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May 29, 2013 President Barack H. Obama Members of the 113th Congress As businesspeople, we know that a skilled workforce is the key to economic growth and U.S. competitiveness. All of our nation’s priorities – energy, environment, defense, health, education – depend on a well-prepared workforce. Many of us compete in a global marketplace. We see other countries investing in their young children both for the long-term benefits of a stronger workforce and the current benefits that come from enhancing the productivity of parents. To compete, we have to do the same. Overwhelming amounts of research and evidence show the return on investment from giving young children a good start in life. We have examined the research and drawn our own conclusions: quality early childhood programs have a significant and positive impact on the skilled workforce, customer base, economy and nation we need. Behavioral skills highly valued by employers, such as self-discipline, persistence and cooperation, start in the youngest years and last a lifetime. We rarely have the luxury of making business investment decisions with as much evidence as we have to support the economic value of investing in early care and education. Hundreds of national, state and local business leaders and organizations have recognized the positive economic returns generated by high quality early childhood education. In the last few years, both Republican and Democratic governors have announced their support for more expansive early childhood initiatives. Early care and education is not a partisan issue. It is an American competitiveness issue that impacts all of us. We believe public policy in the early childhood area should:

• Prioritize programs with proven benefits for children and society, such as quality early education for children ages birth to five, home visiting and health care

• Address children in the entire prenatal to age five spectrum, and their parents • Focus first on children from low- to moderate-income families and other children at risk for

school failure • Give parents high quality options, using a variety of partners and settings, including the private

sector • Encourage federal and state programs to meet higher quality standards, while also allowing

state flexibility to deliver services in a variety of ways • Closely track progress on children’s health, development and other outcomes with rigorous

evaluations that encourage continuous improvement We ask our federal representatives and our business colleagues around the country to give all children the chance to fulfill their potential and create the best workforce and economy in the world.

Organizations Coleman World Group Midland City, AL Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Decatur, AL Agnew::Beck Consulting, LLC Anchorage, AK Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Little Rock, AR Bay Area Council San Francisco, CA Keyworks Inc. Aptos, CA Consolidated Investment Group Englewood, CO Daniels & Associates Denver, CO Ruby Ridge LLC Denver, CO SuccessPartner LLC Denver, CO CT Business & Industry Association Hartford, CT Committee for Economic Development Washington, DC ACC Insurance Brokers Miami, FL Diana Greenwell Inc, Course Design Miami, FL Filichia Insurance Agency Inc. Titusville, FL

Strategy Marketing Research Fort Myers, FL University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Atlanta, GA Payscape Advisors Atlanta, GA Strategic Partners Decatur, GA Hawaii Business Roundtable Honolulu, HI Nalo Farms, inc. Waimanalo, HI A-J Gallery of Boise Inc. DBA Ethan Allen Boise, ID Oppenheimer Companies Inc Boise, ID Cunat Inc. McHenry, IL Gentleman McCarty Indianapolis, IN Indy Chamber Indianapolis, IN Kiwanis International Indianapolis, IN St. Vincent Health Indianapolis, IN Informatics Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA

Central Bank of Northern Kentucky Florence, KY Froedge Machine Tompkinsville, KY Garrard Chamber of Commerce Lancaster, KY Greater Louisville Inc. Louisville, KY Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Owensboro, KY Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Frankfort, KY Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Fort Mitchell, KY O’Hara Ruberg Taylor Sloan & Sergent Crestwiew Hills, KY Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Shelbyville, KY SITEX Corporation Henderson, KY Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, N.A. Erlanger, KY Wagstaff Hebron, KY Baton Rouge Area Chamber Baton Rouge, LA Entergy Corporation New Orleans, LA

 

 

Burgess Advertising & Marketing Portland, ME Maine Early Learning Investment Group Sidney, ME MMG Insurance Presque Isle, ME Tree Spirits Oakland, ME Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Germantown, MD Drydock Ventures Wellesley, MA Economic Ventures, LLC Waltham, MA Lippitt Consulting Reading, MA Mancuso Communication Strategies Reading, MA Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Boston, MA Springfield Business Leaders for Education Springfield, MA The A.M. Fund Boston, MA The O’Brien Group Weston, MA TSM Design Springfield, MA Metro Parent Magazine Ferndale, MI

