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Mr. Pignatelli joined TEP as Senior Vice President in August 1994 and was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1996. He was named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UniSource Energy in January 1998, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of TEP in March 1998. On June 23, 1998, Mr. Pignatelli was named Chairman, President and CEO of UniSource Energy and TEP. Prior to joining TEP, he was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to 1993 of Mission Energy Company, a subsidiary of SCE Corp. Mr. Pignatelli was awarded Independent Energy's Executive of the Year in 1992. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of UniSource Energy and TEP. Additionally, Mr. Pignatelli serves on the Board of Directors of TMC Healthcare, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Habitat for Humanity Advisory Board, INNCOM International Inc., and AZ Council on Economic Education. Mr. Pignatelli has degrees in Accounting/Economics and Law.

Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ryder System, Inc. Tracy Leinbach, 48, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Ryder System, Inc. (logistics and transportation solutions provider) from 2003 until 2006. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President, Fleet Management Solutions for Ryder since 2001. Ms. Leinbach is a Director of Forward Air Corporation and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida.

Robbin Johnson retired from Cargill effective January 1, 2007. He was elected Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, in June 2000. In that role he worked with Cargill's senior leadership team on public policy and communications strategies. Johnson currently is President of The Cargill Foundation and serves on the boards of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, Second Harvest Heartland and the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council. He is past chair of the U.S. Feed Grains Council and the Canada-Minnesota Business Council. Johnson Currently is Senior Policy Advisor, Global Policy Studies at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Johnson joined Cargill in 1971. He was named an assistant vice president in 1976, vice president, Administrative Division, in 1982 and was elected Corporate Vice President, Public Affairs, in 1993. Johnson graduated from Yale University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree, did graduate study as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England from 1968 to 1970 and attended Yale Law School from 1970 to 1971. Johnson was involved in the development of the first APEC Food System proposal ten years ago and worked with ABAC members to advance its recommendations.

Carl J. Ascenzo is Chief Information Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. He oversees the Information Technology Division and is responsible for the company's technology strategy, architecture, new systems development, and technology operations in support of 2.4 million members.

As Senior Vice President of Health Services and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), Gary D. Smethers, M.D., is responsible for overseeing the development of corporate medical policies and the daily administrative functions of the Health Services Division. In addition to the academics of medical policy development, those functions include: medical underwriting, medical claims review, clinical quality improvement, care management, disease management, health promotion/wellness, utilization review and provider credentialing. In this capacity, he manages a division of over 200 employees. Dr. Smethers also contributes his expertise to the development of corporate strategy as it relates to health services, and serves as a corporate liaison to the Arizona clinical community most notably the Arizona Medical Association. Dr. Smethers has been with BCBSAZ since 1994. A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Smethers received his bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College, and earned his medical degree from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Integrated Program in Phoenix where he also had the honor of serving as chief resident. Now a long time Arizonan, Dr. Smethers is well known within the local medical community. Before joining BCBSAZ, he served as the director of emergency medicine and admissions at the Phoenix Veterans Administration Medical Center (now Carl Hayden VA Medical Center); as medical director for Phoenix Health Plan, one of Arizona's AHCCCS (Medicaid) HMOs; and as medical director for Thunderbird Samaritan Medical Center (now Banner Thunderbird Medical Center). Prior to his career in administrative medicine, Dr. Smethers had an internal medicine private practice in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Committed to the academic advancement of health services, Dr. Smethers is a member of the American College of Physicians, The American College of Physician Executives, and has been a member of the teaching clinical faculty of the University of Arizona, College of Medicine since 1983. He is a past chairman of the National Council of Physician Executives of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and is a member of the Arizona State University (ASU) W. P. Carey School of Business Curriculum Advisory Board for Health Administration and Policy. Nationally recognized as one of the leading experts within the health care delivery and insurance industries, he is often a guest speaker for a variety of organizations especially in the area of Health Promotion and Wellness. Dr. Smethers is active in the community at large, having served on many community volunteer boards including: Body Positive, an AIDS clinical research and services organization, The Phoenix Museum of History, the Glendale YMCA, the Herberger Theater Center, and Ballet Arizona. He is currently an active member of the John C. Lincoln Health Network Quality and Safety of Patient Care Committee and the Arizona State University Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts Dean's Council.

