STOPit Team
Leadership
Parkhill Mays
President
Parkhill Mays
Parkhill is the President & CFO of STOPit. Prior to joining STOPit, Parkhill served as an owner and CFO for DiscoverReady LLC, where he helped manage one of the most successful growth stories and exits in the e-Discovery industry. Prior to DiscoverReady, Parkhill held a variety of CFO / lead finance positions for other firms including Homeclick.com, Iguana Studios, Change Technology Partners, IKON Office Solutions and Prounis Consulting Group. As both a CFO and outside finance professional, Parkhill has led dozens of traditional and alternative financing projects and M&A transactions in the consumer brands, software and retail sectors.
Neil Hooper
COO
Neil Hooper
Neil Hooper is the Chief Revenue Officer of STOPit Solutions, a global leader in anonymous incident management, where he manages all customer, partner and market related activities. Neil has over 25 years of experience working with various aspects of risk management including Enterprise Risk, Education and Insurance Risk, Mobile Security, InfoSec, and Supply Chain.
Neil has led global organizations selling $100’s of millions of solutions per year, and was as part of the senior management teams of Good Technology who saw a $500M acquisition by Motorola, SAP who grew a substantial mobility business unit, and at Rsam where they raised $32M in growth equity.
Neil began as a mechanical engineer, has his Masters in International Business from Boston University, and has lived and studied in Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and the UK.
Board of Directors
Parkhill Mays
President, STOPit
Parkhill Mays
Parkhill is the President & CFO of STOPit. Prior to joining STOPit, Parkhill served as an owner and CFO for DiscoverReady LLC, where he helped manage one of the most successful growth stories and exits in the e-Discovery industry. Prior to DiscoverReady, Parkhill held a variety of CFO / lead finance positions for other firms including Homeclick.com, Iguana Studios, Change Technology Partners, IKON Office Solutions and Prounis Consulting Group. As both a CFO and outside finance professional, Parkhill has led dozens of traditional and alternative financing projects and M&A transactions in the consumer brands, software and retail sectors.
Todd Schobel
Founder, STOPit
Todd Schobel
Todd is the Founder of STOPit. Prior to founding STOPit, Todd served as the Founder and President of Phoenix Venture Group, where he provided consulting services in the areas of business development, marketing, and direct sales and helped clients secure relationships with Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Phoenix Venture Group, Todd served as President and Founder of Diamond Graphics, a commercial printing and creative services firm. Prior to founding Diamond Graphics, Todd served as President of Mail Management Services, a firm providing direct marketing, data management and forms processing services.
Hon. James A. Courter
Former CEO, IDT Corporation, Former U.S. House of Rep. (NJ)
Hon. James A. Courter
Mr. Courter served as President and then CEO of IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT) from 1997 until October 2009. In 1971, Mr. Courter co-founded the New Jersey law firm of Courter, Kobert & Cohen, P.C. He was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand from January 1994 to September 1996. He was Vice President of Courter & Co., a mechanical engineering firm in New York City, early in his career.
His career in public service included representing New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years, from 1979 until 1991. He was elected as the Republican Party’s nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1989. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Courter held the cabinet level position of Chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, having been appointed by both President George Bush and President Bill Clinton; the Commission oversaw the restructuring of the United States’ domestic military base infrastructure. In 1986, Mr. Courter published “Defending Democracy”, a collection of speeches and essays on matters of national security. His opinion pieces have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Reader’s Digest and numerous other publications. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years in Venezuela, South America.
He is Chairman of the Lexington Institute, a think tank dedicated to resolving issues of foreign policy, national security and international trade. He is Chairman of the U.S. National World War II Museum located in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Centenary College, New Jersey.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and a Juris Doctorate degree from Duke University School of Law. Jim and his wife Carmen now live in Sanibel, Florida. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Donica and Katrina, and seven grandchildren.
