Greg McHale
CEO
With a technology background and over twenty-five years of sales, marketing and general management experience, Greg thinks of himself as a “serial and social entrepreneur.” Proof point: he’s spent the last 10+ years of his career creating companies.
At Virtual Ink, where he was the CEO from inception, he led a student team from MIT and created a company that raised over $57 million in venture capital funding, established a brand new product category—portable electronic whiteboards—sold over 100,000 units, and reached over $10 million per year in sales. Recently, Virtual Ink was sold to Sanford Brands, a division of Newell-Rubbermaid. In 2002, Greg founded cMarket, his first ‘social’ venture. cMarket has changed the $18 billion per year nonprofit auction market by delivering a web-based tool that enables nonprofit organizations to better manage and market their charity auctions to their constituencies. Today, cMarket is used by thousands of nonprofits to raise more money with their charity auctions.
After meeting with hundreds of charitable organizations, while at cMarket, Greg became intrigued with another
challenge facing the nonprofit community: finding a more efficient and effective way to bring people and causes together. Developing a solution to this challenge became the inspiration that led him to found good2gether in 2007.
Greg impresses us daily with his voracious appetite for 3 things: books, recent episodes of The Hills, and diet Pepsi. We also hear he’s a pretty good cook.
Patti Purcell
COO
Patti Purcell is a 30-year business veteran adept at leading early-stage companies with big-company strategy. Prior to joining good2gether Patti was President and co-founder of The Beam (Blue Egg), a venture-backed Web 2.0 marketplace for consumers, manufacturers, and service providers aimed at powering the demand for green products and services. Patti has also served as CEO/COO of The Body Shop Digital (the online presence for The Body Shop International), CMO/VP business Development of Abuzz (acquired by The New York Times), and Vice President professional services at Interliant. Before she became a “serial entrepreneur,” Patti led the launch of five lines of business at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), including the Supply Chain Management software group, the Sales Force Effectiveness practice, and the Customer Relationship Management practice, a partnership with then-fledgling Siebel Systems.
Ray Kattar
CTO
Ray Kattar brings more than 18 years of experience in high tech, having spent most of his career building and deploying enterprise business applications across more than a dozen industries. Prior to joining good2gether, Ray was the Chief Technology Officer at The Beam (Blue Egg) where he oversaw Technologies, Product Management, and Engineering. Under his leadership The Beam launched two online properties and deployed three back-end systems in less than 9 months. He was the architect of a Service Open Architecture platform design that enabled all assets of The Beam to be portable and extendable. Ray has also served as CTO and Founder of NEMA, Vice President of Global Customer Solutions, OneSource Information Services, Vice President of Operations, LingoMotors, and Associate Partner, Business Transformation Consulting Practice at KPMG and Practice Manager, c-Bridge.
Kris Wherry
Director, National Nonprofit Partnerships
Kris has over seventeen years experience in sales, management, client services, retail and wholesale operations and financial services and not a wrinkle to show for it! Her leadership skills, focus, and get-it-doneness have helped secure partnerships with leading national organizations like the American Red Cross, National Audubon Society, and many, many more.
Prior to joining good2gether, Kris worked for cMarket, Inc., where she was the Senior Regional Sales Representative (which means she's been putting up with Greg for a very long time).
In her spare time, Kris enjoys 6am spinning classes, gardening, and relaxing with her husband. And she's proud of the fact that she completed the Chicago Marathon in memory of her mom and in support of Komen for the Cure. We are, too.
Sandi Petrie
Director of Business Development
Sandi brings a unique combination of strategic, analytical and leadership competencies to her role as Director of Business Development (a.k.a. "Media Partner Maven") at good2gether. Without her passion, conviction, and good ole fashioned smarts, we'd be… well, nowhere.
Prior to joining good2gether, Sandi worked for Revolution Health Group, LLC where she developed and marketed the entry plan for consumer health services.
These days, when she's not inking deals with major media partners, Sandi can be found on, near, or under water ("anything bigger than a puddle, I'm in!"), soaking up the energy of New York City, or practicing her dance moves. Rumor has it she recently added salsa dancing to her repertoire, but is having a little trouble learning not to lead. Go figure.
Marta Kagan
Director of Marketing
Marta brings a passion for social media, an incurable addiction to start-ups, and extensive experience using the Internet as a tool for engaging consumers and building brands to her role as good2gether's beloved "Marketing Geek."
Prior to joining good2gether, Marta contributed her diverse talents to the MONY Group/AXA Financial, Razorfish, and most recently, Blue Egg. She also served as President and CEO of her own venture, Lifeline Coaching, Inc.
If she had any free time, Marta would probably spend it hiking, snowshoeing, or going to the beach with her family. Someday she hopes to resume her grand plan to travel the world and taste wine on every continent.
