Our Team

Mark Sponseller

CEO & Managing Principal

msponseller@consultmsg.com

Ansir Junaid

Senior Advisor & Principal

Gregg Edmonds

Senior Director

gedmonds@consultmsg.com

Kirsten Gable

Director & Chief Administrative Officer

kgable@consultmsg.com

Snezhana Kiseleva

Senior Associate

skiseleva@consultmsg.com

Kevin Snider

Senior Associate

ksnider@consultmsg.com

Paige Letner

Associate

pletner@consultmsg.com

Ahad Shamsi

Independent Contractor – Director of IT Services and Solutions

David S. Russell

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Daniel L. Helmick

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Joe Monroe

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Mike Leszcz

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Nick DeCarlo

Senior Advisor & Independent Contractor

Sherry Mennenga

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Mark Sponseller

CEO & Managing Principal

Mark Sponseller is the CEO and Managing Principal of Morningside Group. For over 25 years, Mr. Sponseller has worked with corporate, banking and private equity clients across various industry sectors. He is a former partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal with deep financial analysis, merger & acquisition, & post-merger integration experience. Mark has also held principal roles as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Integration Officer, Global Finance Director, Senior Advisor, and Senior Partner for a number of mid to large sized closely held and private equity backed firms.
msponseller@consultmsg.com

Ansir Junaid

Senior Advisor & Principal

Ansir Junaid (“Junaid”) has founded numerous successful businesses ventures and holds CEO & chairman roles with a number of privately held companies across a diverse array of industries. He founded Morningside Group with Mark Sponseller in 2020 and currently serves as a senior advisor to the firm. Junaid has extensive knowledge and experience in global manufacturing, supply chain, real estate, and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in both domestic and international markets. He also serves on numerous local and international corporate and civic boards with priority towards programs and foundations that support medical research, economic growth, and empowerment of youth and women through expanded access to education and health opportunities.

Gregg Edmonds

Senior Director

Gregg Edmonds is a Senior Director with Morningside Group. He was previously a transaction service advisor with Alvarez & Marsal and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he performed due diligence, business modeling, assessments of financial risk areas, contract reviews, and evaluations of complex accounting matters. Gregg has extensive experience analyzing business drivers, cash flows, quality of earnings, working capital, potential liabilities and risks, and their impact on valuation. He has provided technical support for transaction related filings with the SEC, played lead roles in operations integration planning and execution, and supported clients in post-acquisition purchase price disputes. He has worked on a significant number of international projects and complex carve-out transactions.
gedmonds@consultmsg.com

Kirsten Gable

Director & Chief Administrative Officer

Kirsten Gable is a Director & Chief Administrative Officer with Morningside Group. Prior to joining Morningside, Kirsten held roles as Director of FP&A with Prime 360, one of the largest national suppliers of whitewood pallets in the United States, Controller with Prime Woodcraft, Inc. & Affiliates, Senior Associate with Ernst & Young’s Audit Assurance Practice, and Tax Associate with the Timken Company.
kgable@consultmsg.com

Snezhana Kiseleva

Senior Associate

Snezhana Kiseleva is a Senior Associate with Morningside Group. She has held roles as financial analyst and assistant controller and is experienced with back office finance and accounting operations. Snezhana has also participated in a number of financing and M&A transactions both in a consulting and principal capacity.
skiseleva@consultmsg.com

Kevin Snider

Senior Associate

Kevin Snider is a Senior Associate with Morningside Group. Prior to joining Morningside, Kevin held roles in mortgage banking and as a Senior Consultant focused on financial planning & analysis / corporate strategy development and advising on early fundraising efforts for innovative medical devices and biologics businesses. Kevin received a Bachelor of Science - Finance from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University and is currently completing his Master of Science in Finance at The College of William & Mary. Kevin has also served on corporate governance and compensation boards for several non-profits in the Cleveland area.
ksnider@consultmsg.com

