Eric Schmader

United Fire & Casualty Co. engages in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company operates through following business segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment includes commercial lines insurance, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance and assumed insurance. The Life Insurance segment is comprised of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

The Home Service Store, Inc. provides home improvement, maintenance and repair services. It also offers installed product services, a program that offers access to a network of pre-qualified independent contractors, and home improvement products and services through in-store and Web-based outlets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rutland, VT.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Utica National Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company's products include commercial, homeowners, and auto insurance coverage. It also insures coverage for the graphic arts industries, errors & omissions coverage's for insurance agents, and brokers. Utica National Insurance was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New Hartford, NY.

Republic-Franklin Insurance Co. provides insurance services. The company was founded on February 10, 1949 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Vermont Foodbank, Inc. engages in the provision of community food services. It secures food and non-food products from commercial suppliers, citizens, and donations. Its projects include VeggieVanGo; the BackPack Program; the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for older adults; and food distribution to food shelves, meal sites, senior centers, and after-school activities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Barre, VT

Pendergast Partners LLC (Pendergast Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Kim J. Pendergast. The firm is headquartered in Rowayton, Connecticut.

Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) (Farmers of Salem-IP) is the investment portfolio division of Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., a regional mutual insurance company headquartered in Salem, New Jersey. The firm specializes in insurance for home and business owners. Farmers of Salem-IP manages the insurance investment portfolio.

Farmers Insurance Co. of Flemington (Investment Portfolio) (Farmers Insurance-IP) is the investment portfolio division Generali (US Branch), a Mutual Property and Casualty insurance company headquartered in Flemington, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1856 and offers a wide variety of quality home and business insurance products. Farmers Insurance-IP manages the client’s investment portfolio.