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Donna
Allie
President and Founder
David
Rivers
Chief Executive Officer
Joanne
Wright
Vice President & General Counsel
Barbara
Williams
Director of Human Resources
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Charles
Gordy
Operations Manager
Darren
Allie
Accounting
Epifania
Estremera
Payroll Administrator
Gloria
Alexander
Quality Control Manager
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Donna
Allie
President and Founder |
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Donna Allie is the president and founder of Team Clean, Inc., a leading provider of janitorial services in the Greater Philadelphia region. She launched the company in the mid-1980s as a solo entrepreneur, and has guided the company's growth to over 700 employees and over $17 million in sales.
The company she founded on a shoe-string is now the #1-ranked Minority-Owned Business in Philadelphia (and #2-ranked Woman-Owned Business) according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Team Clean serves a variety of clients in government, education, industry, professional offices, sports and entertainment venues and events, including the landmark National Constitution Center and Cheyney University. Team Clean is certified as a women's business enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council and as a minority enterprise by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
Allie was recently named one of the Philadelphia region's 2008 Women of Distinction by the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Philadelphia Business Journal. She is currently a board member of the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation, and chairs the ex-offenders task force for the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board.
Originally unable to find employment in her chosen field after college graduation, Allie was a single parent determined to find a way to support herself and her child. She had accompanied a friend on a job cleaning a home, and realized that there was an excellent income potential in cleaning houses. She answered newspaper advertisements for "cleaning ladies," and began cleaning homes throughout Philadelphia's suburban Main Line.
Team Clean grew when Allie began to respond to those newspaper ads by hiring women herself and sending them off in pairs to clean homes, establishing the burgeoning company's "team" approach to cleaning. She took her first commercial contract in 1985 with the Upper Main Line YMCA.
In April 2007, she was honored by the Philadelphia Phillies with the inaugural Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner during ceremonies on Jackie Robinson Day at Citizens Bank Park.
In 1994, the African American Chamber of Commerce honored Allie with their Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, and in 1995 she received the Business Acumen Award from the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women. In 1996, Team Clean was selected as one of Philadelphia's 100 Fastest Growing Small Businesses by the Wharton Small Business Development Center and the Philadelphia Business Journal, and in 1997 Allie was named one of Pennsylvania's 50 Best Women in Business. Also in 1997, Allie and Team Clean received the Special Recognition Award for Excellence of Service from the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
In 2001, she was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the "District Minority Small Business Person of the Year." The Business Center at New Covenant Campus honored Allie in 2006 with their Harriet Tubman Trailblazer Award. In addition, Allie has received the 62nd National Freedom Day Community Service Award, the City of Philadelphia's Supply, Service and Equipment Award, and the Main Line Martin Luther King Jr. Association's Business Leadership Award.
A graduate of Wilberforce University with a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Vocational Rehabilitation, Allie has attended the Loyola Advanced Minority Business Executive Program as well as several courses at The Wharton Small Business Development Center.
Throughout the history of her company, Allie has remained committed to community service. She is an active board member of a number of non-profit organizations, including the African-American Chamber of Commerce, the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, and the Universal Charter School.

Photo at the National Constitution
Center, September 2008.
Pictured from left former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Donna
Allie, President Team Clean, former U.S. President George H.W.
Bush and David Rivers, CEO Team Clean
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David
Rivers
Chief Executive Officer |
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David
Rivers brings a wealth of experience in facility and ground
maintenance and operations management to his role as Chief Executive
Officer of Team Clean, Inc., a leading provider of janitorial
services in the Philadelphia region. He is responsible for optimizing
the companys resources, defining project scopes and budgets,
projections and cost control, as well as overall employment
recruiting, training, motivation and leadership.
Educational and morale-building programs for Team Cleans
employees are a special concern to Rivers. He regularly organizes
informational sessions to better help them understand issues
of the day, such as the impact of recession and inflation on
their own finances.
Prior to joining Team Clean in 1996, Rivers was the President
of Restaurant Cleaning Services, Inc., which offered maintenance
contracts and monthly cleaning services to restaurants and commercial
kitchens in the Greater Philadelphia region. His background
in chemistry was integral to his ability to choose the proper
cleaning supplies and other chemicals, in order to minimize
any harmful effects while allowing his staff to operate in a
safe environment.
A former member of the American Kitchen Cleaning Association
and a Registered Building Services Manager, Rivers graduated
from Cheyney University with a bachelors degree in secondary
education and a minor in Chemistry, and earned his MBA from
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Joanne
Wright
Vice President & General Counsel |
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An
experienced attorney with considerable expertise in labor negotiations
and employment law, Joanne Wright is Vice President and General
Counsel for Team Clean, Inc. She is responsible for managing the
growing companys legal affairs, and oversees a wide range
of administrative functions, including Human Resources, payroll
and benefits.
