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Mr. Steadwas elected Chief Executive Officer of IHS in September 2006 and has served as Chairman of our Board since December 1, 2000. From August 1996 until June 2000, Mr. Stead served as Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro Inc. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors at Legent Corporation, from January 1995 to August 1995. From May 1993 to December 1994, he was Executive Vice President of AT&T and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Corp. Global Information Solutions (NCR Corporation). From September 1991 to April 1993, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Corp. Global Business Communication Systems. Mr. Stead also serves on the board of directors of Brightpoint, Inc., Conexant Systems, Inc., and Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

K. Dane Brooksher was Chairman of the Board of ProLogis, a global provider of distribution facilities and services, from March 1999 to May 2007 and Chief Executive Officer of ProLogis from March 1999 to December 2004. From November 1993 to March 1999, he was Co-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of ProLogis. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Brooksher spent more than 32 years with KPMG Peat Marwick (now KPMG LLP). He currently serves as a Trustee of ProLogis and a Director of Pactiv Corporation and Cass Information Systems, Inc. He earned a bachelor's degree from the College of William & Mary.

United States national. Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Compensation Committee since May 2008. Her term of office ends on the day of the 2009 General Meeting of Shareholders. Until 2005, Judith Sprieser was the Chief Executive Officer of the US technology software and services company Transora, Inc. She previously held various senior executive positions at Sara Lee Corporation until May 2000, having joined the company in 1987. Judith Sprieser currently serves as a non-executive director of Allstate Insurance Company, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Ahold and Intercontinental Exchange. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, from which she earned a Master of Business Administration degree.

Arthur Martinez was appointed to the Supervisory Board in 2002. He was reappointed in 2006 and was then also elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. His current term expires in 2010. Mr Martinez makes a valuable contribution to the Supervisory Board due to his extensive experience as a CEO in the US and broad knowledge of US financial markets. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board's Nomination & Compensation Committee, Chairman of its Compliance Oversight Committee and member of its Audit Committee. Mr Martinez is a former Chairman and CEO of Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc (1995—2000) and a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. Between 1992 and 1995 he served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Sears Merchandise Group, after a career at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, starting in 1980 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 1990 he became Vice Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of Saks Fifth Avenue. Directorships and advisory roles: Non-Executive Director International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. Non-Executive Director Liz Claiborne Inc. Non-Executive Director PepsiCo, Inc. Non-Executive Director IAC/Interactive Corp. Chairman of HSN, Inc. – a NASDAQ listed interactive retailer Education: Masters in Business Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, New York Honorary Doctor of Law at Notre Dame University

James Tyree is senior vice president, Pharmaceutical Operations Tyree first joined Abbott from 1978 until 1979 as a business analyst for a year. He rejoined the company in June 1997 and has been in various management positions including divisional vice president and general manager for Abbott's international division in Japan. He recently served as vice president, global licensing/new business development in the Pharmaceutical Products Division. He assumed his current role in 2006. Prior to re-joining Abbott in 1997, Tyree was president of Sugen Inc., a biotechnology start-up company and held various leadership positions at other pharmaceutical companies. He serves on the board of directors for TAP Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Abbott and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Polsky Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago and the Kellogg Center for Biotechnology at Northwestern University. He is a member of Richard M. Daley's Chicago Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors. Formerly chairman, he is also chairman of the board of directors of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization. He earned bachelor's degrees in psychology and forensic studies and a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University.

Thomas C. Theobald, 67, has been an Anixter Director since 1995. Since 2004 Theobald has been Senior Advisor of Chicago Growth Partners. He previously was a Managing Director of William Blair Capital Partners, L.L.C. from 1994 to 2004. From 1987 to 1994, Theobald was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Bank Corporation. He is also Chairman of Columbia Mutual Funds and is a Director for Jones, Lang, LaSalle Incorporated; AM BAC Financial Group and Ventas Inc. Matthew Zell, 38, joined the Anixter board in 2001. He has been Managing Director since 2001 of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C., an investment company. From 1990 to 2001, Zell was President of Prometheus Technologies, Inc., and its predecessor, an information technology consulting firm. Zell is the son of board Chairman Samuel Zell.

