Howard E. Friedman has served as a Director since January 2015. He is the founding partner of Lanx Management LLC, a hedge fund of funds as well as having been the co-founder, publisher & chief executive officer of Watermark Press, Inc. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Friedman served as president and then chairman of the board of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ). In 2007 and in 2009, Washington Life Magazine listed Mr. Friedman as one of the 100 most powerful people in Washington D.C. From 2010 to 2012, he served as the president of the American Israel Educational Foundation, the charitable arm of AIPAC. He is the past chair of the board of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Mr. Friedman has served as president of the Baltimore Jewish Council and as president of JTA-The Global News Service of the Jewish People. He currently serves as the honorary chairman of the Board of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. In addition, Mr. Friedman serves on the boards of Touro College and University System, Talmudical Academy, and Lightstone Value Plus REIT I, Inc. Based on Mr. Friedman s extensive skills in finance, management, and investment matters, the Board believes Mr. Friedman has acquired the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills necessary to act in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and thus, the Board has concluded that Mr. Friedman should continue to serve as a director for the Company.