The Skylight team is made up of professionals with more than 150 years of experience in finance, retail banking and electronic commerce. At Skylight we are dedicated to one goal: to be the premier resource for companies and individuals looking for smarter payroll and money management solutions.

Susan Sarty has more than 25 years of experience in banking operations, compliance and cash management, including all major aspects of electronic banking initiatives. Prior to joining Skylight Financial, Ms. Sarty served as a Senior Vice President with The Bankers Bank. There, she was responsible for:

• Correspondent daily cash management for more than 350 community financial institutions throughout the Southeast
• 280 merchant processing portfolios
• 260 agent bank credit card relationships
• 325 agent debit card portfolios
• Information System management
• Custom software development

Ms. Sarty is a graduate of Vanderbilt University's Graduate School of Bank Operations and Technology.

With more than 25 years of Business Development and Operations experience, Michael Meredith brings a wealth of knowledge to Skylight Financial.

Mr. Meredith joined Skylight Financial in December 2002 following a distinguished career of succeeding positions in the Pharmaceutical and Aerospace industries where he significantly contributed to corporate market strategy, development, implementation and growth.

Mr. Meredith holds a MBA degree from Pepperdine University and a BS-BA from the University of LaVerne.

Wendell Schanz has more than 35 years of experience in Sales Management and Technology Sales, financial and professional services industries. During his 25-year career at IBM, Mr. Schanz managed the worldwide sales and technical resources for one of the company's top 20 worldwide accounts.

Later, as the Director of National Accounts with Waste Management, Mr. Schanz helped develop the company's "national sales organization" model and guided its implementation with the company's largest national customer. Most recently, Mr. Schanz served as Regional Sales Manager, specializing in the development of financial analysis tools for a stored value payroll distribution company.

Mr. Schanz earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Mike Bryan has more than 14 years of experience in the field of information technology for the banking industry. Prior to joining Skylight in September of 1999, Mr. Bryan was Vice President of Systems Development for The Bankers Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent 10 years managing the bank's data processing area and developing custom banking software. Prior to that, Mr. Bryan worked for First Union National Bank in their financial systems area.

Mr. Bryan is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a B.S. degree in Computer Science.

Prior to joining Skylight in August 1999, Ms. Rainey served for eight years as Vice President of Operations for The Bankers Bank, Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Automated Clearing House Association (GACHA) for which she served as President from 1999-2002. In addition, she serves as a committee member and instructor for the Georgia Bankers Association, Southern Operations and Technology School. Her thirty-plus years of banking experience include associations with The Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank, First Union, and assisting in the start-up of a de novo.

Ms. Rainey is a graduate of the Georgia Community Bankers Association Certified Professional Banker graduate school program and is an accredited ACH Professional (AAP).

Donna Ingram has more than 25 years of experience in the field of accounting, with expertise in industries that include financial services, construction, agribusiness, technology and Internet service providers.

During the first 18 years of her career, Ms. Ingram worked in the field of public accounting. She was associated with several CPA firms, where she focused on audit, tax and client services.

She left public accounting to join The Intercept Group as Controller. During her tenure, Ms. Ingram helped guide the company through key acquisitions as well as their initial public offering. Later, Ms. Ingram joined Logical Choice Technologies as Vice President of Finance and Controller. In this position, she helped manage a corporate restructuring and the development of a new corporate accounting system. Prior to joining Skylight, Ms. Ingram served as the Controller for Virtual Wellness Network.

Ms. Ingram earned a B.A. in accounting from Millsaps College, where she graduated Cum Laude. She holds CPA certificates in both Mississippi and Georgia.

Susan Brown Whitman has more than 20 years of banking experience, including eight years with Firstar Bank (now known as U.S. Bank). Her experience includes management of product development, marketing, sales and account analysis billing. Ms. Brown-Whitman supervised a staff of approximately 75 treasury management team members in seven states, and among her achievements, Ms. Brown Whitman managed introduction of state-of-the-art online banking and image services. In addition her key responsibilities included product segmentation, positioning and development for team training and motivation, key account management, and overall product quality.

She also has experience in commercial lending, employee benefits, marketing and retail branch management experience.

Ms. Brown-Whitman earned a B.S. in Business from Miami University and an MBA from Ohio State University. In addition, she holds a permanent Certified Cash Manager designation.

Mark Lama has over 15 years of experience as a private equity investor and entrepreneur. Prior to joining Crossbow Ventures, Mark spent six years at UBS Capital Americas private equity group. At UBS Capital, he originated, led and managed numerous private equity investments, primarily in the technology and communications sectors. Prior to this, he spent five years at Chase Capital Partners private equity group, where he worked on over 30 transactions, including leverage buyouts, growth equity, and venture capital investments, investing over $100 million in the Retail, Publishing, Financial Services, Technology and Healthcare sectors. Mark received his MBA from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colombia University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Colgate University.

Daniel C. Staton is President and a Managing General Partner of The Walnut Group, a Cincinnati based, venture capital firm. Along with a number of other ventures, Mr. Staton served as COO and part owner of Duke Associates in Cincinnati. Under his leadership, Duke grew rapidly and in 1993 completed an IPO as a REIT, being listed on the NYSE as Duke Realty Investments, Inc. Today, Duke is one of the largest REIT's with a market cap of $5.5 billion.
Mr. Staton is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Storage Trust Realty (NYSE) and led its merger with Public Storage (NYSE "PSA"), where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. He served the City of Cincinnati as CEO of the Cincinnati Development Group and has been instrumental in the redevelopment of the downtown core area of Cincinnati. Mr. Staton has two bachelor's degrees: a BS in Finance from the University of Missouri, and a BS in Specialized Business from Ohio University.

Bruce V. Rauner is the Managing Principal of GTCR Golder Rauner, which he joined in 1981. Previously, Mr. Rauner was a strategic consultant for Bain & Company and an econometric analyst with Data Resources. He received a BA from Dartmouth College with Highest Distinction in economics, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from Harvard University.

Collin E. Roche is a Principal with GTCR Golder Rauner. Prior to joining GTCR in 1996, Mr. Roche worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co., and as an associate at Everen Securities. He received a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. Mr. Roche has worked with management of Appnet and Cambridge Protection Industries. Mr. Roche serves on the Board of Directors of Transaction Network Services, TSI Telecommunications Services, InfoHighway Communications Corporation, TransFirst and Verifone, Inc.