Get to Know Our Team

Jordan Domsky

Jordan is the Operations Product Manager at STP Investment Services. He is responsible for the quality and delivery of our Operations Delivery Development Team. This team coordinates with Implementations, Operations, and Production Support to meet the company’s goals and vision. He joined STP in 2013 as a Software Engineer and was instrumental in designing and developing the core products which STP has been built around. Jordan graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Information, Science and Technology with a focus on Business Management. He has been an active tennis player since college and is captain of a Philadelphia-based USTA team with fellow Penn State Alumni. Jordan also proudly holds the title of Table Tennis Champion at STP and has yet to be defeated.

Jason Gambale

Jason Gambale, AVP – Fund Services – Portfolio Accounting, manages the daily and monthly NAV delivery for all of STP’s fund administration clients. He specializes in the portfolio accounting facet of the overall NAV workflow and acts as the main liaison between the Fund Service’s U.S. onshore and India offshore teams.

Jason has been with STP since 2015 and has nearly 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining STP, he worked at BNY Mellon in both NAV operations and fund conversion. He helped BNY migrate funds off of their legacy accounting platform and onto Eagle Investment Systems.

Jason graduated from Temple University with a B.S. in Accounting. Outside of work, he likes to spend time with his wife and three boys, go to the New Jersey Shore, and play/watch any and all sports.

David Likens

David Likens is Head of Shared Services at STP Investments with more than six years of experience. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Business Solutions services, which involves critical knowledge of operations as well as technology and data sciences.  Prior to joining STP, David was an Operations Supervisor at SEI Investments.  In this role, he was responsible for overseeing a team of reconciliation analysts and was the primary contact for client reconciliation inquiries. David also served as a member of the United States Air Force Reserves as a Non-Commissioned Officer from 2010 – 2016.

David graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration –  Management from  the University of Kutztown, Pennsylvania and holds the Investment Foundations Certificate from the CFA Institute. Outside of work, David enjoys long distance running and has completed the Air Force Marathon twice. He also enjoys to travel and spend time with his wife, son, and two dogs.

Kaisha Lourens

Kaisha Lourens is AVP of Trade Settlements and T3 at STP Investment Services. She is responsible for STP’s trade settlements process and she has built and implemented the firm’s trade settlements offering. Kaisha joined STP in 2019 and has five years of industry experience in various investment operations roles. Prior to joining STP, Kaisha has performed several roles at Barclays, SEI Investments, and Aviva Investors which have helped her attain a comprehensive view of the global trading process, as well as back office operations.

Kaisha graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Political Science. An Iowan turned Pennsylvanian, Kaisha has a Bridesmaids quote for any situation. After a day of work, you can either find Kaisha dancing and singing, or lying in bed while bingeing a TV series, shopping online, texting her mom, eating junk food, and cuddling her dog, Tuesday.

Kyle Marsden

Kyle Marsden is a VP of Operations with STP. He has more than 12 years of industry experience focused in back-office operations. In his previous roles as a Senior Operations Analyst and Account Manager, Kyle assisted in management of day-to-day operations for the Investment Managers he supports. Prior to joining STP, Kyle was a Team Lead at Accusource LLC where he managed a team of Operation Analysts fulfilling a wide range of back-office responsibilities across multiple clients.

Kyle has a Master’s degree in Finance from Southern New Hampshire University, and a Bachelors degree in Business from The Pennsylvania State University. Kyle likes spending his free time on the golf course and down at the Delaware beaches.

Jitendra Mathur

Jitendra Mathur, Sr. Manager – Operations, joined STP in May 2018. He is responsible for day to day operations including reconciliation, management reporting and controls. Jitendra has more than 12 years of capital markets experience including reconciliation, portfolio accounting, middle office, and regression testing. Prior to STP, he served as a manager at Citigroup. Jitendra is a commerce graduate and holds a master’s degree in business administration. He is Six Sigma training certified. Jitendra is an outgoing person and like socializing and hanging out with friends and family. He loves travelling, exploring new places, and tracking.

MaryBeth McLallen

MaryBeth McLallen joined the STP as Assistant Vice President of Operations upon the acquisition of AlphaOne Capital Partners and corresponding launch of STP Investment Partners in 2019.  She has more than 20 years of operations experience supporting the day to day operations for hedge funds, mutual funds, and institutional and retail separately-managed accounts. MaryBeth is responsible for the operational risk processes supporting trading, client relations, compliance, audits/tax preparation and investment teams. Prior to joining AlphaOne, she was responsible for client service, portfolio reporting, and various administrative functions at Redstone Investment Management and Morgan Stanley.

MaryBeth graduated from Cabrini University with a B.S. in Management Information Systems. Outside of work, MaryBeth, her husband and their two boys are avid Philadelphia basketball, hockey and football fans. She enjoys crafting, watching the boys play sports, and spending qualify time with the family.

Disha Parikh

Disha Parikh, AVP – Head of Reconciliations, joined STP in 2016. Disha has 10+ years of capital markets experience, with a focus in back office operations, performance analysis and portfolio management. Prior to joining STP, Disha worked at Accusource, LLC where she was directly responsible for daily reconciliations, corporate actions processing and performance updating and analysis. Prior to Accusource, Disha served as a Portfolio Manager at Placemark Investments in Dallas, TX, focusing on detailed quantitative analysis of accounts with a perspective on tracking error and efficient tax-management of accounts.

