> Betsy Niles Curtin > Dr. Ernest H. Manuel > Lorraine B. Weitz > Joe Roesner > Steven E. Young > Edward "Ted" Stockton Betsy Niles Curtin President and Director, Federal Systems Group Ms. Curtin is responsible for providing overall leadership to the company, and additionally, heads the Federal Systems Group. Ms. Curtin has been with Mathtech for over 29 years and contributes more than 20 years of expertise in government financial and acquisition management, program evaluation and performance measurement. She has directed the development of numerous applications supporting budget formulation and execution, project management, acquisition management and performance measurement functions. She has also developed and conducted a wide variety of training programs for clients. Ms. Curtin holds a master's of public administration from The Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's degree in history from Rutgers University. back to top Dr. Ernest H. Manuel Chairman of the Fontana Group Dr. Manuel leads The Fontana Group and Mathtech's economic research and consulting activities. Dr. Manuel's specialty areas include industry and market studies, policy studies, forecasting and regulation. In more than 28 years with Mathtech, Dr. Manuel has worked on approximately 200 studies and consulting assignments for the automobile industry, litigation economics, energy and electric utilities, environmental issues, post-secondary education, finance, transportation and other areas. Dr. Manuel holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's in engineering-economic systems and a doctorate in engineering-economic systems – all from Stanford University. back to top Lorraine B. Weitz Senior VP and Director, State, Local & Commercial Division Ms. Weitz is responsible for sourcing and managing the state and local government and commercial portions of the SLCD. For over 25 years, she has been involved with systems development and project management, 4GLs, databases, client server tools and web technologies – serving clients in government, finance, health, manufacturing, marketing and insurance. Ms. Weitz has helped organizations bring in new technologies, evaluate products, redesign business processes, define requirements, and design and implement large-scale systems. Prior to joining Mathtech, Ms. Weitz directed the Professional Services Organization of the Information Technology Division of Martin Marietta Data Systems. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and has taken numerous master's-level continuing education courses in computer science at Rutgers University. back to top Joseph Roesner President, The Fontana Group Mr. Roesner has managed a research staff in the analysis of documents, data and markets in the retail automobile industry and other industries. He has provided consultation to automobile dealers and attorneys in numerous areas, including retail automobile franchising, economics and marketing, allocation of new vehicles during shortages, franchise terminations, franchise additions and relocations, and financial and operation comparisons. Mr. Roesner has been with Fontana for over 13 years, advancing from analyst to his current position. He previously was the branch manager for Professional Placement, Inc. Mr. Roesner holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and history from Marymount College of Kansas and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Arizona. back to top Steven E. Young Vice President and Director, State, Local & commercial Division Mr. Young has over twenty years of experience designing and implementing business management, decision support and data management systems to improve the efficiency, quality and manageability of operations. He is an accomplished system architect, IT strategist, and management consultant with significant experienced in the public sector as well as with finance and manufacturing organizations. Mr. Young has a strong technical background covering all aspects of system design, development and deployment including distributed, client/server, web-based, and mainframe based technologies. He is an accomplished project manager and certified PMP (Project Management Professional). He has substantial experience with State licensing operations including Motor Vehicles and has frequently spoken at AAMVA conferences on the subjects such as the future of Motor Vehicle Operations and successful system modernization. back to top Edward "Ted" Stockton Director of Economics Services Mr. Stockton has worked at Fontana since 1998. He has a B.A. in economics from Western Michigan University and a Master’s degree from the University of Arizona with a concentration in applied econometrics. Mr. Stockton has extensive experience directing engagements in the retail motor vehicle industry and in other industries, and has provided expert witness testimony in depositions and in state and federal proceedings and in binding Arbitrations. His work has included studies of dealer networks, product allocation, franchise terminations, buyout and terminal values, retail and wholesale credit, evaluation of the validity of manufacturers’ customer satisfaction and sales performance measures, economic effects of changes in market concentration, and economic implications of franchise agreement provisions. Mr. Stockton co-authored (with Dr. Manuel) White Papers on dealer performance measurement principles and authored a report on railroad track inspection safety and working conditions that was submitted to both houses of Congress. back to top