About Mosaica

Our Executive Team

Mosaica was founded in January 1997. Today its executive management team brings together expertise in school design and implementation, entrepreneurship, charter schools, real estate, and multi-site management.

Michael J. Connelly,

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Connelly joined Mosaica in 1998 from Lepercq Capital Management, a private investment firm, where he had been President and Managing General Partner since 1987. He was Executive Vice President of Foster Management Company, a private equity firm, from 1982 to 1987, and a partner at Casey, Lane & Mittendorf, a New York-based law firm, before that. Read More

Gene Eidelman,

Co-Founder and President

Mr. Eidelman co-founded Mosaica in 1997 and currently serves as President. Mr. Eidelman is responsible for strategic planning with an emphasis on facilities development and international operations. Read More

Dawn Eidelman, Ph.D.,

Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer

Dr. Eidelman leads the development of curriculum, teaching methods, and leadership and staff training based on her experience as a college professor in teaching world literature, languages, and writing, integrating history, sociology, and philosophy. Read More

John Q. Porter,

President of Mosaica Turnaround Partners

Mr. Porter leads Mosaica Turnaround Partners, a new division that works with school districts across the country to improve under-performing schools. Mr. Porter previously served as Superintendent of Schools in Oklahoma City and Deputy Superintendent and Chief Information Officer for the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. Click here to read more about John Q. Porter.