Elected to Deere & Company Board of Directors, 2002 Dipak Jain was named dean of the Kellogg School of Management in 2001. He joined the Kellogg School of Management faculty in 1986 as an associate professor and became an associate dean in 1996. In 1994 he was named the school's Sandy and Morton Goldman Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and professor of marketing. In addition to his teaching at Kellogg, Jain has served as a visiting professor at the Koblenz Business School, Germany; Nijenrode University, the Netherlands; Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; IIT Delhi, India; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong; and Tel Aviv University, Israel. Besides Deere & Company, he is a member of the board of directors for Hartmarx Corporation, Northern Trust Corporation, and Reliance Industries Limited, India. Jain received a bachelor's degree in statistics, and a master's in mathematical statistics from Guwahati University, India. He received a master's degree in operations research and a doctorate in marketing from the University of Texas at Dallas. John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.

William Osborn is General Partner of Commons Capital LP, a "double bottom line" venture capital fund investing in private companies with significant growth potential whose products, services or corporate cultures promote a sustainable economy by delivering market solutions to social and environmental problems. The fund is an active investor in small companies in the environment, clean energy, healthcare and education markets. Mr. Osborn is also a special partner with Arete Corporation, a venture firm managing investments in the telecommunications, software and energy industries. Prior to that he was a principal at Venture Investment Management Company, LLC (VIMAC), a Boston group managing "angel" investments in early stage companies. There Mr. Osborn focused on renewable energy and healthcare opportunities. Mr. Osborn has been an entrepreneur in the environmental and energy field, founding and managing an electric vehicle distribution subsidiary for a major utility company and starting a green business development and consulting firm. Earlier he co-managed a venture capital fund for automaker BMW and was a management consultant with Arthur D. Little, where he led a consulting practice involved with new energy technologies. Before his consulting work, Mr. Osborn practiced law and managed a state government office promoting solar energy. He also was a staff attorney at Ralph Nader's Center for the Study of Responsive Law, where he authored The Paper Plantation, a book about the environmental and social impact of the pulp and paper industry on the state of Maine. Mr. Osborn sits or has been on the boards of several start-up and expansion-stage companies, including Evergreen Solar, Inc. (photovoltaic modules), World Power Technologies, Inc. (power quality instrumentation), Surgical Sealants, Inc. (surgical wound products), Fingerlakes Aquaculture LLC (recycled-water aquaculture), and Conservation Services Group (energy efficiency services). He is a founding Trustee of the Domini Social Equity Fund and a Board Member of Investors' Circle, where he has also chaired the Selection Committee that chooses companies to present to members for investment. He has also been President of the Brookline Foundation, a local education foundation raising private funds for public school teacher development. He has a BA from Princeton University and a JD from George Washington Law School.

Georgia Nelson joined Ball Corporation's board of directors in July of 2006. She is president and CEO of PTI Resources, LLC, an energy and environmental consulting firm. She is the former founding president of Midwest Generation EME, LLC, an Edison International company headquartered in Chicago. Midwest Generation is a large independent power generation company. In her 35 years at Edison International, Nelson also served as general manager of Edison Mission Energy Americas, was senior vice president of worldwide operations for Edison Mission Energy and held executive responsibilities for Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, Inc., a Boston-based energy marketing and trading subsidiary. She spent more than 25 years with Southern California Edison, a large U.S. electric utility, where she was also a senior executive. In addition to her directorship with Ball Corporation, Nelson serves as a director of Cummins Inc., Nicor Inc., and Tower Automotive, Inc. For the last two administrations she has been appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the Executive Committee of the National Coal Council, a federal advisory committee to the Department of Energy. She is currently chair of the council. She is a trustee of the Manufacturers Alliance and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and a director of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. She serves on the advisory committee of the Center for Executive Women at Northwestern University and formerly served on the Women's Advisory Board of the JFK School of Government at Harvard University. She is a member of numerous organizations including The Commercial Club of Chicago, The Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network. Ms. Nelson holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.

Mr. Davis became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and President in 2001 of RR Donnelley, the largest printing company in North America. He retired in February 2004. Over the prior two decades, Mr. Davis held senior sales, marketing, and executive positions at Emerson Electric Company. Mr. Davis is also a director of Marathon Oil Corporation.

