Lauren C. Warner

Director of Learning
Chester KnowledgePoints

Lauren Warner is Director of Learning at the KnowledgePoints Learning Center in Chester, Pennsylvania.  She is responsible for providing basic academic skills tutoring in reading, math, writing and study skills at affordable prices in convenient locations serving students in grades Pre-K through 12.

Before Lauren became Director of Learning at KnowledgePoints, she taught social studies related courses for two years at Penn Wood High School in the William Penn School District. Prior to that, Lauren taught basic academic skills to special needs children in a variety of educational settings in the Philadelphia area for approximately two years. Before teaching, Lauren started and ran her own residential cleaning service in order to support her scholastic endeavors.

Lauren is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in Secondary Education, Social Studies.  She is single and resides in Havertown, Pennsylvania where she enjoys spending time with her family. Lauren has also been active in various charitable and community programs, including the Leukemia Society and Girl Scouts of America.

Jennifer L. Toland

Senior Director of Learning

Jennifer Toland is the Senior Director of Learning at the KnowledgePoints.  She has managerial responsibilities in each of our Centers to ensure we are providing quality, affordable, and convenient year round tutoring for students in grades K through 12. Currently, she is focusing on reaching out to community organizations and families that can benefit from the various Programs that KnowledgePoints has to offer.

Jennifer’s previous experience was as an elementary educator within a variety of educational settings.  She spent three years working as a seventh and eighth grade teacher in which she taught science, social studies, and language arts.  Jennifer was also involved as a faculty advisor in various extracurricular activities.  She was the social studies building coordinator, yearbook moderator and graduation coordinator.  She also taught in Norristown and Philadelphia School Districts.  Most recently, Jennifer was a Director of Learning at our Broomall location.  She has been with KnowledgePoints since 2004.

David J. Martin

Owner/President
Education Enhancement Enterprises, Inc.

Dave Martin is owner of this KnowledgePoints® franchise location. He is President of Education Enhancement Enterprises, Inc. (“EEE, Inc”), the approved area sponsor of KnowledgePoints® since June 2003.  His franchise territory is located in Pennsylvania, just outside of the City of Philadelphia in Delaware and Chester Counties.  He currently operates four Learning Centers in the territory.  Each Center is an approved provider of supplemental education services in the state of Pennsylvania for the Federal NCLB Program as well as two other state grant programs.  As a result of his efforts in this area, Dave has developed a good reputation and positive working relationship with the school districts receiving these services.  Consequently, he has also operated a large (180 student) summer program for one such school district at their location as well as “satellite” centers in other schools for the NCLB Program.

In June 2006, Dave and a group of fellow franchisees formed a new company, KPI Acquisition Corp. (“KPI”).  KPI acquired the KnowledgePoints® education system and selected assets from the former franchisor and its holding company.  As a result, KPI is the new franchisor for KnowledgePoints® in the United States.  Dave currently serves as Chairman of the Board of KPI.

Dave is a business executive with extensive management experience in both the public and private sector.  Prior to the formation of EEE, Inc, he spent twelve years at WSFS Financial Corporation (“WSFS”), a $1.8 billion regional banking institution.  Initially he was part of the management team that helped to “turn-around” the Bank from the brink of failure to a healthy and well capitalized banking institution.  In his most recent position at WSFS he served as Managing Vice President – Director of New Business Development.  In this role, Dave provided leadership at the executive level to explore and evaluate new business lines and growth opportunities for the bank.  In addition, Dave managed one of the bank’s most unique and profitable business units.  He also served in various retail banking and financial management positions during his career at WSFS.  Prior to joining WSFS, Dave worked for three years with SEI Corporation as a Divisional Controller of the Financial Services Division.  Before SEI Corporation, he worked approximately five years in public accounting, with the majority of his employment at Arthur Young & Company.

Dave has a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University.  In addition, he has passed the Pennsylvania CPA Exam as well as the National Association of Securities Dealers Series 7 Licensing Exam.  Dave is married with two children and resides in Havertown, Pennsylvania.  He has also been active in various charitable and community programs including HOSTS (mentoring), Junior Achievement and Meals on Wheels.  Additionally, Dave currently serves as Chairman of the Leadership Team (or Administrative Board) of his Church.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Wesley Foundation, which serves students on the Drexel University campus.  Dave is also involved with his children’s activities, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Haverford Ice Hockey Club and a leader in his son’s Scout Troop.