Meet the key members of the management team:
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William (Bill) G. Kellen, Chairman of the Board and CEO, has been a registered, professional Civil Engineer for the past twenty-nine (29) years, licensed in California, and an attorney (now retired) for the past twenty-four (24) years, licensed in California and Wyoming. In 1991 he became involved in the electronic bingo industry, when a friend and client, who developed an electronic bingo player’s aid, known as “Power Bingo” introduced the electronic gaming market to him. From 1992 to 1996, he was a distributor of the Power Bingo system throughout portions of California and the states of Idaho, Montana, North and South Dakota and Wyoming. In 1994, he initiated the legislation that resulted in the Texas Bingo Enabling Act being amended to permit the use of electronic player’s aids in charitable bingo halls in Texas. He was responsible for the design and patenting of the “Bingo Magic 2000” electronic bingo player’s aid and the various equipment and programs that accompany the playing of the Bingo Magic 2000 unit.
Mr. Kellen has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Loyola University at Los Angeles, California, and a Doctor of Laws degree from Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California. He has served as Judge Pro Tempore in Riverside County Superior and Municipal Courts and San Bernardino County Municipal Courts in California. He is past Founder, Director and Chairman of the Board of Riverside Bancorp, Riverside, California, a bank holding company and a past Founder and Director of Fontana First National Bank, Fontana, California. He formed over twenty (20) Banks, Savings and Loans and Thrift and Loans throughout California. He has been approved by the United States Comptroller of the Currency as a bank director and the Lottery Commissions of the states of Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas and Washington as a manufacturer of gaming equipment.
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James M. (Mike) Kelly, Board Member and Vice-President, has extensive experience in the development and enhancement of technologically advanced management information systems for large, multi-national companies. Prior to retiring from Ingram Micro (“IM”) in 1999, he assisted IM in the acquisition of a $2B German subsidiary and integration of IM’s $1B German business, as well as the assimilation into IM’s worldwide management information systems. He actively participated in over thirty (30) acquisitions made by IM in various capacities. During the eleven (11) years as a senior officer of IM, Mr. Kelly was instrumental in providing an information technology environment that helped drive IM’s annual sales from $100 million nationally to over $20 billion globally. That record established IM’s rank as the largest distributor of technology products and services by both Forbes and Fortune magazines, and a low 50’s mark in their “top 500” lists. Mr. Kelly was responsible for all systems activities, voice and data communications and use of technology.
Additionally, he was the architect and builder of IM’s “IMPULSE” system that runs worldwide operations and which is considered the leading system in use within the distribution industry. Prior to joining IM, Mr. Kelly held comparable positions with Softsel Computer Products (now Merisel), Hughes Helicopters and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles. He was an officer in the United States Coast Guard and a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard Reserve. Mr. Kelly serves on the Board of Directors of 4Sure.com, an Internet Technology Storefront and Paradise Canyon Systems, a Honolulu, Hawaii, based systems retailer and integrator of graphics and imaging systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Math from Florida State University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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David J. Bell, Board Member, is the co-managing member of Entertainment Lane Partners, LLC, (ELP) and Barber Creek Development, LLC, (BCD). ELP is the owner of a sole-tenant office building occupied by Shell Oil Company/Rocky Mountain Production, based in Pinedale, Wyoming. BCD is a real estate holding company currently acquiring real estate development property in Pinedale, Wyoming, with the purpose of future development. Additionally, Bell is the owner of Storm Mountain Management, LLC, a property management firm providing various property management services to businesses and governmental entities in the Pinedale area. Over the past several years Bell was General Manager of Gibraltar Holdings, LLC, the owners of the Lodge at Pinedale (formerly the Super 8 Motel) and also the managing member of Dinosaur Holdings, LLC, the owners of the Pinedale Super Center convenience store. He is a recognized commercial insurance agent with over 2,000 commercial insurance clients throughout Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Prior to relocating to Pinedale, he was Executive Vice-President of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry in Denver, Colorado. As such, he worked on behalf of business as a lobbyist specializing in small business, health insurance and manufacturing issues. Among his responsibilities included development and management of a multi-state small-business health insurance program, underwritten by the Travelers Insurance Company, with over $55 million in annualized premium and over 21,000 covered employees. He has a degree in Journalism from the University of South Dakota with advanced studies in organizational management from the University of Colorado/Boulder in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He serves on the Board of Directors of the first National Bank of Pinedale; as a member of the Board of Directors of Leadership Wyoming, as sponsored by the Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage Foundation and University of Wyoming. He is past Chairman of the Sublette County Recreation Board as well as the Sublette County Historical Society/Museum of the mountain Man in Pinedale and remains on the Board of both organizations.
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Verl L. Clark Board Member, has been active in the theatre management industry continuously since 1974. Early experiences as a theatre operator positioned him perfectly to become a film buyer for Theater Operators, Inc., in 1978, a position he has excelled in for 10+ years. When his company was sold to Excellence Theaters and later to Carmike Cinemas, he was retained as the primary film buyer for all independent accounts. In 1984, he purchased all independent accounts from Carmike Cinemas and created his own business, Clark Film Buying which he continues to operate. Today, Clark Film Buying services 57 different operators in 78 locations. The company currently provides films for over 234 screens in 14 states. In addition, Mr. Clark is a principal in his own theatre management company which owns two theatres in Pullman, Washington and will soon open a new 8 screen complex.
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David (Dave) F. Kowert Board Member, has a Masters Degree in Film Direction from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Kowert spent over 12 years in the production side of the film industry as an independent writer, creative director, producer and first unit director for motion pictures, commercials, and tourist attractions. He has worked for many of the major studios, advertising agencies, and created several exhibits at Disney World and EPCOT Center in Orlando, Florida. In 1980, Mr. Kowert joined a real estate partnership in Northern Indiana called the Cambridge Group to develop strip shopping centers, commercial office buildings and medical office buildings. The company successfully developed more than 20 such properties. In 1988, Mr. Kowert moved his skills to the technology industry in senior management positions for CTG (Computer Tack Group) in Buffalo, New York, and Information Industries Incorporated (Triple I) in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Kowert has served as President of Politics Online, and President of Housing Futures of South Carolina, LLC. He is the Managing Partner of Black Consulting, a management consulting company based in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Daroll L. Frewing Board Member, has been involved in all aspects of the bowling industry for over 43 years. He is a co-founder and President of U.S. Bowling Corporation which provides bowling equipment worldwide. From 1960 to 1967 he was the Brunswick Corporation’s Service Manager for the six (6) western States; from 1967 to 1972 he was Brunswick Corporation’s Product Engineering Manager; from 1972 to 1985 he was Brunswick Corporation’s General Service Manager responsible for the construction of bowling centers worldwide; and from 1985 to 1994 he was Vice-president of Marketing and Sales of Quality Bowling Company, a Brunswick Company. He has received advanced education in management from both Harvard and Stanford Universities.
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Joseph (Joe) G. Seaman Vice-President of Operations, was the first general manager of the prototype American Family Entertainment Center in Pinedale, Wyoming. Joe displays a wide range of experience and knowledge in management within the bowling industry. Joe has previous experience in managing bowling centers, as he was student manager of both the Montana State University student union recreation center and the University of Utah student union bowling center. Joe is an avid bowler who has competed at the collegiate level, winning in two (2) district singles ACUI (Association of College Unions International) championships, and was a member of the 1997-1998 Nationally ranked MSU-Bozeman collegiate bowling team. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting