ABC Funding Inc.

Alan D. Gaines , age 53, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since May 2001 and as our Chief Executive Officer from May 2001 to April 17, 2007. From April 2005 until August 2007, Mr. Gaines served as Vice Chairman of Baseline Oil & Gas Corp. (OTC: BOGA.OB), an independent, publicly traded oil and gas company, and from April 2005 until September 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cross Canyon Energy Corp. (f/k/a ABC Funding, Inc.) (OTC: AFDG.OB), a publicly-traded oil and gas company. Mr. Gaines currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cross Canyon Energy Corp. Mr. Gaines has over 25 years of experience as an energy investment and merchant banker. In 1983, he co-founded Gaines, Berland Inc., an investment bank and brokerage firm, specializing in global energy markets, with particular emphasis given to small to medium capitalization companies involved in exploration and production, pipelines, refining and marketing, and oilfield services. Mr. Gaines holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College, and an M.B.A. in Finance (with distinction) from Zarb School, Hofstra University School of Graduate Management.