Kenneth George Mertz

Emerald Advisers, Inc. (Emerald) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1991 by Joseph Besecker and Scott Rehr. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Asset Management PA LLC, ultimately held by 1251 Capital Group, Inc. Emerald provides discretionary advisory services to institutional, governmental, trusts, estates, charitable and high net worth individuals.

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (EMFAT) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerald Advisers LLC, ultimately held by 1251 Capital Group, Inc. EMFAT provides advisory services to registered investment companies.

The State of Pennsylvania Employees' Retirement System (SERS) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1923 by the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement Code. SERS manages retirement plans for public sector employees.

Portico Benefit Services is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1988 and was formerly known as Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Board of Pensions. Portico Benefit Services is a subsidiary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), a non-profit provider of health and retirement benefits with related services solely designed to help plan members of the ELCA and other faith-based organizations. The firm manages and operates the pension and other benefits plans for the church with the design and policy adopted by the Church wide Assembly.