Murphy Consulting, Inc Ann Arbor, MI Little & Company Minneapolis, MN USA VALUES, LLC Woodbury, MN Barksdale Management Corp. Ridgeland, MS inCourage Leading, LLC St. Louis, MO InFocus St. Louis, MO Strategic Business Development, LLC Omaha, NE Holman Automotive Group, Inc. Maple Shade, NJ New Mexico Business Roundtable Albuquerque, NM White & Luff Financial Santa Fe, NM Cortland County Chamber of Commerce Cortland, NY Macy’s, Inc. New York, NY Neptune Marketing LLC Long Beach, NY Rose Associates New York, NY Sir Speedy - Pleasantville Pleasantville, NY SJL Attorney Search, LLC New York, NY

Scope View Strategic Advantage Charlotte, NC Apollo Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati USA Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati, OH Empower Media Group Cincinnati, OH Ethicon Energy Morrow, OH Ohio Business Roundtable Columbus, OH Owens-Illinois Perrysburg, OH Spurlino Materials Middletown, OH Universe Central Corporation Poland, OH Bramlett & Associates Multimedia Norman, OK Law Offices of Giovanni I Perry, PLLC Oklahoma City, OK McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK Potts Exploration LLC Oklahoma City, OK Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition Chickasha, OK

 

 

Tulsa Regional Chamber Tulsa, OK Compli Portland, OR IHR Consulting, LLC Portland, OR Northwest Strategies, Inc. Portland, OR Blair County Chamber of Commerce Altoona, PA Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre, PA C.H. Briggs Comapny Reading, PA C/O AthenianRazak Philadelphia, PA Carlisle Construction Materials Mechanicsburg, PA Central PA Chamber of Commerce Milton, PA Economy League of Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Friedman Real Estate Group State College, PA Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Dunmore, PA Glatfelter Insurance Group York, PA

Hammer Creek Enterprises, LLC York, PA Illuminations Consulting Harrisburg, PA Johnson Matthey, Smithfield Smithfield, PA Laurel Petroleum Greensburg, PA Main Line Health Bryn Mawr, PA Pennsylvania Business Council Harrisburg, PA PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, PA Roaring Spring Blank Book Co. Roaring Spring, PA University Park Plaza Corporation State College, PA WavelineDirectLLC Mechanicsburg, PA Cypress Living N Charleston, SC IBEW Local Union #474 Memphis, TN Law Office of Mark Allen Memphis, TN LeBonheur Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Nashville, TN

Austin Chamber of Commerce Austin, TX Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce San Antonio, TX King Arthur Flour White River Junction, VT National Bank of Middlebury Middlebury, VT People Making Good Public Relations Burlington, VT Dominion Resources Richmond, VA Hanover Investment Group, LLC Alexandria, VA Hilldrup Companies Stafford, VA Play It Again Sports - Fredericksburg Spotsylvania, VA The Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, VA The McCormick Group Arlington, VA Virginia Partners Bank Fredericksburg, VA Mary Doherty and Associates Port Angeles, WA Partnership for Wisconsin’s Economic Success Appleton, WI ThedaCare Appleton, WI

 

 

Individuals (organizations listed for identification purposes only)

Crystal Brown Director of Business Development, Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Decatur, AL Philip Dotts Managing Director, Public Financial Management, Inc. Huntsville, AL Taylor Simmons Director of Workforce Development, Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Decatur, AL Andrew Halcro President, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Anchorage, AK David Abeyta Medical Products Divisional Leader, W.L. Gore & Associates Flagstaff, AZ Nick Taratsas Senior Vice President, Scottsdale, AZ Hugh McDonald President and CEO, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Little Rock, AR Stacy Sells Senior Vice President, Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Little Rock, AR

Randy Zook President/CEO, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Little Rock, AR Lenny Mendonca Director, McKinsey and Company Montara, CA Matt Regan Vice President, Bay Area Council San Francisco, CA Harold Williams President Emeritus, J Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles, CA Kurt Yeager President/CEO, Keyworks Inc. Aptos, CA Gregory Anton Founding Partner, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP Denver, CO Brad Busse Former President, Daniels & Associates Denver, CO Barbara Grogan Founder and Retired Chair and CEO, Western Industrial Contractors, Inc Denver, CO Leslie Hilton President, SuccessPartner LLC Denver, CO

