Jennifer Baltazar

Founded in 1991, Holland Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm offers US Equity Large-Cap Growth and US Equity Mid-Cap Growth services on a discretionary basis to separate accounts directly and, through sub-advisory services, to funds registered under the 1940 Act and to accounts available through various wrap programs. Holland Capital also has an agreement to provide non-discretionary services as a third party model provider. Their clients consist of high net worth individuals, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, state, county and municipal government entities, unions, endowments, foundations and corporations.

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. (Pekin Hardy) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Rick Singer in 1990 as Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management, Inc. Pekin Hardy serves as the investment manager to the Appleseed Fund, a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and provides investment management services to separately managed accounts, retirement plans, and other client accounts.