ABOUT US

OmniVest Properties Management was founded in October 2000 by B. Robin Eglin with a mission to provide expert services in every area of school management and real estate development.  OmniVest is a unique, multifaceted company that is truly unlike any other company in existence today.  It houses a full range of comprehensive services ranging from assisting charter schools locate, finance, design, and construct their schools to providing comprehensive real estate and financial services to a variety of clientele — all in a cost effective and time sensitive manner.

In fact today, OmniVest is a premier provider of charter school educational management and financial services as well as a successful developer of commercial and charter school real estate across the country.

B. Robin Eglin
Founder, President, and CEO

Mr. Eglin is Founder, President, and CEO of OmniVest Properties Management, LLC.  Bringing over 30 years of experience in education management and real estate development, Mr. Eglin has combined his diverse school management and real estate experience to create a diverse and unique company which services a wide variety of organizations throughout the United States.

Graduating from New York University in 1978, Mr. Eglin began his career in commercial real estate.  He was involved in the development of 16 Jiffy Lube Service Centers nationwide and a variety of multi-story parking garages such as Bally's Park Place Casino Hotel, Barnett and Flagship Banks, Hyatt Regency Hotels, and Omni International Resorts, just to name a few.  For the past 20 years, Mr. Eglin has focused his vast real estate expertise in the for-profit and non-profit education field.

In 1987, he joined Pennsylvania Blue Shield to form a private school division called Carefree Learning Centers.  During his tenure at Blue Shield, Mr. Eglin grew this division, developed and was responsible for the operations of twelve high quality preschools in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Continuing in the education management field, Mr. Eglin joined Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (a national for-profit education company) in 1994.  He quickly became President of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's specialty school division which included charter schools, alternative high schools, and special education schools nationwide.  To date, Mr. Eglin has fully developed approximately 125 new preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, and charter schools throughout the country.

Mr. Eglin is currently Chief Financial Officer and an advisory board member for People For People Inc., a non-profit community based organization in North Central Philadelphia.

Mr. Eglin can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 1, or by e-mail at reglin@omnivestllc.com.

James Cella
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Cella is Chief Financial Officer of OmniVest Properties Management and Mandrel Construction Company.  He previously served as a financial executive at PJM Interconnection LLC and Arco Chemical Company.

In addition, Mr. Cella currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Economics at Holy Family University.  He received a bachelor's degree in accounting as well as a Masters in Business Administration from LaSalle University.

Mr. Cella can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 8, or by e-mail at jcella@omnivestllc.com.

Melanie Burke Reiser
Vice President

Ms. Reiser joined OmniVest Properties Management, LLC in 2006, where she directs the company's charter school operations management division.  Her areas of expertise include charter school start-up and renewal, school compliance and reporting (including the Annual Report), federal programs management, policy development, program design and implementation, and grant writing.  Formerly Executive Director of the Charter School Resource Center of Pennsylvania, Ms. Reiser is a long-time advocate for charter schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  She has spoken out in support of charter schools in front of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the Philadelphia City Council, as well as in a variety of media outlets including the Philadelphia Daily News.  Ms. Reiser earned a Masters of Government Administration from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Political Science from Elizabethtown College.

Ms. Reiser can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 5, or by e-mail at Melanie.b.reiser@comcast.net.

Kathleen Trotter
Controller

Ms. Trotter has over twenty two years experience in the accounting field specializing in charter schools.  Kathe is Controller at OmniVest where she directs accounts receivable, accounts payable and general back office accounting.  Formerly, Ms. Trotter worked for Transamerica Commercial Finance as an AP Supervisor and Nobel Learning Communities as AP Manager.  She graduated from Rowan University with a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting.

Ms. Trotter can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 3, or by e-mail at ktrotter@omnivestllc.com.

Kathleen Benson
Payroll Associate

Ms. Benson joined the OmniVest team in August 2006 as Payroll Associate.  Formerly, Kathy was the payroll processor for Ikea North America and the Payroll Manager at ABC Bail Bonds.  Ms. Benson supports OmniVest Properties Management as well as Mandrel Construction Company in all areas of payroll processing.  A graduate from St. Anne Business School, Kathy is earning her Associates in Accounting Degree from Bucks County Community College.

Ms. Benson can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 6, or by e-mail at kbenson@omnivestllc.com.

Sarah Kraft
Accounting Specialist

Sarah Kraft joined the educational finance division at Omnivest in 2008 as an Accounting Specialist.  Her responsibilities include accounts payable, and assisting in the month end close for six charter schools in the Philadelphia area.  She has over six years experience in the accounting field as an accounts payable clerk for the government, an accounts payable coordinator for a manufacturing company, and a purchasing coordinator for a pharmaceutical company.  She is currently pursuing her Associates Degree in Accounting and resides in Holland, PA with her husband and two daughters.  When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her family and running.

Ms. Kraft can be reached by phone at 215-497-8301, extension 4, or by e-mail at skraft@omnivestllc.com.