Knight-Ridder Inc.

Dennis West joined SCI in January 2004 as Sales Director and was subsequently promoted to Vice President in 2005. He has 34 years of progressively impressive and responsible experience in the advertising sales industry with such renowned companies as Knight-Ridder and Landmark. Most recently serving as Display Advertising Director for The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, Dennis upgraded the sales techniques and incentives programs for 50+ colleagues under his supervision, resulting in revenue goals that were consistently exceed by 40% or more. He has shown a penchant for developing new revenue streams through design and implementation of new print and web-based news features. Dennis brings an educator's pedigree and mentality to SCI, having proved time and again that he understands the industry and the people within it. His post as Vice President/Sales allows him to disseminate his wealth of experience among SCI's clients. While at home with his wife in Charlotte, he spends his time indulging his passion for classic cars and fly fishing.

Herbert I. London is president of the Hudson Institute, a world renown think-tank in Washington DC. He is the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University. And he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. This school was organized to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts. Herbert London is a graduate of Columbia University, 1960 and the recipient of a Ph.D. from New York University, 1966. He is also professor emeritus at New York University. Dr. London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Times, New York Magazine, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Orbis, Encounter, Forbes, and The New Criterion. He is the author and editor of twenty-one books (see enclosure). In addition to Dr. London's television program, "Myths that Rule America," he created a 47 part C.B.S. series entitled "The American Character." He has been a guest lecturer on many major radio and television news programs and at colleges and universities and has appeared as co-host on the popular CNN program, "Crossfire." He is the former chairman of the National Association of Scholars, is the erstwhile editor of Academic Questions. Dr. London was Executive producer of "Rodney King Incident." He is presently a syndicated columnist with Knight-Ridder and was formerly syndicated by Bridge News. He is a contributing editor for St. Croix Review and American Arts Quarterly. Dr. London wrote a monthly newsletter called The London Letter and a nationally syndicated column for King Features. Dr. London is listed in the Outstanding People of the 21st Century; Directory of Distinguished Americans; Who's Who in Education; Who's Who in the East; Men of Distinction; Who's Who in America, Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who, and 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century. He is a recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Aix-Marseille, 1983 and Grove City College, 1993. He has received a Presidential Citation from N.Y.U., is a recipient of the National Pro-Am Achievement Award, was the 1996 recipient of the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of Racial Equality for Citizenship Achievement, was the 1997 recipient of the Jacques Maritain Society Award, was the first recipient of the Peter Shaw Award for his exemplary writing on higher education and American intellectual culture, was awarded the Templeton Honor Roll Award in 1997 as one of the nation's exemplary professors. In 2000, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, in 2001 the American Jewish Congress Award, and in 2002 the Liberty and Media Award. In 1989, Dr. London was one of the Republican candidates for Mayor of New York City. In 1990 he was the Conservative Party Candidate for Governor of New York garnering more votes than any third party candidate in the state's history. In 1994 he was the Republican Party candidate for New York State Comptroller losing in a close election. He is currently on the Hudson Institute Board of Directors; the Board of Directors of the National Chamber Foundation; the Board of Directors of the International Transportation Systems; the Board of Trustees for Merrill Lynch Assets Management, the Board of Directors of the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation, the Board of Trustees of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc., the Editorial Advisory Board for the Texas Education Review, the Executive Advisory Board for the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City Cultural Affairs Commission, American History and Civics Advisory Board, and...

