Brett Martin

CEO

Brett Martin is the CEO of CastleBranch. He founded the company in 1997.

Brett's passion and belief in executing great ideas reflect the drive and success of the company as it has grown into one of the nation's largest privately held screening and credentialing resources.

The Resident Entrepreneur at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Brett sits on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee at UNCW as well as the Board of Directors of the Cameron School of Business. He's a frequent speaker on campus and in the business community and is extremely active in mentoring young entreprenuers. 

In 2014, Brett founded TekMountain - a 20,000 square-foot incubator/accelerator dedicated to the advancement of Education and Allied Health technology. He was recently named "Tech Executive of the Year" by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA).

In 2010, Brett founded HeartsApart.org, a non-profit organization created to keep families connected while our military men and women are serving abroad. In 2012, the White House recognized HeartsApart.org as one of the country's greatest charities dedicated to serving the country's service men and women.

Prior to founding CastleBranch, Brett served as a business and political consultant working with the senior executives of some of the country's leading corporations.

Brett earned his M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Greg Larnder

Management Consultant

Joining CastleBranch as its management consultant in 2016, Greg’s results-focused, high-energy approach propels CastleBranch forward into new and emerging markets. Armed with seasoned in-depth management expertise from his diverse background spanning 25 years in the technology sector, Greg champions a team that delivers on excellence.

An engaging leader, Greg brings extensive knowledge of SaaS solutions, Managed Services, and Complex Supply Chain Management solutions to his position at CastleBranch. Via his unrivaled communication expertise, Greg ensures that every negotiation, within the company or beyond, is balanced and effectively articulated for all parties involved. As a top-notch builder and motivator of high-performance teams, Greg continually pushes the potential of all of CastleBranch’s core products to realize their utmost possibilities.

Greg holds a degree in Computer Maintenance Technology from the Control Data Institute

Mark Johnson

Executive Management Consultant

As a senior executive with a wide depth and breadth of experience and significant P&L responsibilities with major international companies, Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to CastleBranch in his capacity as a leader of the company's sales, business development and marketing teams.

Lauren Henderson

Chief Financial Officer

Lauren Henderson is the Chief Financial Officer of CastleBranch.

Lauren and her team provide guidance and help shape and support the critical financial component in the company's successful overall growth. They strive for innovative solutions that create win/win situations and provide strong foundations for the client and company.

Over the past 10 years, Lauren has grown with CastleBranch starting in the Accounting Department and developing into the financial leader of the organization.

Lauren is a mentor for students at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington through the Cameron Executive Network and is a member of the Cape Fear Community College Accounting Advisory Board.

Lauren earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration concentrating in Management with a minor in Public Policy from Ramapo College of New Jersey and has an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Kelli Davis

VP, Integration Services

Kelli Davis is the Vice President of Integration Services of CastleBranch. She and her integrations team design and develop robust integration offerings for a wide variety of products and services.

Kelli has held various positions within CastleBranch for the past twelve years. She has been the technology thought leader as the company has posted significant growth and become one of the nation's leading background screening companies.

In her prior role at CastleBranch as Chief Information Officer she was responsible for developing and managing the company's highly secure systems, ensuring compliance, safety and security throughout client organizations.

Kelli sits on the MS Computer Science Information Systems Advisory Board (MS CSIS) Committee at UNCW and on the Advisory Committee Meeting for the Computer Technology Integration degree program at Cape Fear Community College.

She's a frequent speaker on UNCWs campus and has participated as a speaker the North Carolina Technology Association in which she is an active participant. Kelli is also on the Advisory Board and a member of the Cape Fear Women in Technology group. Previously, Kelli worked in higher education as an Computer Engineering instructor and web designer.

Kelli earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Mike Flack

Creative Director

Mike is the Creative Director of CastleBranch.

Mike has over 25 years of marketing experience, with special expertise in healthcare, higher education, technology and the outdoor industry. He has worked on both the client and agency side of the business, having recently sold the agency he founded 15 years ago.

He has built and molded internal and external marketing teams and thrives on being surrounded talented creatives. While past experience ranges from local hospitals to global brands, Mike is most at home in the entrepreneurial world - bringing ideas to life and products to market.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Applied Media Arts Degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Marie MacDonald

Director Human Resources

Marie MacDonald is the Director of Human Resources of CastleBranch. She is SHRM CP and PHR certified.

An integral member of the CastleBranch team since 2007, Marie has extensive experience in Employee Relations, Benefits, Compensation, Diversity, Organizational Change and Training.

Marie is currently president of the Lower Cape Fear Human Resources Association and serves as the Workforce Readiness Chair for NCSHRM Sate Council.

She is also a member of the Employer Advisory Board at UNCW, Cape Fear Community College and Miller Motte.

A graduate of Newry Technical College in Ireland, Marie is actively involved in many local non-profit organizations including Work on Wilmington, Wilmington Area Rebuild Ministry and HeartsApart.org.

Sean Ahlum

Director Business Development

Sean Ahlum joined tekMountain in 2014 as Director of Business Development.

Prior to joining the team, Sean served as the director of technology and communications for the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Office of Housing and Residence Life and brings over 17 years of in-depth experience in university information systems, data standards, system coordination, business process flow, and corporate entrepreneurial development.

He has served as chair elect of the Residential Management Systems user advisory board, Chair of the Board of Directors of Surfrider Foundation's International Board of Directors, and has founded and led numerous local non-profit agencies, leveraging technology to scale community engagement and business success. The intersections of technology, community, and business development are the basis of his passion, which fits perfectly with the tekMountain vision.

Sean received multiple degrees from UNCW including a BA in English, an MFA in Professional Creative Writing, and an MBA from the Cameron School of Business. He spends his free time fishing, surfing and enjoying leisurely walks with his wife and dog.