Martha and Richard Cichelli celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 18, 2018. They met in Arden, just outside of Wilmington, DE and were married in the The First Unitarian Church of Wilmington. They moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1973 and now live in Upper Nazareth Township, PA.
In 1968, Martha graduated from Temple University with a BA in mathematics and took a job as a computer programmer at the DuPont Company. Meanwhile, after an initial unsuccessful college attempt, Richard graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in computer science in 1971. His parents gave Martha a present for Richard’s graduation.
In the Lehigh Valley, Martha has worked for PP&L and Coulbourn Instruments. Richard worked for Lehigh University and the American Newspaper Publishers Association Research Institute (ANPA/RI).
In 1975, Martha founded Software Consulting Services, LLC (SCS) and Richard joined her as a partner and president in 1983. SCS is an innovator and leading supplier of computer systems to the newspaper industry with installations in 22 countries. In 1996, SCS, the first Ben Franklin company, was awarded the Incubator Graduate of the Year award.
During a hiatus from the company, Martha earned a PhD in Psychology from Temple University with a specialization in behavioral neuroscience. Now she and Richard both work full-time in their business.
Martha and Richard have a daughter, Sharon who lives in Austin, Texas and works as a senior software developer. As she is fond of saying, "Dad, you were so lucky that Mom gave you a job." Richard says, "I could not agree more!"
In 1968, Martha graduated from Temple University with a BA in mathematics and took a job as a computer programmer at the DuPont Company. Meanwhile, after an initial unsuccessful college attempt, Richard graduated from the University of Delaware with a BS in computer science in 1971. His parents gave Martha a present for Richard’s graduation.
In the Lehigh Valley, Martha has worked for PP&L and Coulbourn Instruments. Richard worked for Lehigh University and the American Newspaper Publishers Association Research Institute (ANPA/RI).
In 1975, Martha founded Software Consulting Services, LLC (SCS) and Richard joined her as a partner and president in 1983. SCS is an innovator and leading supplier of computer systems to the newspaper industry with installations in 22 countries. In 1996, SCS, the first Ben Franklin company, was awarded the Incubator Graduate of the Year award.
During a hiatus from the company, Martha earned a PhD in Psychology from Temple University with a specialization in behavioral neuroscience. Now she and Richard both work full-time in their business.
Martha and Richard have a daughter, Sharon who lives in Austin, Texas and works as a senior software developer. As she is fond of saying, "Dad, you were so lucky that Mom gave you a job." Richard says, "I could not agree more!"