David B. Speer is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ITW. Mr. Speer joined ITW in 1978 and has held various selling, marketing and general management responsibilities within the Construction Products organization. In 1984, he became General Manager of ITW's Buildex business and assumed additional responsibilities for the Ramset/Red Head business in 1987 and for the Canadian Construction Products businesses from 1988. In 1992, he became General Manager of the Paslode North American businesses. In September 1993, he became Group Vice President of the Construction Products organization, with responsibility for the global Buildex businesses, the Canadian Construction businesses and the Paslode North American businesses. In 1994, the Paslode European businesses were added to his responsibilities and in January 1995 the Asia Pacific Construction Products businesses. In September 1995, he became Executive Vice President of the global Construction Products businesses. In 1997, he added the additional responsibilities of ITW's Finishing Systems businesses globally. In 2003, Mr. Speer transferred responsibilities for the Finishing Systems businesses to another ITW Executive Vice President while assuming responsibility for the global Wilsonart businesses. In August 2004, he was named President of ITW. In August 2005, Mr. Speer was elected to the position of Chief Executive Officer and in May 2006 he assumed the additional responsibilities as Chairman. Mr. Speer graduated from Iowa State University in 1973, earning a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. In 1977, he received a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from The Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University. Mr. Speer is a member of the Board of Directors of Rockwell Automation and the Advisory Board of Northwestern University's Masters of Manufacturing and Management Program. He is on the Boards of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Executives' Club of Chicago, Rush Medical Center, the Museum of Science and Industry and the Economic Club of Chicago. Mr. Speer is also a member of The Commercial Club and The Business Council.

David serves as the Chief Administrative Officer for Chicago Public Schools, overseeing all of the educational support departments, including Finance, Budget, Operations, Human Resources, Technology, Security and Procurement. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Board of Trade and is a former Vice Chairman and Director of Bank One Corporation. David also serves in the following capacities: Trustee of the Glenwood School for Boys; Trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry; Trustee and Treasurer of the board of The Art Institute of Chicago; and Member of the Board of Managers of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. He is a graduate of Harvard University and earned an MBA from The University of Chicago.

C.A. Lance Piccolo has been a member of NovaMed's Board of Directors since 2000. Mr. Piccolo was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caremark International, Inc. from 1992 through 1996, following its spin-off from Baxter International, Inc. Mr. Piccolo continues to serve as Vice Chairman of Caremark Rx, Inc. (NYSE: CMX), a leading prescription benefits management firm. Over Mr. Piccolo's distinguished 25-year career at Baxter, he progressed through a series of sales, operating and executive positions, including Executive Vice President for over five years. He was responsible for Baxter's alternate site operations and oversaw its development into one of the industry leaders. He was also a member of Baxter's Board of Directors from 1988 through 1992. Since 1996, Mr. Piccolo has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthPic Consultants, Inc., a strategic health care consulting firm. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of Crompton Corporation (NYSE: CK), Physician Dynamics, Inc., Benchmark Medical, Inc., Wind Point Partners, National Nephrology Associates, Inc., MedAssets Advisory Board and Lake Forest Hospital Foundation. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago Hospitals and the Advisory Board of Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Managing Partner at Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership; Operational Manager for ZGF Los Angeles; Led architectural design teams for leading-edge research institutions such as Cornell University, Northwestern University, University of Southern California, University of Chicago and Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Board Member of the USC Architectural Guild.

W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, effective July 1, 2005. He has served as a member of the company's board since 2001. McNerney, 58, oversees the strategic direction of the Chicago-based, $60.9 billion aerospace company. With more than 160,000 employees, Boeing is the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, with capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites and advanced information and communications systems. Previously, McNerney held the position as chairman of the board and CEO of 3M, a $20 billion global technology company with leading positions in electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office products, health care, safety and other businesses. He joined 3M in 2001 after 19 years at the General Electric Company. McNerney joined General Electric in 1982. There, he held top executive positions including president and CEO of GE Aircraft Engines and GE Lighting; president of GE Asia-Pacific; president and CEO of GE Electrical Distribution and Control; executive vice president of GE Capital, one of the world's largest financial service companies; and president, GE Information Services. Prior to joining GE, McNerney worked at Procter & Gamble and McKinsey & Co., Inc. McNerney is a director of Procter & Gamble and serves as a trustee of Northwestern University. He serves on The Business Roundtable and the American Society of Corporate Executives. He is the former chair of The Business Council and of the US-China Business Council. McNerney is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an honorary fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is a member of The Field Museum Board of Trustees in Chicago, and is on the Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Board, where he serves on the Finance Committee. A native of Providence, R.I., McNerney earned a B.A. degree from Yale University in 1971 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1975. McNerney is married and has five children. He enjoys skiing, golf and sailing.

