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Rick Carpenter is the chief marketing officer (CMO) at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he oversees the firm?s marketing and business development initiatives; public relations; the execution of client service and marketing programs; and all internal and online communications. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Carpenter served as the director of marketing and business development at Shearman & Sterling LLP, a global law firm with approximately 1,000 lawyers in 20 offices. With a marketing staff in New York and four regional marketing competency centers, he oversaw strategic marketing planning, brand management, business development, practice development, and marketing technology services firm-wide. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Mr. Carpenter was a partner at Deloitte Consulting where he led change management and technology practices in both Paris and Chicago. His management-consulting career has involved leadership roles in both the U.S. and Europe with other global management consultancies such as Price Waterhouse and Cap Gemini. Mr. Carpenter earned his B.A. in psychology from Furman University and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago?s Graduate School of Business.

J. Scott Troeger is the managing partner of the Elkhart office of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP and serves on the firm's management committee. He is a partner in the Business Department with 25 years of experience in counselling and advising businesses. Elkhart County, Indiana is among the most entrepeneurial areas in the nation, which produces an active merger and acquisition environment and attracts foreign investment in addition to generating a spectrum of other business legal requirements. Mr. Troeger's practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, corporate governance, strategic planning, restructurings, joint ventures, commercial contracts, licensing agreements, private placements of securities, real estate transactions and other business needs. In addition, he represents various foreign companies in connection with their acquisitions and divestiture strategies and other business related legal requirements throughout the United States, including companies based in the United Kingdom, France, Sweden and Switzerland. Mr. Troeger also provides legal advice to financial institutions including commercial and real estate transactions, and serves healthcare entities with governance and other legal assistance. Mr. Troeger attended DePauw University where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1978, and he received his J.D. cum laude from Indiana University School of Law in 1981. He is admitted to practice before the Illinois and Indiana Supreme Courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

JOHN R. MALEY is a partner in the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis, Indiana, concentrating on civil litigation. He received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, his J.D. (summa cum laude) from Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 1988, and also an M.B.A. from Indiana University. During law school, he served as Executive Editor of the Indiana Law Review, was a member of the Order of Barristers, and received numerous honors and awards. Mr. Maley served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Larry J. McKinney, U.S. District Court, S.D. of Indiana. Since completing his clerkship in 1990, he has practiced with Barnes & Thornburg, Indiana's largest law firm. In addition to his comprehensive litigation practice, since 1991 he has been an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis and has lectured for the PEC Indiana State Bar Review on torts, civil procedure, and appellate practice. In that capacity, Mr. Maley has taught more than 50 Indiana bar review lectures to more than 1,500 students. Mr. Maley is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit , State of Indiana, and Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. He serves as Chair of the Civil Justice Reform Advisory Committee and Local Rules Committee for the Southern District of Indiana and is a member of the Local Rules Committee for the Northern District of Indiana. He is Vice-Chair of the Marion County Local Rules Committee. He writes and lectures frequently at continuing legal educations seminars, and has been published numerous times in legal periodicals and law reviews. Mr. Maley is the author of a comprehensive treatise entitled Indiana Appellate Practice (Lawyer's Co-Op, 2d ed.) (1998). He is prevailing counsel in many reported decisions. Mr. Maley is a board member and past-president of the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis alumni association. He serves as a Master in the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Inns of Court. He is active in the Federal, Indiana, Indianapolis, and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations, and holds leadership positions in many of those organizations, including service as President of the Federal Bar Association, Indianapolis Chapter, Board of Managers, Indianapolis Bar Association, and Counsel to the Board, Indianapolis Bar Association. He is a past President of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Also, he is listed in Who's Who In American Law, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, and Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement. For the Indiana Bar Review, John lectures on civil procedure, appellate practice, and how to study for and how to succeed on the exam.

