Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto, age 44, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2022. Ms. Giacometto has a wide background as an experienced government administrator at the federal level, an attorney, a scientist, and a businesswoman. She served as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service until early 2022. She served as the General Counsel of AVC Global, an international logistics company that operates using blockchain technology until 2023, she co-founded the company in 2016. She currently serves as the Head of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, a position to which she was appointed in 2023. She began her career at Monsanto in research. She later served in both legal and research positions at the United States Department of Agriculture and as an intellectual property consultant to the United States Agency for International Development. She has also worked in legal and regulatory divisions of Alltech, a global leader in the animal feed industry. Ms. Giacometto received her Bachelor of Science in biology from Howard University, a Master s of Science in molecular genetics from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. We believe that Ms. Giacometto s government experience and leadership roles bring valuable strategic and analytical skills and qualify her to serve on our Board of Directors.