Ms. Henricks is president of the global directories business at RR Donnelley, an $8 billion print leader and the largest printer of phone directories in the U.S. Since she assumed this post in 2001, the directory business continues as one of RR Donnelley's most successful businesses, serving major RBOC publishers as well as leading independent directory publishers with quality printing, timely service and innovative solutions. Prior to leading the directory effort at RR Donnelley, Ms. Henricks was president of RRD Direct, RR Donnelley's direct mail business. In her role as president, Ms. Henricks was responsible for all aspects of the business from strategy development and revenue growth to operation expansion and new technologies development. Beginning her direct marketing career with Signature Group, Ms. Henricks then joined RR Donnelley' s Metromail Corporation subsidiary as vice president. Advancing to president, she led Metromail's IPO effort. In her 25 years in the direct mail arena, Ms. Henricks has always focused on growth and innovations for her clients, her company and the direct marketing industry as a whole. In addition to her YPA board seat, Ms. Henricks serves on the boards of Literacy Chicago, Vente, Inc. and the Alumni Advisory Board of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Ms. Henricks is also a member of the Direct Marketing Association and was winner of the DMA's Direct Marketer of the Year Award in 1997. A native of Chicago, Ms. Henricks holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. A native of West Memphis, Arkansas, Mr. Harris holds a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He has also completed the University of Minnesota executive MBA program.

William Kirsch chairs the firm's global Private Equity practice. He has over 25 years of experience representing private equity firms in complex acquisitions, divestitures and similar transactional matters. He also advises boards and special committees in change of control transactions, restructurings, government investigations, financial, regulatory and corporate governance issues. He has acted as lead counsel in the legal representation of hundreds of large and complex private equity transactions, including acquisitions of Boise Cascade Corporation and Jefferson Smurfit Group by Madison Dearborn Partners. Mr. Kirsch also led the corporate representation of the TWA bankruptcy and the Conseco bankruptcy. He has represented private equity clients such as Audax Group, Bain Capital, Bank of America Global Equity Group, CIVC Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners, Olympus Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Sun Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Company, Willis Stein & Partners and others. In addition, Mr. Kirsch plays an increasing role amongst his clients in the execution of their business strategy and key company initiatives, which in the case of Madison Dearborn Partners led to his appointment as General Counsel while he was a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis. And more recently, as the President and CEO of Conseco Inc., a Fortune 500 insurance company. From 1981 until 2004, Mr. Kirsch was with Kirkland & Ellis where he was elected a partner in 1987. He led the firm's private equity practice and served in various management capacities including as a member of the firm's management committee, chair of the compensation committee, co-chair of the finance committee, as well as other management roles. Mr. Kirsch serves on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, the Board of Directors of Children's Inner City Education Fund, Stanford Law School's Dean's Circle and its Board of Visitors and the Board of Directors of Boise Cascade LLC. He served as General Counsel of Madison Dearborn Partners from 1999 through 2004 and as a member of the Sun Capital Board of Advisors. Mr. Kirsch received his J.D. from Stanford University and his B.A. from Northwestern University. He is currently admitted to practice in the state of Illinois.

Mr. White joined Abbott in 1984, was named chief executive officer in 1998 and became chairman of the board in 1999. In addition to his responsibilities at Abbott, Mr. White serves on the board of directors of Motorola, Inc. He is chairman of the board of trustees of The Field Museum, and sits on the boards of The Museum of Science and Industry, The Joffrey Ballet, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He serves as a trustee on the boards of Northwestern University, and the Culver Educational Foundation. In addition he is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, The Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, and vice chairman of the Chicago 2016 board of directors. Mr. White earned both a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.