David Merage Principal, Consolidated Investment Group Englewood, CO Burnie Zercher President, Industrial Constructors/Managers Inc. Pueblo, CO Peter Hurst Chairman, President & CEO, The Community’s Bank Bridgeport, CT Anne Mulcahy Retired Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation Norwalk, CT John Rathgeber President & CEO, CT Business & Industry Association Hartford, CT Steven J. Allen, M.D. CEO, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Washington, DC Patrick Gross Chairman, The Lovell Group Washington, DC Gordon Woodward Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Washington, DC Sheldon Anderson Chairman Florida Advisory Board, Northern Trust Company Miami, FL

 

 

Patricia Arboleda Investment Advisor, Northern Trust Miami, FL Robert Buesing Attorney, Tampa, FL Diana Greenwell Owner, Diana Greenwell Inc, Course Design Miami, FL Santiago Leon Employer Resources, ACC Insurance Brokers Miami, FL L. George Leonard CPA, Cocoa Beach, FL Harris Segel Director of Research, Strategy Marketing Research Fort Myers, FL Joseph Houston Owner, The Creative Mark, Inc. Madison, GA Jean Logan President, Strategic Partners Decatur, GA Kirk Rich President, Duluth, GA Samuel Wing President , Payscape Advisors Atlanta , GA

Gary Kai Executive Director, Hawaii Business Roundtable Honolulu, HI Dean Okimoto President, Nalo Farms, inc. Waimanalo, HI Justin Cliff Vice President, A-J Gallery of Boise Inc. DBA Ethan Allen Boise, ID Arthur F (Skip) Oppenheimer Chairman/CEO, Oppenheimer Companies Inc Boise, ID Ronald Grzywinski Co-Founder, ShoreBank Corporation Chicago, IL Jeff Burt President, Carmel , IN Vincent Caponi CEO, St. Vincent Health Indianapolis, IN Denise Dank Sr. Vice President, Duke Realty Corporation Indianapolis, IN Thomas DeJulio President, Kiwanis International Indianapolis, IN Karen Gentleman President, Gentleman McCarty Indianapolis, IN

Joe Loughrey Retired President, Cummins Inc. Indianapolis, IN Theodore M (Tim) Solso Retired Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc. Indianapolis, IN Connie Bond Stuart Regional President, Central & Southern Indiana, PNC Bank Indianapolis, IN Maureen Osako Partner, Informatics Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA Helen Carroll Community Relations Manager, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, N.A. Erlanger, KY Mary Adrianne Davis President, Garrard Chamber of Commerce Lancaster, KY Lisa Donnelly Sr. Human Resource Manager, Villa Hills, KY Hugh Froedge VP/Treasurer, Froedge Machine Tompkinsville, KY Merwin Grayson, Jr President, Central Bank of Northern Kentucky Florence, KY

 

 

Donald Ruberg Attorney / Partner, O’Hara Ruberg Taylor Sloan & Sergent Crestwiew Hills, KY Jon Sights Executive Vice President, SITEX Corporation Henderson, KY Laura Tiller Human Resources Director, Remke Markets Erlanger, KY Carl Wicklund Plant Manager, Wagstaff Hebron, KY Karen Zengel VP, The Nielsen Company Alexandria, KY Renae Conley EVP, Human Resources & Administration, Entergy Corporation New Orleans , LA Karen Heck Co-owner, Tree Spirits Oakland, ME Donna Overcash Communications and Policy Consultant , Maine Early Learning Investment Group Sidney, ME Larry Shaw President & CEO, MMG Insurance Presque Isle, ME Meredith Strang Burgess CEO/President, Burgess Advertising & Marketing Portland, ME

Michael Chesser Chairman Emeritus, Great Plains Energy Annapolis , MD Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Board Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Bethesda, MD Dr. Jorge Ribas President & CEO, Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Germantown, MD JD Chesloff Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Roundtable Boston, MA Ron Friedman Sr. VP, RBJ&P Boston, MA Arnold Hiatt President, The A.M. Fund Boston, MA Joseph Kasputys Chief Executive Officer, Economic Ventures, LLC Waltham, MA John Lashar Partner, Richards Barry Joyce & Partners Boston, MA John Lippitt Principal, Lippitt Consulting Reading, MA Aaron Mendelson Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual Springfield, MA

