Jerry Johnson |
 Mr. Johnson is responsible for Corporate Governance and Business Development for ESmith Legacy. Mr. Johnson brings extensive corporate governance, business development and financial mangement expertise to ESmith Legacy. He previously serviced as the President of eMoney Advisor and the Executive Vice President of Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), an operating company focused on acquiring and developing technology companies. In that capacity, he was responsible for the success of several entrepreneurial companies, lending his management and industry expertise as he guided CEOs through corporate expansion, management team development, and in many cases initial public offerings. Mr. Johnson recently served as the business advisor on the $500M acquisition of a pharmaceutical chemical manufacturing facility on behalf a Philadelphia based minority-owned company. That company is now the first minority-owned company to own a such a facility and they are on track to earn $200M in the first year. Mr. Johnson also ran the network at US West, where he was responsible for the company’s largest division of more than 22,000 employees. Mr. Johnson also currently serves as Chairman of Radnor Trust Company, a nationally chartered full service bank based in Radnor, Pa. Mr. Johnson holds a BS in Psychology from Truman State University, an MS in Counseling and Education from Northern Illinois University, and an MS in Management from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He is married and the father of two children. |
Emmitt Smith |
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Brian Morris
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Mr. Morris is a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership Class of 2000. Mr. Morris graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park. Mr. Morris is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Morris is married with a son and a daughter. |
Mr. Morris is formerly a registered securities professional with Provident Bank of Maryland, Merrill Lynch, and Legg Mason Wood Walker. Mr. Morris held the Series 7, 63/65, and 24 securities license and had approximately $250M under management. Mr. Morris also held licenses for life and health. After leaving Legg Mason Wood Walker, he was co-founder and Securities Principal of Legacy Unlimited—a privately owned broker/dealer and insurance brokerage firm. Mr. Morris was instrumental in starting Legacy Unlimited’s real estate development business. One of Mr. Morris’ noteworthy real estate efforts was the successful initiation and formation of a developers’ and contractors’ minority consortium, Presidential Partners, for the purpose of pursuing significant real estate development opportunities including an urban, mixed-use, and commercial development. The first project under Presidential Partners is the $1.5B Science & Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. Other noteworthy projects led by Mr. Morris included the luxury high-rises, Zenith Tower and 414 Water Street in Baltimore, Maryland.
Vernon Marrow
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Mr. Marrow was also a financial advisor with Legg Mason Wood Walker. During his years as registered representative, Mr. Marrow held the Series 7, 63/65, 24, 27, and 53 securities licenses and had approximately $200M under management. Mr. Marrow also held licenses for life and health insurance. After leaving Legg Mason Wood Walker, he was co-founder ,Securities Principal, and Financial Operations Principal of Legacy Unlimited—a privately owned broker/dealer and insurance brokerage firm. His expertise, leveraged by ESmith Legacy, Inc, is in operations management, private and public investments, banking, product development, program and vertical development, and new business development. Mr. Marrow is a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership Class of 2002. Mr.Marrow graduated from Towson State University in 1987 with a BS in Mass Communication with a concentration in Journalism. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of LIGHT Health & Wellness, the Vice President and a Board Member of The League for People with Disabilities, a Board Member for The Parks & People Foundation, Board Member of Associated Black Charities of Maryland, and a youth football coach. Mr. Marrow formerly served on the board of directors for The Maryland Association of Urban Bankers. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc. Mr. Marrow is married with two sons
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David Mosley
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Mr. Mosley is expert in matters of business development, business analysis, financial management, franchising, and franchise operations. His expertise is leveraged by ESmith Legacy’s goal of growing its vertical programs. Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Mr. Mosley was a commercial banker with First Union National Bank (now Wachovia Bank), responsible for increasing minority lending; and a license financial advisor with Guardian Insurance where he was recognized for Top Sales efforts on several occasions. His operations experience began in management with T.G.I Friday’s, where he was responsible for overseeing food cost and labor. He then joined a Chicago-based management-consulting firm as a Senior Executive Manager, managing analysts responsible for assisting corporations with performance enhancement initiatives and business analytical processes. Mr. Mosley later founded ALD Pharmaceutical LLC in 1996. ALD Pharmaceutical LLC is a home infusion and medical distributor firm once recognized by Black Enterprise as Emerging Growth Company of the Year. Mr. Mosley is a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership Class of 2002. He was recognized in 1992 by the Baltimore Business Journal in its listing of Who's Who in Business and 40 Leaders Under 40. Mr. Mosley graduated from Morgan State University in 1995 with a degree in Business Administration. Before serving as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors for LIGHT Health & Wellness, Mr. Mosley served with the American Heart Association. Mr. Mosley has a daughter.
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Tamela Thornton |
Ms. Thornton has over 20 years of Real Estate related experience including site selection, market analysis for new business development, store location planning, lease negotiation, and construction project management. Her unique experience base has evolved from a variety of work experiences with corporate entities, private developers and public agencies. Her experience with market and financial feasibility consulting for public agencies and private developers early in her career laid the foundation for the practical application of growth principles to everyday development challenges. This broad range of experience has cultivated her keen business acumen as well as a unique perspective that helps her clearly place the needs of business owners into the overall development objectives typically found in municipal planning environments. Her expertise also includes over 13 years of corporate site selection for PepsiCo /YUM! Brands Restaurants and Starbucks Coffee Company. Early in her career at YUM!, Ms. Thornton generated over $19 million in new store sales with an average return of 17%. She also developed site selection criteria and analysis techniques to identify optimal market penetration for the restaurant brands. She has worked in many of the major At Starbucks Coffee Company, Ms. Thornton managed the real estate and construction team for one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Her team delivered over 65 stores annually while developing a strong project pipeline has positioned Starbucks for continued growth in By nature of her broad experience, Ms. Thornton has a deep understanding of a variety of real estate development challenges and she is committed to providing relevant, cost effective business solutions for potential clients. She holds BA and MA degrees in Regional Science from the |
Sonya Weigle |
Ms. Weigle possesses extensive experience in strategic planning and implementation. Ms. Weigle has proven experience in assessing organizations for effectiveness, the need for automation, and the development of overall business strategy. She is also known for her ability to develop mutually beneficial and profitable relationships with senior executives seeking to transform their organizations through process redesign, systems implementation, staff development and strategy design. Ms. Weigle assisted in a $500M pharmaceutical industry acquisition by developing and implementing a due diligence strategy, sourcing of funds necessary for the acquisition, provided consultative services during deal negotiations, provided management of the HR due diligence process, and performed post-deal organization structure design. ESmith-Legacy leverages Ms. Weigle’s skills as it pursues various vertical and organic growth models for each business unit |
