Abby Cox joined Cinematic Health in 2021 after working in Sales at a pre-medical shadow abroad company. After graduating from Furman University with a dual degree in Health Science and Spanish, Abby moved to the Dominican Republic for a year to teach High School Biology. Abby now lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband and baby boy. They enjoy spending time on the water, with friends, and playing with their Great Pyrenees, Samson.

Allison Flanary earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Health from Lipscomb University. She joined the Cinematic Health  team with prior experience in program management and business operations with the Nurse Assistant Training Program at the American Red Cross.

Chad has spent his career working to improve outcomes for students. He has held a variety of roles, working with students from pre-school to adult learners. His specialty is education technology. Starting as an LSAT teacher, he eventually ran regions for Kaplan and oversaw their pre-college business for the country. He has held a number of sales and marketing roles, including serving as Senior Vice President of Sales for Middlebury Interactive Languages and Wisewire. Chad graduated with a BA in Government from Skidmore College and resides in Miami with his wife and two daughters.

Charissa has more than 20 years of experience building solutions that strengthen recruitment and retention of the nation's fastest growing occupation - long-term care workers. Holding executive roles in a variety of settings from venture backed, edtech start-ups to labor-management trusts, Charissa's focus has been on empowering caregivers to power high quality care. Early in her career, she founded a multi-employer trust in Washington state that included the largest home care training institution in the US serving more than 50,000 home care aides annually. Charissa also co-founded a peer-based, emotional support app for caregivers and a job training and placement platform for Certified Nursing Assistants. Charissa holds a BSN from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a MHSA from George Washington University.

Charly was involved in the development of the ReadyCNA program. He has four decades of experience as a teacher, principal, and consultant/coach to teachers, principals, and school districts. He has started up schools on four continents which featured personalized project- based learning for each student. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, his immigrant parents instilled in him the belief that education was the key to advancement. He feels that education can be defined as “organized curiosity” and that engaging programs such as ReadyCNA stimulate the learner’s curiosity and spark their thirst for learning. Charly received his MA in Education from Brown University.

Dennis Brooks has spent his whole career in healthcare. After graduating with a degree in Healthcare Administration, Dennis has worked in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes and healthcare billing and consulting firms. He has been in charge of physician practice groups for large health systems, run business development for health care systems, operated and sold practice management software for physicians, and been the Administrator at several senior care facilities, including nursing homes and an assisted living community.

Jasmin Moreno joins Cinematic Health Education after several years of working in the marketing field, most recently in the cybersecurity and SaaS space. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Information Technology Management from Seton Hall University. Residing in Northern New Jersey, Jasmin enjoys taking scenic hikes, spending time with family, and exploring the NJ/NYC metropolitan area food scene.

Kieran Carmon joins Cinematic Health after working as a Director of Marketing in the homecare field for several years. She has a background in art and design, earning a BFA from Syracuse University. Residing in East Brunswick, NJ, Kieran enjoys kayaking, hiking, wine tasting, being a hockey/soccer mom and volunteering. She currently serves as the VP of the East Brunswick Arts Coalition, a non-profit organization focusing on arts and culture.

Marli Bryant joined the Cinematic Health team after earning her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Spanish from the University of Mississippi. With almost a decade of private tutoring experience, she has a passion for education and finding new ways to make learning a more immersive and engaging experience.

Matthew Stahl joined Cinematic Health as a prior service Marine Corps veteran with a background in B2B SaaS sales. Additionally, he has a BA in Business Administration from Liberty University and is working towards a MS in Project Management. He enjoys sports, fitness, the beach, and spending time with his wife and daughter. Matthew and his family reside in Wilmington, NC.

Melissa Castiglione worked as an educator and therapist, as well as a medical device sales representative before joining Cinematic Health. She earned a master's degree from Bloomsburg University in education focusing on curriculum and instruction as well as school counseling. Melissa also attended Medical Sales College where she majored in ortho-biologics and regenerative medicine. She enjoys her Italian culture, the New York Yankees, her cat Nora, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

Melissa is an accomplished nurse whose expertise spans leadership, education, curriculum development, and operational management. Her clinical experience is deeply rooted in long-term care, home care, and hospice settings. She enjoys investing in the future of the healthcare workforce by creating compelling content rooted in best practices and empowerment for bedside caregivers. She is also deeply committed to addressing critical issues within the nursing profession, including the nursing shortage, burnout, and the need for robust workforce development initiatives to enhance care across the nursing continuum. Melissa holds a BSN from Chamberlain University and an MHA from the University of Cincinnati.

Nancy DeCamara joined Cinematic Health after spending a year working in the social media field as a community manager. She graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a degree in Communications and is now working as a Client Success Manager. Nancy lives in Charleston, SC and enjoys time spent with friends and family, the beach, and bagel sandwiches.

