Meet The Team
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We’re Fun, Social & Business Savvy.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT EXEMPLAR |
I love that Exemplar provides a high quality service across so many different business lines. It’s difficult enough to excel in one of these categories, but Exemplar truly goes above and beyond to service their clients across all areas of their business.
AT EXEMPLAR | Work Smart, Have Fun – See Us At Play |
- Provide guidance to clients on venture capital, from fintech to cannabis and everything in between.
- I work with startups to help them prepare for investor conversations and raise capital by providing financial modeling work, term sheet advisory, and pitch deck and pitch advisory to name a few.
- Most recently I’ve been in the psychedelic industry and impact space with RampRate.
CREDENTIALS
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Bachelor’s of Arts Colby College |
Series 7, 57, 63 |
LEADERSHIP
I’m a mentor with the Eaze Momentum accelerator program and with the Founder Institute SF.Â
THE REAL ME
- I have a 3 year old Australian Shepherd, Maizy, with my fiance.
- I’m a big soccer fan, Arsenal FC has been my favorite team since 3rd grade (for better or for worse…)
- And I’m a sneaker collector and have been since the eBay days (I can’t stand the StockX and GOATs of the world…)
MORE TEAM MEMBERS


Christopher Marston, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer Exemplar Companies, Pbc.

Katherine Brand
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Jeffrey Abramczyk
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, & Senior Advisor

Mary Arnold
Head of Law, Exemplar Law, LLC

Andrew J Szabo, CFA
Managing Director, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Louis Amatucci, Esq.
Managing Director, Head of Securities Practice, Exemplar Law, LLC

Steven R. Monticone
President & Chief Operating Officer, Exemplar Companies, PBC

Jeffery C. Foy, Esq.
Special Counsel – Entertainment, Media, Publishing, Health & Wellness, Exemplar Law, LLC

Fred B. Wilcon, Esq.
Corporate & M&A, Exemplar Law, LLC

Jessica Neihardt
Account Executive, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Jillian Sommerfeld
Brand Strategist, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Amy Berliner
Cannabis Market Advisor, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Mark Chasan, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Business

Michael Roberts
Managing Director, Exemplar Tax & Accounting

Michelle Trumble
Executive Assistant, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Richard Feldman
FINOP, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Paul Haberman, Esq.
Special Counsel – Litigation, Exemplar Law, LLC

Payton Backonen
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Exemplar Consulting Group, LLC.

Richard Mitchell
Specialty Counsel, Corporate, Transactions, International at Exemplar Law, LLC

Richard Strauss, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Law, LLC

Scott Jaffe, Esq.
Special Counsel – Securitization & Corporate, Exemplar Law, LLC

Stefan J. Kasian
N.M.D., Ph.D., Health Tech Strategist/Naturopathic Doctor, Exemplar Wellcare, LLC

Stephan Jan Meyers, Esq.
Specialty Counsel – Securities Compliance, Exemplar Law, LLC

Stephen White
Sr. Managing Director, Exemplar Insurance Services, LLC

Joelle Paul-Cook
Chief Human Capital Officer, Exemplar Companies, PBC

Susan Walker
Paralegal, Exemplar Law, LLC

William Dodge
Fractional COO/CFO, Janitor Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Kathleen Brogan
Vice President of Insurance Services, LLC

Steven Hoffberg
Intellectual Property Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC

Bob Hertz
Managing Director of Health Tech Commercialization, Exemplar Wellcare, LLC

Roman Vayner
Trademark Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC

Greg McDonnell
Senior Associate, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

James Velsor
Principal Examiner, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Keele Taylor
Human Resources Consultant, Exemplar Consulting LLC

Michael Tuohy
Principal Examiner and Consultant, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Tod O'Connor
Clean Energy Lobbyist

Chris Ashoff
Managing Director, Exemplar Insurance Services, LLC

Ira Bershatsky
Managing Director-Distribution, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Sam Kelly
Registered Representative, Investment Banking, Exemplar Capital LLC