Linda Noonan Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Boston, MA Paul O’Brien President, The O’Brien Group Weston, MA Jed Swan Managing Director, Drydock Ventures Wellesley, MA Michael Sweet Attorney, Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, PC Springfield, MA Nancy Urbschat Owner, TSM Design Springfield, MA Phillip Fisher Founder, Mission Throttle Southfield, MI Alyssa R. Martina Founder and President, Metro Parent Magazine Ferndale, MI Leslie Murphy President & CEO, Murphy Consulting, Inc Ann Arbor, MI Terry Murphy Vice President, Murphy Consulting, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI Monica Little Chair, Little & Company Minneapolis, MN

 

 

Arthur Rolnick Senior Fellow, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Plymouth, MN Fred Senn Founding Partner, Fallon Worldwide Minneapolis, MN Thomas Wolfgram President , USA VALUES, LLC Woodbury, MN Jim Barksdale CEO, Barksdale Management Corp. Ridgeland, MS Jone Bosworth President/CEO, inCourage Leading, LLC St. Louis, MO Chip Casteel SVP - Public Policy , St. Louis Regional Chamber St. Louis, MO Don Roberts Chief Financial Officer, InFocus St. Louis, MO Mike Halligan Director of Corporate and Government Relations, Washington Corporations Missoula, MT Pete Festersen President, Strategic Business Development, LLC Omaha, NE

Lynn Purdue Partner, Purdue Marion & Associates Public Relations Las Vegas, NV Mark Scheinbaum Managing Director, Shearson Financial angel fire, NH Alan Beatty VP Human Resources, Somers Point, NJ T J Dermot Dunphy Chairman, Kildare Enterprises, LLC Liberty Corner, NJ Melinda Holman President and CEO, Holman Automotive Group, Inc. Maple Shade, NJ Keith Burks Foreman, Public Service Co of New Mexico Santa Fe, NM Carl Luff President, White & Luff Financial Santa Fe, NM Shirley Lujan Operations Administrator, PNM Santa Fe, NM Brian Vail Director, Analysis and Strategy, SFNTC Santa Fe, NM Carlos Bernard Partner, Sir Speedy - Pleasantville Pleasantville, NY

Roy J. Bostock Vice Chairman, Delta Airlines; Chairman, Sealedge Investments, LLC; Former Chairman, Yahoo!; Former Chairman, Northwest Airlines Rye, NY Gregg Fatzinger Managing Director, Nomura Securities New York, NY Bob Haight Executive Director, Cortland County Chamber of Commerce Cortland, NY Hollis Hart Head of International Franchise Management, Citi New York, NY Joan Hennessey Executive Assistant, Rose Associates, Inc. New York, NY Sang Lee Managing Partner and President, SJL Attorney Search, LLC New York, NY Todd Petzel Partner and CIO, Offit Capital New York, NY Daniel Rose Chairman, Rose Associates New York, NY John Wilcox Chairman, Sodali New York, NY

 

 

Mindy Wolfle President, Neptune Marketing LLC Long Beach, NY Jacob Worenklein Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Retired), US Power Generating Company New York, NY Tsegga Medhin Manager, IBM Raleigh, NC Bill Millett President, Scope View Strategic Advantage Charlotte, NC Steve Reinemund Retired Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo Winston-Salem, NC Michelle Brennan WW President, Ethicon Energy Morrow, OH Chris Burns Director of Vertical Marketing, CBTS Cincinnati, OH Jessie Cannon Columbus, OH Alfonso Cornejo President, Cincinnati USA Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati, OH Tanny Crane President & CEO, Crane Group Columbus , OH

Susan Crumpler Retired Manager, Procter & Gamble Mason, OH Barbara Didrichsen Self-Employed Communications Consultant Cincinnati, OH Julie Eddleman Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble Loveland, OH Kay Geiger Regional President, Greater Cincinnati and N. Kentucky, PNC Bank Cincinnati, OH Kali Hacias Boecher Finance Manager, Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, OH David T. Harrison, Ph.D. President, Columbus State Community College , OH Lisa Hillenbrand Director Global Marketing, Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, OH William LeBoeuf Vice President, Merrill Lynch Dayton, OH David Melin Regional President - Dayton , PNC Bank Dayton, OH

