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B. Resumes of Our Ke,y Staff 1. James L. Mercer, President Mr. Mercer holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the same institution. He has also received a Certificate in Municipal Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Cornell University. Mr. Mercer is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and has more than 23 years of experience in executive search and management consulting. He has authored or co-authored five books and has written mare than 200 articles on various management topics. His experience covers the following functional areas: executive search, organization and operations analysis, management systems, productivity improvement, seminars/training, goal setting, strategic planning, privatization, government, consolidation, and general consulting. Prior to founding The Mercer Group, Inc., Mr. Mercer held positions as President af Mercer, Slavin & Nevins, Inc.; Regional Vice President of Wolfe & Associates, Inc.; as Partner and Vice President of Korn/Ferry International; General Manager of Battelle Southern Operations; National Program Director for Public Technology, Inc.; and Assistant City Manager of Raleigh, North Carolina. He has also been President of Jam�s Mercer& Associates, Inc., and has served as Director of Government Consulting Services for Coopers & Lybrand in both the Southeast and Southwest, as well as Director of the Industrial Extension Division for Georgia Tech. 2. Thomas C. Dority. Senior Vice President Mr. Dority is a career city manager with over 25 years experience in public policy development, finance, budgeting, employee relations and management of public safety, public works and community development. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan City Management Association. A member of the adjunct faculty of Eastern and Western Michigan Universities, he is associated with the Institute tar Community and Regional Development for goal-setting and team building with Michigan cities and has taught a graduate seminar in local government administration. He has published articles in Ohio and Michigan municipal publications on financial and human resources issues. Mr. Dority is a former member of the Boards of the Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies and the Museum Associates of Michigan State University. His other qualifications include: • Top manager in five local governments, employing up to 400 people, designing and executing major public policies, building successful working relationships with elected Boards. • Experienced facilitator of volunteer groups, mission planning, goals and consensus.