Herbert B. Ailes Andrew M. Allen Lonnie Carter James R. Clifford Ronda K. Dean

Horace A. Deane, Jr. William J. Hindman Robert H. McDowell Samuel Steinberg Douglas Van Scoy Ed Wax

Herbert B. Ailes Herbert B. Ailes holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and has done advanced study at the University of Delaware and Sloan School, MIT. He worked for 14 years with Owens-Corning Fiberglas -- first as research engineer, then as manager of a group of five labs (200 scientists). Herb then attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and in 1970 founded his own business, which was later acquired by Premix, Inc. He served as President and Director of Premix, and Chairman of Premix/EMS, Inc. His other activities include: Hospital Trustee, Deacon of Church, United Way Chairman, Society of Plastics Director & "Man of the Year." Herb is a member of many professional societies, and has produced numerous publications and patents. He is married, has seven children and 13 grandchildren. Back to top

Andrew M. Allen Andrew M. Allen earned his AB from Dartmouth College (govt.-econ. major), and his MBA from the Darden School, University of Virginia (marketing major). He then worked for 30+ years with three major New York City advertising agencies (Saatchi; Esty; BJK&E) as an account manager and in agency management. Primary products were packaged goods (P&G, Colgate, Nabisco, Bristol-Myers, RJ Reynolds), and his particular strengths were in brand positioning and market strategies. In 1995 he became Executive Vice President of International Operations which involved global coordination of operations, direct global account management, local office evaluation/training, local management/affiliate hirings and firings, and serving as interface for international operations with Chairman and CEO. Andy has served as a consultant on organization re-engineering; raising performance quality; international mergers and acquisitions; and strategic thinking and application training. Back to top

Lonnie Carter Lonnie Carter has more than twenty years experience in the electric utility industry which covers all aspects of the business, from summer employment as a lineman for Edisto Electric Cooperative to his current responsibility as Sr. Vice President of Corporate Planning and Bulk Power at Santee Cooper. He directs all retail and wholesale customer service, wholesale power trading, natural gas purchasing and risk control, corporate planning, pricing and marketing. Under his watch, Santee Cooper has developed several innovative pricing arrangements designed to meet the economic requirements of large wholesale and retail customers. In addition, Lonnie supervised preparation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submittal of public power's first open-access transmission tariff, and led the development and creation of the nation's first public power wholesale trading and marketing entity. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA at The Citadel where he is a frequent speaker. He is active in numerous organizations, is married, and has three children. Back to top

James R. Clifford James R. Clifford recently retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. where he was President/COO Full Line Stores, member of Corporate Executive Committee, and member of the Board of Sears Canada Inc. He served as a senior executive with extensive functional expertise in Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Planning, Real Estate, Information Technology, Operations, Administration and Investor Relations. Career focus includes significant experience in strategic business development, change management, turnaround situations, mergers and acquisitions, expense management, major project management, and board governance. Prior to his association with Sears, Jim was involved in all aspects of retail management at Gottschalks, Inc., Saks Fifth Avenue, and Russ Togs, Inc. In addition, he has served on the boards of the Better Business Bureau, Fifth Avenue Assn., the New York City Retail Council, and was Chairman of the Board of the New York State Retail Council. He is currently on the Board of Directors of CPI Corporation a public company listed on the NYSE; is Chairman of the Audit Committee of CPI; and is also consulting for KPMG Consulting. Jim earned his bachelor's degree at Cleveland State University, and his MBA at Seattle University. Back to top

Ronda K. Dean Ronda K. Dean has more than 20 years experience working with the nations healthcare system as a healthcare provider, pharmaceutical industry executive and marketing consultant. Ronda began her career as a Clinical Microbiologist changing her focus to the business of healthcare when she started working with Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals as a sales representative in South Carolina. In subsequent years she held positions of increasing responsibility, which led to her assignment as Vice President and General Manager. In addition, she was a member of the Pharmaceutical Executive Committee, the senior management team responsible for formulating policy and setting the strategic direction for the $5 billion US pharmaceutical business. Ronda received her undergraduate degree at Ohio State University and her MBA from Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the Board of Directors of the Storm Eye Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. Ronda is also on the Board of WINGS for Kids, Inc., is an avid supporter of Planned Parenthood of SC, and is President of the DaltonDemorest Foundation. Back to top