John W. Partridge, Jr. President, Columbia Gas of Ohio OH John E. Pepper Retired Chairman & CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH Mary Beth Price Founder, Empower Media Group Cincinnati, OH Cheryl Rose Managing Director, PNC Wealth Management Cincinnati, OH Jill Schiller Senior Vice President, Downtown Cincinnati, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Jim Spurlino President, Spurlino Materials Middletown, OH Kenneth Stecher Chairman of the Board, Cincinnati Financial Corporation Cincinnati, OH Richard Stoff President and CEO, Ohio Business Roundtable Columbus, OH Susan Storer VP, Macy’s, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Al Stroucken Chairman & CEO, Owens-Illinois Perrysburg, OH

 

 

Theodore Torbeck President & CEO, Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati, OH Ralph Zerbonia President, Universe Central Corporation Poland, OH James M. Zimmerman Retired CEO, Macy’s, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Richard Burpee President, RAB Enterprises LLC. Oklahoma City, OK Leslie Christopher Owner, Bramlett & Associates Multimedia Norman, OK Marilyn Feaver Executive Director, Southwest Oklahoma Impact Coalition Chickasha, OK Mary Melon President, The Journal Record Oklahoma City, OK Bristol Messer CEO, McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel, OK Giovanni Perry Attorney, Law Offices of Giovanni I Perry, PLLC Oklahoma City, OK Ray Potts Co-owner, Potts Exploration LLC Oklahoma City, OK

Leonard Bergstein President, Northwest Strategies, Inc. Portland, OR Isaac Regenstreif CEO, IHR Consulting, LLC Portland , OR Kenneth Thrasher Chairman of the Board, Compli Portland, OR John Altmeyer President and CEO, Carlisle Construction Materials Mechanicsburg, PA Bruce Bartels President, WellSpan Health York, PA Donald Bernhard Director Community Affairs, PPL Allentown , PA Jack Brennan Chairman Emeritus, Vanguard Valley Forge, PA Peter Brubaker President, Hammer Creek Enterprises, LLC York, PA Carl Buccholz , Philadelphia, PA Jackie Buhn Principal & CEO, C/O AthenianRazak Philadelphia, PA

Cory Byzewski VP, Home Services, Direct Energy Sewickley, PA Tony Campisi President/CEO, Glatfelter Insurance Group York, PA Denise Cesare President & CEO, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre, PA Maria Culp President & CEO, Central PA Chamber of Commerce Milton, PA Stephanie Doliveira Vice President, Human Resources, Sheetz, Inc. Altoona, PA Edward Donley Former Chairman, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Allentown, PA D. Richard Francke Vice President, University Park Plaza Corporation State College, PA Charlene Friedman CFO, Friedman Real Estate Group State College, PA Jay Glunt Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins Pittsburgh, PA Dave Hawk Chair of Board, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates Dunmore, PA

 

 

Lisa Heintzelman President, Illuminations Consulting Harrisburg, PA Daniel Hoover President/CEO, Roaring Spring Blank Book Co. Roaring Spring, PA Corbin Kearns Plant Manager, Johnson Matthey, Smithfield Smithfield, PA Julia Klein Chairwoman and CEO, C.H. Briggs Comapny Reading, PA Jack Lynch President and CEO, Main Line Health Bryn Mawr, PA David Patti President & CEO, Pennsylvania Business Council Harrisburg, PA Joseph Peluso General Partner, Laurel Petroleum Greensburg, PA Philip Peterson Partner, Aon Hewitt Glen Mills, PA P. Timothy Phelps Executive Director, TMACC Malvern, PA Michael Plazony Senior Vice President, Life Division, Erie Insurance Erie, PA