Wright represented Team Clean at Duane Morris LLP, one of the
100 largest law firms in the world, before joining Team Clean
in February 2007. Previously, Wright was with another of the worlds
largest law firms, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP. She is a member
of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association
and the Philadelphia Bar Association, and is licensed to practice
in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
For the past two years, Wright has been recognized by the First
Judicial District of Pennsylvania on their annual Pro Bono Roll
of Honor for attorneys who have provided pro bono services to
litigants in Philadelphia courts.
Before beginning her legal career, Wright worked in various
areas of Education Administration. She lived and worked in Europe
for 11 years and is fluent in French.
Wright is the past president and a founding board member of
the KIPP Freedom Academy Charter School in Camden, NJ, and is
also active with Meals-on-Wheels in her community.
She received her bachelors degree in Psychology from the
University of California, Santa Cruz, and her Juris Doctorate
from Rutgers University School of Law.
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Barbara
Williams
Director of Human Resources |
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Barbara
Williams has been the Director of Human Resources for Team Clean,
Inc. since February 2005, and has worked with the company in
a variety of capacities since 1995. She brings over 25 years
of experience in the janitorial services industry to her role
at the company, which includes recruiting and staffing; performance
management; compliance to regulatory concerns; employee relations;
compensation and benefits administration; employee safety, welfare,
wellness and health; and employee services and counseling.
Williams began her tenure at Team Clean as the site supervisor
at the Naval Air and Warfare Center in Warminster, PA (1995
to 1997), and followed with on-site management roles for Team
Clean at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1997 to 1998) and the
Defense Personnel Support Center in Philadelphia (1998 to 2000).
She was the Quality Control Inspector for janitorial services
at the Naval Air Facilities Engineering Command in Mechanicsburg,
PA, and Team Cleans site manager for Custodial Services
at City Hall and the Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia.
Prior to joining Team Clean, Williams was a Quality Control
Inspector for Scott & Sons Maintenance (Clifton Heights, PA),
and a Supervisor for TUCS Cleaning Company (West Orange, NJ).
She is a graduate of Murrell Dobbins Vocational Technical High
School (Philadelphia, PA).
Williams received certification in Building Service Management
from the Building Service Contractors Association International,
and has completed courses in Facility Management from the American
Management Association and in Customer Service, Retention and
Satisfaction from Career Track Inc.
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Charles
Gordy
Operations Manager |
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Charles
Gordy is the Operations Manager for Team Clean, Inc., and has
worked with the company in a variety of capacities since 2002.
He brings over 10 years of janitorial management experience
to his role with the company, which includes planning, scheduling,
quality control, and labor relations. Gordy is also an RSCW-4A
Subcontractor Agent for Team Clean, in which role he is active
in new business development and on-site walk-throughs and evaluations
for contract bids.
Gordy spent several years as the supervisor for Team Cleans
janitorial services at the National Constitution Center and
was previously the companys night manager at Veterans
Stadium in Philadelphia.
Prior to joining Team Clean, Gordy managed janitorial operations
at Philadelphia International Airport and a suburban Philadelphia
hotel.
There are not many companies that are willing to take
chances on people, said Gordy. Team Clean took a
chance on me, and they have allowed me to show what I can do,
taught me a great deal along the way, and helped me grow along
with the company.
A native of Philadelphia, Gordy is also the pastor of the Kingdom
Christian Center in Philadelphias Germantown-Mt. Airy
neighborhood.
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Darren
Allie
Accounting |
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Since
1999, Darren Allie has been responsible for Team Cleans
day-to-day bookkeeping automation, including invoicing, accounts
payables and receivables. He joined Team Clean in 1995 as a
Site Manager, where he enjoyed being out in the field and participating
in making account work flourish.
Allie is a graduate of Haverford High in Havertown, PA.
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Epifania
Estremera
Payroll Administrator |
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As
Payroll Administrator, a position she has held since April 2000,
Epifania is responsible for tracking employee time by client,
monitoring budgeted hours and verifying unemployment claims.
She joined Team Clean in 1998 in housekeeping. Previously, she
worked for Whartons Cleaners in Bryn Mawr, PA, and H.G.O.
Services and Ortier's Bakery, both in Philadelphia.
A native of New York, Epifania graduated from Olney High School
in Philadelphia. The mother of three children, she is furthering
her education by attending evening school.
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Gloria
Alexander
Quality Control Manager |
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Gloria
Alexander has more than 10 years of experience in Quality Control
Management (QCM). She began her career with Team Clean in 1995
as Manager of the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster,
PA. In 1998, she was named manager of the Defense Personnel
Supply Center in Philadelphia.
Prior to joining Team Clean, Alexander worked in management
and supervisory positions with Scott and Sons Maintenance, Inc.
in Warminster, Tucs Maintenance Company in West Orange, NJ,
and A to Z Maintenance Company in Warminster. Gloria was named
Team Clean's Quality Control Manager at the Naval Inventory
Control Point in Mechanicsburg, PA, in 2001.
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