Barbra Stern

Benihana, Inc. operates teppanyaki-style Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company was founded by Hiroaki Aoki in 1964 and is headquartered in Aventura, FL.

Allstate Investment Management Co. (AIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings, Inc., which is owned by The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL). AIMCO provides investment advice to pension/profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, non-domestic insurance companies, corporations and/or other business entities. The firm acts as managing member and investment manager for the Allstate Short Term Pool and as a collateral manager for various collateralized debt obligation trusts.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.

Woodbridge Holdings Corp. engages in the investment activities in the real estate industry. The company invests primarily through its various subsidiary investment management and operating entities. Its management and senior investment portfolio managers have experience in investing, financing and operating numerous businesses in various industries, business segments and economic cycles. The firm develops opportunities across a spectrum of real estate related segments, including land and master planned community development, commercial development, and commercial real estate acquisition and management. Woodbridge Holdings was founded by Aharon Horwitz and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Cardinal Resources Operating Co. offers environmental assessments, remediation and engineering services. Its services include water supply management, waste water and storm water management, green infrastructure, environmental investigations, regulatory consulting and litigation support. The company was founded by Kevin R. Jones in October 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Stratstone/Bluegreen Secured Income Fund LLC provides investment and financial services to real estate investors. The firm invests in loans secured by timeshare loans made to finance the purchase of timeshare interests in resorts. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Polymer Corp. manufactures close-tolerance plastic parts and assemblies for blue-chip customers with demanding applications worldwide. It produces liquid resin cast parts and injection-molded parts, machined parts, and quick-turn PolyProto parts. The company was founded by Samuel Snyder and James F. Snyder in 1979 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

The Atlantic Federal Credit Union operates as a federally chartered credit union. It offers personal account services, personal loans, auto loans, student loans, student consolidation loans, specialty loans, overdraft line of credit, share secured loans, first mortgage loans, fixed-rate second mortgages, first lien home equity loans, interest-only home equity line of credit, home equity line of credit, visa credit cards. The firm's services include online banking & bill pay, mobile banking, e-statements, ATM/debit card, direct deposit & payroll deduction, wire transfers, member insurance, travelers auto & home insurance, Transamerica premier life insurance, member merits, financial education, payment protection plan, GAP Coverage and mechanical breakdown protection. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation, Inc. operates as economic development agency. Its services include marketing and promotion, managing expansion, relocation, and retention projects, market research and business intelligence, and investment services. The company was founded on November 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.