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Source First Last Company TitleBill Nelson Louise Arnold HomemakerBob Casey William J Barkett Merjan Financial PresidentSchumer Anthony R Barkett StudentSchumer Lisa A Barkett Merjan Financial Attorney/HomemakerSchumer Joseph W Barkett Merjan FinancialLawyers Randall J. Baron Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerLawyers Vincent Bartolotta Jr. Thorsnes Bartolotta MAttorneySchumer Michael E Bendickson Absolute Resolutions President/CEODan Boren James Blue General Atomics Chairman and CEODan Boren Linden Blue General Atomics Vice ChairGary Peters Lewis Branscomb Harvard University Retired PhysicistLawyers Janice P. Brown Brown Law Group Founder and Senior PaLawyers Spencer A. Burkholz Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerLarry Kissell (D) Ramon Castillo CMF Distribution President

DSCC Peter Copen RetiredDSCC Patrick J. Coughlin Robbins, Geller et al Of CounselLawyers Patrick W. Daniels Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerDCCC Charles Davenport Chandan Power Syste PresidentLawyers Travis E. Downs, III Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerBob Casey Margaret Egler Federal CommunicatioRegional Counsel, WesDan Boren Gunter Enz Lawinfo.com CEOMark Begich Jeffrey Fink Self AttorneyMichael Bennet Pauline Foster Foster Investments RetiredGary Peters Minoru Fukuda Burnham Institute ScientistMark Udall Lawrence E. Goldenhersh Enviance Inc President and CEODCCC Lynn E. Gorguze Cameron Holdings President and CEOBrian SchweitzeEileen Haag Retired

Jay Nixon Blake Harper Hulett Harper Stewart, Attorney

Adam Smith (D) Chris Haudenschild CliniComp CEO

Bob Casey Lawrence Hess Lehbros, Ltd Real EstateLawyers Craig Higgs Higgs, Fletcher & Mac AttorneyBob Casey Helen Jean Hodges Robbins, Geller et al Of CounselTom Udall Joel Holliday Charles Lee Powell Fo President and CEOJohn Salazar (D) Richard Hunter Hunter Industries CEO

Lawyers Eric A. Isaacson Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerDSCC Paul Jacobs QUALCOMM IncorporaChairman and CEOSander Levin John Jenrette Sharp Community MedCEODCCC Elizabeth Keadle Life Technologies CorpNick Rahall Sami Ladeki Ladeki Restaurant GroOwnerLawyers Arthur C. Leahy Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerNick Rahall Christopher Lischewski Bumble Bee Foods President and CEODennis Kucinich Charles Lowery Pacific Bakery President

Bill Nelson Gregory Lucier Life Technologies CorpCEO and ChairmanKen Salazar (D) Luis Maizel LM Capital Group LLC President

DSCC Brian C. Malk Midtown Niki Group Founding PartnerSchumer Daniel R Maurer Intuit Consumer Grou Senior Vice PresidentSchumer Carl W Melcher Physician/RetiredDCCC Sandra Mollenauer San Diego State UniverEmeritus ProfessorDSCC John J. Moores JMI INC FounderBetty Sutton Jenny Mudge RetiredMark Udall Rudolph P. Murillo Scripps Institution of Director, State GoverLawyers Randall D. Naiman Naiman Law Group, P FounderNick Rahall Thomas Nassif Western Growers AssoCEORobert MenendeBlair Nicholas Bernstein Litowitz Be PartnerBob Casey Keith F Park Robbins, Geller et al Attorney/PartnerLawyers Steven W. Pepich Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerSchumer Gareth "Gary" Perl Fragomen, Del Rey et aAttorney/PartnerLawyers Theodore Pintar Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerBob Casey Darren J Robbins Robbins, Geller et al PartnerEvan Bayh John Robbins Bexil American Mortg President and CEOMark Begich Kimberly Robbins HomemakerBob Casey David I Roberts General Atomics Senior Vice PresidentSchumer Jeremiah B Robins Fallbrook TechnologieDirectorBob Casey David Rogers Accelrys Inc Scientific Director of Tom Udall Philip Salvagio Salmen Insurance CEOLawyers James Sandler Sandler, Lasry, Laube, PartnerDSCC Lynn A. Schenk Law Office of Lynn Sc AttorneySharrod Brown James Silverwood Affirmed Housing Gro President & CEOLawyers Leonard B. Simon Robbins, Geller, Rud Of CounselDCCC Star S. Soltan Law Offices of Star SoltanLawyers Nancy Stagg Foley & Lardner PartnerRobert MenendeDavid Stickney Bernstein Litowitz Be PartnerTom Udall Lawrence Stidham Stidham Law Offices PartnerLawyers John J. Stoia, Jr. Robbins, Geller, Rud Of CounselCarl Levin Kenneth Tang Trex Enterprises CEOLarry Kissell (D) Jack Tempchin Self Publisher

