Key Personnel of Big Apple Consulting

Marc Jablon

President and Co-Founder

Marc Jablon co-founded Big Apple Consulting USA (BAC) in 1998 with Matthew Maguire and Keith Jablon, Marc’s brother, to help emerging companies with their Investor Relations needs.  Marc has managed over 100 public relations campaigns over six years, and started a number of profitable companies.  Marc serves as President and Chairman of the Board and Director of BAC; CEO and Director of Management Solutions International (MSI); and also serves as a Director on the Boards of several BAC companies.  Marc served as Vice President for Stockbroker Presentations Inc. until January of 2001.  He has broad experience in managing Investor Relations firms and has established, hired, and trained hundreds of individuals in this area, while consulting for numerous emerging growth companies through the public relations process.  Prior to founding BAC, Marc worked for the Disney Company in Orlando, Florida. Marc graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh with a B.S. in Marketing. 

Matthew Maguire

Vice President

Matthew Maguire co-founded Big Apple Consulting USA in 1998 and serves as Vice President, Director, and formerly served as COO. Matthew also serves as V.P. of Marketing for Management Solutions International. Matthew co-founded Bad Apple Comics, where he serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board. Matthew also served as manager of Stockbroker Presentations, Inc. through January, 2001.  Over the last six years, he was instrumental in developing and implementing sales training programs for BAC.  Prior to joining Big Apple Consulting USA, Matthew held a management position with Brinker Corporation of Orlando, Florida. 

William Peterseim

Board of Directors

William Peterseim serves as Chairman and CEO of Big Apple Holdings (BAH) and also sits on the BAC Board of Directors.  He is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor, noted speaker, columnist, and financial expert, possessing broad, in-depth education and experience in Financial Planning, Security Investment, Life & Health Insurance and Real Estate.  He was primarily educated at Baldwin-Wallace with a Focus on Finance, Business Administration, Marketing and Real Estate.  William wrote and hosted both a successful financial radio series in the 1980s and a one hour TV special on Financial Planning in October 1996.  He also designed and taught Financial Planning for Adult Education courses, Ford Motor Co., the U.A.W., and the general community, including a Christian high school.

Mark C. Kaley

Corporate Secretary

Mark C. Kaley joined Big Apple Consulting USA in 2004.  Mark has experience acting as a lead coordinator in assisting private companies to successfully achieve public status. His area of expertise extends to all aspects of the basic procedural public format, scheduling and filing efforts. He has successfully taken companies public in the U.S. through various methods.  Mark has a broad base of occupational expertise in various aspects of corporate and business law.  Mark’s work at Big Apple Consulting USA provided him the opportunity to consult with numerous emerging growth companies through the public relations process. Prior to joining Big Apple Consulting, Mark worked for a private law firm in Garden City, New York, and, before that, was an associate at King & Spalding, LLP’s New York City office, a national law firm based in Atlanta. Mark has a wide range of experience in corporate, commercial, transactional and litigation matters. In 2000, Mark graduated from St. John’s University School of Law, with honors. Prior to attending law school, Mark was an associate producer for a Cablevision Television Channel.

Tonja Pektas

Tonja Pektas graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1993 where she was in the Honors and Scholars Programs, Leadership Fellows Program, and Southern Scholarship Foundation Alumni of the Year. Tonja then received her Masters Degree from the University of Central Florida in 2002. She started her career at Arthur Andersen as an Auditor in 1993 where she gained experience in numerous industries including construction, hospitality, manufacturing, banking and non-profit. Tonja was asked to join a start up company, Coast to Coast Renovations, in 1996 as a Controller to build their Accounting Department from the ground up. She implemented software, created policies and procedures, worked with underwriters to secure lending, and was in charge of hiring a complete staff. In 1997 she joined McCree, Inc. as a CFO in which she was responsible for the selection and implementation of new accounting software, overseeing staff, and preparing monthly financial reporting packages for the Board of Directors. Tonja also managed communication with estimators, architects, permitting, engineers, project managers, IT, and Human Resources. In 2000, Tonja began offering private consulting services, including assisting clients with their accounting processes as well as policies and procedures, developing budgeting processes, and implementation of set-up accounting for new divisions within organizations. Tonja has been involved with several organizations throughout the years including Junior Achievement and The United Way, and she is currently a member of Discovery Church. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, dancing, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her husband and daughters. 

Tom Speciale

Tom Speciale began his financial marketing career with Macreport.net when it was still a private company. He worked as President of its online division with a primary focus on Web-based sales and news programs. Macreport became a public company in 2002, and Tom continued to provide a bigger voice to more than 300 small public companies. He joined Big Apple Consulting in 2006 as Vice-President of Marketing, bringing with him 20 years of experience in financial marketing and as a union representative with Airborne Express.  Tom holds a certificate in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University and is originally from Queens, NY.