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Joseph E. Whitters, CPA, has been one of our independent directors since August 2003. Mr. Whitters has served on the board of Omnicell, a public medication-dispensing technology company since 2003 and is the chairman of its audit committee and has served as a director of Mentor Corp., a medical products company, since 2004, where he is chairman of the board and a member of the audit committee. Mr. Whitters was with First Health Group Corp., a managed health care company, where he most recently served as an executive vice president from March 2004 until the company was sold in January 2005. He joined First Health Group Corp. as its controller in October 1986, served as its vice president, finance from August 1987 to March 2004 and its chief financial officer from March 1988 to March 2004. From 1984 through 1986, he served as controller of United HealthCare Corp., a diversified medical services company. From 1983 to 1984, he served as manager of accounting and taxation for Overland Express, a publicly traded trucking company. From 1980 to 1983, he was a senior manager for tax matters at Peat Marwick, a public accounting firm. Mr. Whitters holds a B.A. degree in accounting from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. | 