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"After serving on the bench for the last 16 years I sincerely believe that Harvard Business Services, Inc.
is the most professional, knowledgeable, and customer focused formations company in the State of Delaware.The proven reliability,
accuracy and Harvard's 30 years of experience are invaluable when starting and maintaining a company."
Hon. Joseph B. Melson
Delaware State Court
Retired
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| Richard H. Bell, II, Chairman |
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Rick formed Harvard Business Services, Inc. on March 2, 1981 and has led the company from a bootstrapped start-up to the recognized leader in the industry. Rick studied at TASIS (The American School in Switzerland), Ohio Wesleyan University and Loyola University Chicago (Rome Center), but never got a degree.
In 1969, he quit college and went to work for Rolling Stone magazine in its infancy and became their first National Circulation Director. Later Rick formed several publishing companies and eventually became a consultant to publishers. He moved from California to Wilmington, Delaware in 1980 to become Business Manager of The Company Corporation, a do-it-yourself incorporation service. Rick has also served Delaware as a member of the Governor's High Tech Task force, the Governor's International Marketing Committee and as an elected official (Recorder of Deeds).
Rick is a Trustee of Franklin College and a member of the Board of Directors of TASIS in Lugano, Switzerland.
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Michael Bell, Director
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6136
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Mike has been working in the company in a variety of aspects since a young child and is the son of Harvard's Chairman and CEO.
He was born and raised in Delaware yet traveled extensively while attending high school in Switzerland. He then went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Lynn University. He returned home to come on board full time to HBS in the summer of 2009. Mike will be working in each department to learn all processes and details. In addition, Mike will be producing and directing videos for Harvard. These videos will be used as a valuable tool for our marketing efforts and will feature our employees. They will be viewed on both our website and YouTube.
He has the commitment and passion to continue running his family business well into the future.
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| Carleigh Lowe, Managing Editor |
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Carleigh Lowe is the Managing Editor of Harvard Business Services, Inc. She lends her project management skills and experience in publishing to manage The HBS Blog as well as delawarellc.com and payfranchisetax.com. Most recently she worked at Dwell Magazine and Chronicle Books in San Francisco where she lives with her husband. Carleigh is a graduate of the University of Delaware.
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| Sales Department: |
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Brett Melson, Director of U.S. Sales
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6131
Direct Fax: +1-302-645-2526
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Brett is a graduate of Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Delaware. Brett's career at Harvard Business Services started where many well-known success stories through the years originated: the mail room. Brett excelled at managing and organizing what is a very mail-intensive business, receiving and routing many thousands of pieces of mail in a timely manner, not just for Harvard Business Services, but important documents on behalf of clients.
Once Brett had the opportunity to interact personally with those clients, however, another talent came to the fore. With a natural feel for the issues and concerns clients face, Brett created sales opportunities across a whole new spectrum of business owners. Since then Brett's knowledge of Delaware business entities has become encyclopedic. In addition to managing and training other members of the company's sales staff, he is able to help customers across a broad range of business and professional fields, including accountants, attorneys, Tenant-in-Common groups, consultants, trade people, and those in the transportation industry just to name a few.
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Heather Garza, Sales Executive
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6134
Direct Fax: +1-302-336-9740
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Heather grew up in Orlando, FL where her parents were successful business owners. From an early age her parents taught her the hard work and dedication that it takes to be a thriving entrepreneur. Along with living in Florida, Heather spent several years traveling and living in all parts of the North American continent. She lived in Canada for nearly 2 years and then moved to Mexico where she lived for 6 years.
She moved to Delaware with her husband and worked in the banking industry for several years where she found a passion for helping entrepreneurs. Heather found it to be very rewarding to help new business owners find the funding and point them in the right direction to get their dreams up and running.
When Heather started working at HBS, it was a perfect fit. She really enjoys talking to new people every day from all over the globe and helping them make their business ideas a reality. Her fluency in English, Spanish, and Sign Language and familiarity with various international governments has helped her reach out to international entrepreneurs.
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Devin Scott, Sales Executive
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6130
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Devin was born in Lewes, DE and attended Cape Henlopen High School. Graduating from Cape with several scholarships he then attended Delaware State University, majoring in Business Administration. He graduated in 2001with Honors( Cum Laude). Devin started running a cell phone business while in college in 1999 and has been in business ever since. He has promoted all types of products from telecommunications and gift baskets to nutritional products. Devin first came in contact with Harvard when forming his own corporation for real estate purposes in 2007, so he has a natural rapport with people who want to form a company.
