Our Trustees
Erin Gun, Founder & Lead Trustee
Erin Gun is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alcyone Trustee. Erin started Alcyone after seeing a market need to provide employee-owned SMBs with higher quality, more flexible fiduciary services. A distinguished independent trustee, Erin specializes in administering employee stock ownership plans, employee benefits plans, and guiding companies through the M&A/LBO process. Prior to founding Alcyone, Erin spent over a decade providing financial and corporate development advisory to organizations—serving as M&A Investment Banker at Broadhaven Capital Partners, a principal investor at Bridgewater Associates and UTA, and Vice President of Strategy at Spotter. Erin graduated as a John Jay Scholar from Columbia University with a degree in Economics.
Judith O’Dell, Lead Advisor & Trustee
Judy O’Dell is the founder of O’Dell Value and has been the leading ESOP trustee and private company valuation services provider for over the past 25 years. Over the span of her career, Judy has served as an independent trustee advising on transactions and/or providing ongoing oversight as a member of trustee committees for hundreds of ESOP companies spanning industries as diverse as: Construction, manufacturing, wholesale, packaging, financial services, advertising/marketing, consulting, technology, auto dealers, IT, medical practices, and energy. Judy currently serves on the board of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Examiners and has previously served as Chairwoman of the FASB Company Financial Reporting Committee (now the PCC). Prior to founding O’Dell Value, Judy spent over a decade as the Managing Director of a market-leading CPA and Audit firm based in Wayne, PA.
Maria M. Dumke, Principal Trustee
Maria Dumke is a Principal Trustee for Alcyone with deep expertise in the municipal/construction sectors. Prior to Alcyone, Maria spent twenty-five years as the Chief Financial Officer for ESOP-owned company Waterline Industries Corp where she managed the growth of the business from $5M to over $50M. At Waterline, Maria was principally involved in the sale and transition of the closely held corporation to an employee-owned company and was responsible for the ongoing oversight and management of the ESOP including oversight and collaboration with the trustee, the valuation firm, and counsel. Having seen the transformational impact that becoming ESOP-owned had at Waterline, Maria has dedicated herself to providing ESOP trusteeship and administration services to help other organizations adopt the structure.
Kiron Chandy, Associate Trustee
Kiron Chandy is an Associate Trustee for Alcyone working on the oversight and administration of ESOP plans for organizations across a variety of sectors. Prior to working at Alcyone, Kiron spent over a decade at the intersection of business valuation and advisory as well as public policy, working as a senior management consultant at PWC and in Public Policy Management at Google. Kiron is also the Founder and CEO for Consult Your Community: a national organization that provides pro bono consulting services to small businesses across America.