DCCC Katina Tsakopoulos AKT Development ConsultantDCCC Jan S. Tuttleman Self ConsultantLawyers Marc Umeda Robbins Umeda LLP Senior CounselMark Begich Alan Viterbi Liquid Environmental President and CEOMark Udall William Wachob Bill Wachob & AssociaOwnerDCCC Cynthia Walk UC San Diego Professor EmeritusLawyers David C. Walton Robbins, Geller, Rud PartnerLawyers David Watson Duane Morris LLP PartnerLawyers Shirli Weiss DLA Piper Partner

Bill Nelson Dolores Welty RetiredRobert MenendePhilip Wilkinson Entravision CommunicDirector and ConsultanSchumer Kurt W Williams American Medical ResCOODSCC Daniel Yankelovich Viewpoint Learning Chairman and Co-Foun

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$50.00 - RICHARDSON, BILL (G) - 11/1/2006Her late husband was the founder and chairman of UC San Diego's chemistry department

[email protected]$4,000.00 - Council for a Livable World - 2/21/2006$900.00 - PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA - 10/5/2005 head of big finance company, history of giving to Democratic Senate candidates $2,400.00 - Harry Reid (D) - 6/30/2009$2,000.00 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte - 8/31/2006$1,000.00 - Kathleen Troia McFarland (R) - 2/6/2006$500.00 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte - 06/07/2007Randall J. Baron specializes in securities litigation, corporate takeover litigation and breach of fiduciary duty actions. For more than a decade, Mr. Baron has headed up a team of lawyers who have been instrumental in shaping merger and acquisition, and breach of fiduciary duty litigation throughout the country. By focusing on an in-depth understanding of merger and acquisition and breach of fiduciary duty law, an ability to work under extreme time pressures, and the experience and willingness to take a case through trial, Mr. Baron has been responsible for obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in additional consideration for shareholders.Bartolotta and his wife Judy reside in Rancho Santa Fe. He remains an active soccer player and sometime golfer.Mike is considered an expert in the industry and is invited to speak at conferences nationwide on topics ranging from debt buying to collections and analytics.-$1,230.00 - John Ensign (R) - 6/7/2005

[email protected]'s contributions to the aeronautical, energy, and military sciences were recognized by the Industrial Research Institute in 2010 when he was presented the IRI Achievement Award.[Toward A Law of Global Communications Networks.They have a son, Harvie H. Branscomb of El Jebel, CO, a daughter Katharine C Branscomb Kelley of Woodside, California, and a granddaughter Clara Louise Kelley.Looking towards the FutureFor Janice Brown, the future will include even more community involvement. Janice loves the business of law and loves to help her colleagues and clients reach their goals, personal and business. Brown Law Group’s client-focused approach of doing business has always meant a collaborative, non-competitive environment that has benefited staff and clients alike.$500.00 - DANN, MARC - 09/28/2006Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.