Devin's Grandfather, George HP Smith, was mayor of Lewes for 5 terms and before that was a member of the Lewes City Council for 18 years. He is often credited as one of the people whose contributions to city government made Lewes, DE the wonderful place to live that it is.
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| Business Filings & Customer Service: |
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Heather Manerchia, Director of Business Filings
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6124
Direct Fax: +1-302-269-4705
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Heather graduated from Chichester High School in Boothwyn, PA in 2003. She started working at HBS as a clerk in March 2004. She quickly proved that she could handle more and was promoted to process the document filings and retrievals. Her attention for detail led to her next role of International Filings Specialist. During that time she catered to specific needs of clients worldwide. After continued years of dedication and hard work she was promoted to Director of Business Filings in 2009. She currently oversees the daily operations of all aspects of Delaware filings encompassing many hundreds of transactions each month.
Heather plays a key role in the reputation Harvard Business Services enjoys for industry-leading speed in the same-day filing of companies. She attends regular user meetings at the Delaware Division of Corporations and meets regularly with the Secretary of State's office to stay ahead of new developments.
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Kim Robbins, Filings Specialist
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6121
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Kim is a filing specialist. Prior to joining HBS in 2006, she spent 20 years working in the banking industry. She obtained her Associates Degree in Office Administration from Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington, DE. Kim is active with her heritage and currently holds the title as Secretary with the Nanticoke Indian Association. She is responsible for membership as well as educating the public about Native American history through performances with the local dance troupe.
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Cortney Reihm Sharp, Filings Specialist
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6122
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After graduating from Cape Henlopen High School Cortney attended Wesley College in Dover. Graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Cortney secured a position with a large banking firm as a Fraud Analyst. A great deal of experience came from this position, but ultimately she realized that working for a large corporation was not something she wanted to pursue. In September 2004, Cortney began her career at Harvard Business Services as an assistant in the Mail Center. She was integral to the processing of many of Harvard's mass mailings each month and the daily sorting of both incoming and outgoing mail. Her friendly demeanor and positive attitude led to her transition to the Filings Department. She was first limited to obtaining certificate orders and processing document filings for Harvard's domestic clients but rapidly showed interest in learning much more. Currently, Cortney assists with every aspect of the Filings Department including both domestic and international formations, custom document orders and obtaining Federal Tax Identification Numbers. Her vast understanding of the State of Delaware's policies and her willingness to always assist make her a great asset to the Harvard Business Services team.
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Helen Hughes, Administrative Assistant
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6113
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Helen, originally from Brooklyn, NY, "retired" to the Delaware Beaches after a long career in the Washington, DC area, which included real estate sales. She joined HBS in September, 2007, and her primary role is assisting the CEO/Chairman with administrative procedures.
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Amy Fountain, Franchise Tax Director
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6123
Direct Fax: +1-302-645-1280
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Amy has been a member of the Harvard Business Services team since April 1998. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The University of Delaware in 1996, followed by working at a local Accounting Firm for two years.
Amy began her career at Harvard Business Services as a Franchise Tax Specialist. She used her meticulous accounting skills to ensure on time and accurate franchise tax report filings for Harvard's clientele. In 2001, her role at Harvard Business Services grew to include the position of Office Manager, managing and training a staff of more than 20 team members. Amy's capabilities and performance led to her next appointment as Director of Business Filings in 2006. During that time, she orchestrated the broad array of processes that include the formation and maintenance of Delaware companies for both domestic and international clients.
In 2009, she was promoted to Director of the Franchise Tax Department and assumed her initial responsibilities at Harvard Business Services. She currently assists tens of thousands of clients worldwide with the filing of annual State of Delaware franchise tax reports. Her years of experience helped to create our easy to use online franchise tax payment system, which can be found at www.delawareinc.com/payft.
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| Mail Center: |
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Alex Oliveras, Director of Mailing Operations
Tel: +1302-645-7400 EXT 6137
Direct Fax: +1-302-645-1280
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Alex started working part-time in the mailroom of a mortgage company when he was 16 years old. That is where he learned how to process and ship bulk mail of approximately 20,000 letters a week. After he left the company, he had no clue that one day he would work in the mail center again. In 1998 he graduated from Shelton High School in Connecticut with Honors and was accepted at the University of Connecticut. He started attending the University's regional campus in Stanford, CT while also working as an assistant Director of Sales for the Holiday Inn hotel and conference center. There he became well known as a banquet coordinator for many large events and meetings for the Bridgeport Regional Business Council.
Alex joined Harvard's team in 2002. Since then he has helped grow the Mail Center into a large operation that services thousands of companies with their Mail Forwarding needs. Alex has been an integral part in growing and designing a state of the art Mail Center to service our clients.
