Bradley T. MacDonald became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Medifast, Inc. on January 28, 1998. Mr. MacDonald was previously employed by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer from September 1996 to August 1997. Prior to joining the Company, he was appointed as Program Director of the U.S. Olympic Coin Program of the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games. From 1991 through 1994, Colonel MacDonald returned to active duty to be Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Retail, Food, Hospitality and Recreation Businesses for the United States Marine Corps. Prior thereto, Mr. MacDonald served as Chief Operating Officer of the Bonneau Sunglass Company, President of Pennsylvania Optical Co., Chairman and CEO of MacDonald and Associates, which had major financial interests in a retail drug, consumer candy, and pilot sunglass companies. Mr. MacDonald was national president of the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association and retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a Colonel in 1997, after 27 years of service. He has been appointed to the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Mr. MacDonald serves on the Board of Directors of the Wireless Accessories Group (OTCBB: WIRX). He is also on the Board of Directors of the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation and is a Foundation Trustee of the Marine Reserve Association.
Reverend Donald Francis Reilly, O.S.A., a Director, holds a Doctorate in Ministry (Counseling) from New York Theological and an M.A. from Washington Theological Union as well as a B.A. from Villanova University. Reverend Don Reilly was ordained a priest in 1974. His assignments included Associate Pastor, pastor at St. Denis, Havertown, Pennsylvania, Professor at Villanova University, Personnel Director of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, Provincial Counselor, Founder of SILOAM Ministries where he ministers and counsels HIV/AIDS patients and caregivers. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Villanova University, is President of the board of "Bird Nest" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is Board Member of Prayer Power. Fr. Reilly was recently elected Provincial of the Augustinian Order at Villanova, PA. He oversees more than 300 Augustinian Friars and their service to the Church, teaching at universities and high schools, ministering to parishes, serving as chaplains in the Armed Forces and hospitals, ministering to AIDS victims, and serving missions in Japan and South America.
Michael J. McDevitt, a Director, is a retired FBI Special Agent with over 29 years of government service with the United States Marine Corps and the FBI. He had attained Senior Executive status within the FBI's Investigative Technology Branch and is currently employed within the private sector as a physical security specialist.
Michael C. MacDonald, a Director, is a corporate officer and President of Global Accounts and Marketing Operations, for the Xerox Corporation. Mr. MacDonald's former positions at Xerox Corporation include executive positions in the sales and marketing areas. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of Rutgers University and a Director of the Jimmy V Foundation. Mr. MacDonald is the brother of Bradley T. MacDonald, the CEO of the Company.
Mary T. Travis, a Director, is currently employed with Sunset Mortgage Company, L.P. in Pennsylvania as the Senior Vice President of wholesale operations and was formerly the Vice President of operations for the Financial Mortgage Corporation. Mrs. Travis is an expert in mortgage banking with over 36 years of diversified experience. She is an approved instructor of the Mortgage Bankers Association Accredited School of Mortgage Banking. Mrs. Travis was also formally a delegate and 2nd Vice president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Philadelphia and the Board of Govenors of the State of Pennsylvania. She is the key financial executive on the Company's Audit Committee providing oversight of the Company's external auditors.
Reverend Joseph D. Calderone, O.S.A., was named a director of Medifast in November 2003. Rev. Calderone is the Associate Director of Campus Ministry at Villanova University. He formerly spent over eight years with the Loyola University Medical Center as the hospital Chaplain and taught multiple courses including Introduction to the Practice of Medicine and Business Ethics. Rev. Calderone is currently a Captain in the US Navy Reserves and serves as the Wing Chaplain for the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.