Horace A. Deane, Jr. Horace Hal A. Deane, Jr. received his AB degree from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, and completed graduate management programs at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Hals career in sales management with Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors began in 1962 and continued until he retired in 1998. His emphasis was always on the development and maintenance of a strong retail dealer network, through which all General Motors domestic products are distributed. Hal worked with dealers' sales and profit matters, directed dealer planning and selection, participated in the writing and approval of the current General Motors Dealer Franchise and its related policies, and he developed a mediation process that effectively ended dealer/manufacturer litigation. That process was a major factor in the successful application by Cadillac for the Malcolm Baldrige Award in 1991 along with a dealer and employee joint attitude survey that was initiated in 1989 under his management. He served as the Cadillac representative in minority dealer appointment and development. Hal was an Eagle Scout and has periodically participated in scouting over the years. He does alumni recruiting for Dartmouth, is a board member of the Charlestowne Neighborhood Association and participates in the Preservation Society, Historic Charleston Foundation in addition to other activities. He now lives in Charleston, is married, has one son and two grandchildren. Back to top

William J. Hindman William J. Hindman is currently Corporate Communication Consultant for Kiawah Resort Associates. During his 45-year career, Bill served in various positions of increasing scope and responsibility for AT&T in New York and Dallas, Texas, and, previous to that, for Mountain Bell in Denver, Colorado. He also served for one year as Vice President of Corporate Communications for American Airlines where he remodeled the media response operation, created a proactive issues management group, refocused both printed and television employee communication, and was responsible for the American Way in-flight magazine. As Corporate Vice President at AT&T he created corporate and brand visibility in five southwest states, using media relations, marketing public relations, and community relations programs. Before that, he served in Director positions of: Public Relations Strategies, Corporate Relations, Community Relations/Consumer Affairs, Corporate Advertising, and Employee Communication. Bill is on the Board of Directors for Spoleto Festival USA, and for Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy. He is married, has two children, and five grandchildren. Back to top

Robert H. McDowell Robert H. McDowell is currently Vice Chairman of Palmer & Cay of South Carolina, and has been involved in the insurance business in Charleston since 1959. He is a 1955 graduate of The Citadel and was designated a chartered Property Casualty Underwriter in 1965. He served as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force, completed a safety course at New York University, and served in Directorate of Safety, 8th Air Force Headquarters, Westover AFB, Massachusetts. In addition to his many efforts on behalf of The Citadel and its programs, Bob has been active in numerous civic and cultural organizations, often serving on their boards of directors. Back to top

Samuel Steinberg Samuel Steinberg is a native Charlestonian, and graduated from The Citadel in 1958. He served in the U. S. Air Force for three years, then returned to Charleston. He entered the family business, Charleston Steel & Metal Co., in 1961, and became the president of the company in the mid-1970s. They are involved in the manufacture of raw materials for re-melt to new products. Samuel is active in many community organizations. He is the Chairman-elect of the Trident Technical Foundation, and has been on the Board of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance since its inception. He is a past-president of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce, and is an advisor for the College of Health Professions at MUSC. In addition, he serves as president of his synagogue. Samuel lives in Charleston with his wife, and has two children. Back to top

Douglas Van Scoy Douglas Van Scoy received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and his Masters in Science from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. He served as Financial Consultant with Blythe, Eastman, Dillon in Baltimore, Maryland for four years, followed by 27 years in positions of increasing scope and responsibility at Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. His last position there was as Sr. Executive Vice President and Deputy Director of the Private Client Group. He retired in 2001. Douglas has been a member of the Board of Directors for Robinson Humphrey Co. and the Academy of Finance in Atlanta. From 1981-1999 he was on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Securities Exchange, was President of that Board for one year, and received their Leadership Award in 1993. He also served as an Arbitrator for the NYSE for two years. He presently serves a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Richmond, and the Board of Directors for the West Virginia University Alumni Association. Douglas lives on Sullivans Island. Back to top

Ed Wax Ed Wax assumed the role of Chairman Emeritus of Saatchi & Saatchi at the beginning of 1998. Prior to this, he was Chairman & CEO, responsible for the worldwide operations of 161 offices in 91 countries. Ed spent 39 years in the advertising business, 34 of which have been with Saatchi & Saatchi. This included two overseas assignments, running the agency's Philippine operation from 1968 to 1971 and serving as Director of Multinational Client Services in Europe (out of London) in 1982 and 1983. Ed earned his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and also holds an MBA degree from the Wharton Graduate School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. He served as a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Berlin Crisis of the early 1960s. Ed continues to be actively involved in many professional, cultural, and educational organizations. He resides with his wife on Kiawah Island. Back to top