Mark G. Hilderbrand, General Partner
Mr. Hilderbrand joined Housatonic Partners in 2006, bringing more than ten years of private equity experience to the firm. Most recently, he was a General Partner at Onset Ventures. He previously worked at Summit Partners and Fox Paine & Company, where he focused on recapitalizations and buyouts of software and recurring services-related businesses. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hilderbrand worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

Mr. Hilderbrand holds a BS from Boston University, an MS from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a Director of On-Site Dental Care, Inc. and the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Northern California.

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Joseph M. Niehaus, General Partner
Mr. Niehaus was a Managing Director at Hellman & Friedman before joining Housatonic Partners in 2001. During his twelve-year career at Hellman & Friedman, he was involved in several of the firm's recurring services, media and communications investments including Eller Media, Falcon Cable, and Mitchell International. Earlier in his career, Mr. Niehaus was employed in the Merchant Banking and Mergers and Acquisitions departments at Morgan Stanley & Co.

Mr. Niehaus is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Harvard Business School. He is a Director of Aircraft Fasteners International, LLC; Braden Partners, LP; California Communications, LLC; Convergent Broadcasting, LLC; Ilios Partners, LLC; Precis Communications, LLC; and South Florida Media Group, LLC.

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Barry D. Reynolds, General Partner
Mr. Reynolds founded the San Francisco office of Housatonic Partners in 1998. Previously, he was with Trident Capital, a private equity group targeting information and business services companies. Prior to that, he was a Manager with Bain & Company. At Bain, he co-founded the Principal Investor Services practice, consulting to medium and large buyout funds and strategic buyers. During this time, he also worked with Bain Capital and Texas Pacific Group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Reynolds worked as an engineer for the General Electric Company.

Mr. Reynolds is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was the Ford Scholar. He is a Director of CaseCentral, Inc.; ProService Hawaii; ServiceSource International, LLC; Signature Wine Cellars, Inc.; and On-Site Dental Care, Inc.

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William N. Thorndike, General Partner
Mr. Thorndike founded Housatonic Partners in 1994. Prior to that, Mr. Thorndike worked with the Walker Publishing Company and T. Rowe Price Associates.

Mr. Thorndike is a graduate of Harvard College and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a Director of Access Information Management; Alta Colleges; Continental Fire & Safety Services, LLC; Carillon Assisted Living, LLC; Rapid Communications, LLC ; and a Trustee of the Groton School, the Boston Athenaeum, and the College of the Atlantic.

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John M. Chendo, Principal
Mr. Chendo joined Housatonic Partners in 2001. Prior to that, he managed corporate development and served as CFO for a venture capital-backed business software and services company, and was an Associate at the private equity firm Fox Paine & Company, where he focused on buyouts and recapitalizations of communications and services businesses. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chendo advised media and communications industry clients within the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Morgan Stanley & Co.

Mr. Chendo is a graduate of the School of Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Director of Access Information Management; Bay Communications, LLC; California Communications, LLC; Ilios Partners, LLC; ProService Hawaii; and South Florida Media Group, LLC.

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Karen E. Liesching, Principal
Ms. Liesching was a Vice President at State Street Bank and Trust Company before joining Housatonic Partners in 2000. During her tenure at State Street, Ms. Liesching specialized in providing highly structured financings to companies in the recurring services, media and communications industries. In particular, Ms. Liesching was responsible for developing State Street's lending practice in the security alarm monitoring industry.

Ms. Liesching is a graduate of Tufts University. She is a Director of Bay Communications, LLC; Liberty Towers, LLC; and MedOptions, LLC.

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Glenn Healey, Principal
Glenn Healey has managed nine different companies over the last 22 years ranging in size from $2 million to $90 million in revenue. He completed 45 transactions at those companies, including acquisition, financing and divestiture transactions.

Mr. Healey is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the University of Missouri and the Harvard Business School.  He is a Director of Continental Fire & Safety Services, LLC and Wind River Environmental, LLC.

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James L. Wilder, Principal
Mr. Wilder joined Housatonic Partners in 2001. Prior to that, he was an Associate with The Beacon Group, a private equity firm acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2000. While at Beacon, he focused on leveraged buyout investments in the energy and telecommunications sectors. Previously, Mr. Wilder worked in the Media and Telecommunications group at Lehman Brothers where he was involved with Mergers and Acquisition transactions for wireless services and cable companies.

Mr. Wilder is a graduate of Princeton University and the Harvard Business School. He is a Director of Aircraft Fasteners International, LLC; Convergent Broadcasting, LLC; MedOptions, LLC; and Vox Communications, LLC.

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John K. Locke, Senior Associate
John Locke joined Housatonic Partners in 2007 as a Senior Associate. Prior to that, he was an Associate at Summit Partners where he was involved in investments in the recurring and financial services sectors ranging in size from $25-300 million.

Mr. Locke is a magna cum laude graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

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Jill A. Raimondi, Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Housatonic Partners in 1999, Ms. Raimondi was the Controller at Trident Capital, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, California with over $1 billion in capital under management. Earlier in her career, Ms. Raimondi was a Manager with Ernst & Young in San Francisco.

Ms. Raimondi is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with a B.S. in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Amy L. Laforteza, Controller
Ms. Laforteza joined Housatonic Partners in 2000. Prior to that, she was a Manager with Ernst & Young in San Francisco.

Ms. Laforteza is a graduate of the University of California at Riverside with a B.S. in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Kirsi Fontenot, Tax Director
Before joining Housatonic Partners in 2002, Ms. Fontenot was with Ernst & Young, San Francisco for ten years. As a Senior Manager, she was the tax services executive for Ernst & Young's San Francisco Bay Area private equity clients and co-leader of its national private equity network.

Ms. Fontenot is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Charlotte D. MacDonald, Executive Assistant and Fund Administrator
Ms. MacDonald joined Housatonic Partners in December, 1996. She has over 20 years of office managerial experience and supports our Boston office.

Ms. MacDonald is a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College.

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Denise M. Ahern, Executive Assistant
Ms. Ahern joined Housatonic Partners in May, 2000 and brings over 20 years of administrative experience to Housatonic.  Ms. Ahern supports our Boston office.

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Michele Forrette, Executive Assistant
Ms. Forrette joined Housatonic Partners in April, 2003 and brings 10 years of administrative experience to Housatonic. Ms. Forrette supports our San Francisco office.

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