President,

Keith D. Spickelmier has been our President and a Director since our inception. Mr. Spickelmier began his career in 1986 practicing law with Sheinfeld, Maley and Kay, a nationally known bankruptcy firm in Houston, Texas, and was named a partner in 1991. In 1992, he joined Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard and Hand, a Washington, D.C. firm, as a Shareholder. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Spickelmier was with Haynes and Boone as Of Counsel and as a consultant. His practice focused on complex corporate bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Beginning in 1997, Mr. Spickelmier transitioned from the practice of law to investments, primarily in the telecommunications and energy sectors. In 2004, Mr. Spickelmier co-founded Westside Energy Corp., a publicly traded exploration and production company.  Mr. Spickelmier received an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1983 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston in 1986.