[email protected] Ramon’s business experience is extensive, having worked for both large and small firms. This includes General Dynamics, Northrop, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, and Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, as well as his own small law firm.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.” Patrick J. Coughlin has been lead counsel for several major securities matters, including one of the largest class action securities cases to go to trial, In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig., No. C-84-20148 (N.D. Cal.).Additional prominent securities class actions prosecuted by Mr. Coughlin include the Enron litigation, in which $7.2 billion was recovered; the Qwest litigation, in which a $445 million recovery was obtained; and the HealthSouth litigation, in which a $671 million recovery was obtained.In advancing international standards on human rights, Mr. Daniels was a lead counsel in an international coalition of attorneys and human rights groups that won a historic settlement with major United States clothing retailers and manufacturers, including The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, on behalf of a class of over 50,000 predominantly female Chinese garment workers on the island of Saipan in an action seeking to hold the Saipan garment industry responsible for creating a system of indentured servitude and forced labor in the island’s garment factories. The coalition obtained an unprecedented agreement for supervision of working conditions in the Saipan factories by an independent NGO, as well as a substantial multi-million dollar compensation award for the workers.Mr. Daniels is based at the Firm’s headquarters in San Diego and is frequently resident in the Firm's Manhattan office.$250.00 - Nick Lampson (D) - 10/27/2005Mr. Downs specializes in shareholder derivative and class action litigation, and has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for corporations and shareholders injured by faithless corporate fiduciaries. Mr. Downs has extensive experience in federal and state shareholder litigation. Recently, he lead a team of lawyers who successfully prosecuted over sixty-five stock option backdating derivative actions pending in state and federal courts across the country, including: In re Marvell Tech. Group, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($54 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re McAfee, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re KB Home Deriv. Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Juniper Networks Derivative Litig. ($22.7 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); and In re Nvidia Corp. Derivative Litig. ($15 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements).Mr. Downs was born in Quonset Point, Rhode Island in 1963. In 1985, he earned a Bachelors of Arts, with honors, in History from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. After college, Mr. Downs worked at Procter & Gamble. In 1990, Mr. Downs earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Downs was admitted to the California Bar in 1990, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Mr. Downs is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars and has lectured on a variety of topics related to shareholder derivative and class action litigation.$2,100.00 - Bob Casey (D) - 10/20/2006-$800.00 - Tom Cole (R) - 6/30/2006Started lawinfo.com in 1994. Mostly donates to Republicans$500.00 - Patricia A Madrid (D) - 06/14/2006

With vision, knowledge and caring, Pauline embraces her community, her faith and her friends with dedication, love and constancy. Women's International Center takes great privilege to present the 1995 San Diego Legacy Award to Pauline [email protected]

$100.00 - GRANHOLM, JENNIFER M (G) - 9/13/2006 Professor and Director of the Glycobiology Program at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego.$400.00 - Daniel K Akaka (D) - 09/08/2006Mr. Goldenhersh blends the entrepreneurial experience of founding and managing Enviance with a successful 15-year career in the practice of law with one of the nation's most prestigious law firms. Mr. Goldenhersh founded Enviance in 1999 to drive a sea change in compliance management by leveraging the revolutionary power of the InternetShe was awarded the Washington University Olin School of Business Distinguished Business Alumni Award for 2006.$200.00 - ROSAPEPE, JIM - 10/31/2006Haag published community newspapers for more than 20 years and has provided consulting services to a variety of clients. After the Witch Creek fires of 2007, she chaired the RB United Coalition, to help Rancho Bernardo recover and rebuild after losing more than 300 homes. She has also chaired the board of directors at Casa de las Campanas, a continuing care retirement community, the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation and has served on the board of the Poway Center for Performing Arts Foundation. She has been named a Salvation Army Woman of Dedication, a Soroptimist Woman of Distinction, and has been inducted into the Rancho Bernardo Hall of Fame.

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Mr. Haudenschild holds a bachelor's in physics from San Diego State University and a master's in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).-$200.00 - GRANHOLM, JENNIFER M (G) - 6/30/2006

[email protected] Higgs has tried over 50 jury trials and scores of arbitrations. He is past president of both the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was a member of and chairman of the California State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation as well as a member of the University of San Diego, School of Law Board of Visitors. He has been named San Diego County Bar Association’s Legal Professional of the Year.Helen J. Hodges received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1979. While attending Oklahoma State, Ms. Hodges obtained her private pilot’s license and in 1980 was a member of Oklahoma State’s flying team, which won top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Ms. Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983, where she was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was admitted to the State Bars of Oklahoma in 1983 and California in 1987.Ms. Hodges was a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and served as the law clerk for the Penn Square cases in the Western District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hodges has been involved in numerous securities class actions, including: Knapp v. Gomez, Civ. No. 87-0067-H(M) (S.D. Cal.), in which a plaintiffs’ verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 class action; Nat’l Health Labs, which was settled for $64 million; Thurber v. Mattel, which was settled for $122 million and Dynegy, which settled for $474 million. Beginning in 2001, Ms. Hodges focused on the prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.2 billion) was obtained for investors.500 - SALAS, MARY - 10/04/2006President & CEO of Charles Lee Powell Foundation, which supports science and engineering educational programs$2,100.00 - Michael McGavick (R) - 8/22/2006Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.Mr. Isaacson has received awards for his pro bono work from the California State Bar and the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and in 2009 he received the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Annual Award for Volunteer Service, which was awarded by the Rev. William G. Sinkford at the Association’s 48th General Assembly in Salt Lake City.Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.

