Our Leadership
Mario Antwine, Chief Executive Officer
Mario Antwine is Chief Executive Officer of Pearl Interactive Network, a BPO contact center with multi-channel capabilities including health and beneficiary care and behavioral and mental health counseling. He is responsible for developing and executing the firm's vision, strategy, and growth, as well as overseeing the operations, performance, and culture. Pearl has a deep focus on hiring people with barriers to work, such as people living in economically challenged areas and HUBZones, persons with disabilities, Veterans, and military spouses. The company has earned the highest level of Federal agency accolades for its service delivery.
Mario holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BBA from Howard University. In addition to his role as CEO, Mario co-chairs an alumni board at the Yale School of Management and serves as the Regional Vice President of the Robert Toigo Foundation. Mario is a lifelong fitness enthusiast, actively cross-training, biking, and discovering new hiking trails.
Jim Caldwell, CFO
Jim Caldwell, a CPA, has over 30 years of financial management experience in a variety of industries including professional services, higher education, distribution, logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. He also has experience in human resource management, benefit administration, information systems implementation and integration, risk management, business valuation and physical plant operations. Jim has an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Xavier University and a BSBA in Accounting from Franklin University where he served as an accounting adjunct faculty member for the last 15 years.
Through his association with Pearl, Jim’s acquired an expertise in government accounting, pricing structures and contracts. Jim is the chair of the Kairos Prison Ministry Advisory Board at North Central Correctional Complex, discussion leader of Bible Study Fellowship and is a member of the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club. In his spare time Jim enjoys biking, reading, and traveling to historic sites and places of natural beauty.
Brenda Wingert, VP Operations