Matt first joined PDA in 1992. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Mankato State College and did graduate work in Psychology. Matt is experienced at performing sophisticated data analysis. He specializes in multivariate analyses and hierarchical linear modeling. Matt is skilled at framing results for extremely technical projects and presenting information simply. He is a keen observer and excels at exploring technical issues to eliminate possible problems in analysis. Matt serves as a guide for our clients, transforming mass amounts of data into meaningful, accessible results. Matt is currently working as chief statistician on a physical activity survey for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, a school bullying survey and reporting system for Hazelden, a health promotion and level of job satisfaction study for Gillette Children's Hospital, an objective structured clinical exam reliability and validity study for the University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, and an evaluation of a media campaign for ClearWay Minnesota.

Thomas L. Simmer, M.D. is senior vice president for Health Care Value and Provider Affiliation and chief medical officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Simmer is responsible for contracting with more than 20,000 physicians who participate in Blue Cross Traditional and PPO plans, as well as directing medical policy. He is responsible for professional payment policies and programs to improve the quality, cost, and access to medical services. Under his leadership, BCBSM has implemented physician incentive programs to promote collaborative improvement programs for more consistent care for persons with chronic illness, and more cost effective prescribing patterns. Prior to 2006, Simmer was senior vice president for Health Care Programs and Provider Services and chief medical officer. Prior to joining the Blues in 1999, he served as vice president of Health and Medical Affairs and as medical director for the Health Alliance Plan. Simmer also served as associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Henry Ford Hospital and was the recipient of several Distinguished Service awards. He is a member of the Michigan State Medical Society and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Tony M. Astorga is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Prior to joining BCBSAZ, Tony Astorga had a 20 year career in the public accounting sector, serving as a supervising senior with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and later as a partner in Astorga, Maurseth & Co.

Lehnhard oversees BCBSA lobbying and policy development activities related to representation before Congress and the Administration. She has nearly 25 years of leadership experience, representing BCBSA's Washington Office and Member Plans' policies to Congress, government agencies and other associations. Her background includes responsibility for BCBSA's issues on managed care, healthcare reform, financing and tax legislation. She has directed the activities related to the Association's role in Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS.

As senior vice president of marketing and provider affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), Richard M. Hannon oversees the organization?s marketing and provider network management activities. This includes responsibility for sales, product development, Web-based services, advertising, public relations, communications, media relations, provider network contracting and issues management. He is also responsible for the company?s legislative programs at the state and federal level and corporate strategic planning as it relates to marketing and provider network management activities. Hannon directs 185 employees in this capacity. Hannon joined BCBSAZ in 1990 as vice president of the legal division. Prior to joining the organization, he served for five years as general counsel of Phoenix Children?s Hospital. For more than 14 years Hannon was a senior attorney at Greyhound Corporation, serving two of those years as the general attorney for Greyhound Lines-West in San Francisco. He began practicing law with the Phoenix City Attorney?s Office and Maricopa County Attorney?s Office. Hannon currently serves on the board of directors for the Arizona State Chamber of Commerce and Communities in Schools of Arizona, which partners community service agencies with schools having a large population of at-risk students. He is also a member of the Heard Museum?s Director?s Circle. He is an inactive member of the Arizona and California Bar Associations. In 2001, he was named ?Executive of the Year? by the Phoenix chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Hannon earned his juris doctorate degree from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Neb. He has been an Arizona resident since 1975.

Diana C. Jones, J.D., is Vice President of Community Affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. She has held a number of positions since joining the Blues in 1974, including Assistant Vice President of Community Affairs, Manager of GM Managed Care, Coordinator of Case Management and Senior Community Relations Representative. She joined the company as a Customer Service Representative. Jones holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School. She received a master's degree in speech communication and a bachelor's degree in psychology and speech from Wayne State University. Jones is a member of the Boards of Directors of the American Heart Association, the Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, Downtown Detroit Inc., Black Family Development Inc, and Visiting Nurses Association. Additionally, Jones is a member of Elder Law of Michigan Inc., and serves on several committees with United Way Community Services, such as Community Problem Solving and Youth Initiative.

Mrs. Grogan has served on the Board of Trustees since March 2008. She and her husband, Bill, are the parents of three children. Two children have graduated, and one child still attends Clinton Public Schools. Mrs. Grogan is Vice President, Service Operations, at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. She is also a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is a graduate of Leadership Clinton. She serves as Judges Chairman for the Clinton Junior Miss Program, and she is a member of First Baptist Church.

