Client Services and Marketing

Kyle Whelan
Client Relations Manager

Mr. Whelan joined SOL Capital Management Company in July 2005. As head of the client relations team, his areas of responsibility include development of strategic and tactical initiatives, reporting (internal & client), and oversight of client relations activities.

Prior to joining SOL, Mr. Whelan was an account executive for a well-known marketing firm in the DC metro area. Mr. Whelan also has served as membership manager for a nonprofit organization, where he gained significant experience in operations management, accounting, and database administration.

Mr. Whelan holds both an MBA and an MS in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He also holds a BA in Economics with a Certificate of Management in Accounting/Finance from the University of Rochester.

Mr. Whelan is a Registered Investment Adviser Representative.

 

María Angélica Camp*
Senior Client Relationship Specialist

Ms. Camp joined SOL Capital Management Company in April 2002. Ms. Camp is responsible for the daily interaction with domestic and international clients, facilitating requests, performing due diligence and striving to achieve excellence in client relationships.

Prior to joining SOL, Ms. Camp worked for HSM, the leading management information company in Latin America, as Marketing and Advertising Manager. During her tenure she helped the company become the market leader during its first year of operations in Argentina. Ms. Camp also has worked for McCann-Erickson and Ogilvy & Mather, where she began her career in advertising through an internship organized by Ogilvy & Mather and Fundación de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Comerciales.

Ms. Camp is a graduate of Fundación de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Comerciales de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and also holds an Advertising Designer degree from the Asociación Biblioteca de Mujeres de Buenos Aires.

Ms. Camp is a Registered Investment Adviser Representative.

 

Lawrence Lamonica*
Client Relations & Business Development Specialist

Mr. Lamonica joined SOL Capital Management Company in March 2007.  He manages inquiries from both domestic and international clients and is also responsible for exploring business development opportunities in Latin America.

Prior to joining SOL, Mr. Lamonica worked in the international division of the Chilean Finance Ministry, advising officials on financial policies concerning Chile and key multilateral organizations.  Mr. Lamonica also spent three years at the Office of the Western Hemisphere of the US Treasury Department.  As an international economist, he recommended policy actions for Latin American countries and developed US positions on International Financial Institutions' loans (World Bank, IMF and IDB).  Additionally, Mr. Lamonica worked as an investment adviser at Larraín Vial S.A., one of the largest financial services firms in Chile. Mr. Lamonica has over ten years experience in finance and relationship management.

Mr. Lamonica holds a degree in Economics and Business from University Gabriela Mistral in Santiago, Chile and an MA in International Economic Relations from the American University's School of International Service in Washington DC.

Mr. Lamonica also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean-American Foundation, a non-profit organization providing financial support to social projects in Chile.

 

Susan Kantor-Tupp
Client Relationship Specialist

Ms. Kantor-Tupp joined SOL Capital Management Company in December 2007 and is responsible for providing tailored customer service solutions for domestic clients in a timely, complete and accurate manner. She also actively manages and further develops SOL's ongoing (internal & client) communications programs.

Ms. Kantor-Tupp started her career as an economic consultant in the mergers and acquisitions field and then moved to the strategic marketing and international business development arena working first at Verizon and then at Qwest, two large US telecommunications companies. Immediately prior to joining SOL, Ms Kantor-Tupp was a rate analyst with a well-known Washington DC energy consulting firm assisting in the development of cost of service studies and writing expert witness testimony before appropriate regulatory authorities on behalf of Canadian and US electric and gas utilities.

Ms. Kantor-Tupp holds an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland with a dual concentration in marketing and finance. She earned her BA in sociology from Syracuse University in New York.

 

Daniel Feuer
Client Relations and Research Analyst

Mr. Feuer joined SOL Capital Management Company in June 2008.  Working with the Client Relations Group, he helps produce and edit periodic client performance and appraisal reports.  In assisting the Investment Group, Mr. Feuer evaluates market conditions and researches investment opportunities.  Prior to joining SOL, Mr. Feuer interned for Smith Barney.

Mr. Feuer earned his BA, graduating cum laude, in Economics and International & Global Studies from Brandeis University where he also had the opportunity to study extensively at the Brandeis International Business School.

Mr. Feuer is a Registered Investment Adviser Representative and a CFA Level II candidate.

 

Dominique Gray
Records Management Specialist

Ms. Gray joined SOL Capital Management Company in June 2005. In her position as Records Management Specialist, she is responsible for ensuring that all records and files pertaining to client accounts are documented and stored appropriately by electronic and other traditional filing methods, and that they are readily accessible when requested.

Prior to joining SOL, and while pursuing her education, Ms. Gray was employed for 2 years with Arrow Financial Services providing research, analysis and administrative services. Ms. Gray also has been employed by Personalized Income Tax Service and Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates providing administrative support.

Ms. Gray is currently pursuing a degree in Accounting at Montgomery College. She has extensive experience with many application packages and project management systems.

 

Kenneth Nero
Records Management Specialist

Mr. Nero joined SOL Capital Management in August 2008. In his position as Records Management Specialist, he is responsible for ensuring that all records and files pertaining to client accounts are documented and stored appropriately by electronic and traditional filing methods, and that they are readily accessible when requested.

During the four years prior to joining SOL, and while pursuing a Masters in Library and Information Science, Mr. Nero was employed with the Montgomery College Library providing circulation assistance which led to the development of the College’s first online reserve database.

Mr. Nero holds an MLIS, Master of Library and Information Science, from Pittsburgh University, a BS in Psychology from the University of Maryland and an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice.

 

Ashley Staten
Client Relations Assistant

Ms. Staten joined SOL Capital Management in May 2010. In her position as a Client Relations Assistant, Ms. Staten assists in processing daily inquiries from both international and domestic clients.

Prior to joining SOL and while pursuing her education, Ms. Staten worked for Farr, Miller & Washington, LLC.  During this time, she performed a wide variety of tasks that were essential to the firm including: back office operations, client relations, office and data management, and accounting.

Ms. Staten holds a Bachelors of Science in Global Business and Public Policy from the University of Maryland, University College and an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration.

Ms. Staten is a Registered Investment Advisor Representative.

 

* Bilingual (English/Spanish)