Mary Beth Henson

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Ares Capital Corp., a traded fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States and Canada with an EBITDA between $10 and $250 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of health care services, software & services, consumer durables & apparel, energy, food & beverage and retail. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for mezzanine, buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital and general refinancing with an investment size ranging from $10 to $500 million. The fund acquires controlling Interest. It acts as lead investor and takes a seat on the board of directors.

National Audubon Society, Inc. conserves and restores natural ecosystems. The firm preserves species of birds, other animals, and their natural habitats. Its projects include saving habitat in the everglades, arctic wildlife refuge, long island sound, and mississippi river basin. The company was founded in 1905 by George Bird Grinnell and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

City Harvest, Inc. provides food to community food programs. It collects food that would have likely gone to waste, money that could be converted into food items, and distributes the food to the hungry people of New York. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.