[email protected]$2,000.00 - Dianne Feinstein (D) - 08/29/2005Paul E. Jacobs received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley. $500.00 - Sander Levin (D) - 5/17/2010-$2,822.00 - Francine P Busby (D) - 10/13/2006$468.00 - Juan Vargas (D) - 11/15/2005Sami Ladeki founded Sammy's Woodfired Pizza and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ladeki founded Ladeki Restaurant Group in 1989 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Owner. .Arthur C. Leahy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Point Loma College in 1987. In 1990, Mr. Leahy graduated cum laude and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Leahy authored an article published in the San Diego Law Review. In addition, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After law school, Mr. Leahy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alan C. Kay of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.Mr. Leahy is a founding partner of the Firm and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Leahy works on securities actions in which his clients have recovered over one billion dollars. Mr. Leahy is a member of the California Bar and has been admitted in numerous federal courts throughout the country.$1,000.00 - Conrad Burns (R) - 3/14/2005$500.00 - Francine P Busby (D) - 5/20/2006

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Her late husband was the founder and chairman of UC San Diego's chemistry department-$4,000.00 - Council for a Livable World - 2/21/2006$900.00 - PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA - 10/5/2005 head of big finance company, history of giving to Democratic Senate candidates

$2,000.00 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte - 8/31/2006$1,000.00 - Kathleen Troia McFarland (R) - 2/6/2006$500.00 - Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte - 06/07/2007Randall J. Baron specializes in securities litigation, corporate takeover litigation and breach of fiduciary duty actions. For more than a decade, Mr. Baron has headed up a team of lawyers who have been instrumental in shaping merger and acquisition, and breach of fiduciary duty litigation throughout the country. By focusing on an in-depth understanding of merger and acquisition and breach of fiduciary duty law, an ability to work under extreme time pressures, and the experience and willingness to take a case through trial, Mr. Baron has been responsible for obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in additional consideration for shareholders.Bartolotta and his wife Judy reside in Rancho Santa Fe. He remains an active soccer player and sometime golfer.Mike is considered an expert in the industry and is invited to speak at conferences nationwide on topics ranging from debt buying to collections and analytics.

Blue's contributions to the aeronautical, energy, and military sciences were recognized by the Industrial Research Institute in 2010 when he was presented the IRI Achievement Award.[Toward A Law of Global Communications Networks.They have a son, Harvie H. Branscomb of El Jebel, CO, a daughter Katharine C Branscomb Kelley of Woodside, California, and a granddaughter Clara Louise Kelley.For Janice Brown, the future will include even more community involvement. Janice loves the business of law and loves to help her colleagues and clients reach their goals, personal and business. Brown Law Group’s client-focused approach of doing business has always meant a collaborative, non-competitive environment that has benefited staff and clients alike.Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.Ramon’s business experience is extensive, having worked for both large and small firms. This includes General Dynamics, Northrop, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, and Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, as well as his own small law firm.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.” Patrick J. Coughlin has been lead counsel for several major securities matters, including one of the largest class action securities cases to go to trial, In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig., No. C-84-20148 (N.D. Cal.).Additional prominent securities class actions prosecuted by Mr. Coughlin include the Enron litigation, in which $7.2 billion was recovered; the Qwest litigation, in which a $445 million recovery was obtained; and the HealthSouth litigation, in which a $671 million recovery was obtained.In advancing international standards on human rights, Mr. Daniels was a lead counsel in an international coalition of attorneys and human rights groups that won a historic settlement with major United States clothing retailers and manufacturers, including The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, on behalf of a class of over 50,000 predominantly female Chinese garment workers on the island of Saipan in an action seeking to hold the Saipan garment industry responsible for creating a system of indentured servitude and forced labor in the island’s garment factories. The coalition obtained an unprecedented agreement for supervision of working conditions in the Saipan factories by an independent NGO, as well as a substantial multi-million dollar compensation award for the workers.Mr. Daniels is based at the Firm’s headquarters in San Diego and is frequently resident in the Firm's Manhattan office.

