Allen D. Farris was appointed to the board of directors on September 24, 2004. Mr. Farris is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Eland Energy, Inc. and has held that position since December of 1999. Mr. Farris has thirty years of accounting and financial experience including financial reporting, treasury management, cash forecasting and budgeting, financial forecasting and modeling, computer system installation and maintenance, income tax planning, and maintaining banking relationships. His experience also includes both public and privately owned companies covering a broad range of industries at levels including Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Controller, and Tax Manager. Two specific areas of his expertise include all phases of the petroleum and real estate industries. Mr. Farris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute, Texas Society, and Dallas Chapter of CPAs, and a member of the Dallas Chapter of the Petroleum Accountants’ Society.