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How We Are Different Than Other Matchmaking and Dating Services

Master Matchmakers® has been connecting bright, attractive and successful single men and women for more than 20 years. Founded by JoAnn Ward and based in Philadelphia, Master Matchmakers® provides a sophisticated way for exceptional singles to achieve long-lasting relationships.

We provide coaching for singles (and soon couples) nationwide and an exclusive matchmaking service representing only educated, successful, eligible single men and women in our primary service areas. Each member and client is carefully interviewed and a background check is performed on anyone we represent to others. We further verify our members using Skype or meeting in person.

We are the only service that can answer your relationship riddles no matter what your circumstances or situation may be!
Who We Are
JoAnn Ward - Master Matchmaker, Chairman and Founder
JoAnn Ward
Chairman and Founder



JoAnn Ward, the original Master Matchmaker, is a natural at pairing her clientele with their ideal mates. Her company's foundation rests on her passion for uniting desirable singles in rewarding, long-term relationships. JoAnn takes time to learn about her clients' backgrounds, personalities and relationship goals, thus eliminating many of the obstacles they face when searching for a partner on their own. ... more
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Steve Ward - Master Matchmaker and Chief Executive Officer
Steven Ward
Chief Executive Officer
In addition to emerging as a Master Matchmakers® in his own right, with scores of long-term relationships and marriages under his belt, Steven has been instrumental in implementing critical technological improvements, allowing Master Matchmakers® clients to have the accessibility and convenience offered by online dating services while also incorporating the interpersonal matching approach used by his mother for nearly two decades. ... more
Kim DiSilvestro - Executive Director of Client Services
Kim DiSilvestro
Executive Director of Client Services
Kim is a graduate of Drexel University with a Bachelor's degree in business with concentrations in marketing and finance. She has been happily married for eleven years, has two young children and knows how much work and commitment is needed through all of life's ups and down to sustain a lasting relationship. Kim has known the Wards for many years and consider them close, personal friends. "I have always admired the natural instinct that JoAnn and Steven have for matching people so successfully and have been a silent spectator for many years. In the past year I have "studied" everyone's profiles, notes and emails and get to communicate many times a day with Steven and Joann to better understand ... more
Debby Ward - Director of Client Services
Debby Ward
Director of Client Services
Debby first met JoAnn after she graduated from college and decided to try Master Matchmaker's service. After the first meeting with JoAnn was complete, Debby felt as though she and JoAnn really connected. She will never forget the following phrase that JoAnn said to her as they were getting to know one another, "You would be perfect for my oldest son, Brian". JoAnn introduced Debby to Brian, and now they are married and are very excited for their first baby to arrive in late summer 2009! ... more
Kristen Barham - Matchmaker
Kristen Barham
Senior Matchmaker
Personally Serving Clients in Baltimore, Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia.
Kristen resides in Northern Virginia and works with our clients from the Washington DC and surrounding areas. Kristen earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology, with a minor in Psychology as well as a Master's Degree in Education from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. In her former life she was a high school Biology teacher at Oakton High School in Vienna, VA as well as the owner of a small private school for children in Haymarket, VA. She now uses her teaching skills and background to teach the "lesson of love". Kristen began her matchmaking career at the ripe old age of 16 when she successfully played matchmaker for her own father introducing him to her current Stepmother 20 years ago! That successful ... more
Cindy Pinkus - Matchmaker
Cindy Pinkus
Matchmaker
Personally Serving Clients in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
Cindy and Joann have been friends for over thirty years. After raising four children (three now in college and one soon to graduate high school) Cindy is more focused than ever on her extracurricular passions. She has always been an active volunteer and member of her community and has spent an entire career in customer and client relations. Her days in matchmaking began while operating a very popular restaurant with her husband and casually introducing customers to each other. A handful of these matches have resulted in marriages and her friendships with many of those customers still exist today. While working with Joann and Steven, Cindy is learning to perfect her intuition and understand what it takes to make ... more
Eileen Finocchiaro - Matchmaker
Eileen (Ilee) Finocchiaro
Matchmaker
Personally Serving Clients in Pennsylvania, Central/Northern New Jersey and New York.
Ilee was born and raised in Bucks County Pennsylvania. She has been happily married for nearly 20 years, a mother of three active teenage boys, and her and her husband are still crazy about each other! She knows what it takes to have a successful relationship and wants to help others achieve what she and her husband share. Ilee has enjoyed a successful real estate career by matching clients to their dream homes and is now successfully matching her clients to the person of their dreams. Ilee has known Joann for over 25 years and has watched her successfully build Master Matchmakers into the finest matchmaking company in the industry. Joann and Steve's attention to detail is unique. Their ability to create ... more
Sandi Liano - Matchmaker
Sandi Liano
Matchmaker
Personally Serving Clients in New Jersey.
Sandi has been in the matchmaking industry for over fifteen years and has known JoAnn Ward just as long. She realized JoAnn's passion for creating lifelong connections and her devotion to operating a one of a kind matchmaking service. Sandi has her Bachelor's Degree in Business from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and currently resides in South Jersey with her husband of 22 years and teenage daughter. She has coached many couples through the day to day stresses of relationships and has numerous marriages to her credit. Sandi feels blessed to be able to bring happiness into our client's lives on a daily basis.
Rachel Russo - Matchmaker and Relationship Coach
Rachel Russo
Matchmaker and Relationship Coach
Personally Serving Clients in the New York City Metro Area.
Rachel Russo is a Matchmaker and Relationship Coach practicing mostly in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Rutgers University and a Master’s Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Iona College. With clinical experience as a therapist counseling individuals, couples, and families she has developed a terrific understanding of personality and relationship dynamics and what makes people compatible. She’s worked in the dating industry since 2005 matchmaking and recruiting for several professional organizations while developing a relationship coaching practice of her own. Rachel has a passion for what she does and provides content as a relationship expert on various websites and in several publications. She prides herself on her awareness of modern day dating difficulties and how to overcome to them. To Rachel nothing is more rewarding than guiding someone into a healthy, happy relationship.
Kelly Sunday - Professional Counselor and Advice Expert
Kelly Sunday, MS, NCC, LPC
Professional Counselor and Advice Expert
As a Nationally Certified and Licensed Professional Counselor Kelly consults with Master Matchmakers to support the effort to advise our members and clients in matters of love both effectively and responsibly. Kelly will assist Master Matchmakers specifically in addressing more sensitive dating and relationship matters. As a happily married mother of four and family friend Kelly shares JoAnn and Steve’s belief that we can always improve ourselves and our situations. With love and focus Kelly believes anything is possible. Her goal is to enable people to not only be as perceivably attractive as they can be but to also be able to see the potential for a healthy, happy relationship while avoiding anything less.
Lisa Crown - Matchmaker
Lisa Crown
Relationship Coach & Advice Expert
Lisa is an experienced relationship/life coach practicing mostly in Southern California. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and graduated college with a degree in Humanities and a minor in Psychology. Lisa has worked with singles, couples, business professionals, celebrities, hosted relationship seminars and workshops for men and women. For years, Lisa donated her time to help troubled teens and parents...more
Kristina Mercier - Relationship Coach
Kristina Mercier, CPC
Relationship Coach
Kristina Mercier, CPC, first joined Master Matchmakers® in 2004. Through her personal experience she developed a friendship with Steve and JoAnn along the way having many deep, philosophical conversations about success and failure of romantic connections. Kristina already enjoyed a very successful career in marketing and business development and had over seven years of experience professionally coaching clients in career and life development issues, mentoring executives on leadership skills, and building relationship effectiveness for...more