Hon. Herbert J. Stern
Founder, Stern & Kilcullen, LLC
Hon. Herbert J. Stern
The Hon. Herbert J. Stern is a partner and founding member in the law firm of Stern & Kilcullen and served as U.S. District Judge in the District of New Jersey from 1974 to 1987 and as U.S. Judge for Berlin in 1979. He formerly served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1971-1974. In 1974, the United States Jaycees named Judge Stern as one of America’s Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), which today is known as America’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA).
Judge Stern has been a founder and co-director of the Advocacy Institute at the University of Virginia School of Law from 1980 to 2001 and was an adjunct professor at the Seton Hall Law School from 1976 to 1986 and at the Rutgers School of Law from 1980 to 1986. He was the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Law from Seton Hall Law School in 1973; an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Newark State College in 1973; an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Montclair State College in 1973; an Honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from Bloomfield College in 1973; and an Honorary Doctor of Laws, Hobart College, 1974.
Judge Stern has received numerous awards, including the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Public Service from the Akron University School of Law in 1986; the Schwartzer Fellow from the University of Chicago Law School in 1985; the Sierra Club Distinguished Public Service Award in 1973; the Bronze Shields of Newark Exceptional Community Service Award of the Society of Black Police Officers in 1973. He was the winner of the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Honor Medal for Excellence in the category of books in 1984 and the winner of the International Platform Association’s Clarence Darrow Award in 1985. He has been the recipient of the Torch of Learning Award of the American Friends of the Hebrew University in 1987 and the Medal of Excellence from Hobart College in 1990.
Judge Stern was the subject of the book Tiger in the Court and is the author of Diary of a DA, Judgment in Berlin (Martin Sheen portrayed Judge Stern in the movie version), Trying Cases to Win, a five-volume work, and Trying Cases to Win: In One Volume. He received a B.A. degree from Hobart College in 1958 and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1961. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1961 and the New Jersey Bar in 1971. He is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations, and the Association of the Federal Bar of the District of New Jersey (President from 1971 to 1972).
Kevin M. Kilcullen
Partner, Stern & Kilcullen, LLC
Kevin M. Kilcullen
Kevin M. Kilcullen is a partner in the law firm of Stern & Kilcullen.
Kevin M. Kilcullen began his legal career with the law firm of Hannoch Weisman, was a shareholder in the firm of Shanley & Fisher, P.C., and a managing partner of the firm of Drinker, Biddle & Shanley.
Kevin M. Kilcullen was born and raised in New Jersey. He went to Rutgers University as an undergraduate, attended Rutgers University MBA graduate school, and Rutgers University Law School – Newark. He also has his LLM in Taxation from New York University. Kevin has been a member of the New Jersey bar since 1980, and the Florida bar since 2010.
Kevin M. Kilcullen’s sophisticated practice is limited to tax planning for very wealthy individuals and families, including the tax planning for their businesses. Natural components of this practice are partnership and Subchapter S entity planning and transactions, tax planning for the owning executives of publicly-held stock, charitable planning and trust and estate administration.
Kevin M. Kilcullen is a frequent lecturer in the fields of taxation and estate planning to the New Jersey and New York state society of certified public accountants. He currently sits on the Partnership Tax Committee of the Section of Taxation of the New Jersey Bar Association.
Kevin M. Kilcullen was an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Tax Program at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Madison, New Jersey from 1987 through 1993. While he was there, his primary courses included Partnership Taxation and Advanced Estate Planning. In 1993, he joined the faculty of Rutgers University Law School – Newark as an Adjunct Professor of Taxation. Kevin continued Teaching at Rutgers until 1996 when he joined the faculty of Seton Hall University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor of Taxation, until 2001. Kevin is a past member of the board of trustees of both the Kindle A Spark Foundation, Inc., and the Summit Speech School, and a past member of the Board of Visitors of Seton Hall University School of Law.
