BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Named by The Michigan Chronicle as one of 2007’s ten people making a global difference, alongside Vice President al Gore and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, Ephren W. Taylor II was the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company ever. Described as “walking history” by popular radio show host Tom Joyner, Taylor started his first business venture at age 12, when he began making video games. At age 17, he built a multi-million dollar technology company, and several years later took his first company public. Mr. Taylor's business expertise is both expansive and diverse, lying in technology, energy and major real estate transactions. What Warren Buffet is for baby boomers, Taylor is for today’s generation X and Y, a rapidly emerging premier financial expert.

Taylor’s diverse business portfolio is quickly transforming him into a household name. He appears weekly on FOX News and has been featured on network shows such as ABC’s 20/20, The Montel Williams Show and CNBC’s “The Big Idea.” He also has regular appearances in print and radio media including PBS, Black Enterprise, and the Miami Herald.

Beyond his unprecedented accomplishments at an early age in business, Taylor is an author, inspirational speaker, and real estate mastermind. His first book, “Creating Success from the Inside Out”, is published by the world’s number one business publisher, Wiley and is an Amazon and CEO Read best seller. The book serves as a revelation into the mindset of today’s multi-millionaires while defining success so that readers learn not only how to attain wealth, but how to utilize it.

In celebration of their 170th anniversary, Taylor completed a specialized curriculum for high school-aged aspiring entrepreneurs at Cheyney University, America’s oldest historically black college and university. After providing a substantial donation to initiate the program, The Ephren Taylor Entrepreneur Academy opened in July 2007.

Andrew J Befumo holds a law degree from the College of William and Mary and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Pennsylvania State University. He served as Director of Legal Affairs for Xcelplus International, Inc from March 2006 until November 2006. After leaving XcelPlus, Mr. Befumo worked for Belmont Partners, LLC as General Counsel. Mr. Befumo is senior partner in Befumo & Schaeffer, PLLC, a Washington D.C. based law firm specializing in federal securities and intellectual property law. Mr. Befumo draws on more than 18 years of business management and contract negotiation experience and has been involved in more than 30 public offerings. He has a comprehensive and diverse background encompassing business, legal and technical vocations. He is a member in good standing of the District of Columbia Bar, and is also licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.