James Shillinglaw, CTC, is a veteran travel editor and journalist. He was the recipient of the American Society of Travel Agents' 2003 Travel Journalist of the Year Award, which recognizes a journalist whose efforts have contributed to the promotion of the travel agent community. His extensive body of work includes articles on travel agents, hotels and resorts, cruises, tour operators, airlines, car rentals and travel technology. He also has moderated panels and spoken at top travel industry events. Shillinglaw was most recently editor-in-chief of New York-based Travel Agent magazine, a newsweekly that provides news analysis, features and destination articles to 50,000 travel agents and travel industry professionals. Prior to being named editor-in-chief, he served as editor, executive editor, news director and senior story editor during his 13 years with the magazine. Previously Shillinglaw served as a managing editor and associate editor at American Lawyer magazine. He also has held posts with Knight-Ridder Financial News and was editor of PR Week, a weekly newspaper covering the public relations industry. Shillinglaw is a graduate of Columbia University with a bachelor of arts in political science. He currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Saralyn, and two children, Greg and Carolyn.

Since Dr. John Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. Charles Geschke, the two have worked closely together to develop a stream of pioneering software products that leverage Adobe’s strength in transforming how people create, process and engage with information. For more than two decades, Warnock’s vision and passion have been integral to Adobe’s success, building the company from a small start up to one of the world’s largest, most recognized software companies. He was president of Adobe for the company’s first two years and CEO for the next 16 years. Warnock retired as CEO in 2000 and as the company’s CTO in 2001. Today, he is co-chairman of the board with Charles Geschke, continuing to shape direction for the nearly $3 billion company. As a respected software industry innovator, Warnock holds six patents, has contributed numerous articles to technical journals and industry magazines, and is a frequent speaker on the impact of computing technologies on business and publishing. Warnock is a distinguished member of the National Academy of Engineering. Warnock’s entrepreneurial success has been chronicled by influential business and computer-industry publications. To date, he has received more than 35 awards for technical and managerial achievement. A partial list of awards includes: Medal of Achievement from the American Electronics Association (Warnock and Charles Geschke are the first software leaders to receive this award); Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch and Inc. Magazine; Lifetime Achievement Award for Technical Excellence from PC Magazine; ACM Systems Award; the Bodleian Medal; the Land Medal; the Lovelace Medal; and dozens of others. Warnock is active on or has served on several boards in addition to Adobe, including the Sundance Institute, the American Film Institute, ebrary, MongoNet, Knight-Ridder, Octavo Corporation, Netscape Communications, and the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose. He is also chairman of the board of the Salon Media Group. Before co-founding Adobe, Warnock was a principal scientist at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Prior to joining Xerox, Warnock held key positions at Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, IBM and the University of Utah. Warnock holds a doctorate in electrical engineering (computer science), a master’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and philosophy from the University of Utah. He was also awarded an honorary degree in science from the University of Utah.

Kenneth Oshman joined Echelon in 1988. With three associates, Mr. Oshman founded Rolm Corporation in 1969 and served as chief executive officer, president, and director until Rolm was acquired by IBM in 1984. He then served as a vice president of IBM until 1986. Previously, he was a member of the technical staff of Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., involved in developing nonlinear optical technologies and systems. Mr. Oshman earned his BA and BS degrees from Rice University and MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Stanford Alumni Association and he has been Chairman of the American Electronics Association, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and the Community Foundation of Silicon Valley. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Rice University. Mr. Oshman is a member of the Board of Directors of Sun Microsystems. He has been a director of a number of other private and public companies including StrataCom, Varian Associates, ASK Computer Systems, Charles Schwab & Co., IBM World Trade Europe/Middle East/Africa Corporation, and Snap/Track, Inc. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Rice University and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Vasant M. Prabhu is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. He is responsible for the accounting, tax, treasury, strategic planning, corporate development, risk management, investor relations and technology functions of the corporation. Mr. Prabhu is a seasoned, established business leader with more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance and management. Prior to joining Starwood in December 2003, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Safeway Inc., one of North America’s largest food retailers. Mr. Prabhu's background also includes various senior executive positions, including President of Information and Media Group for The McGraw Hill Companies, where he managed a $1 billion division with more than 4,000 employees, and Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Pepsi Cola International, where he was responsible for the company's franchise and owned operations in more than 100 countries. Mr. Prabhu holds an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India. He is based at Starwood's corporate headquarters in White Plains, New York.