Paige Letner

Associate

Paige Letner is an Associate with Morningside Group. Paige recently graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts – Film with a Business Administration minor. At Morningside she focuses on business and financial analysis across industries.
pletner@consultmsg.com

Ahad Shamsi

Independent Contractor – Director of IT Services and Solutions

Ahad Shamsi is an Independent Contractor partnering with Morningside Group and has significant experience in IT solutions and IT enablement strategies. He is experienced in M&A transactions on both the buy and sell side and has led numerous IT engagements with corporate entities. He specializes in developing accelerated transition and enablement actions to transform underperforming companies by streamlining / updating system environments in a cost effective manner.
ashamsi@consultmsg.com

David S. Russell

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Dave Russell is a senior executive and senior advisor to Morningside Group. Dave partners with the firm in providing consulting, advisory and interim management services to companies across a broad spectrum of industries, markets and business models. He brings 40 years of experience in strategic planning, marketing innovation, brand management, sales and profit growth, operational improvement, financial turnaround and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, organizational design and planning, technology development, change and crisis management, and executive management and development. Dave currently holds and has held numerous roles as Practice Leader, CEO, President, Senior Vice President and Board Member for a number of business and consulting ventures during his career.

Daniel L. Helmick

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Dan Helmick partners with Morningside Group as a Senior Advisor and provides consulting, recruiting, strategic advising and interim leadership services for industrial, manufacturing and logistics companies. Dan routinely works with corporate entities and private equity owners. Dan has held numerous senior management and executive level roles during his career and has extensive experience in corporate mergers, divestitures and integration. He also has significant expertise in diagnosing issues and directing remedial action plans for commercial and operation organizations.

Joe Monroe

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Joe Monroe partners with Morningside Group as a Senior Advisor and provides consulting, merger & acquisition and interim management / Chief Financial Officer advisory services to companies across a variety of industries. As a goal-oriented leader committed to excellence in execution, Joe employs a multi-faceted approach to ensuring the financial health of the organizations with whom he consults. He has provided small, midsize, and Fortune 500 clients with financial solutions to their business needs for more than 40 years. Joe has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) from John Carroll University.

Mike Leszcz

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Mike Leszcz partners with Morningside as a Senior Advisor and provides consulting and interim management services to a wide range of industries. With over 35 years of experience in executive management, Mike focuses on operational improvement, sales and profit growth, technology development and implementation, customer service and support, change management and merger integration. Mike received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University and his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.

Nick DeCarlo

Senior Advisor & Independent Contractor

Nick DeCarlo partners with Morningside Group as a Senior Advisor and provides value-add, efficient & high-quality technology solutions and Chief Technology Officer advisory services to companies across a variety of industries. Over his career, Nick has generated millions of dollars in savings through staffing model modification, architecture/environment modernization, RPA, and contract negotiation and is recognized for delivering quality solutions to operations, accounting, marketing, management, and customers, with focus on scalability, support, and functionality. Nick has held multiple senior executive roles for fortune 500 companies over the past 20+ plus years of his career after graduating from The Ohio State University.

Sherry Mennenga

Senior Advisor and Independent Contractor

Sherry Mennenga partners with Morningside as a Senior Advisor and provides Human Capital consulting and interim management services. Sherry previously held executive management roles as Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President and Practice leader for a number of diverse industries in public and private equity environments. Sherry’s focus is on leading change in complex environments, creating organizational and HR frameworks that are scalable and enable profitable growth, M&A, assessing leadership teams, and modernizing processes. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Minnesota State University, and her master’s in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University.

Our Team

Mark Sponseller

Ansir Junaid

Gregg Edmonds

Kirsten Gable

Snezhana Kiseleva

Kevin Snider

Paige Letner

Ahad Shamsi

David S. Russell

Daniel L. Helmick

Joe Monroe

Mike Leszcz

Nick DeCarlo

Sherry Mennenga

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Daniel L. Helmick

Joe Monroe

Mike Leszcz

Nick DeCarlo

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