Mark E. Rust is a partner in the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, managing partner of its Chicago, Illinois office, and chair of the firm's Healthcare Department. Mr. Rust concentrates his practice in business and medical-legal issues affecting physicians, physician groups, and healthcare entities. Since the early 1980s, he has published in a wide variety of publications, from The Journal of the American Bar Association to USA Today, and has won several awards for his articles on health care and the law. Mr. Rust has represented clients ranging from physicians and hospitals to the American Dietetic Association and the American Medical Association. He drafted the AMA's "Model Managed Care Agreement." He and his firm appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in Rush Prudential v. Moran, 536 U.S. 355 (2002), successfully arguing, for the first time, how the relationship between physicians, patients, HMOs and state regulation should work under the federal law known as ERISA. Mr. Rust has developed a national practice in the formation of fully-integrated physician groups through acquisition and merger. He has counseled hospitals, physician management companies, and managed care organizations on the formation of physician contracting networks; fraud and abuse and physician self-referral; National Practitioner Data Bank; medical staff privileges and bylaws; antitrust law in the healthcare setting; in-hospital-based group formation and exclusive contracting; and managed care partnering. Mr. Rust is past chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Health Law Section, the Chicago Bar Association's Health Law Committee, and the American Bar Association's Medicine and Law Committee (Tort and Insurance Practice Section). He regularly addresses organizations on current topics in health care law. Mr. Rust received his law degree from Loyola University, Chicago, in 1989 and his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1981. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and the federal appellate bar, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mark J. Adey is a partner in the firm's South Bend, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he is a member of both the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring and Business Departments. He concentrates his practice in commercial transactions, bankruptcy, and construction law. He represents both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court workouts, and state court litigation. Mr. Adey also handles matters concerning the UCC in general and Revised Article 9 in particular. He represents financial institutions with loan documentation, enforcement, and collection activities. He has represented various entities in preparing, enforcing, and prosecuting commercial mortgage and mechanic's lien foreclosure actions. Mr. Adey received his certification in business bankruptcy law from the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Insolvency Section of the Indiana Bar Association and serves as chairman of the Insolvency Section of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. Mr. Adey has prepared and presented numerous seminars focusing on bankruptcy and contract and commercial law sponsored by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and the St. Joseph County Bar Association. Mr. Adey received his J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School in 1988 and his B.A. from Indiana University in 1985. He is admitted to practice in Indiana and before the U. S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

MICHAEL ROSIELLO is a partner in the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Columbia University, A.B. (summa cum laude), in 1973; and from Stanford University Law School, J.D., in 1976. He is Admitted to practice in Indiana and California. Publications: Michael Rosiello and Ronald V. Weisenberger, Survey of Indiana Products Liability Cases: 1987-88, 22 Ind. L. Rev. 263 (1989); Michael Rosiello and John R. Talley, A Survey of Indiana Tort Law, 22 Ind. Rev. 503 (1989); Michael Rosiello and Michael A. Klein, Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Products Liability Law, 23 Ind. L. Rev. 617 (1990). Mr. Rosiello concentrates on commercial disputes, including sale of goods, commercial contract, trade secret, and non-competition issues. He lectures on sales law for the Indiana Bar Review.

Patrick E Mears is an equity partner in the 450-lawyer firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, resident in its Chicago, Illinois and Grand Rapids, Michigan offices. He has been practising commercial insolvency and creditors' rights law for 29 years and is admitted to practise before the New York, Illinois and Michigan Bars. Mr Mears regularly appears in Chapter 11 cases throughout the US representing secured and unsecured creditors from the US and other countries. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, having been elected in 1995, and is also an elected member of the American Law Institute. He has been listed in the publication, Best Lawyers in America, continuously since 1991. Mr Mears serves as the vice-chair of the Real Estate Financing Group in the American Bar Association's Real Property Division and as the chairperson of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the State Bar of Michigan's Business Law Section. He has spoken at numerous professional seminars throughout the US on local and international insolvency issues. He is a contributing author of Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide published by Matthew Bender & Co and is the lead author of a treatise jointly published in 2004 by the American Law Institute and American Bar Association entitled Strategies for Secured Creditors in Workouts and Foreclosures. Mr Mears has published numerous articles on local and international insolvency law in various professional journals.

Paul is a retired partner from the law firm of Barnes and Thornburg LLP. He is a graduate of Indiana University and Notre Dame Law School. Paul has served on the ADEC Board of Directors since 2001 and is also a member of the ADEC Human Rights Committee and Marketing and Development Committee. He is also a volunteer for Hospice of Elkhart County, a member of Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Elkhart General Hospital, and a member of the IRB for the Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium. Paul and his wife, Heidi, have one married daughter and live in Bristol.

