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Ms. Peterson has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2008. Ms. Peterson joins us with over 25 years of corporate financial experience having worked with companies in both the public and private environment. Most recently Ms. Peterson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Friedman's Inc. a jewelry retailer. From 2003 to 2007 Ms. Peterson held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carreker Corporation a publicly traded provider of payments-related software and consulting solutions to financial institutions. During her tenure Ms. Peterson was responsible for all aspects of the financial organization as well as human resources and information technology. From 1999 to 2003 Ms. Peterson was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Monarch Dental a publicly traded dental management company. Additional experience includes executive positions at Viacom Retail Stores Inc. and Pearle Vision Inc. Ms. Peterson received a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas in Austin and is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas. Additionally Ms. Peterson currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Family Place. | 