Meet Our Leadership Team

The Mercadien Capital Advisors leadership team brings decades of combined experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory, and strategic consulting to the table. Our professionals have successfully guided numerous middle-market businesses through complex transactions, creating value aligned with each client’s unique goals.

Advisors with Unparalleled Expertise and Track Record

The team’s diverse background spans a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, technology, and professional services, in the NY/NJ/PA tri-state area and at a national level. This breadth of experience allows MCA to provide nuanced, industry-specific insights with every engagement.

recent Transactions

  • Facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in transaction value across various industries
  • Advised on numerous sell-side transactions ranging from $5 million to $200+ million in enterprise value
  • Guided multiple buy-side acquisitions, enhancing our clients’ strategic market positions
  • Structured complex transactions involving ESOPs, management buyouts, and generational transfers
  • Provided expert financial advisory services for transactions in highly regulated industries

Each member of our leadership team is a recognized leader in their respective fields, with advanced degrees and professional certifications, and plays an important role in the M&A and business brokerage community through speaking engagements, publications, and leadership roles in professional organizations.

At Mercadien Capital Advisors, we pride ourselves in using our collective knowledge, innovative thinking, and commitment to client success to deliver exceptional results in every engagement.

Meet Our Leadership Team

  • Lee D. Boss

    CPA, MBA
    President & Managing Director
  • Michelle V. Everman

    CPA, CGMA, PFS
    Managing Director
  • Myron M. Gellman

    MBA, CMC, CBA
    Managing Director
  • Bjondina Karpuzi

    CPA, PSA
    Managing Director
  • Frank Pina

    CPA, CFF, CFE, CGMA
    Managing Director
  • Eric M. Whelan

    CPA, MST, CGMA
    Managing Director
  • Richard Willinger

    Richard S. Willinger

    CPA, MST, CGMA
    Managing Director
  • Jeffrey Baresciano

    CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA
    Director
  • Caitlin Kolczynski

    MST, EA, CFP®
    Director
  • Benjamin McDannell

    CPA
    Director
  • Stephanie Toplinski

    Stephanie Toplinski

    MAcc, EA
    Director