About Mosaica

Executive Management 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 President of the Paragon® Division and Director

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

Tom Keane, Senior Vice President

Mr. Keane oversee the company’s finance and legal departments. He has worked as a columnist for the Boston Globe Magazine; was a partner in Murphy & Partners, a private-equity fund; served as Boston city councilor for six years; and has been a founder and senior manager of a number of start-up businesses. Mr. Keane has a B.A. from Harvard College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. He has been a member of Mosaica’s board of directors since 1999 and was acting Chief Financial Officer for several months in 2001.

Rita Hackel Chapin, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Chapin has a 20-year record of accomplishment in marketing, finance, and operations. Prior to joining Mosaica, she was a U.S. Marketing Director for Citibank, where she was responsible for marketing all of Citibank’s retail banking services nationwide. Read More

Ebbie Parsons, Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Parsons manages the Regional Vice President team, as well as oversee student enrollment and talent acquisition departments. Read More

John Q. Porter, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mosaica Turnaround Partners

Mr. Porter leads Mosaica Turnaround Partners, a new division that works with school districts across the country to improve underperforming 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. He has extensive experience in using technology and data to improve student performance. He has a B.A. from Catholic University and a J.D. from Ohio State. Mr. Porter is a Broad Fellow, graduated from the Broad Academy for Superintendents, and is also a graduate of the Harvard University Public Education Leadership Program.