Stephanie J. Carrington

Avicena Group, Inc. develops pharmaceuticals and skin care products. It focuses on developing products based on its proprietary understanding of the regulation of cellular energy processes. The company's core technologies have broad applications in both pharmaceuticals and dermaceuticals. Avicena Group was founded by Rima Kaddurah-Daouk and M. Flint Beal in 1989 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

ICR LLC provides public relations and financial communications consulting services. Its practice areas include investor relations, corporate communications, transactions and special situations, crisis and issue management and capital advisory. The firm serves aerospace, defense and intelligence, building materials and home-builders, clean technology, energy, financial services and investment management, food and beverage, healthcare, professional services, restaurants, and technology sectors. The company was founded by Chad A. Jacobs and Thomas M. Ryan in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

The Ruth Group provides investor relations and public relations services. The comapny's services include communications services targeting the financial community from pre-IPO services through financial communications, analyst relations and shareholder monitoring. It also serves public and private companies by offering media relations, training and trade show support services. The company was founded in 1999 by Carol Ruth and is located in New York, NY.