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
Tom Keane,
Senior Vice President
Mr. Keane oversees 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, III,
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Parsons, III currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Mosaica Education, Inc. where he is responsible for management oversight of the organization’s day to day operations. 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.
Terry Gogerty,
Executive Vice-President of New Partnership Development
Since joining Mosaica, Mr. Gogerty has been involved in all aspects of start-up, operational guidance and governance support for new schools and partnerships with public and private schools. He has more than 25 years experience as an entrepreneur and business owner, which he has successfully applied to his passion for reforming education during the past 11 years. Mr. Gogerty has served as a board president for three charter schools and has been involved with the start-up of 12 schools that have educated more than 30,000 students. He has led efforts to obtain multi-million dollar bond financing opportunities for charter school facilities. He has also co-authored marketing and human resources books for charter school boards and administrators.
