Jill Glist founded Lambent Services and participates in all aspects of its functioning. She received her B.A. from Yale College in Literature, and her M.A. from N.Y.U. in Clinical Psychology. Jill is trained as a psychodynamic and strategic family therapist, and brings to Lambent Services strategies for optimizing working relationships.

Past professional experience include being a therapist at the N.Y.U. psychology clinic; a researcher at the Yale Psychiatric Institute and the Queens Hospital Center; and a caseworker at Covenant House and the Henry Ittleson Center. For eight years, Jill served on the board of The Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation, where she learned best practices for family philanthropy. Her interests there included facilitating intergenerational conversations about wealth, and initiating The Rappaport Prize, an annual art award given in conjunction with the DeCordova Museum.

Lambent Services was inspired by Jill’s work with her own part-time assistants, Lena and Marisa, who have been invaluable.

Thomas Dillion manages the NYC and Westchester offices. He is responsible for Lambent Services’ billing, bookkeeping, taxes, and other finances. Thomas tracks availability for our assistant pools, and works with clients to present optimal matches. He also models the company’s performance with respect to future goals.

Thomas received his B.A. from Temple University where he majored in Criminal Justice. Before joining Lambent Services, Thomas worked as a manager at Merion Golf Club and as a filmmaker at Project Twenty1.

Christopher Purpura Christopher Purpura designs Lambent Services’ marketing materials, in both print and digital formats. He maintains our website, and is currently establishing a company social networking presence in its most popular incarnations – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Christopher also performs most IT functions, and contributes to all other aspects of our common work.

Christopher received his BA from NYU with a major in Art History. In addition to Lambent Services, Christopher assists Principal Andrew Heid of NOA Architecture in Soho. Past experience includes internships at Gagosian, P.S.1, and The Andy Warhol Museum, where he gained an understanding of the luxury service market and its audiences.

Photos: Alden Ford