Mr. Henry who brings over 30 years of health care and management experience is the chairman and CEO of Reimbursement Specialists. He founded his venture capital business, Henry Venture Fund, in 1982. In his venture fund activities, Mr. Henry has invested $30 million in 15 different health care companies and returned $164 million to investors over twenty years for an annual IRR of 51.7%. Mr. Henry had operating roles at eight of these companies which he seed-financed. The capitalized market value of these 15 companies is $1.6 billion in current dollars. Mr. Henry is also Chairman of MSO Medical (MSO), which is a management service organization committed to setting up bariatric surgery centers at acute care and surgical hospitals. MSO recently set up its first Institute for Bariatric Medicine at the Detroit Medical Center. Reimbursement Specialists performs billing and reimbursement services for MSO Medical. Mr. Henry is also currently Chairman and founder of Synergy Pharmaceuticals, a drug development company founded by Henry Venture II which has developed three different technology platforms that are responsible for four potential drugs targeted at myeloma, colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis C and hepatitis B. Synergy is currently in a Phase I / II clinical trial for hepatitis C, and is about to enter a Phase II trial for myeloma. Synergy has granted licenses to United Therapeutics for Synergy intellectual property in a $25 million collaboration which, if successful, is forecast to generate royalty revenue of $1.4 billion to Synergy by 2010,according to KPMG, at the rate of approximately$150 million per year. Recently, Mr. Henry was Vice Chairman of IVAC Medical Systems, Inc. Henry Venture II and River Medical acquired IVAC from Eli Lilly Corporation for$200 million in a leveraged transaction in December1994. As Vice Chairman of IVAC, Mr. Henry was responsible for the operating performance of IVAC, and prepared, implemented and managed the 1995 and 1996IVAC business plans, which produced $42 million EBITDA in 1995 and $58.5 million of EBITDA in 1996.IVAC reported $4.5 million of EBITDA when it was acquired December 31, 1994. IVAC was sold for $400million cash in November 1996, which resulted in a500% return on equity over two years after leverage. Previously, Mr. Henry was Director, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman, Executive Committee of IMED responsible for the operating performance of IMED from1978 to 1982 at which time it reported annual revenues of $125 million and $48 million of pretax income. IMED designed, manufactured and sold the first volumetric infusion pump in the world. IMED was purchased by Warner Lambert in August 1982 for $465 million cash payable at closing. In the early 1970's he founded and managed Henry &Associates, a Wall Street institutional research and M&A firm for 10 years, which concentrated on healthcare and technology sectors of the market. Formerly, he was responsible for commercial and industrial loans at Citibank for 42 New York City branch banks, having previous Citibank National Division direct lending experience in the health care, electronic and aerospace industries. Mr. Henry is currently Chairman of Henry Venture II Limited, a venture capital firm focused on the health care industry, and a director of Motion Analysis Corporation. He is also Adjunct Professor of Finance at J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University and a director of the Kellogg Center for Biotechnology. He is a member of Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board and the Advisory Board of the Kellogg Heizer Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Northwestern University, the Western Association of Venture Capitalists, New York Society of Securities Analysts, American Society of Civil Engineers and Association of Investment Management Research. Mr. Henry holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Bradley University and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at...

Prior to joining Enterprise Partners in 1987, Drew was a physician and entrepreneur. While still a medical student at Northwestern University, he developed a drug delivery device and licensed it to Eli Lilly. Subsequently Drew joined Lilly as consultant while completing his internship at the University of California Irvine. Drew holds a B.S. from Occidental College and an M.D. from Northwestern University. Drew completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, Irvine, and holds 20 patents in healthcare related products and services including the first and only biochemical test that predicts preterm delivery. The test is available worldwide and has been used by over a million women. Dr. Senyei focuses his philanthropic efforts in education and the arts. He founded Equity in Education at The Bishops School to encourage entrepreneurs to donate stock for educational programs. He is a member of Northwestern University's board of trustees, he is chairman of the board of UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering and is a member of the board of advisors for UCSD's School of Medicine. Dr. Senyei is on San Diego's BIOCOM board of directors and also serves as president of the San Diego Opera. In January, 2006, Drew was named one of the Top 100 VC's in Forbes Magazine's 2006 Annual Midas List.

