About Us

Mark Freidberg is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Springboard, and member of the senior executive team.  Mark leads over 400 field-based employees in over 100 schools across 11 states.   He has held leadership experiences in both domestic and global education companies for over 20 years.

Before joining Springboard, Mark led Embassy English, a global English Language Training business that served more than 10,000 students across five countries.  Prior to joining Embassy English, he held a series of leadership roles at Kaplan Test Prep and in his last role, he led Kaplan’s College Prep business that focused on getting more than 50,000 students from a diverse set of backgrounds and schools into college.  In addition, during his tenure at Kaplan, he founded and led a centralized operations function that provided sales and student support services for all Kaplan students and families.

Mark also currently is a Trustee on the Board of Education for Cold Spring Harbor High School, which is a top ranked district in New York state, and serves on the advisory board for Story2, which provides writing enrichment services for high school students who are applying for college.

Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Fordham University.

Sherman Carter is the Chief Financial Officer for Springboard and a member of the senior executive team. He has over 20 years of global experience in finance, holding leadership positions in organizations ranging from middle market to Fortune 500.

Prior to joining Springboard, he served as Head of FP&A at Visiant Health.  He has also served as Director of Finance at Pearson Education and Director of Operations Analysis at Fresenius Medical Care.  At Pearson he was responsible for budgeting and forecasting, accounting, as well as strategic modeling and analysis for the global services business supporting higher education and global schools (K -12).

Sherman Carter holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts.  He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Babson College.

In his current role, Sherman leads as a player/coach with accountability for all aspects of Finance and Human Resources and serves as a member of the senior leadership team responsible for driving strategy and profitable growth.

Jill Ashley is the Director of Operations Support. Jill holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has several years of financial analysis experience in the computer and healthcare industries.

She started her career at Springboard in 2009 as the system administrator for the online enrollment system and provided telephone and email support to Springboard families. In 2015 Jill was promoted to Manager of Customer Care and was instrumental in the implementation of a new online enrollment and account management system, the Parent Portal. In her current role, Jill provides office support to the field leadership team. Both her business background and history with Springboard play an essential role in supporting field leadership and providing cohesiveness between the office and the field.

Tatiana Comparoni is the Principal Financial Analyst for Springboard. She has over 15 years of global experience in finance and accounting. She has significant experience creating financial models and providing financial consulting and strategic support to senior executive teams.

Prior to joining Springboard, she served as Senior FP&A at NC Pharma and CPFL Energy. She also worked as a Staff Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In these roles, she was responsible for managing, budgeting, forecasting, and preparing quarterly/monthly reports.  She also supported senior management team and departments heads with in-depth analysis. She implemented business intelligence tools and dashboard reports.

Tatiana Comparoni holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Saint Judas University. She also holds a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Getulio Vargas Foundation.

Sharon Davis is the Sr. Area Director for Maryland and Washington, DC. She began her career with Springboard in 2014, as a Lead Teacher. Using her strong leadership and management skills she has been promoted to Site Coordinator, Area Director and now Sr. Area Director. Prior to joining Springboard, Sharon worked in senior management for a retail company for more than 17 years. Sharon holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Nicole Baur is the Senior Area Director of  PA/NJ with 10+ years of management experience and 4+ years of multi-unit operational experience. Nicole is responsible for leading 40+ staff members at 11 schools in Central NJ and Eastern PA. Prior to joining Springboard, Nicole held leadership positions in several growing companies, including Target and Wawa, where her fast-paced leadership style and focus on shifting business priorities made her successful.

Nicole holds a bachelor’s of science in biology with a microbiology concentration from West Chester University.

In her current role, Nicole uses her prior leadership experience to support and challenge her staff to achieve operational excellence. She focuses on delivering outstanding service and support to the diverse families that utilize Springboard’s care.

Kelly Kinnibrugh is an Area Director in Colorado. Before becoming an area director, she taught English at the secondary level for 12 years and served as Blackboard Administrator for the Artesia Public School district in Artesia, NM. During that time, Kelly also ran the credit recovery program in the district and taught night school courses through an online platform. As Blackboard Administrator, she instructed students and staff using the LMS Blackboard, created curriculum for English III and IV through Blackboard, coauthored an end of course exam in English III for NM PED, and assisted with transferring curriculum to common core standards

She received her M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, TX.