A Faith Community Non-Profit Foundation Serving The United Methodist Church: Eastern Pennsylvania, Peninsula-Delaware, and the Baltimore-Washington Conferences.
Daily business operations of the Foundation are administered by the Executive Director of the Foundation, Jack Brooks. The Executive Director is supported by our Associate Director, Frank Robert, and our Operations Manager, Tracy Brown.
Executive Director
Jack possesses over 20 years’ experience as a registered representative and financial advisor. He lends his expertise to many non-profits in the Philadelphia area, serving as a Board or Chair member with Radnor Studio 21, Taste of Radnor Restaurant Show, Ocean City Rowing and Athletic Association, Ocean City Beach Patrol, Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, and Wildcat Masters Swim Association. Jack graduated from James Madison University with a B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Chief Investment Officer
Rob is the Chief Investment Officer for the Mid-Atlantic United Methodist Foundation. He appears periodically on national media outlets to discuss economic and market topics. He is one of the 50 market-watchers who participate in the CNBC Fed Survey before every Fed meeting. He has been Chief Investment Strategist for Fulcrum Securities, President of Dearden, Maguire, Weaver, and Barrett LLC, Investment Strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, and Chief Investment Officer for Fulton Financial Advisors. Rob graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He continued on at Vanderbilt where he was awarded a Master’s in Business Administration. Upon graduating from Vanderbilt Rob served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.
Associate Director
As Associate Director, Education, Frank also serves on MAUMF’s Stewardship, Investment, and Marketing Committees, and is a Lay Member to the Annual Conference for St. Paul’s UMC Sykesville. Outside of MAUMF, Frank is the former President of the Sykesville Town Council; a Liaison to ESCAPE Ministries; and a Rotarian. He also enjoys coaching many local sports teams. A former Lay Leader of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (2004-2007), Frank spent 22 years in medical sales after receiving his B.A. and M.ED. from The College of William & Mary, as well as an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Loyola College.
Operations Manager
Tracy’s extensive accounting background includes experience in accounts receivable, credit management, and real estate. She graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Finance.