Transistor Devices Inc.

Irene is a neighbor to the mill. She is currently a School Board member canididate. She is also the Director of Corporate Procurement at Transistor Devices, Inc.

Bernard Silver is the Co-Managing partner at The Resnick Druckman Group. He began his career with a Big Four firm and then moved on to join Druckman and Hill, LLP where he served for 35 years. He was the managing partner of the firm prior to its merger with The Resnick Group in 2005. He now serves in a dual role as both Co-Managing Partner of The Resnick Druckman Group, which specializes in accounting and tax services for closely held businesses, and he applies his particular expertise across several industries offering his business acumen to add value to closely-held, family-owned businesses. Throughout his illustrious career, Bernie has received numerous honors and accolades for his charitable initiatives and philanthropic activities. Bernie is the founder of "The Silver Medal Challenge" - a walk/run that raises funds for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). In September 2004, Bernie and his wife Janice were honored for their efforts on behalf of CCFA. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Temple Beth Am in Aberdeen, New Jersey where he and his family have been members since 1972. He was honored by the Banking and Finance Division of the State of Israel Bonds in May 1999 and The Needlers Foundation in June 2003. He is a member of American ORT's Circle of 1,000 and is also on the executive Council there, the Decorum Manhattan Credit Club, The Penn Club, Secretary of The Needlers Foundation, Inc., and the B'nai B'rith Banking and Finance Unit. Bernie has also been very active in many professional organizations and has served on several boards and committees. In 1999 he was elected to the Board of Directors of Transistor Devices, Inc., a power supply manufacturer. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. In addition to a variety of activities within the business community, Bernie has been a guest lecturer and student mentor at Monmouth University where he served for 15 years on the Business Council of the School of Business Administration. Bernie received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. Bernie and Janice live in Manalapan, New Jersey. They have three children, daughter Ellen and twin sons Gary and Brian. Ellen and her husband Jim Tannenbaum, Gary and his wife Nancy, and Brian and his wife Shari have blessed them with six grandchildren: Lloyd, Brett, Melanie, Hailey, Justin and Michelle.

William M. Kearns, Jr. is a member of the board of directors of our general partner and has been a director of United States Shipping Master LLC since September 2002. Mr. Kearns has been President of W.M. Kearns & Co., Inc., a private investment company, since 1994, chairman and co-chief executive officer of Keefe Managers, LLC, a money management firm, since 2002, and vice chairman, Keefe Managers, Inc., a money management firm, from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Kearns was a managing director of Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, and its predecessor firms from 1962 to 1994. Mr. Kearns is a director of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. and Transistor Devices, Inc., a senior advisor to Proudfoot Consulting, PLC, Advisory Board of Private Client Resources and a trustee of EQ Advisors Trust (AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company), and AXA Enterprise Funds Trust (AXA Financial).