Since 2007, Ms. Bellows has been the majority controlling owner of W.S. Bellows Construction, a Houston-based general contractor founded in 1914 with experience constructing buildings in many market sectors, including healthcare, cultural arts, commercial, religious, renovation, and education. In addition to being majority controlling owner, since 2008 she has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the company. Ms. Bellows graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Fine Arts. Ms. Bellows has served the Houston community in numerous volunteer leadership and organizational roles over many years including serving on the boards of the Greater Houston Partnership, Rice University s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the American Heart Association, and the Rice Design Alliance. She currently serves on the board of DePelchin Children s Center and the advisory council of the Houston Arts Alliance. In spring of 2025, Ms. Bellows was selected from 1,400 alumni of Center for Houston s Future Business/Civic Leadership Forum alumni to be on an honor roll of 75 Leaders Who Stand Apart for their important work in the Houston region. Her fellow alumni recently voted to include her as one of the Top 25 to help celebrate the Center for Houston s Future 25th anniversary in 2025. The Company believes Ms. Bellows qualifications to serve on the board include her key leadership, risk management, operations, strategic planning and industry expertise that assists the board of directors in overseeing the Company s operations in addition to her knowledge of the communities the Company serves.