Weldon H. Latham joined the Board of Directors in December 1999, and currently serves on the Compensation and Nominating Committees. Mr. Latham has been a senior partner with the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine since July 2004. From 2000 until 2004, he was a senior partner at the law firm of Holland & Knight. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Latham was a partner at the law firm of Shaw Pittman Potts & Trowbridge. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Latham was a managing partner of the Virginia office of the law firm Reed, Smith, Shaw and McClay. From 1981-1986, Mr. Latham was the Vice President and General Counsel of Sterling Systems Inc., a software company that was acquired by Planning Research Corporation (PRC). Mr. Latham was appointed Executive Assistant and Counsel to the PRC Chairman and CEO. From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Latham served as General Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and previously served as Assistant General Counsel, Executive Office of the President (OMB) from 1973 to 1976. Mr. Latham holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Howard University, a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center, and an executive management certificate from the Amos Tuck Business School at Dartmouth College. |