JOSEPH A. SMITH

Joseph A. Smith, age 49, became a director in March, 2008. From 2003 to present, he serves as the Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking of Capital City Partners, LLC (a stockholder of the Company) and its affiliates, a regional diversified financial services firm, located in Columbus, Ohio and Miami, Florida. In addition to his investment banking duties, he became a member of CCSSM Partners LLC (a stockholder of the company) in 2006 and is the Manager of the SIG Real Property Fund LLC, a Florida real estate fund, and the Opportunity Fund LLC, a private equity fund. Prior to Capital City Partners LLC, from 2002 to 2003, Mr. Smith was Senior Vice President of Investment Banking for vFinance Investments, Inc. which specialized in financing small-cap/micro-cap public companies. From 2001-2002, Mr. Smith was a Senior Vice President at William R. Hough & Co, Florida’s oldest municipal bond underwriting firm. From 1990 to 2001, Mr. Smith served as a principal and Managing Director of First Equity Corporation of Florida, one of South Florida’s oldest local brokerage firms. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Smith served as a Vice President of Lehman Brothers. Mr. Smith began his career with Merrill Lynch in 1982 and held various positions there until 1987. At Merrill Lynch, he was responsible for the management of portfolios consisting of public and private companies with assets in excess of $100 million.