Jeff Coney serves as Northwestern University's Director of New Business Initiatives and leads the day to day operation of the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (ITEC) in Evanston. In this capacity, he oversees the delivery of a variety of technology commercialization services to both Northwestern faculty and other Chicagoland early stage technology companies. These services include assistance with new company creation, business strategies, business plans, markets assessments, grant applications and access to capital. To date, the Center has provided this assistance to approximately 200 entrepreneurs. Prior to joining the University, Coney spent 14 years as a local software entrepreneur. He co founded Facility Management Systems, Inc., a local software company, which was sold in 1996. He has also had prior employment with Niku Corporation, Metropolitan Structures, The City of Chicago and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Coney holds BA and MBA degrees from Northwestern and is a CPA. In 2003, he was named to I Street's Top 100 in Chicago Technology and he has also been active in both the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors and the Midwest Research Universities' Network.

Abimbola O. Bukoye, holds a Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law and is a Technical Specialist at the firm of McCracken & Frank, LLP. Mr. Bukoye was an Associate Editor of the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property Law and holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University. Daniel L. Delaney, a private equity Vice President with Glencoe Capital, is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University and is pursuing his MBA at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. Bruce Doblin, MD, MPH, is board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He served for many years as the Founding Medical Director of Interfaith House and is currently in private practice as a general internist and palliative care specialist. Dr. Doblin has written many articles for medical journals and often presents to physician audiences on the subject of Hospice and Palliative Care. He is on the teaching faculty of Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Chicago.

Dr. Mancini is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University and Head of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology at Children's Memorial Hospital. He received his baccalaureate degree and his M.D. from the University of Arizona; completed his internship, residency and fellowship in pediatric dermatology at Stanford University Medical Center. He is co-author of the new Hurwitz edition, along with Dr. Amy Paller and is Secretary Treasurer of our Society for Pediatric Dermatology. Dr. Mancini is the recipient of many awards, as well as serving on several editorial boards, the author of many books, book chapters, abstracts, monographs and peer-reviewed articles.

Blair Gifford is both the Former Director of the Center for Global Health and the Director of the Management Area at the University of Colorado. He is also an Associate Professor of Health Management in the Business School, and an Associate Professor of Clinical Science in the Graduate School at the University of Colorado, Denver and Health Sciences Center. Dr. Gifford's twenty years of health research and teaching have focused on various issues regarding access to healthcare domestically and internationally. His current research interests include hospital leadership and the development of international health services markets for western health services providers. Among various assignments for the Center for Global Health at the University of Colorado, Dr. Gifford represents the Network for Healthcare Management's current interest in developing health management training in Asia. The Network is a consortium of 16 of the top 25 ranked health administration programs in the U.S. The Network has various research initiatives and it operates the highest rated and oldest standing Executive MBA/Health program in the U.S. Faculty in the Executive MBA/Health program come from the Network's member universities, including: UCLA, Northwestern University, New York University, Toronto University, and the Universities of: Washington, Pennsylvania, Southern California, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona State, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Colorado. Dr. Gifford has held teaching and research positions at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the American Hospital Association. Dr. Gifford has a B.A. in economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago.

Carl Hampton is a licensed clinical social worker at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is Director of Family Institute Community Outreach Programs, and is also Coordinator of The Family Institue Community Programs at Evanston Township High School and Weissbourd-Holmes Family Focus. He received his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin in 1981 and a master of social work from the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1985. Mr. Hampton treats adolescents, individuals, couples and families. He has a special interest in working with families around cultural issues. He is also a trained mediator who specializes in family and commercial disputes.

Carol Ryan is a consultant in The Family Institute at Northwestern University's Family Business Program. She holds a Master of Science with highest honors in Organizational Development from the Loyola School of Business, a Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Northwestern University, and a Juris Doctorate from Creighton University. Ms. Ryan is a certified mediator, a member of the Family Firm Institute (FFI), Organizational Development Network (ODN), and The Family Institute Alumni Board. In addition to these accreditations, Ms. Ryan is licensed to use the Management Resource Group (MRG) Assessment tools for Leadership and Personal Development. Having worked in her own family's manufacturing business as well as other family-owned enterprises, Ms. Ryan knows the unique challenges that a family business encounters and how to address and integrate two systems, family and business. In addition, she has helped organizations in a number of other key areas, from strategic planning and goal setting to sales force development. Ms. Ryan has spent fifteen years in sales and marketing in both the international and domestic markets. She has extensive experience in training both process and content skills. Ms. Ryan offers expertise in strategic planning, leadership development, executive coaching, as well as team building and facilitation.

Dan Gill is a licensed clinical professional counselor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He received his Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy from Northwestern University with clinical training at The Family Institute's Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic. Mr. Gill was previously an affiliate therapist at The Family Institute, and has prior experience serving families formed by foster parenting and adoption.

