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Ambassador Carmen, 75, has served as a member of the Board since September 22, 2005. He also is a founding partner of Carmen, Carmen and Hugel in Washington, DC, now known as the Carmen Group, where he has been a senior consultant since 2004. The Carmen Group, which was founded in 1990, is a firm that provides lobbying services on a federal and state level as well as representation on legislative and regulatory matters. Its annual revenues places it among the top 25 lobbying firms in Washington, DC. Mr. Carmen was Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) from 1981 to 1984, when President Reagan appointed him U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva with the rank of ambassador. In 1989, he was appointed President and CEO of the Federal Asset Disposition Corporation (FADA), the predecessor of the current Resolution Trust Corporation. At that time FADA managed assets with an estimated aggregate value of $4 billion. Prior to his government service, Mr. Carmen owned a chain of automotive stores. Mr. Carmen currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Ezenia, Inc., and chairs the audit committee of that board. Other board memberships have included the Northeast Savings Bank, a $9 billion Connecticut bank acquired by Fleet; Federal Home Loan Bank Board of Boston; Gruen Marketing Corporation; and Mediplex. A lifelong resident of New Hampshire, Mr. Carmen served three terms as Chairman of that state’s Republican Party. Mr. Carmen is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. | 