Curtis E. Stephens is an experienced Board Member, Executive, Entrepreneur, and Advisor in the consumer services, transportation, real estate, manufacturing, technology and sports and entertainment industries. He has been Co-Founder of Name, Image, and Likeness ("NIL") Metaverse Studios, Inc., an early stage business developing and bringing together a Web3 technology platform in the collegiate NIL space, since 2021. He served as Chief Operating Officer (Fractional) of United Network for Collegiate Pantry Sharing, Inc., a collaborative initiative that seeks to address short-term food relief for those experiencing food insecurities while enrolled as students at universities and colleges within the United States, until 2024. In 2019, Mr. Stephens was Area Vice President-Administration-Mid Atlantic Region for StoneMor Partners, L.P., the second largest network of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States and was responsible for managing and mitigating legal and regulatory compliance risks. For 20 years, he was Managing Director of Marketing Xchange Worldwide, LLC, a full-service sports practice that specialized in both contract negotiation and venture management for professional athletes in the National Football League. He also served as Vice President, Administration and Operations of Stephens Transportation Corporation. Mr. Stephens, a Qualified Risk Director , has a Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School, Certificates in Risk Governance and Cyber Risk Governance from The DCRO Institute, and a Certificate in Private Company Governance from the Private Directors Association . He earned an MBA degree from Virginia Commonwealth University-School of Business and a BS degree in Economics from Rutgers University. Mr. Stephens was appointed to the Board in 2022. Mr. Stephens is qualified to serve as a Director due to his education, business background, governance acumen, leadership roles, and broad experience with private and public companies.