In 2014, Matthew was appointed to serve on the Board of School Directors for the Marple Newtown School District. He was elected to a four-year term in November of 2015. He currently serves as President of the Board.
Matthew is a partner in the litigation department of Eckell Sparksin Media, PA., where he focuses on personal injury litigation, general civil litigation and municipal law. Matthew joined Eckell Sparks in September of 2013 after finishing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable John P. Capuzzi, Sr., in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. In 2015, he was appointed as the Editor of the Delaware County Legal Journal. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Delaware County Bar Association.
Matthew is a member of both the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. He has conducted CLEs and seminars on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Delaware County Bar Association.
Matthew received his J.D. from the Widener University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude. Matthew completed his undergraduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in Political Science and Journalism.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys attending Marple Newtown athletic events with his wife, Kelly, and their children, Luke and Emilia, who are at the heart of why Matt wanted to be a school board member. Matt wanted to ensure that the schools within the Marple Newtown School District are operating in the most effective way possible.
David J Dezzi was appointed to the Board of School Directors in March of 2020.
Dave grew up in Drexel Hill after moving from West Philadelphia at age five. He graduated from Upper Darby High School and the Williamson College of Trades, earning an Associate’s Degree in Power Plant Technology. After working in industry for a few years, Dave went on to attend Widener University, graduating with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania since 1995.
Dave is a sales engineer for North East Technical Sales serving the Tri-State Area supplying measurement instrumentation and analyzers to local industrial and municipal plants.
Dave moved to Broomall with his wife Allison and his three daughters in 2006. His oldest graduated from Marple in 2018, and his other two daughters currently attend the high school and the middle school. Since moving to Marple Township, Dave has been involved in coaching sports, specifically girls MNBA Basketball and South Marple LL Softball. He was also involved with activities at Loomis Elementary while his children were students there. Dave wanted to become more involved to help Marple Newtown School District continue providing the community with the best education and opportunities possible.
Barbara Harvey has been a Delaware County native her entire life. In fact, she is a 32-year resident of the Marple Township community. Along with her husband, Bill, Barbara has raised two children, both of whom attended Marple Newtown schools.
During the last 31 years, Barbara has volunteered much of her time contributing to the betterment of our community. Her list of involvement is as follows: The Marple Newtown School District Strategic Planning Committee—1996 , The Marple Park & Recreation Committee—2000-2004, The Marple Ethics Committee—2000-2004, The Marple Township Zoning Hearing Board—2005-Present, The Marple Newtown School Board—2013-Present, and The Delaware County Intermediate Unit—2014-Present. When asked why she volunteered all of those hours and days on committees and boards, Barbara said, “I wanted to be involved with Marple Township, a community where I am proud to live, and if I can help with that by giving back a little bit of my time, then I think it’s worth it.”
Lisa Pacell is a member (partner) and co-chair in the Accounting and Auditing department of Isdaner & Company, LLC. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Lisa held management positions with regional and Big Four accounting firms and has over 20 years of broad experience in accounting, financial reporting, internal controls and tax. Lisa is a valued advisor to her clients. With diversified experience in serving privately held companies, nonprofit, and governmental entities, she draws on her significant business and industry knowledge to offer solutions to complex issues.
Her professional affiliations include: memberships in the AICPA and PICPA. Lisa serves on the employee benefit plan and government committees of the PICPA. Lisa is a member of the Newtown Township Finance Committee. She has served on various boards including the Community Arts Center, the National Liberty Museum, and the Rotary Club of Haverford Township. Other memberships include: Urban Land Institute and the Building Owners and Managers Association. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and is certified in Pennsylvania.
Outside of the office, Lisa enjoys spending time with family, being active in the community, and is the leader of Troop 00538.
Tom Raymond is a founding partner at Callan Family Office, a multi-family office that launched in 2022. There he draws on over 20 years of investment experience in the wealth management industry.
Tom received his undergraduate degree from the University Park campus of Penn State. He graduated with honors from Drexel University’s MBA program and has a master’s in taxation from Villanova University. He also has is a CFA Charterholder.
Tom currently chairs the Nittany Networking Breakfast for Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. He is a former board member of the St. Anastasia School Endowment and the Penn State College of Business Alumni Society. Additionally, he was an adjunct professor of finance at Cabrini University in Radnor, PA and published the book, The Eloquent Investor, in 2014.
Tom has three kids – Owen, Garrett, and Reid. His wife is Kieren.
