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Justin Matthews, M.Ed.
Chief Operating Officer
jmatthews@allianceedservices.org
(954)815-9568
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Charter School Operations/ Development/Financing
Bert Newsome, Managing Director (Retired)
Education Finance Group
Truist/BB&T Capital Markets/Truist
200 South College Street, Suite 750 Charlotte, NC 28202
T: 704-954-1418
C: 336-254-3146
Bnewsome@bbandtcm.com
Rhonda Dillingham, Executive Director
NC Association for Public Charter Schools
P.O. Box 4877
Asheboro, NC 27204
(336) 669-9996
rhonda@ncpubliccharters.org
Seth Klempner, Director
Rosemawr Management LLC
810 Seventh Avenue 27th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Main: (212) 286-9474
Direct: (212) 400-7392
Deanna Smith, Executive Director
Mallard Creek STEM Academy
9142 Browne Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269
dsmith@mcstemacademy.org
(631) 707-6449
Steve Griffin, President/Owner
Insurance People of North Carolina
Workers’ Compensation | Insurance People
Office: 919-383-0442
Mobile: 828-443-0085
Kevin Melvin, Certified School Risk Manager (CSRM)
IMA Financial Group
Education Practice Lead
4000 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC
Kevin.melvin@imacorp.com
Richard Harmon
Executive Managing Director, Head of Education Banking
Mobile: 614.506.1976
rharmon@hjsims.com
hjsims.com
Kevin Arrowood – GBA, GBDS
Employe Benefits Consulting
Jeffcoat & Jeffcoat Insurance
200 Caughman Farm Ln
Lexington, SC 29072
KArrowood@JeffcoatandJeffcoat.com
Michael Olkes – CEO
3 Oaks Resource Group Int’l
PH: 305.781.3113
FX: 305.254.8349
molkes@3oaksgroup.com