Mr. Downs specializes in shareholder derivative and class action litigation, and has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for corporations and shareholders injured by faithless corporate fiduciaries. Mr. Downs has extensive experience in federal and state shareholder litigation. Recently, he lead a team of lawyers who successfully prosecuted over sixty-five stock option backdating derivative actions pending in state and federal courts across the country, including: In re Marvell Tech. Group, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($54 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re McAfee, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re KB Home Deriv. Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Juniper Networks Derivative Litig. ($22.7 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); and In re Nvidia Corp. Derivative Litig. ($15 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements).Mr. Downs was born in Quonset Point, Rhode Island in 1963. In 1985, he earned a Bachelors of Arts, with honors, in History from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. After college, Mr. Downs worked at Procter & Gamble. In 1990, Mr. Downs earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Downs was admitted to the California Bar in 1990, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Mr. Downs is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars and has lectured on a variety of topics related to shareholder derivative and class action litigation.

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With vision, knowledge and caring, Pauline embraces her community, her faith and her friends with dedication, love and constancy. Women's International Center takes great privilege to present the 1995 San Diego Legacy Award to Pauline Foster.$100.00 - GRANHOLM, JENNIFER M (G) - 9/13/2006 Professor and Director of the Glycobiology Program at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Mr. Goldenhersh blends the entrepreneurial experience of founding and managing Enviance with a successful 15-year career in the practice of law with one of the nation's most prestigious law firms. Mr. Goldenhersh founded Enviance in 1999 to drive a sea change in compliance management by leveraging the revolutionary power of the InternetShe was awarded the Washington University Olin School of Business Distinguished Business Alumni Award for 2006.Haag published community newspapers for more than 20 years and has provided consulting services to a variety of clients. After the Witch Creek fires of 2007, she chaired the RB United Coalition, to help Rancho Bernardo recover and rebuild after losing more than 300 homes. She has also chaired the board of directors at Casa de las Campanas, a continuing care retirement community, the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation and has served on the board of the Poway Center for Performing Arts Foundation. She has been named a Salvation Army Woman of Dedication, a Soroptimist Woman of Distinction, and has been inducted into the Rancho Bernardo Hall of Fame.$1,000.00 - Francine P Busby (D) - 1/19/2006

Mr. Haudenschild holds a bachelor's in physics from San Diego State University and a master's in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).-$200.00 - GRANHOLM, JENNIFER M (G) - 6/30/2006

Craig Higgs has tried over 50 jury trials and scores of arbitrations. He is past president of both the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was a member of and chairman of the California State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation as well as a member of the University of San Diego, School of Law Board of Visitors. He has been named San Diego County Bar Association’s Legal Professional of the Year.Helen J. Hodges received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1979. While attending Oklahoma State, Ms. Hodges obtained her private pilot’s license and in 1980 was a member of Oklahoma State’s flying team, which won top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Ms. Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983, where she was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was admitted to the State Bars of Oklahoma in 1983 and California in 1987.Ms. Hodges was a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and served as the law clerk for the Penn Square cases in the Western District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hodges has been involved in numerous securities class actions, including: Knapp v. Gomez, Civ. No. 87-0067-H(M) (S.D. Cal.), in which a plaintiffs’ verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 class action; Nat’l Health Labs, which was settled for $64 million; Thurber v. Mattel, which was settled for $122 million and Dynegy, which settled for $474 million. Beginning in 2001, Ms. Hodges focused on the prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.2 billion) was obtained for investors.President & CEO of Charles Lee Powell Foundation, which supports science and engineering educational programs$2,100.00 - Michael McGavick (R) - 8/22/2006Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.Mr. Isaacson has received awards for his pro bono work from the California State Bar and the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and in 2009 he received the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Annual Award for Volunteer Service, which was awarded by the Rev. William G. Sinkford at the Association’s 48th General Assembly in Salt Lake City.Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.$2,000.00 - Dianne Feinstein (D) - 08/29/2005Paul E. Jacobs received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Sami Ladeki founded Sammy's Woodfired Pizza and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ladeki founded Ladeki Restaurant Group in 1989 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Owner. .Arthur C. Leahy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Point Loma College in 1987. In 1990, Mr. Leahy graduated cum laude and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Leahy authored an article published in the San Diego Law Review. In addition, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After law school, Mr. Leahy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alan C. Kay of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.Mr. Leahy is a founding partner of the Firm and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Leahy works on securities actions in which his clients have recovered over one billion dollars. Mr. Leahy is a member of the California Bar and has been admitted in numerous federal courts throughout the country.