Bill Bartzak
Partner, Kai Equity, LLC
Bill Bartzak
Bill Bartzak is an accomplished entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in healthcare technology, investing, and advising. Bill successfully founded and sold MD On-Line, a healthcare technology company, in 2014, and is currently the managing director and co-founder of Kai Equity. Kai Equity is an investing company that advises and invests in early-to-mid stage businesses helping CEOs and management teams take companies to the next levels of success. Currently sitting on the board of directors for multiple companies, Bill is also a dedicated advisor on the board of Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business Center for Entrepreneurial Studies as well as Seton Hall University’s Leadership Council.
A frequent speaker at healthcare and medical technology industry conferences, Bill is the recipient of numerous business and healthcare awards and accolades. He has also the co-author of a series of books for C-level executives.
Sharlee Jeter
President, Turn 2 Foundation
Sharlee Jeter
Sharlee Jeter began her involvement with the Turn 2 Foundation in 1996 as a high school volunteer. At the age of 18, Sharlee was named to the Board of Directors, and during college, she interned with the Foundation on summer and winter breaks. In 2002, she joined the Foundation full time as program director, developing a number of successful initiatives, including a partnership with The St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf in the Bronx that led to the integration of the deaf into many Turn 2 programs and events in New York and Michigan.
Sharlee proved to be a tremendous asset to the organization and was promoted to director of development in 2004, managing fundraising initiatives and corporate partnerships. In 2007, Sharlee was named vice president of the Turn 2 Foundation, and in February 2010, took over the reins as president.
In her current role, Sharlee oversees the day-to-day operations of the Foundation, with a focus on fundraising and development. Additionally, Sharlee manages all corporate partnerships, oversees Foundation consultants and acts as a liaison with the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Resource Council. To that end, one of her key responsibilities is to ensure Derek Jeter’s new and current business partners and ventures align with his philanthropic efforts.
As president of Turn 2, Sharlee has identified innovative ways to build the organization, creating special fundraising and program events that further promote the Foundation’s mission, and forging key branding opportunities and partnerships that have increased exposure and corporate support. Under her leadership, the Foundation saw its 18th Annual Dinner generate a 72% increase in revenue from its previous gala, and welcomed new corporate partners including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Haddad Brands, Movado, Highland Mint and PNC Bank. Most recently, after 11 years of hosting the Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf Classic in Tampa, Florida, Sharlee forged a relationship with ICON International and JP Sports + Entertainment to create the Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational in Las Vegas, which guarantees $1 million for the Foundation.
The Foundation has successfully channeled that fundraising power into results as demonstrated by its signature initiative, the Jeter’s Leaders, a leadership development program for high school students has seen 100% of its participants go to college upon graduating the program since 2008, and has placed Leaders in 135 paid internships over the last five years. The organization’s full time staff has also included five Jeter’s Leaders alumni.
Finally, Sharlee’s efforts on behalf of the Turn 2 Foundation ensured Derek Jeter’s final season in Major League Baseball was a banner year for the organization. Working with partners across the worlds of sports, business and media, Sharlee played a central role in elevating the profile of Turn 2, which is now among the most visible non-profit organizations in the United States. Sharlee oversees the children’s division of Jeter Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster launched in 2014 that has released New York Times Bestsellers The Contract and its followup, Hit & Miss. Sharlee graduated in 1997 from Kalamazoo Central High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 2001 from Spelman College in Atlanta. Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Sharlee currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her son Jalen.
Robert Druskin
Non-Exec. Chairman, Depository Trust Corporation
Robert Druskin
Robert Druskin is Non-Executive Chairman of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Board and Chairman of the Board Executive Committee. Druskin served as Executive Chairman from April 2011 to December 31, 2015.