James Rohr Executive Chairman, PNC Financial Services Group Pittsburgh, PA Dave Stangis Vice President, Public Affairs, Corporate Responsibility, Campbell Soup Company Media, PA J Donald Steele Jr. Chairman, President & CEO, The Northumberland National Bank Northumberland, PA Vincentina Taylor President, WavelineDirectLLC Mechanicsburg, PA Andrew Wheeler , Philadelphia, PA Andrew Williford VPHR, Volvo Construction Equipment Operations Americas Shippensburg, PA Steven Wray Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Julia Goodloe Byrd Owner, Cypress Living N Charleston, SC Richard Harrington President, Palmetto Peddlers Florence, SC

Richard Wilkerson Chairman and President (retired), Michelin North America, Inc. Greenville, SC Mark Allen Attorney, Law Office of Mark Allen Memphis, TN Meri Armour CEO & President, LeBonheur Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN R. Scott Barber Regional President, Caesars Entertainment Germantown, TN Greg Gibson VP/GM Coated Paperboard, International Paper Memphis, TN James Pleiman VP, Supply Chain Management, Merck Consumer Care Memphis, TN Paul Shaffer Business Manager, IBEW Local Union #474 Memphis, TN Bernard Bailey Chairman and CEO, Authentix, Inc. Addison, TX Brenda Boone Service Manager 2, Wells Fargo Brownsville, TX

 

 

Claudia Grimaldo District Manager, Wells Fargo San Benito, TX Larry Kellner Former Chairman and CEO, Continental Airlines, President, Emerald Creek Bank Houston, TX Mario Martinez Store Manager, Wells Fargo Bank Olmito, TX Drew Scheberle Senior Vice President, Austin Chamber of Commerce Austin, TX Mark Bouchard Sr. Managing Director, CBRE Salt Lake City, UT Mona Burton Partner, Holland & Hart, LLP Sandy, UT Jamie Glenn Senior Manager in Human Resources, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, UT David R. Golden Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Salt Lake City, UT Neil Hafer Vice President/General Manager - Utah/Idaho Group, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Midvale, UT

LeeAnne Linderman Executive Vice President, Zions Bank Salt Lake City, UT Thomas M. Love President, Love Communications Salt Lake City, UT John Milliken President, Milcom, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT Gavin Reese Attorney, Ray Quinney & Nebeker Salt Lake City, UT Bruce Reese President and CEO, Hubbard Radio Cottonwood Heights, UT Kevin Ricklefs Senior Vice President, CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT Kevin Salmon Vice President, Sales and Client Solutions, O.C. Tanner Company Salt Lake City, UT Sean Slatter President and CEO, Logistic Specialties, Inc. Layton, UT Jennifer Smith EVP and Director of Banking Operations, Zions Bancorporation West Valley City, UT

Linda Wardell General Manager, City Creek Center, The Taubman Company, LLC Salt Lake City, UT Michael R. Weinholtz Chief Executive Officer, CHG Healthcare Services, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT Thomas Dee President and CEO, Bennington, VT G. Kenneth Perine President, National Bank of Middlebury Middlebury, VT Nicole Ravlin Partner, People Making Good Public Relations Burlington, VT Steven Voigt CEO, King Arthur Flour White River Junction, VT Tim Volk Partner, Kelliher Samets Volk Burlington, VT John Bozarth VP Strategic Intiatives, URS Stafford, VA Lyles Carr Senior Vice President, The McCormick Group Arlington, VA Michael Donohue Owner, Play It Again Sports - Fredericksburg Spotsylvania, VA

 

 

Robert Dugger Managing Partner, Hanover Investment Group, LLC Alexandria, VA Kent Farmer President and CEO, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Fredericksburg , VA Paul Koonce Executive Vice President, Dominion Resources Richmond, VA Valerie Long Attorney, Williams Mullen, PC Charlottesville, VA

Charles W. McDaniel President, Hilldrup Companies Stafford, VA Norman Seip Lt Gen (ret), USAF Alexandria, VA William Young CEO, Virginia Partners Bank Fredericksburg, VA Mary Doherty Consultant, Mary Doherty and Associates Port Angeles, WA

Nancy Armbrust Retired, VP-Education & Community Relations, Schreiber Foods, Inc. Green Bay, WI Dean Gruner President & CEO, ThedaCare Appleton, WI Jon Stellmacher Co-chair, Partnership for Wisconsin’s Economic Success Appleton, WI

 

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