$2,791.47 - CITIZENS TO SAVE CALIFORNIA YES ON PROPOSITIONS 74 & 76 - 02/10/2005

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Randall J. Baron specializes in securities litigation, corporate takeover litigation and breach of fiduciary duty actions. For more than a decade, Mr. Baron has headed up a team of lawyers who have been instrumental in shaping merger and acquisition, and breach of fiduciary duty litigation throughout the country. By focusing on an in-depth understanding of merger and acquisition and breach of fiduciary duty law, an ability to work under extreme time pressures, and the experience and willingness to take a case through trial, Mr. Baron has been responsible for obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars in additional consideration for shareholders.

Mike is considered an expert in the industry and is invited to speak at conferences nationwide on topics ranging from debt buying to collections and analytics.

Blue's contributions to the aeronautical, energy, and military sciences were recognized by the Industrial Research Institute in 2010 when he was presented the IRI Achievement Award.[They have a son, Harvie H. Branscomb of El Jebel, CO, a daughter Katharine C Branscomb Kelley of Woodside, California, and a granddaughter Clara Louise Kelley.For Janice Brown, the future will include even more community involvement. Janice loves the business of law and loves to help her colleagues and clients reach their goals, personal and business. Brown Law Group’s client-focused approach of doing business has always meant a collaborative, non-competitive environment that has benefited staff and clients alike.Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.Ramon’s business experience is extensive, having worked for both large and small firms. This includes General Dynamics, Northrop, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, and Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, as well as his own small law firm.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.” Patrick J. Coughlin has been lead counsel for several major securities matters, including one of the largest class action securities cases to go to trial, In re Apple Computer Sec. Litig., No. C-84-20148 (N.D. Cal.).Additional prominent securities class actions prosecuted by Mr. Coughlin include the Enron litigation, in which $7.2 billion was recovered; the Qwest litigation, in which a $445 million recovery was obtained; and the HealthSouth litigation, in which a $671 million recovery was obtained.In advancing international standards on human rights, Mr. Daniels was a lead counsel in an international coalition of attorneys and human rights groups that won a historic settlement with major United States clothing retailers and manufacturers, including The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, on behalf of a class of over 50,000 predominantly female Chinese garment workers on the island of Saipan in an action seeking to hold the Saipan garment industry responsible for creating a system of indentured servitude and forced labor in the island’s garment factories. The coalition obtained an unprecedented agreement for supervision of working conditions in the Saipan factories by an independent NGO, as well as a substantial multi-million dollar compensation award for the workers.


With vision, knowledge and caring, Pauline embraces her community, her faith and her friends with dedication, love and constancy. Women's International Center takes great privilege to present the 1995 San Diego Legacy Award to Pauline Foster.$100.00 - GRANHOLM, JENNIFER M (G) - 9/13/2006 Professor and Director of the Glycobiology Program at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Diego.

Mr. Goldenhersh blends the entrepreneurial experience of founding and managing Enviance with a successful 15-year career in the practice of law with one of the nation's most prestigious law firms. Mr. Goldenhersh founded Enviance in 1999 to drive a sea change in compliance management by leveraging the revolutionary power of the Internet

Haag published community newspapers for more than 20 years and has provided consulting services to a variety of clients. After the Witch Creek fires of 2007, she chaired the RB United Coalition, to help Rancho Bernardo recover and rebuild after losing more than 300 homes. She has also chaired the board of directors at Casa de las Campanas, a continuing care retirement community, the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation and has served on the board of the Poway Center for Performing Arts Foundation. She has been named a Salvation Army Woman of Dedication, a Soroptimist Woman of Distinction, and has been inducted into the Rancho Bernardo Hall of Fame.

