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FIG LLC, operates as Fortress Investment Group (Fortress), is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Fortress Operating Entity I LP, ultimately owned by SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) in Japan. Fortress manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies.

The Children's Village is a nonprofit organization that provides child and family care services. The non-profit company is based in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

Redwood Empire Food Bank provides hunger-relief services. It is a source of food for a network of community based charitable organizations that operates human service programs helping the needy, disabled and homeless in Sonoma County. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Amaturo Sonoma Media Group LLC is a local media and entertainment company that specializes in radio, print, digital, mobile marketing, and live-event entertainment. The private company has an active audience of over 250,000 persons per month, making it the media outlet with the greatest reach in Sonoma County, California, which is located just 45 minutes north of San Francisco. The company is based in Santa Rosa, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Amaturo Sonoma Media Group owns and operates five top-rated radio stations with over 200,000 listeners each month, in addition to NorthBay Biz magazine with 50,000 monthly readers, which represents the largest total reach of any media outlet in the region. The company was founded in 2013 by Lawrence Amaturo.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

RSM US LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm serves the energy, government, life sciences, manufacturing, private equity, and real estate and construction industries. The company was founded by Ira B. McGladrey in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Forum Partners Investment Management LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Forum Holdings Ltd. founded in 2002 by Caroline S. McBride. Forum Partners Investment Management LLC is headquartered in Old Greenwich.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.