Call, fax or e-mail Alex to initiate your mail forwarding service and to check on any incoming mail you may be receiving at our address.
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Lisa Kline, Mail Room Specialist
Tel: +1302-645-7400 EXT 6139
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Lisa was born and raised in Rio Vista, California. In 1982 she joined the U.S. Coast Guard which brought her to the East Coast, where she met her husband of 25 years. They lived in PA and owned/operated a dairy farm for several years until 1998 when they moved to Delaware to be closer to the water. In 2006 Lisa joined the staff as a mail room specialist. Her duties include receiving mail daily and distributing it to clients, contacting clients about mail forwarding options, answering questions about mail forwarding. She sends out the daily mail packages.
Lisa also assists with sending out franchise tax, registered agent and mail forwarding notices to clients.
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Will Short, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6116
Direct Fax: 1-302-258-0716
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Will joined Harvard Business Services, Inc. in November 2008 after working several years in risk management at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Frederick, MD.
He manages Harvard's accounting team and reports directly to Rick Bell, CEO. Will worked for many years in the commercial electric power industry as a field engineer, sales manager, and corporate executive. He was president and co-owner of a Maryland technical services firm and a co-owner of a technical staffing franchise in Lawrenceville, GA. Will has managed programs and projects for the Department of Energy and for the US District Court in the District of Columbia. He attended Ohio State University and is a veteran of the United States Navy's Submarine Service.
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Amy Lewis, Controller
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6112
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With over ten years of accounting and human resource experience Amy Lewis joined Harvard on May 21, 2007 as Harvard's Accounting Specialist and Human Resources Coordinator. She is responsible for handling all check requests, reconciling daily credit card settlements, performing accounts payable functions and managing all Human Resource aspects for the company. Amy graduated from Goldey-Beacom College with Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management.
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Laurie Morgan, Accounting Specialist
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6115
Direct Fax: 1-302-269-3991
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Laurie was born and raised in Delaware. After completing several college courses in accounting and management, Laurie became a retail bookkeeper for her family's business. Later, she spent over six years in the banking industry handling accounting matters for two area banks. Since joining Harvard in 2002, Laurie has been using her accounting skills to handle all accounts payable and receivable issues.
Call or fax Laurie to confirm your payment or to check the status of your invoice.
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| Bobby McVey, Accounting Specialist |
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Bobby graduated from Cape Henlopen High School in 2005 and from Goldey-Beacom College in 2009 with a degree in Accounting. Bobby is new to HBS, but has been a longtime family friend. He is currently interning in HBS's Accounting Department and is excited to work in his field of study and to share some of his fresh out of school ideas. He maintains the office assets, supplies and inventory, generates a weekly comparison formation report, reconciles accounts, and processes refund requests.
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| Information Technology |
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Sasha (Aliaksandra) Hirenko, IT/Software Development Specialist
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6140
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Before coming to the U.S., Sasha studied International Economic Relations in Europe. However, after moving to the Eastern shore, she decided to pursue education in information technology field that always interested her.
After graduating with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Management Information Systems with Honors from American Sentinel University, Sasha joined HBS team in August 2007 as an assistant programmer knowing little about incorporation business. However, through extensive work and dedication, she learned the ropes pretty quickly and started developing the sections of our web site as need arose.
Now working as a main programmer and further developing and maintaining the company's web site, Sasha facilitates and helps improve and streamline business processes greatly.
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Paul Sponaugle, IT/Systems Administrator
Tel: +1-302-645-7400 EXT 6132
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Paul is currently an IT/Systems Administrator for HBS, but was a part of the Sales team for 4 years before assuming his more recent role. Born and raised in the coastal resort area Sussex County, DE, Paul is the son of locally well-known restaurateurs who taught him very early in life the value of hard work and dedication. As with all family businesses, they require the whole family to participate, so as soon as he was legal age (and maybe a bit before) Paul found himself washing dishes as a teenager at his parents' establishment. It was there where he began to learn business, and more importantly the "business of people", and how courtesy and great service can go a long way.
During Paul's college years he began working with computers, but never really considered it as a career. He spent two years in the mountains of Morgantown, WV, before deciding to complete his B.A. in Biology at University of Delaware as a Fighting Blue Hen. After graduation, Paul had no prospects of going into the medical field, so he returned to Delaware's beaches where he resumed work at his family's restaurant and at a local nightclub, this time as a server and bartender.
Over the next few years Paul continued to sharpen his customer service skills, but the long hours had him looking for a change of pace from the frenetic restaurant life. In December of 2004, he parlayed his computer skills and his people skills into a career with Harvard Business Services.
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