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MEET THE KLA SCHOOLS TEAM
Chief Executive Officer and President: Roberto Ortega
Mr. Roberto Ortega has been our Chief Executive Officer and President since our formation in April 2008 in Miami, Florida. In addition, Mr. Ortega has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of our Parent since March 2007. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of KLA Brickell, LLC, since February 2008, KLA Coral Gables, LLC, since October 2008, KLA Aventura, LLC, since December 2009, RIO Preschools, LLC, since July 2010 and Palmetto Bay Early Childhood Center LLC since January 2016 (collectively, these affiliated entities are referred to herein as the “KLA Schools Affiliates”). He has also served as the President of ROCA Preschools, LLC since September 2011, which is the franchisee of the KLA School located in Walnut Creek, California. He holds these positions in Miami, Florida.
Franchise Development Consultant: Robert J. Kirschner
Mr. Robert J. Kirschner has served as our Franchise Development Consultant since March 2019. Mr. Kirschner is also the Chief Executive Officer of The Kirschner Group, a franchise development consultancy assisting franchisors develop and implement franchise system growth strategies and tactics, a position he has held since January 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to that, Bob was the Chief Development Officer of HR Strategies, Inc., a boutique human resource consulting firm located in Suwanee, Georgia, from November 2016 to January 2018. From January 2014 to October 2014, Bob was Chief Executive Officer of the Franchise PI in Atlanta, Georgia assisting companies to become franchisors. From November 2014 to November 2016, Bob was the Chief Operating Officer at Kids "R" Kids Learning Academies, a national child care franchisor, in Duluth, Georgia. Bob has also held senior franchising, sales, business development, and operations leadership positions with Discovery Point Child Care Franchising, Mathnasium, Textron Financial, Franchise Concepts, Inc, Kraft Foods, Great American Cookies, and Hallmark Cards. Bob works from our corporate office in Miami, Florida and has a remote office located in Atlanta, Georgia.