Catherine E. Lucasey

UMB Bank, NA (Investment Management) (UMB-IM) is the investment management division of UMB Bank, NA, a national commercial bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF). UMB-IM manages active portfolios for defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, trusts and high net-worth individuals.

INTRUST Bank NA is a full service bank headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The firm was originally founded by C.Q. Chandler II in 1876 as the Farmers & Merchants Bank and later known as the First National Bank in Wichita. The bank is a division of INTRUST Financial Corp. INTRUST Bank provides asset management services to individual and institutional clients.

Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) administers three statewide defined-benefit retirement plans for state and local public employees: Kansas Public Employees Retirement System; Kansas Police and Firemen's Retirement System; and Kansas Retirement System for Judges. The system also oversees the State's Deferred Compensation Plan, Tandem 457, a voluntary 457(b) savings plan. KPERS is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

TNP Partners Corp (TNP) is an independent partner-owned firm located near Tokyo with a U.S. office in Sunnyvale, California. Formerly known as TSUNAMI Network Partners Corp., TNP was established in 2000 by government and private entities in Kanagawa on the west side of Tokyo. The firm seeks to attract venture companies as well as business support resources to the Kanagawa area and foster a Silicon Valley-like business community. They operate in close relationship with their asset management subsidiary TNP On The Road Corp., managing venture capital investment funds.

Piqqual, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductor. The company was founded by Afshin Shaybani and Mohammad Moradi in 2009 and is headquartered in Holmdel, NJ.

ELIAS Animal Health LLC operates as a medical biotechnology company that develops treatments for cancer in companion animals. It focuses on developing targeted T cell-based immunotherapy for treating cancer in dogs, cats, and horses that harnesses the power of the animal?s own immune system to eliminate the cancer. The company is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Kroll LLC provides global advisory services. It offers valuation advisory; governance, risk, investigation, and disputes; kroll cyber risk, corporates finance, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The company was founded by William Duff and George Phelps in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

MovieTickets.com, Inc. sells movie tickets and accesses show times, movie reviews and trailers. It provides services for MTV networks and VH1.com users throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Creo Capital Partners Management LLC (CREO Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of CREO Group of Cos. founded in 2005 by Gregory Mark Bortz and Rob Holland. The firm is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City operates as a non-profit organization for private employers. It focuses on the support of members. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

North American Savings Bank, FSB engages in the provision of commercial bank services. It offers checking, savings, certificate of deposit, and money market for banking solutions; home loans, mortgage refinancing, mortgage programs, and IRA lending for lending solutions; and commercial real estate loans, and construction and development loans for commercial lending solutions. The company was founded by Peter Kelly, James Pendergast and John Pew in 1920 and is headquartered in Grandview, MO.

The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) is a resource for businesses and individuals looking to relocate to the greater Kansas City area. The private company is based in Kansas City, MO. The company's focus is on providing assistance to those seeking to move their businesses or careers to the region.

Kennedy & Co. is a private company based in Prior Lake, MN. Kennedy & Co. was founded by Kevin A. Kennedy.

Nueterra Capital Management LLC (Nueterra Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel R. Tasset. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

CrossFirst Bank provides commercial banking services to individuals and institutions. It offers business banking solutions such as checking accounts, savings and money market accounts, treasury management, remote deposit capture, business loans and lines of credit, small business banking, and online banking. The company was founded by Ronald Baldwin and Eric Schroeder in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Creative Planning, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded in 1983 and provides investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or business entities other than those listed above, foundations, endowments and other institutions.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Flint Hills Ascent Co-Invest II LP provides pooled investment fund services. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Johnson County Economic Development Commission is an economic development commission based in Cleburne, TX. The commission provides tools for business start-up, links to funding resources, green business practices, business tax incentives, employer resources, and online classes. The commission won the TEDC community economic development award for the Sabre Galvanizing Plant in Cleburne, TX. The award was given for the innovative packaging of incentives and the work of city management, city council, JCEDC, and Sabre corporate executives. The galvanizer built this year is the first "green galvanizer" in Texas, and there is no impact on the environment. Due to this innovative green technology, the state of Texas is now requiring all galvanizers to be built according to these standards.