Previously, Druskin was Lead Director of ETrade from May through December 2009, interim Chief Executive Officer from December 2009 to March 2010, and Chairman of the Board from December 2009 to March 2011. Prior to that, Druskin spent nearly 16 years at Citigroup and its predecessor companies in a number of senior executive positions across the organization, including Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Office of the Chairman. He also spent four years at Citi’s Global Corporate and Investment Banking division, the last three as Chief Executive Officer. Druskin was with Salomon Smith Barney (and previously Smith Barney) for nine years and held a number of senior positions, including Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Smith Barney, he was Chief Financial Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers.
In addition to his financial services career, Druskin is on the Advisory Board for Riverwood Capital and has philanthropic interests including serving as Vice Chairman and Treasurer for Guiding Eyes for the blind, an organization that provides guide dogs to people with vision loss. He is also on the Advisory Board of Life Camp, which provides life directional assistance to young people.
Advisory Board
Carol Todd
Amanda Todd Legacy
Carol Todd
Carol Todd is the mother of two and an advocate to many. Carol’s daughter Amanda Todd brought the consequences of cyberbullying and the need to address bullying in general among our youth, to the world’s attention. Carol continues to share Amanda’s message and carry on her dream of helping kids.
Amanda’s Legacy continues to emphasize the effects of bullying and cyberbullying on others as well as how important it is to monitor and stay safe while using the internet. It is now well known and documented that the effects of bullying can be life changing to both young people and their families. Focusing on a healthy lifestyle is one of the important messages that Carol and Amanda’s Legacy brings to the attention of the global world.
Dan Deeney
CEO, AetherPal
Dan Deeney
Daniel has over twenty years of experience in building, growing and investing in technology companies in the Enterprise and Communications markets. Daniel is CEO of AetherPal, a leading enterprise mobility software company focused on mobile device support.
Prior to AetherPal, he was a founding partner of New Venture Partners, a leading venture capital firm with $700 million under management. At NVP, he worked with companies and entrepreneurs in fostering innovation and building new ventures, while investing in and managing a portfolio of companies. Before joining New Venture Partners, Daniel was with its predecessor organization, Lucent New Ventures Group. Prior to Lucent, he held a variety of senior positions at Venator Group and Mobilemedia Communications where he played a key financial role in the firm’s IPO. Daniel is currently on the venture advisory councils at Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
He holds a MS in Management of Technology from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania/Penn Engineering, an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BS in Finance from San Diego State University, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
Dr. Lisa Wicker
President & CEO, LWA
Dr. Lisa Wicker
Dr. Lisa Lindsay Wicker is an internationally recognized thought leader, human resources and career strategist. She is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, wife, mother and friend. With her dynamic approach to life and her signature style, she connects people across the world and finds her mission to be that of helping others to get the most out of their work lives and companies to create value. She shares contemporary relevant work life experiences and empowering principles with her clients as demonstrated in her books, The Winning Spirit and Power Play! Following prominent human resources careers with Fortune 500 Companies, Dr. Lisa established her Detroit, MI & Charlotte, NC firm, Linwick & Associates, LLC (LWA).
LWA is a global human resources firm dedicated to creating organizational value through people. With more than 25 years’ experience creating organizational value and business results through people, Dr. Lisa has earned the reputation as a sought-after expert in the field of HR, change management, learning, and career development. She was voted “Ace Recruiter” and “One of the Most Successful Businesswomen in Detroit” by The Detroit News.
She has been dubbed a “trailblazer” by the Michigan Chronicle, recognized as one of “America’s Top 100 Executives” by Uptown Magazine and Black Enterprise Magazine’s “Top Executives in Diversity.” Although the success of her clients – spanning automotive, marketing, healthcare, government & banking – gives Dr. Lisa fulfillment, she is also consumed with finding ways to help individuals and companies realize and recognize true employee potential. Dr. Lisa’s vision and can-do attitude resulted in the first ever “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” program. Having conducted extensive research, she has learned that the companies who attract and retain talent are those who make their employees feel valued. Dr. Lisa is positioned to help you and your company and works with individuals, business owners and corporations to create strategy, build capacity and manage change.