Mr. Haudenschild holds a bachelor's in physics from San Diego State University and a master's in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Craig Higgs has tried over 50 jury trials and scores of arbitrations. He is past president of both the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was a member of and chairman of the California State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation as well as a member of the University of San Diego, School of Law Board of Visitors. He has been named San Diego County Bar Association’s Legal Professional of the Year.Helen J. Hodges received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1979. While attending Oklahoma State, Ms. Hodges obtained her private pilot’s license and in 1980 was a member of Oklahoma State’s flying team, which won top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Ms. Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983, where she was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was admitted to the State Bars of Oklahoma in 1983 and California in 1987.Ms. Hodges was a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and served as the law clerk for the Penn Square cases in the Western District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hodges has been involved in numerous securities class actions, including: Knapp v. Gomez, Civ. No. 87-0067-H(M) (S.D. Cal.), in which a plaintiffs’ verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 class action; Nat’l Health Labs, which was settled for $64 million; Thurber v. Mattel, which was settled for $122 million and Dynegy, which settled for $474 million. Beginning in 2001, Ms. Hodges focused on the prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.2 billion) was obtained for investors.

Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.Mr. Isaacson has received awards for his pro bono work from the California State Bar and the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and in 2009 he received the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Annual Award for Volunteer Service, which was awarded by the Rev. William G. Sinkford at the Association’s 48th General Assembly in Salt Lake City.Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.Paul E. Jacobs received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Sami Ladeki founded Sammy's Woodfired Pizza and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ladeki founded Ladeki Restaurant Group in 1989 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Owner. .Arthur C. Leahy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Point Loma College in 1987. In 1990, Mr. Leahy graduated cum laude and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Leahy authored an article published in the San Diego Law Review. In addition, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After law school, Mr. Leahy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alan C. Kay of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.Mr. Leahy is a founding partner of the Firm and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Leahy works on securities actions in which his clients have recovered over one billion dollars. Mr. Leahy is a member of the California Bar and has been admitted in numerous federal courts throughout the country.


For Janice Brown, the future will include even more community involvement. Janice loves the business of law and loves to help her colleagues and clients reach their goals, personal and business. Brown Law Group’s client-focused approach of doing business has always meant a collaborative, non-competitive environment that has benefited staff and clients alike.Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.” Additional prominent securities class actions prosecuted by Mr. Coughlin include the Enron litigation, in which $7.2 billion was recovered; the Qwest litigation, in which a $445 million recovery was obtained; and the HealthSouth litigation, in which a $671 million recovery was obtained.In advancing international standards on human rights, Mr. Daniels was a lead counsel in an international coalition of attorneys and human rights groups that won a historic settlement with major United States clothing retailers and manufacturers, including The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, on behalf of a class of over 50,000 predominantly female Chinese garment workers on the island of Saipan in an action seeking to hold the Saipan garment industry responsible for creating a system of indentured servitude and forced labor in the island’s garment factories. The coalition obtained an unprecedented agreement for supervision of working conditions in the Saipan factories by an independent NGO, as well as a substantial multi-million dollar compensation award for the workers.


With vision, knowledge and caring, Pauline embraces her community, her faith and her friends with dedication, love and constancy. Women's International Center takes great privilege to present the 1995 San Diego Legacy Award to Pauline Foster.

Mr. Goldenhersh blends the entrepreneurial experience of founding and managing Enviance with a successful 15-year career in the practice of law with one of the nation's most prestigious law firms. Mr. Goldenhersh founded Enviance in 1999 to drive a sea change in compliance management by leveraging the revolutionary power of the Internet



Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.Mr. Isaacson has received awards for his pro bono work from the California State Bar and the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and in 2009 he received the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Annual Award for Volunteer Service, which was awarded by the Rev. William G. Sinkford at the Association’s 48th General Assembly in Salt Lake City.Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.Paul E. Jacobs received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1984, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1989 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Arthur C. Leahy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Point Loma College in 1987. In 1990, Mr. Leahy graduated cum laude and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Leahy authored an article published in the San Diego Law Review. In addition, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After law school, Mr. Leahy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alan C. Kay of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.Mr. Leahy is a founding partner of the Firm and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Leahy works on securities actions in which his clients have recovered over one billion dollars. Mr. Leahy is a member of the California Bar and has been admitted in numerous federal courts throughout the country.


For Janice Brown, the future will include even more community involvement. Janice loves the business of law and loves to help her colleagues and clients reach their goals, personal and business. Brown Law Group’s client-focused approach of doing business has always meant a collaborative, non-competitive environment that has benefited staff and clients alike.Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.”

