Tara Rae Glasgow

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Amway Corp. provides health, beauty and home care markets products. It also offers weight management and sports nutrition products, energy drinks and medicine cabinets; skin care products, including cleansers, toners, moisturizers, eye and lip care products, serums, masques/exfoliators, intensive treatments and men products. In addition, the firm provides cleaning, kitchen, bed and bath, laundry and apparel care, baby care, and pets products; air and water purifiers, batteries and light bulbs, and candles and air fresheners; makeup products for eyes, cheeks, face, and lips; makeup removers; professional car wash concentrates, full-synthetic motor oils, diesel fuel system cleaners, professional auto polish and glaze products, and gasoline fuel system cleaners; and bars, meals, snacks, beverages, breakfast, condiments, rice and pasta, soups and side dishes, and sprays oils and sauces. The company was founded by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos in 1959 and is headquartered in Ada, MI.

Part of Omnicom Group, Inc., GPC Public Affairs provides strategic communications, government relations, and opinion research services. The company is based in Ottawa, Canada. GPC Public Affairs was acquired by Fleishman-Hillard Canada, Inc. on February 16, 2006.