Richard H. Streeter, the managing partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, serves as the administrator of the Governmental Services & Finance and Litigation Departments and chairs the Transportation and Global Logistics Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in transportation law and litigation before federal courts, the U.S. Departments of Transportation (Surface Transportation Board, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Research & Special Programs Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), Justice and the United States Congress.

Robert T. Grand serves as managing partner of the Indianapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP where he is a member of the Governmental Services & Finance Department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of public finance and governmental regulation. In the public finance area, he counsels state officials, county officials, and mayors on various aspects of bond financing issues and also assists them with many aspects of economic development initiatives.

Tracy T. Larsen (age 47) is nominated for a term ending in 2010. He has been a director of the Company since 2001 and was a director of PDIC from 1996 to 2001. He currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee and Special Committee of the Company. Mr. Larsen is the managing partner of the Grand Rapids office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and an attorney at law. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg LLP in 2003, Mr. Larsen was a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan. He is a past chairman of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Mr. Larsen has been elected a Fellow of the Michigan Bar Foundation, is listed in Who's Who in American Law, and has been named in Best Lawyers of America and America's Leading Business Lawyers. His legal expertise encompasses all aspects of corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Larsen is a graduate of Hope College (A.B. summa cum laude, 1981) and Indiana University School of Law (J.D. magna cum laude, 1984). He holds numerous academic distinctions and honors, including being named Phi Beta Kappa and Baker Scholar and being elected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of the Barristers. While at Indiana University, Mr. Larsen served as the Executive Editor of the Indiana Law Journal and was a member of the National Moot Court Team. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1984.

Brenda Kiger joined the Lottery as its Director of Human Resources in March 2006. Kiger brings over 20 years experience in the human resources and administrative fields. A native Hoosier, Kiger has held human resources positions with state, national and international companies such as Barnes & Thornburg, CKE Restaurants and ABB. Kiger holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University, a real estate broker's license from the State of Indiana and has received mediation training from the Indiana State Bar Association. As the Human Resources Director, Kiger manages the human resources, administrative and procurement functions for the Lottery.

Cindy M. Benedict is a paralegal in the South Bend, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg. She concentrates primarily in the areas of employee benefits, business transactions, and general corporate law. Ms. Benedict graduated from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst with a Bachelor of Arts in legal studies in 1984 and immediately enrolled at the Institute for Paralegal Training in Philadelphia where she received a certificate in corporate finance and business law. Currently, Ms. Benedict is taking a series of ten exams to become a certified employee benefit specialist (CEBS) through a joint program of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Benedict is an active member in the Michiana Paralegal Association, having served as the newsletter editor for two years and as a board member. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Ms. Benedict was employed by a retirement plan administration firm as a pension and employee benefits paralegal and by the law firms of Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington, D.C., as a corporate finance and regulatory para-legal primarily in initial public offerings and mergers/acquisitions of financial institutions.

Responsibilities * Leads Monsanto's legal organization and serves as Secretary to the Board Work History * Deputy General Counsel, Monsanto, responsible for litigation, environmental, antitrust, regulatory and intellectual property issues * Successfully directed novel patent and antitrust litigation involving intellectual property in the field of genetic biotechnology * Participated in a number of important cases for Monsanto, including the longest civil jury trial in U.S. history (Kemner v. Monsanto, 3 ½ years) * Array of positions in Monsanto's Law Department, including litigation, environmental and intellectual property * Attorney at Law, Barnes & Thornburg Education * J.D., magna cum laude, Indiana University School of Law * B.S., magna cum laude, Ball State University Memberships/Affiliations * Director, National Life Teen, Inc * Vice Chair, American Bar Association's Litigation Section Committee on Corporate counsel * American Bar Association Litigation Section * Served as Note Editor, Indiana Law Review Dave enjoys skiing, rollerblading and cycling.

David T. Ballard is an associate in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP practicing in the areas of environmental litigation, commercial disputes and products liability. Mr. Ballard's environmental litigation experience includes representing various entities, including corporations, trade organizations, and municipalities, in regulatory appeals and hearings in federal circuit and district courts, as well as in administrative hearing at both the federal and state levels. These cases involved issues such as water quality standards, TMDL development, effluent guidelines, and Clean Water Act permitting, compliance and enforcement.

