million.
mdavidson@excellenceandethics.org
Vladimir T. Khmelkov, Ph.D., Vice-President and Director of Research and Technology, IEE. Before co-founding IEE, he was a senior research analyst at the University of Notre Dame and served as research consultant for the Notre Dame Center for Ethical Education. He has been engaged in research projects and published on socio-moral development of youth, teacher education, social organizational characteristics of schools and higher education institutions for over 15 years. He has served as co-principal investigator or external evaluator on federal and private foundation grants, totaling over $8 million.
vkhmelkov@excellenceandethics.org
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