Mr. Mayes is the chairman of the board and portfolio manager of BlueCreek Investment Partners, LLC. A founding partner at the firm, Mr. Mayes began his career in financial planning and asset management in 1982 with Merrill Lynch. During his 20 years with the firm, he worked as a Portfolio Manager and also as a branch officer from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Mayes is active in the community, including serving as member of the board for the Huntsville Hospital Foundation and as a member of the Business Advisory Council for the University of Alabama – Huntsville. He is aslo a member of the board at The Buckley School of Public Speaking.

Alan L. Bagwell, CPA, serves as chief financial officer for BlueCreek. He also is the chief compliance officer for the firm, a registered securities principal, a registered financial advisor, and a registered financial operations principal (Finop). For more than 27 years, Mr. Bagwell worked in public accounting, helping individuals and small businesses with their income taxes and estate planning. He is known for his personalized attention for each individual. Mr. Bagwell has served on the boards of various civic organizations. At present, he is a member of the Arab (AL) City Industrial Development Board.

A founding partner at BlueCreek Investment Partners, Dr. Brooks is the senior quantitative analyst at the firm as well as a member of the board. In addition, Dr. Brooks is a professor of finance at The University of Alabama and is the president of Financial Risk Management, LLC.

Dr. Brooks has led executive training in derivatives to Korea Development Bank, Alabama Power, Ameren Energy, Aquila, Thotwave, and Southern Wholesale Energy. He taught the derivative securities section of “The Financial Analysts Review” program for the chartered financial analyst (CFA) exam in 1992, 1993, and 1998 until the present. Also for the CFA exam, he taught the debt securities section at Level II in 1999 and 2000.

Dr. Brooks received is Ph.D. in Finance from The University of Florida and his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Florida State University. He has published more than 55 articles, primarily on financial derivatives and debt securities, and authored the book Building Financial Derivatives Applications with C++.

Dr. Alexander is a Board Certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and joint replacement surgery. A graduate of Washington and Lee University in Virginia, he received his M.D. from Vanderbilt University. In 1987, he completed his orthopaedic residency at the Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1988, he completed a combined fellowship in joint replacement surgery and sports medicine, the former at New England Baptist Hospital and the latter at Children’s Hospital, both in Boston.

Mr. Houser initially served a career as a military pilot and manager of defense research programs, including defensive missiles in the Strategic Defense Initiative. He became the President and COO of MEVATEC Corporation in 1989 which was merged with BAE Systems in 2003. During this fourteen year span, MEVATEC grew from $50,000 in sales to over $120 million and won numerous awards for excellence. At BAE Systems, he continued to run daily operations for the merged business unit, but also worked in strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. In 2006, he became a senior consultant for mergers and acquisitions with ISI, an investment banking firm. Mr. Houser serves on several charitable, civic, and for profit boards.

Mr. Malone has taken the discipline and drive he used as a defensive end and special teams player for the Cleveland Browns, L.A. Raiders and Miami Dolphins into a successful business career. He is the CEO and president of Triana Industries, Inc. (TII), a manufacturer of wire harnesses and cable assemblies, primarily servicing the automotive industry. Under his leadership, TII received the “2001 Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Award” from the Business Council of Alabama, and United Technologies' “Minority Business Enterprise Supplier Excellence Award.”

Mr. Nichols is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of defense systems and information technology. He worked for the University of Michigan's Institute of Technology and McDonnell Douglas' Astronautics before forming his own company, Nichols Research, in 1976. Nichols Research was named one of the best small companies in the U.S. by Forbes, Fortune and Business Week, and it merged with Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) in 1999.

Mrs. Strickland has been operating a political consulting and fundraising business since 1990. Her clients include:  Luther Strange, Gov. Bob Riley, Gov. Haley Barbour, Congressman Mike Rogers, and State Rep. Paul DeMarco. From 1986 until 1990 Cindy operated at Paler Marketing, a full-service advertising agency in Decatur. Cindy serves on various community boards including the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Baker Foundation and is actively involved in a violin program operating in at-risk public schools in several counties.

Mrs. Strickland is married to Andy Strickland who has served as Jefferson County Attorney for forty years.