Mr. Barron's practice primarily involves patent and complex commercial litigation. He has litigated patent and other cases involving telecommunication services, satellite TVs, medical devices, pharmaceutical and biological inventions, and consumer products (such as highlighters, window blinds, and carpet cutting machines). His practice includes emergency work on behalf of firm clients to seek or defend against injunctions, both inside and outside of the field of patent law. Mr. Barron has also represented clients in trademark matters, assisted clients in protecting and preserving their intellectual property, and defended clients against claims brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act. Mr. Barron graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Barron received his B.A. in economics and a certificate in journalism from Indiana University - Bloomington. He is a member of the Illinois bar and is admitted to practice before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and several District Courts. Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Barron practiced intellectual property law and litigation in Schiff Hardin LLP's Chicago office.

An attorney with Barnes & Thornburg, LLP in Indianapolis, Koenig concentrates his practice on labor and employment law. He served with Governor Evan Bayh as co-director of the Indiana Election Commission and legislative and public affairs director for Indiana's Secretary of State, and as general counsel to Governor Joe Kernan's 2004 campaign. Koenig has been named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governors Bayh and Kernan. He also serves on the board of directors of Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc. and previously served on the board of the Indiana Kids First Trust Fund.

Karen Celestino Horseman is a counselor at the Indianapolis law office of Barnes & Thornburg. She is a member of the firm's Litigation Department. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Horseman is an at-large member of the Indianapolis City-County Council. She serves on the Rules and Public Policy Committee, the Metropolitan Development Committee, and the Municipal Corporations Committee. She is also a member of the Mayor's Latino Affairs Commission. A cum laude graduate of Ball State University, Ms. Horseman received her J.D. with honors in 1989 from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law where she served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society. Ms. Horseman also served as a law clerk to the Hon. William E. Steckler, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

Kent E. Agness is of counsel (retired) practicing primarily in the firm's Business Department in its Indianapolis, Indiana office. He is a member of the firm's Healthcare Department and Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in assisting business clients in mergers and acquisitions, various types of financing transactions, family business planning, and other general commercial needs. He also regularly assists physicians and physician groups in structuring and operating their practices and relationships. Mr. Agness is a former chairman of the firm's Business Department and of the Corporation, Business and Banking Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. He served as a volunteer member of legislative study commissions that drafted both the Indiana Professional Corporation Act of 1983 and the Indiana Business Corporation Law in 1986. Mr. Agness is a lifelong resident of Indiana. He attended Indiana University and graduated with a B.A. degree in 1972, Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Agness received his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1975. He is a member of the American and Indiana State Bar Associations and is admitted to practice in Indiana.

Pam is a nurse medical analyst in the Indianapolis law office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. In this role she analyzes medical records to identify issues most relevant to attorneys. Her 15 years of service as a hospital nurse in a wide range of clinical areas gives her a medical science background that supports her in what is now her 16th year in a legal environment. To stay informed of the rapid advances in science, she participates in numerous science groups. She is an active member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Association for Women in Science, Scientech, the Indiana Health Industry Forum, and the Science Education Foundation of Indiana. In 2003 she joined the host committee of the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the largest pre-college science competition in the world. Serving as co-chair of the Judging Committee, she was instrumental in the recruitment, management and training of over 1,000 science and technology professionals who served as judges for this event. Her efforts contributed to the largest recruitment of judges in the 57 year history of this event. To capture this momentum for the ongoing benefit of science education, she founded the Judge2Mentor Program to support the expressed interest of the scientific and technical judges to mentor young people on an ongoing basis. This organization serves to match these professionals with students in a mentoring relationship in support of educational achievement. It is her goal to continue supporting science competitions in a manner that facilitates the growth of mentoring relationships throughout the United States.

Sharon K. Eberhard has sung with Camerata since 1990 and prior to that with the South Bend Symphonic Choir. Her experience also includes many years as an anchor in the chancel choir of First United Methodist Church in Mishawaka. She is a legal secretary for Barnes & Thornburg.