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title: "New Jersey Business: Lightbridge Academy® Announces Key Executive Appointments"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e7d5f14e-d4cd-4de5-8071-6280ebf78a35
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/new-jersey-business-lightbridge-academy-announces-key-executive-appointments-2716887
category: "Senior Care"
industry: "Senior Care"
published: 2021-10-15T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:18.801Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/333f7966e3b4a696ed14e17b022c7f8a5324.jpg
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# New Jersey Business: Lightbridge Academy® Announces Key Executive Appointments

**TL;DR:** Lightbridge Academy has announced key executive appointments, including a new CEO and vice presidents of franchise operations and customer experience. The company aims to expand to over 150 units nationally.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-10-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/new-jersey-business-lightbridge-academy-announces-key-executive-appointments-2716887).*

## Story

An article in New Jersey Business Magazine detailed several new appointments to Lightbridge Academy**®**’s executive team and board that added over four decades of experience in education and business to its leadership.

Lightbridge Academy promoted Gigi Schweikert from president to CEO after years of dedication to the brand. The leading early education and child care franchise also announced John Hamilton as vice president of franchise operations, Bada Hong as vice president of customer experience, and Susan Wolford as a new board member.

Lightbridge Academy will lean on its leadership as they look to enter a new era of growth, hoping to expand to over 150 units nationally.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Senior Care (sector)
- customer experience (topic)
- franchise operations (topic)
- Gigi Schweikert (person)
- executive appointments (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/new-jersey-business-lightbridge-academy-announces-key-executive-appointments-2716887). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e7d5f14e-d4cd-4de5-8071-6280ebf78a35).