The Mera Board of Directors includes two members in addition to Mr. Beharry.
Gregory Kowal, Chairman
Gregory Kowal has served as a director of our company since June 2002. He cofounded First Honolulu Securities, Inc. in 1979 and remains a principal in that firm. He is currently Chairman of the Board and Portfolio Manager of First Honolulu Asset management and is on the financial advisory board of Concordia Financial, a California truck leasing servicing firm. He also served as President of Hawaii Tsunami Pro Soccer Incorporated. Prior to founding First Honolulu, he was associated with a large west coast regional brokerage firm. Mr. Kowal received his BS/BA from Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) in 1972. His area of concentration at Roosevelt included management and finance.
Kenneth Crowder
Mr. Crowder was elected to the Board of Directors of Mera Pharmaceuticals in September 2003. He also serves as President and CEO of Concordia Finance, a corporation which he founded in 1994. Mr. Crowder is a founding shareholder, and a member of the advisory board to the President, of Chino Commercial Bank, which opened in 2000. Mr. Crowder worked for 35 years as a scientist and engineer in the aerospace industry. He retired from Northrop Grumman in 1993. He received a BA from the University of California, Riverside, in 1960 and an MA from California State University, Long Beach, in 1966.