Kathleen Rotondaro, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Ms. Rotondaro is a founding partner and previous President of Quadel Consulting. She has more than 35 years of experience in the management of assisted housing programs. Ms. Rotondaro oversees the firm’s public housing and voucher program consulting activities and has received national recognition for her work in successfully turning around several troubled public housing agencies. Prior to founding Quadel, Ms. Rotondaro served as the Executive Director of the York (PA) Housing Authority from 1971-1974 and as a HUD Intern and Tenant and Operations Services Representative from 1969-1971. Ms. Rotondaro is an active board member of several nonprofit housing and community organizations, including Good Shepherd Housing Services, Fairfax County, VA, and So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) in Washington, DC. She holds a B.A. from Rosemont College.
Edward Symes III, Vice-Chairman
Mr. Symes is a founding partner and previous Executive Vice President of Quadel Consulting. He has more than 35 years experience providing consulting, training and program management services to private organizations and public agencies operating affordable housing programs. His areas of expertise include financial planning and management of housing programs and organizations, strategic planning, training, and turnaround of troubled properties and organizations. Prior to founding Quadel, he was the Director of Local Development Assistance for the Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development. His education includes a M.R.P. from the University of North Carolina, Department of City and Regional Planning and an A.B. from Dartmouth College.
Dorli Bokel, President
Ms. Bokel joined Quadel in 1986 and most recently served as Vice President of Program Management. She brings more than 35 years of affordable housing and management experience to the corporate oversight of seven subsidiaries--three administering Housing Choice Voucher programs (in Chicago, Memphis and Baltimore) and three providing Section 8 Project Based Contract Administration services for HUD (statewide in Indiana, North Carolina and Southern California) and one providing Katrina recovery services in Louisiana. She previously managed Quadel’s efforts to serve as contract administrator of HUD’s Section 8 project-based multifamily housing portfolios in New York, Indiana, North Carolina, and southern California. Before joining Quadel, Ms. Bokel was Vice President of Culpepper Associates where she developed and implemented automated financial management, tenant tracking, and rent calculation systems for housing industry clients. Ms. Bokel serves on the National Leased Housing Association’s Board and chairs its Housing Management Committee. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Assisted Housing Management Insider publication and serves on the Boards of two housing nonprofits. Ms. Bokel holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wells College.
John Nolan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Nolan is responsible for finance, human resources, information technology, contracting and operations. He joined the company in early 2006. Prior to joining Quadel, Mr. Nolan held various senior management positions with MCI, Inc. including Vice President, Corporate Finance for MCI Telecommunications, Inc and Vice President of Corporate Finance for the MCI Group, a separately traded tracking stock. He was responsible for planning, segment reporting, and profitability modeling for the $21 billion company, and led MCI’s restructuring efforts by creating the financial plan of reorganization. During his fifteen-year tenure at MCI he also oversaw the purchase and integration of several companies and held various other accounting and finance management positions. Prior to joining MCI, he held accounting positions at IBM, where he worked from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Nolan has spoken on financial leadership and cost analysis at CFO Magazine, Better Management Live and IDC conferences. The costing systems he put in place at MCI received the 2004 Enterprise Intelligence award from the software company SAS. Mr. Nolan serves as treasurer of the school board of The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He is a Certified Public Accountant, has a Bachelor’s degree in Management from Tulane University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Kathleen Trainor, Vice President, Direct Management Programs
Ms. Trainor has over 30 years of experience providing management, training and technical assistance to PHAs and other housing organizations. Operating from Quadel’s Chicago location, Ms. Trainor is the corporate officer-in-charge of Quadel’s contracts to privately administer the housing choice voucher programs in Chicago, Memphis, and Baltimore, and the firm's work as a subcontractor to ICF, on the State of Louisiana's Road Home Program. During her tenure with Quadel, she has conducted numerous assessments and management evaluations, developed management plans, written technical guides and manuals, and provided direct management services in two of the nation's first efforts at private management of public housing - at the Bridgeport Housing Authority (1984 - 1987) and at the East St. Louis Housing Authority (1986 – 1991). Ms. Trainor is a certified Public Housing Manager (PHM), and a certified Assisted Housing Manager (AHM). Ms. Trainor serves as a Docent with Chicago Architecture Foundation, and on the Board of Directors of the Ravenswood Garden Homeowner Association. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Social Welfare, both from Southern Connecticut State University.
Roberta Graham, Vice President, Consulting and Training
Ms. Graham has over 28 years of industry experience providing management, technical assistance services and training to the affordable housing industry. Throughout her tenure at Quadel she has specialized in training development and delivery, technical assistance and direct management of housing choice voucher programs, developing extensive experience managing behavioral and policy change within troubled agencies. She provides direction and oversight for Quadel consulting and training engagements.
Prior to joining Quadel in 1986, she held various management positions from 1979-1986 with Fairfax County (VA) Department of Housing and Community Development. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University.
Allan Hardy, Vice President, Business Development and Marketing.
Mr. Hardy is responsible for business development, market identification and development, bid and proposal activities, public relations and marketing. He supports the company’s operating divisions by assisting in developing service offerings and solutions for existing customers and actively expanding Quadel’s network of teaming partners. He joined Quadel Consulting in February 2007. Prior to joining Quadel, Mr. Hardy served as Vice President for Business Development for STG International, Inc. in Alexandria, VA from 2005 to 2007 and as the Senior Vice President for Business Development for Innovative Technology Application Inc. in Springfield, VA from 2002 to 2005. Before joining the private sector, Mr. Hardy served 27 years with the U.S. Army before retiring as a Colonel in 2002. While on active duty, Mr. Hardy served in a wide variety of command and leadership positions for the Army, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Hardy has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA and a Master of Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.