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Dan DeRose (President)

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Dan DeRose is the founder and majority owner of DD Marketing (DDM). He has represented universities, community colleges, educational consortiums, K-12 school districts, corporations, professional athletic organizations, non-profits, municipalities and churches in revenue generation projects.

DeRose oversees all documents, processes & serves as lead negotiator for DDM contracts. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1984 from Colorado State University-Pueblo and his MBA in 1985, also from Colorado State University-Pueblo.

In 1995, DeRose was selected by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors as the "Fund Raiser of the Year" for his outstanding achievements in intercollegiate fund raising. As the Athletic Director at Colorado State University-Pueblo, DeRose raised over $7 million in corporate partnership monies in just five years.

DeRose has also developed a highly efficient and effective process for supply contracts relative to public institutions that has been tremendously successful across the country. These processes have garnered the most lucrative agreements in the history of K-12 education. DeRose is considered “the authority” in regards to Supply Contracts by the national media.

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Mike Roumph (Vice President)

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As Vice-President and Director of the Educational Division of DDM, Michael Roumph has played a key role in the success of the company and specializes in coordinating and developing Corporate Sponsorship Programs for educational entities.

Roumph's experience includes the due diligence required for construction of a successful Corporate Sponsorship Package. It is vital that every possible facility, location and event be analyzed as a possible source of revenue. Roumph, who received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1990 from Colorado State University-Pueblo, works closely with central administrators, site administrators and other pertinent parties to create a package with resell value.

Mr. Roumph will manage the sales effort in relation to the Corporate Sponsorship Program. He was responsible for creating and personally selling the first K-12 Corporate Sponsorship Program in the US.

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Tony Taibi (Chief Financial Officer)

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Tony Taibi joined DDM in June 1998 as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to management of all accounting for DDM, his responsibilities include overseeing all audit and management functions with regard to supply agreements.

Taibi, a 1976 graduate of Colorado State University-Pueblo, served as Accounting Manager and Comptroller at Colorado State University-Pueblo over a 20 year span. He then replaced DeRose as Athletic Director for 2 years before accepting his present position with DDM. He was responsible for the development of numerous financial reporting plans while at the University and served as an officer and President of the Athletic Booster Association.

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Rich Lane (Chief Operating Officer)

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Rich Lane joined DDM in September 2001 as Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of DDM as well as assisting DDM's president and vice president on strategic planning for the company.

Lane, who graduated from Colorado State University-Pueblo in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, served as Senior Production Manager at Quantum Corporation until 2001. He was responsible for managing the Production Organization of the Tape Drive Business Unit for Quantum in Colorado Springs, CO. At the peak of Quantum’s production operation, Lane was managing an organization of 750 employees, which included 20 managers.

Prior to joining Quantum in 1995, Lane was employed as a Senior Material Quality Engineer at Unisys for 10 years and a Nuclear Safety Engineer at Rockwell International for nearly two years.

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Brad Padula (Director of Production Services)

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