Dave Dean

Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (Voya IM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Formerly known as ING Investment Management Co. LLC, the firm was founded in 1972 under the name of Aetna Capital Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Voya Investment Management LLC, ultimately held by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). Voya IM provides investment management services to a wide range of clients and investment vehicles.

MUFG Union Bank, NA (dba Union Bank) is a private banking firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1953 and in 2021 they became a subsidiary of MUFG Americas Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Union Bank provides an array of financial services to wealthy individuals & families, executives, professional service firms, and mission-driven organizations.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Bank of Hawaii (Asset Management), do-business-as Asset Management Group of Bank of Hawaii (AMG), is a separately identifiable department of the Bank of Hawaii, which is owned by Bank of Hawaii Corp. (NYSE: BOH). Headquartered in Honolulu, AMG was founded in 1897 and offers investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to registered investment companies (mutual funds) and institutional clients that are quasi-governmental agencies whose accounts consist in whole or in part of the proceeds from the issuance of municipal bonds.

Acorn Income Corp. currently does not have any business operations. It was previously performed condominium conversions, and residential property management. The company was founded on January 10, 1997 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. engages in provision of debt collection and management services. It offers purchasing and collecting charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from consumer credit originators. It provides credit originators such as credit card issuers, consumer finance companies, retail merchants, utilities and others an efficient alternative in recovering defaulted consumer debt. The company was founded by Rufus H. Reitzel, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Customers Bank engages in the provision of commercial and consumer banking services. It offers cash management, commercial and industrial loans, small business loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, certificates of deposit, residential mortgages, consumer loans, and savings, checking, and money market accounts. The company is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

Part of SLM Corp., Sallie Mae Solutions provides financing to the higher education market.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Pacific Coast Capital Partners LLC (PCCP) is a private equity founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC provides recovery services for consumer charged-off accounts. It offers services such as balance transfer credit card and pre paid debit card programs, purchasing and servicing of secured and unsecured bankruptcies, as well as traditional purchasing of distressed portfolios. The company was founded by David Burton in 2002 and is headquartered in Sartell, MN.

North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. provides financial services. It offers curriculum for professional education, student recruitment efforts, financial literacy, and the annual CPA day of service.

Caliper, Inc. provides recruiting and screening services. Its services include temporary, Temp--Hire, direct hire, executive search, payrolling, vendor on premise and single source management/managed staffing services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce offers a range of business support services, including local community data and assistance for opening or operating a business. The non-profit company is based in Santa Maria, CA. The Chamber also champions workforce development in the local community, working with various partners and offering programs for businesses and community members to get involved in.

Collective Intelligence, Inc. is a systems integrator and solutions provider delivering to both private and government sector clients. Its services are offered on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom and packaged software environments across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lemoyne, PA.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). They are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co. is an exchange member engaged in exchange commission business other than floor activities. They also retail mutual funds and OTC corporate equity securities. In addition, the firm underwrites and/or sells corporate securities, underwrites and/or sponsors mutual funds, is a put and call broker/dealer and/or option writer and provides investment advisory services