Ellen Sachs Alter is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Gary Hill is the Director of Clinical Services at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed marital and family therapist and a certified supervisor alcohol and other drug abuse counselor. Dr. Hill is also a clinical lecturer in Northwestern University's Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy Program. He has post-doctoral training in systems therapy and extensive experience treating children, families and couples. Dr. Hill has an extensive business background, having been a senior manager for two national behavioral managed care companies, and has management training from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Dr. Greg Portland is an orthopaedic surgeon board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. His practice focuses on pathologic conditions of the knee and shoulder. Additional interests include fracture care throughout the whole body, elbow injuries, and sports related damage. Greg Portland, MD grew up in upstate New York in Rochester, NY. During his youth, he spent three years living in Guadalajara, Mexico. Following high school, he attended Dartmouth College graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with honors in his major, Chinese Language and Culture. He attended the University of Virginia Medical School where he was an Augustine Todd Scholarship recipient. He subsequently completed his internship and Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Northwestern University based out of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Additional rotations were at Evanston Hospital, Lutheran General Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, and Cook Country hospital. Dr. Portland traveled to Adelaide, Australia for a Sports Medicine fellowship focusing on shoulder and knee surgery. Particular focuses of the fellowship included arthroscopic shoulder and knee reconstructive procedures, total shoulder replacements, and reconstructive procedures for knee cartilage repair and replacement. Dr. Portland returned from Australia in 2001 to join the Suburban Orthopaedic Associates branch of Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. His offices are in Glenview and Wilmette, Illinois. He operates at Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, and Rush North Shore Hospital. He is on faculty for Northwestern University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as a Clinical Instructor. His interest in Sports Medicine stemmed from his love of sports lettering in basketball and baseball in high school, and playing rugby in college and medical school. He assisted in providing care and coverage for many of the professional teams in Chicago during his residency. During fellowship, he assisted in the care of professional Australian rules football and Olympic athletes. Currently, he is assistant team physician for Northwestern University and primary physician for Glenbrook North High School football. He is the orthopaedic consultant for the Chicago Griffins Rugby Club. Dr. Portland has published in the orthopaedic literature. In addition, he has presented research at regional, national, and international meetings on both Sports related topics and shoulder replacement surgery. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and a candidate member for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Jack Vinson is a knowledge management consultant, which means that he helps organizations and people consider how they use their information to get work done. He is president of Knowledge Jolt, Inc and writes regularly at Knowledge Jolt with Jack. He's also an adjunct professor in Northwestern University's Learning and Organizational Change program, where he teaches a class on knowledge management. Prior to going independent, he was the knowledge manager for Pharmacia's biotechnology unit. And well before that, he did a PhD in chemical engineering with a focus on how artificial intelligence techniques apply to the world of chemical engineering.

Dr. Jeanne Herrick, associate, is a specialist in intercultural communication. After a career doing sales and marketing in the field of broadcasting for CBS, Dr. Herrick focused on the study of how people from different cultures and language backgrounds can develop effective strategies for clear and sensitive communication. She conducts ongoing research in the area, and is an expert on managing Latino employees. She has worked with clients as large as ExxonMobil, Commonwealth Edison and Helene Curtis as well as many smaller organizations. Using anthropological methods, she assesses a client's unique needs and then works with the client to develop customized organizational and training solutions to meet those needs. Jeanne is a full time member of the faculty of Northwestern University, where she teaches project management, teamwork, and presentations skills, as well as both business and technical writing. She is also a lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches MBA courses in cultural diversity, project management, performance management and business communication. A published author, she has won awards for her writing, scholarship, and teaching. Jeanne received her Ph.D. in sociolinguistics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, after earning an M.A. from Northern Illinois University and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Ji-Yeon Yuh is an assistant professor of history at Northwestern University, where she teaches Asian American history and Asian diasporas, and serves as Director of Asian American Studies. She is also co-founder of the Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea, an organization advocating peace on the Korean peninsula.

John Ardizzone is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Kimberly Langston is a licensed clinical social worker at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and is the co-coordinator of the Jenner-Payton and the Oakton-Chute Family Institute Community Outreach Program sites.