In advancing international standards on human rights, Mr. Daniels was a lead counsel in an international coalition of attorneys and human rights groups that won a historic settlement with major United States clothing retailers and manufacturers, including The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan and Calvin Klein, on behalf of a class of over 50,000 predominantly female Chinese garment workers on the island of Saipan in an action seeking to hold the Saipan garment industry responsible for creating a system of indentured servitude and forced labor in the island’s garment factories. The coalition obtained an unprecedented agreement for supervision of working conditions in the Saipan factories by an independent NGO, as well as a substantial multi-million dollar compensation award for the workers.




Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.Mr. Isaacson has received awards for his pro bono work from the California State Bar and the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, and in 2009 he received the Unitarian Universalist Association President’s Annual Award for Volunteer Service, which was awarded by the Rev. William G. Sinkford at the Association’s 48th General Assembly in Salt Lake City.Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.

Arthur C. Leahy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Point Loma College in 1987. In 1990, Mr. Leahy graduated cum laude and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. While in law school, Mr. Leahy authored an article published in the San Diego Law Review. In addition, he served as a judicial extern for the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. After law school, Mr. Leahy served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Alan C. Kay of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.


Spencer A. Burkholz is a partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. Mr. Burkholz specializes in securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors and was one of the lead trial attorneys in the Household securities class action that resulted in a jury verdict on liability and per share damages in favor of investors in May 2009. Mr. Burkholz represented public and private institutional investors in the Enron, WorldCom, Qwest and Cisco securities actions that have recovered billions of dollars for investors. Mr. Burkholz is currently representing large institutional investors in actions involving the credit crisis.

It’s been well over 30 years and Walkabout continues to graduate students from a program that’s been acknowledged as one of the top 40 experiential programs by the U.S. Department of Education. But awards and high rankings only serve to highlight the quality of an education that’s tied to the personal growth of a student. Ask Peter about the positive outcomes of the Walkabout school and his first response is “An enormous positive shift in self-esteem.”





Involved with irrigation since childhood, Richard "Dick" Hunter spent many summers working alongside his father, Ed Hunter, from whom he was taught a deep appreciation for engineering and innovation. A rocket scientist by trade, Dick holds a B.A. in Math and Physics from Whitman College, and an M.S. in Aerospace Science and Engineering from the Columbia University. When he began working for Hunter Industries he spent most of his time overseeing operations companywide. He has served as CEO since 1993. He is a recipient of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants' Roy Williams Memorial Award and is a past President of the Irrigation Association (1989). While not leading Hunter Industries, Dick enjoys spending time with his wife Jan, his children, and his grandchildren. He is also an avid fan of skiing, as well as a dedicated fly fisherman and bridge player.

Mr. Isaacson served for several years as a member of the Board of Directors – and from March 2005 through June 2008 as Board President – of San Diego's Foundation for Change, an organization dedicated to funding and supporting community-led efforts to promote social equality, economic justice and environmental sustainability. Its grantees have included groups as diverse as Activist San Diego, the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, the Employee Rights Center, and the San Diego Audubon Society.







Helen J. Hodges received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1979. While attending Oklahoma State, Ms. Hodges obtained her private pilot’s license and in 1980 was a member of Oklahoma State’s flying team, which won top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Ms. Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983, where she was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was admitted to the State Bars of Oklahoma in 1983 and California in 1987.Ms. Hodges was a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and served as the law clerk for the Penn Square cases in the Western District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hodges has been involved in numerous securities class actions, including: Knapp v. Gomez, Civ. No. 87-0067-H(M) (S.D. Cal.), in which a plaintiffs’ verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 class action; Nat’l Health Labs, which was settled for $64 million; Thurber v. Mattel, which was settled for $122 million and Dynegy, which settled for $474 million. Beginning in 2001, Ms. Hodges focused on the prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.2 billion) was obtained for investors.











Mr. Downs specializes in shareholder derivative and class action litigation, and has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars for corporations and shareholders injured by faithless corporate fiduciaries. Mr. Downs has extensive experience in federal and state shareholder litigation. Recently, he lead a team of lawyers who successfully prosecuted over sixty-five stock option backdating derivative actions pending in state and federal courts across the country, including: In re Marvell Tech. Group, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($54 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re McAfee, Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Affiliated Computer Servs., Inc. Derivative Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re KB Home Deriv. Litig. ($30 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); In re Juniper Networks Derivative Litig. ($22.7 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements); and In re Nvidia Corp. Derivative Litig. ($15 million in financial relief and extensive corporate governance enhancements).







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