Disha holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Houston – Clear Lake, TX and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Disha enjoys writing and reading. She lives in beautiful Chester County with her husband, 11-year old son and a soon to be college-bound daughter.

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Shannon Propfe

Shannon Propfe is an AVP, Operations at STP and manages the middle and back office operational services for a select group of clients. She joined STP in 2014 and has held several positions during her time with STP.

Shannon graduated from West Chester University with a BS in Financial Mathematics and a minor in Finance. Outside of work, Shannon teaches the color guard and marching band at West Chester University and Radnor High School. In her free time, Shannon enjoys cooking, hiking with her dog Bandit, and spending time with her family.

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Sujit Shetty

Sujit is a Vice President of Operations at STP India. He oversees the India operations team which is responsible for all aspects of Portfolio Accounting, Fund Administration, New Business Transition, Management Reporting, Recruitment, Global Audit and Controls, and India Office Administration. Sujit has 19 years of experience which includes Domestic Banking- Retail / Corporate Banking and 16 years of core experience in the Capital Market domain. Prior to joining STP, he served as a Principal Consultant at Headstrong Genpact Capital Market. Sujit holds a graduate degree from Mumbai University. Sujit was married in 2012 to Pratika and together they have a 5 1/2 years old daughter Samaira. He and his wife enjoy spending time with their daughter in her outdoor games and social activities. Sujit also enjoys watching political news, reading mythology books, travelling, and having an uncanny knowledge of historical stories.

Darrell Sooy

Darrell Sooy is AVP of Financial Reporting, having joined STP in 2017. He coordinates the financial statement production and annual audit process for the firm’s clients and assists in the day-to-day operations of the fund accounting team. Additionally, Darrell oversees the internal audit process for STP to ensure the firms controls are in compliance with the guidance contained in SSAE 18. Prior to joining STP, Darrell started his career at Citco Fund Services preparing financial statements and coordinating annual audits for a variety of alternative investment fund structures. Most recently, Darrell worked at BlackRock and assisted in the development of the firm’s financial reporting review process for over 400 financial statements throughout the year.

Darrell graduated from West Chester University with a B.S. in Accounting. Outside of work, Darrell enjoys spending time with his friends and family, listening to music, and playing guitar.

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Emily Strickland

Emily Strickland is Head of Client Service with STP. She has more than 17 years of industry experience with a focus on back office operations, data management, systems conversions, client reporting, SSAE18 audits and outsourcing implementations. Prior to joining STP, Emily worked at SS&C Technologies- PORTIA where she managed the outsourced operations team. She was directly responsible for managing a team across multiple clients that processed all back office functions. Emily’s previous roles include portfolio administration and custody operations.

Emily holds a B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University. She enjoys her free time with her two children and her husband. This includes attending travel baseball games with her son, art classes with her daughter, and relaxing with a good glass of wine when she can.

Ryan Themig

Ryan Themig is Vice President of Systems at STP Investment Services, having joined in 2019. He serves as the go-to person for Eagle performance, data management and best practices, architecting performance solutions for client implementations, and a production support and workflow efficiencies expert. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including Performance Measurement, implementations consulting, business analysis & improvement, project management, and IT support. Prior to joining STP, Ryan was responsible for leading performance and data management implementations at Eagle Investment Systems, managed a performance measurement team at State Street’s Investment Manager Services division, and served in various performance and accounting roles at BNY Mellon.

Ryan graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in Economics. Outside of work, he likes to spend time with his wife, two children and dog exploring Colorado’s trails, ski areas, and National Parks. Ryan is an avid cyclist (road, mountain bike, cyclocross) and is targeting to compete in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race among other races.

Bharathram Venkatesan

Bharathram Venkatesan, has been with STP since April 2015 and has more than eight years of experience in the capital markets industry in techno-functional roles. At STP, Bharath leads the India Team of financial system experts specializing in Eagle suite of products. Bharath possesses extensive hands-on skills on all the Eagle modules and is instrumental in the delivery of all the Eagle implementation tasks out of India. Prior to joining STP, Bharathram was with Cognizant for five years working on the Eagle Implementations for one of the biggest Investment banks in the US.

Bharath has an M.S in Software Engineering from BITS-Pilani and a B.E from Anna University. He has a five year old daughter and he’s excited about teaching her Yoga in the mornings. Bharath is passionate about organic food.

Neetu Verma

Neetu Verma is VP of Product Quality & Agile Practices and has more than 15 years of experience in software testing and has a strong passion for quality. She joined STP in September 2019 and since then she has been instrumental in improving existing, and implementing new, testing strategies and solutions. Neetu is a problem solver and truly believes that everything can be tested, we just need to get creative.

Prior to joining STP, Neetu worked at Trion Group, Capital One, Siemens, Medecision, Inc. in different roles.

Neetu originally is from Delhi, India. She earned a bachelor’s in computers from IGNOU, India. Outside of work, Neetu enjoys cooking different cuisines and her favorite is Delhi-style Indian food. She lives in West Chester, PA with her husband and two teenage kids. Neetu believes in giving back to community and has participated multiple times in the Susan G. Komen, 60-mile walk, and has a strong passion to raise awareness for Breast cancer.