As Senior Director of Corporate Relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Kate Wilson manages the company's charitable giving, assists the Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations in an array of communication and strategic matters, and works on special assignments for the Chair and CEO largely related to corporate community objectives. Prior to joining BCBSMA, Kate served in several positions at Harvard Business School, most recently as the Assistant Director of Communications, where she managed the school's internal communications program.

Clarke Gay has attended Grace Church since 1991 and has been active in many servant and leadership capacities since 1994. In 2005, he joined the board of elders for Grace; Clarke is the secretary for the Board of Trustees for GCF. He currently works as a Senior Project Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and has been in the banking and insurance industry for more than 29 years. Clarke has a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Chapel Hill with their three children.

Mr. Wigfall is the Diversity Manager for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina. Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its family of subsidiaries serve more than 8.3 million people. Mr. Wigfall is a member of the Columbia Mayor's Committee of Employment for PWD and Vice President of the SC Vocational Rehabilitation's Business Partnership Network.

Mr. Scott is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with extensive IT experience in systems development that spans many types of systems/applications and industries including financial services, healthcare, and aerospace. He has a vast experience in program/project management with many successes in leading project teams and driving execution over large complex projects through successful completion. In addition to his PMP certification, Mr. Scott's academic achievements consist of a Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Electrical Engineering. Mr. Scott is currently employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida as a senior project manager in the IT Information Management organization. Mr. Scott is also an active member of the Northeast Florida PMI chapter located in Jacksonville Florida. He has served as an active PMI board member since 1997 in various roles including VP Finance, VP Membership, and VP Communications.

Leena Mehta is a Cary resident, a mother of a 14 year old boy, Kurren and a wife of Ash Mehta. She is a Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. She comes from a family of physicians and was trained in Homeopathic Medicine in India. Leena has a BS and MBA from State University of New York Binghamton, and PMP certification from Project Management International.

Mr. Cabot has served as a director of Tier since January 1997. He has served as President of Samuel Cabot Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of premium quality exterior stains and architectural coatings, since 1978, and as Chairman of its Board of Directors since February 2000. He is also on the Board of Directors of Plasticolors, Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Fiduciary Trust Co. and Reed & Barton Inc., and is Chairman of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). Mr. Cabot also served two years in Chile as a Peace Corps volunteer. Mr. Cabot received an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Boston University.

Larry Hurwitz joined HealthEquity as Chief Information and Technology Officer in the Spring of 2007. Mr. Hurwitz is a proven technology executive with more than 25 years of P&L responsibility in start-up, multi-million, and billion-dollar companies. Prior to joining HealthEquity, Mr. Hurwitz served as Senior Director of Operations and Technology for RxAmerica/Long Drugs. In this capacity he managed the organization and operational procedures of the user and technical help desk for PMB RxAmerica. Mr. Hurwitz was also co-founder and CEO of Inimage Software Inc where he led efforts to develop and publish the award-winning product TABs. Additionally, Mr. Hurwitz brings vast business experience, having served as a consultant to NASA, ATK, Blue HealthCare Bank, MarketStar, Sorensen Communication, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Walt Disney Corp., and Martin Marietta. In these capacities Mr. Hurwitz has demonstrated an ability to innovate, build competitive advantage, maintain IT alignment with business, stabilize existing operations, manage change, and increase margins. Respected by his peers, he lends himself as an inspiring leader and team builder who seizes opportunities, manages complex issues, and earns respect through persuasive, participatory leadership. Mr. Hurwitz received a Bachelors of Business Management from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Bill manages CFG's Manufacturing Division, the company's enterprise technology and operations arm, which includes more than 3,500 colleagues. As CIO, Bill is responsible for enterprise technology and operations, as well as prevention of financial crimes. He leads major change initiatives such as acquisition integration, branch automation, and process re-engineering. He also oversees the company's customer contact centers, the Internet channel and corporate purchasing. A 1980 Distinguished Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he received a Master's degree in engineering from Stanford University, which he attended as a National Science Foundation Fellow. Bill serves on the boards of the Providence Performing Arts Center, Amos House, Year Up Providence, and on the Finance Council of the Diocese of Providence.

John L. Olson - 69 ( 24 ) Sidney, Montana Expertise: Marketing, finance, business development and franchising. President and chief executive officer of Blue Rock Products Co. and Blue Rock Distributing Co., beverage bottling and distributing companies, and chairman of Admiral Beverage Corp.; a director of a health insurance company.