Corning Natural Gas Corp.

Mr. Osborne, age 58, has been the Chief Executive Officer for the Company since November 2007 and a director of the Company since 2003. He is the President and CEO of OsAir, Inc., a company which operates as a property developer and manufacturer of industrial gases for pipeline delivery. From 1994 to October 2003, he served in various capacities, including, director, Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board of GLB Bancorp, Inc., a publicly-held bank holding company headquartered in Mentor, Ohio. Since September 1998, Mr. Osborne is a director of John D. Oil and Gas Company, a publicly held oil and gas exploration company in Mentor, Ohio. Mr Osborne is the sole Manager of Turkey Vulture Fund XIII, Ltd., which began operating in January 1995 to acquire, hold, sell or otherwise invest in all types of securities and other investments. Turkey Vulture Fund is located in, Mentor Ohio.

Thomas J. Smith has served as a director since December 2006. Mr. Smith serves as president of Orwell Natural Gas and North East Ohio Natural Gas, local natural gas distribution companies. Mr. Smith has served as vice president and chief financial officer of Energy West Incorporated, a publicly-held natural gas utility, since November 2007 and was interim president of Energy West from August 2007 until November 2007. Mr. Smith is also a director of Energy West. From 1998 through April 2006, Mr. Smith was president and chief operating officer of John D. Oil and Gas Company, a publicly-held oil and gas exploration company. Mr. Smith remains a director of John D. Oil and Gas.

Russell S. Miller rejoined Corning as our director of gas supply and marketing in June 2008. From 1987 through 2004 he was employed by us in various positions including vice president operations, gas supply manager and mapping technician. From 2006 until rejoining Corning, he was employed by International Business Machines Corp., or IBM, as energy distribution manager where he managed a team of energy buyers. From 2004 through 2006, he was employed as an industrial account manager for Sprague Energy Corp. located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

George J. Welch has served as a director since May 2007. He is a partner in the law firm of Welch & Zink in Corning, New York. Mr. Welch's practice concentrates on business transactions and real estate. He is currently an active director and member of many community organizations, including a local economic development organization, a community foundation and PaneLogic, Inc., a provider of control system integration services.

Gregory J. Osborne is a director nominee. He has been president and chief operating officer of John D. Oil and Gas Company, a publicly-held oil and gas exploration company since April 2006 and a director of John D. Oil and Gas since February 2006. From 2003 until 2006, he was president of Great Plains Exploration LLC, an oil and gas exploration company based in Mentor, Ohio that owns and operates oil and gas wells. From 2001 until joining Great Plains, he served as executive vice president of Orwell Natural Gas Company, a regulated gas public utility company operating in Ohio. He also serves as a trustee of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association. He is the son of Richard M. Osborne, our chairman of the board. Richard Osborne is not standing for re-election to the board of directors at the annual meeting.

Henry B. Cook, Jr. has served as a director since May 2007 . He is the president of Triple Cities Acquisition, LLC, a heavy truck parts and vehicle dealer, and Roadwolf Transportation Products, LLC, an importer of heavy duty truck parts.