Pujan has a proven track record for developing innovative solutions that combine cutting-edge technology with a deep understanding of customers' needs in education domain. He has an extensive background in both Product Management and Agile methodology. He has served as Product Owner for multiple EdTech projects before moving onto the role of Strategic Product Director. He led the development, introduction & growth of portfolio of products; steered operations & maintenance effort for portfolio including product enhancements, P&L, research, user experience and sales & marketing at his earlier organization (Educational Testing Services – ETS) Pujan received a B.E. in Information Technology and M.S. in Information Management from University of Maryland – College Park. He resides in Princeton NJ with his wife and two boys. He loves to learn more about: Future Technology, Mixed Reality, 3D Printing, Crypto currency and Vertical Farming!

Before joining the lovely team at Cinematic Health, Theresa Lawrence worked in a myriad of customer service-based fields including the Veterinarian world, Neurofeedback/Biofeedback Sciences, Health Coaching, and Team Consultation to name a few. She has her degree in Biopsychology from Grand Valley State University and still resides in Grand Rapids, MI. Theresa enjoys trail running, yoga, reading/building her library, and playing with her two dogs.

Timothy L. Murray is an accomplished executive with decades of experience leading successful public and private companies. His experience has spanned the spectrum of very large companies (AT&T) to Venture and PE backed middle market companies in the Telecom/Media/Technology market. He has spent the past decade focused on Education Tech companies to accelerate digital adoption and outcomes. He is currently a founder and CEO of Cinematic Health, raising the standard of quality for training and preparing Caregivers to be successful in their jobs. He has a professional passion for improving the state of education and workforce development in the US. Mr. Murray received a BS and MS in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He resides in Bridgewater NJ with his wife Debbie.

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Joseph Schneier is a serial entrepreneur who with his co-founder, founded and exited two companies in the educational technology space. Following that, Mr. Schneier worked with behavioral research scientists productizing their research with technology-based solutions for patient behavioral change with a focus on HIV drug adherence, health literacy and addiction. In 2013, he co-founded Cognotion--a company focused on solving the talent shortage of healthcare workers in Skilled Nursing Facilities and home health care. In 2018, Mr. Schneier founded Trusty.care, an insurtech company for the retiree population, whose mission it is to make sure no retiree goes through bankruptcy because of out-of-pocket healthcare costs. In 2020, with James Firman, the former CEO of the National Council on Aging, Mr. Schneier founded Bellage, a company empowering older adults in health choices. Mr. Schneier has spoken at TedMed, Lake Nona, JP Morgan Healthcare and is a mentor at New York University, Wharton, Cornell, Techstars, and is a Columbia University Fellow. Mr. Schneier sits on the board of The Sam and Devorah Foundation for Transgender youth, Superbia Credit Union, a LGBTQ credit union, and the board of Stonewall Community Development Corporation, a non-profit focused on LGBTQ senior housing and is a member of the LGBTQ+ Biden Council and LGBTQ+ District Attorney Queens Council.

Richard D. Segal is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seavest Investment Group where he is the Chairman of Seavest Healthcare Properties, is a Managing Partner of Rethink Education and sits on the Rethink Impact Investment Committee. Mr. Segal has a long history of investing in real estate and venture capital investments. Prior to founding Seavest in 1982, Mr. Segal was a partner at Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn where he managed the firm’s private investments. He has served on the boards of many public and private companies including Hudson General Inc. (acquired by Lufthansa, SchoolNet (acquired by Pearson), Wireless Generation (acquired by Newscorp), and Hyponex Inc. (sold to Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.).

Today, Mr. Segal serves on the Board of Trustees of New York Presbyterian Hospital where he is a member of the Real Estate and Major Facilities Committees, and also serves on the Steering Committee of the hospital’s Millstein Heart Center. Mr. Segal also serves on the boards of various education technology companies including Advanced Prison Data Systems, Flocabulary, Knowledge to Practice, Noodle Markets, Voxy, Civitas and Speakaboos.

Mr. Segal is deeply committed to creating better communities through his philanthropic engagements, which are primarily focused on health, education, providing opportunities for low income children and the arts.

Sean has a Jurisprudence Doctorate from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law and is a licensed Utah attorney (UT Bar #10017). He volunteers with the Utah Minority Bar Association, Lone Peak High School Football, as well as local youth groups. Sean loves to support his kids in anything they are passionate about, and as a result has often found himself on different types of sports fields volunteering as a parent coach. Sean is passionate about EdTech and the Future of Work.

Timothy L. Murray is an accomplished executive with decades of experience leading successful public and private companies. His experience has spanned the spectrum of very large companies (AT&T) to Venture and PE backed middle market companies in the Telecom/Media/Technology market. He has spent the past decade focused on Education Tech companies to accelerate digital adoption and outcomes. He is currently a founder and CEO of Cinematic Health, raising the standard of quality for training and preparing Caregivers to be successful in their jobs. He has a professional passion for improving the state of education and workforce development in the US. Mr. Murray received a BS and MS in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He resides in Bridgewater NJ with his wife Debbie.

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