Larry co-authored with Drs. Kaplan and Cooper " Implementing Activity-Based Cost Management 'Moving from Analysis to Action", authored "Performance Measurement: The Balanced Scorecard Approach", was former Editor-in-Chief of Warren Gorham & Lamont's Corporate Finance Network and Journal of Cost Management, and member of editorial advisory board of Journal of Strategic Performance Measures. He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University's Graduate Business School, teaching Strategy Management and is a guest lecturer at Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Marina Eovaldi is a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed marraige and family therapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern Univeristy. She is a clinical lecturer in Northwestern University's Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy Program.

Mark R. Neaman has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2004. Since 1992 Mr. Neaman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation, a $1 billion integrated provider of healthcare services that includes three hospitals, a 500-physician multi-specialty group practice, a $100 million foundation, a research institute and is an academic affiliate of Northwestern University, where he holds a faculty position as a Senior Fellow. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Neaman served as Evanston Northwestern's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Neaman serves on the board of directors of several private healthcare entities and charitable and educational organizations. Mr. Neaman received a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Business and Healthcare Administration from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Nicholson is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University and is also Associate Director of Community Outreach Programs.

Dr. Penny Hirsch, principal, has been a faculty member in Northwestern University's Writing Program since 1978 and, along with Barbara Shwom, was a founding member of Shwom and Hirsch: Management Communication Consultants in 1986. Her teaching assignments at Northwestern have included management communication, technical writing, engineering design and communication, and advanced expository writing. In her work with industry, Penny serves as facilitator, trainer, communication coach, and program developer. Penny currently heads a communication initiative for a multi-institution National Science Foundation research grant that aims to improve teaching and learning in biomedical engineering. Penny is a member of the Association for Business Communication and the American Society for Engineering Education. She is a frequent presenter at national conventions and an editorial board member of several professional journals. Penny received her Ph.D. and M.A. in English from Northwestern University; she did her undergraduate work at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan.

Before Chicago Specialty Gardens became reality, Phil spent 15 years in the field of marketing and integrated communications following his college business education. This education and working background are still the primary strengths he brings to the company, where his roles include general management; formulating the company's strategic direction; marketing; supplier development and public outreach. He also designs and directs installation of the company's landscape lighting and micro-irrigation efforts. In the early 1990s Phil began exploring alternative career options and started Wild Garden Specialty & Seasonal Foods, a venture to market organic traditional Japanese shiitake mushrooms to Chicago's finest restaurants through a joint project with the Minnesota Forest Resource Center. While Wild Garden was short-lived, it proved valuable experience in the genesis of Chicago Specialty Gardens, which was conceived to design and install themed gardens for Chicago clients: shade gardens, fragrance gardens, color gardens, butterfly gardens, etc. This original concept led to an overall specialization theme within the company, and has led the company to focus on innovative garden design approaches, materials, methods, technologies and niche markets. The company has recently established the CSG Rooftop Garden Division to focus its efforts in this important new category, and will be articulating all aspects of rooftop living through THE ROOFTOP LIVING LIFESTYLE and THE ROOFTOP LIVING COLLECTION. As the outlines of Chicago Specialty Gardens were developing, Phil was completing courses in urban forestry (through Openlands Project); garden design; soil, tree, shrub and perennial culture and usage (at the Chicago Botanic Garden), and the Master Gardener program (through UIC Extension Service). Phil continues his education through courses in business management, design and industry-specific seminars and courses. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University's School of Continuing Studies teaching Growing Your Business for aspiring green industry professionals. Phil's outside interests include distance running, vegetable gardening, cooking, poker, reading, billiards, and music of many varieties. He can be spotted at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas each spring as well as assorted music venues throughout Chicago.

Rebecca is excited to be back for her eighth summer at TPAS. Since working on last year's TPAS production of Beauty and the Beast, she has been busy freelancing as a lighting designer in Chicago, IL and working as Northwestern University's Assistant Lighting and Sound Supervisor. Her favorite lighting designs include Chicago for Pheasant Run Dinner Theatre, New Anatomies with Foreground Theatre Company and Cyber Serenade with Stage Left Theatre Company (all Chicago-land). Rebecca received her BFA in Theatrical Production Arts from Ithaca College in New York.

Dr. Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker and a staff psychotherapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. In addition, he is a clinical lecturer in Northwestern University's Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy Program.