Kirk Michael Streckfus

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Calamos Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. The firm was founded by John Calamos, Sr. in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calamos Investments LLC, ultimately held by Calamos Family Partners, Inc. Calamos Advisors provides investment management services to institutional clients such as corporations and financial institutions, registered investment companies or mutual funds, closed-end funds, charitable institutions, foundations and endowments, corporate pensions, profit sharing and other retirement plans, municipalities, individuals, Taft-Hartley plans, and pooled investment vehicles.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

TAMRO Capital Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Alexandria, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2000 with Alleghany Asset Management, Inc. Alleghany was bought by ABN AMRO Group in February 2001. In June 2007, TAMRO closed on a management-led buyout of the assets of the firm from ABN AMRO Asset Management Holdings, Inc. The current firm assumed the TAMRO name as successor to the original company. The employees of TAMRO now own a majority of the firm through equity participation in TAMRO Management LLC. Minority owners are Northern Lights Midco LLC, who helped finance the management-led buyout, and Stellate Partners LLC, an institutional sales and marketing firm. TAMRO's clients include individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, public funds, trusts, and limited partnerships. They offer advisory services to wrap sponsors, and provide model portfolio services to several UMA programs. TAMRO also acts as sub-advisor to several mutual funds.