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Doug Chertok
Partner, Hudson Ventures
Doug joined Hudson Ventures in 2000. Prior to Hudson, Doug practiced law at Morrison & Foerster LLP where he represented numerous early stage technology companies in angel, institutional and PIPEs financings, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, employment and intellectual property matters as well as a variety of business development and joint venture deals. From 1992 to 1996, Doug held several executive positions within the hospitality and gaming industries, most recently as a corporate director of Lady Luck Gaming Corporation, which following its IPO, was sold to Isle of Capri Casinos (NasdaqNM: ISLE). Before that, Doug founded and operated a New York based gourmet food manufacturing company, which distributed to the tri-state area. In addition to working with many of Hudson's portfolio companies, Doug now serves on the Boards of Poindexter Systems and E-Tran, and is an adviser to Netkey, inQ and The Relegence Corporation.

Kim P. Goh
Partner, Hudson Ventures
Kim has been a Partner at Hudson Ventures since 2000. From 1997 to 1999, Kim has been a private investor and advisor to several start-ups. From 1993 to 1997, Kim was an Executive Vice President at Merck/Medco, a "Mail-order Pharmacy" and Pharmacy Benefits Manager. Between 1988 and 1993, Kim was a Director at Chemical Bank, Delaware and Senior Vice-President of Retail Operations at Chemical Banking Corporation. From 1970 to 1988, Kim held several senior executive positions in technology management at Citibank, including the Technology Head of the Capital Market Group, the Global Equities Group and the International Private Bank. He was instrumental in acquiring, building and repositioning numerous companies. During his tenure at Citibank his portfolio companies included FAME, Inc. (a provider of technology software to financial institutions), CitiShare, Inc., (Citibank's original timesharing business company which evolved to become Citicorp's vehicle for national ATM business) and Newbridge Securities, Inc. (a securities clearance broker and a securities lender with a $3 billion portfolio). Between 1990 and 1991, Kim was the Representative for the Consumer Banking Association to the Electronic Benefits Transfer Task Force, Washington D. C. Kim currently serves on the Boards of Centor Software, Peminic and E-Tran.

Bill Bridgers
Partner, Zon Capital
Bill Bridgers is a Managing Partner and founding member of Zon Capital Partners. Bill's twenty plus years of business experience include many years as a management consultant with a focus on telecommunications and large application development before successfully transitioning to early stage private equity investing more than a decade ago. Prior to the formation of Zon Capital, Bill was a partner and founder of Zon Partners an early stage investment and advisory company, and the predecessor to the Fund. Together with Don Perkins, he was responsible for venture transactions that resulted in several liquidity events for the firm's investors. Prior to the formation of Zon Partners, Bill helped start Technology Management & Funding in Princeton, New Jersey, an early stage investment company. He was the firm's Chief Operating Officer. Bill also served with three international consulting firms, PA Consulting Services of London, England, A.T. Kearney based in Chicago, Illinois and Kline and Company of Fairfield, New Jersey. Over the course of his consulting career, most of Bill' consulting clients were telecommunications companies, technology vendors or large users of information technology systems. Bill is the Chairman of the board of InScope Corporation and sits on the boards of Archive Systems, Inc. and E-Tran, Inc. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Advisors

Gary S. Roboff
Senior Consultant, BITS, the Technology Group for The Financial Services Roundtable
Gary Roboff is a consultant focusing on financial services payments, Internet functionality, and information management. In December 2000 he retired as Senior Vice President of Electronic Commerce at the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Roboff has more than twenty-five years experience in financial services planning and management, and has worked extensively in the area of retail distribution and payments. First as a member of the Banking Industry Technology Secretariat (BITS) Advisory Group, now as a Senior Consultant to that organization, he has focused in such areas as new payments applications, payments electronification and convergence, privacy and information utilization, and business frameworks and standards for emerging electronic commerce applications. BITS, the Technology Group for The Financial Services Roundtable, was formed by the CEOs of the largest financial institutions in the United States as the strategic "brain trust" for the financial services industry in the e-commerce arena. Mr. Roboff was a founder of the International Security Trust and Privacy Alliance (ISTPA), and serves on the organization’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is currently Vice President of the ISTPA. Mr. Roboff has received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Clark University, and has completed additional graduate work at M.I.T. Gary joined the Board of Trustees at Clark University in September 1998; he serves on the Board's Executive Committee as Vice Chair of the Board, and currently chairs the Board’s Committee on Strategic and Financial Oversight.

Laurance Selnick, CTP
Senior Vice President, Webster Bank
Larry manages a team of Cash Management specialists that provide sales, consulting and customer service for Webster's business customers. He has over 20 years of banking experience including cash management systems, bank operations and product management. He joined Webster's management team to design, implement and deliver Cash Management services to the commercial clients. Larry received his BA from Western Connecticut State University and is a graduate of the University of Virginia Graduate School of Banking in cooperation with the Consumer Banking Association. Larry has also completed the UCONN MBA Business Mastery Program. He is a member of the Central Connecticut Treasury Management Association as well as the national Association for Financial Professionals. Larry holds a Certified Treasury Professional designation.

Lawrence E. Dwyer
President, Leader Associates Inc
Larry is currently the president of Leader Associates, a consulting organization providing senior management expertise in the corporate and municipality industries. For over thirty years, Larry has served NY State in a variety of public sector roles including ten years as the President of the Westchester County Association, Westchester NY’s premiere business forum and ten years as Town of Bedford NY’s Supervisor. Larry combines strong leadership, communication and a vast network. He has served on dozens of Board of Directors; currently serving on Hudson Valley Economic Development, Westchester Venture Group, Luban School of Business – Pace University, Northern Westchester Arts Center, Westchester Community College.

George Dunkel
President, Searsville Associates
For nearly forty years, George has held a number of senior management roles in the banking industry. Most recently, for the past sixteen years, George was the President & CEO of Community Bank of Sullivan County, President & CEO of State Bank of Westchester and Executive Vice President of Hudson Valley Bank. George is on the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Central Bankers Bank, Mid-Hudson Cooperative Insurance Company, New York Bankers Association, Independent Bankers Association of New York State, and Sullivan County Partnership for Economic Development.

David A. Friedman
Director, 1st United Bank, Florida.
David has over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry. Currently, David is a Director of 1st United Bank. For over 32 years, David has been a practicing attorney in New Jersey and is of counsel to the law firm of Ridolfi, Friedman, Frank, Edelstein & Backinoff located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. David has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for Advantage Bank and a Director of the Broad Street National Bank. David was an organizer and Director of Commonwealth State Bank in Newtown, Pennsylvania and First Capital Bank in York, Pennsylvania. In addition, David is also an active real estate developer and investor.

Michael R. Stoler
Vice President, First American Title Insurance
Michael has more than a thirty years experience in the real estate, financing, and consulting. In May 2001, he joined First American Title Insurance Company of New York as a Vice President. In addition to his role at First American, he serves as senior advisor to the private client services group of Signature Bank and Signature Securities and president of Princeton Commercial Corporation, which he founded in 1977. Michael hosts The Stoler Report, Real Estate Trends in the NY tri-state region. Each segment of the program airs thirteen times a month, and can be viewed online at www.stolerreport.com and www.cuny.tv. In addition, Mr. Stoler serves as the real estate columnist for the New York Sun. His column on commercial real estate appears in the Thursday edition. Michael serves on the boards of numerous charitable organizations including NYU Medical Center, Foundation for medical evaluation and early detection, Hospital for Joint Disease, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Bnai Zion Foundation, and Helene Fuld College of Nursing among others.