James F. Perna

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is a non-profit organization that provides retail electric services. It organizes annual meetings of cooperative and rural leaders and consumers and also holds expositions of products and equipment required in operation of electric utilities. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Part of National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Homestead Financial Services Corp. provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Arlington, VA.

LINK Unlimited Scholars provides educational, college preparatory opportunities for economically disadvantaged African-American high school youth. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Invesco Ltd., OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Denver, CO.

Homestead Advisers Corp. is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 1990 as RE Advisers Corp. and became Homestead Advisers Corp. in 2022. The firm is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Homestead Financial Services Corp. (formerly RE Investment Corp.), which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of NRECA United, Inc., a holding company of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Homestead Advisers provides investment supervisory services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other business entities. They also provide retirement planning services to individuals that participate in NRECA’s sponsored 401(k) Pension Plan or Retirement Security Plan.

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Part of Barclays PLC, E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Providence, RI.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Tremont Group Holdings LLC provides investment services. It offers investment for hedge fund products and multi-manager portfolio. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Neumeier Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

The National Cooperative Services Corp. provides financial services to electric cooperatives. It offers financing for cooperative partners, transitional and permanent financing for acquisitions and other special projects and business solutions to help cooperatives run the businesses. The company was founded on January 26, 1981 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative engages in the provision of telecommunications and information technology services. It offers broadband, smart grid, mobile voice and data, and video solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. generates and distributes electricity among rural central Texas dwellers. The firm serves over 68,000 customers in about 14 counties. It also operates nearly 10,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines and about 19 substations. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Bastrop, TX.

Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp. operates as a non profit cooperative firm that generates and distributes electric power. The firm provides utility service information, energy and money saving conservation tips, industry news, community services, and weather updates. The company was founded on September 19, 1936 and is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

Blue Ridge Energies LLC provides sales and delivery service of propane, fuel oil and kerosene. The company is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives generates, transmits, and distributes electricity. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. supplies power, electricity generation and distribution services. The firm's co-operatives include the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation & Association of Electric Cooperatives and the Tarheel Electric Membership Association. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute operates colleges. The company is based in Hudson, NC and ultimately controlled by the State of North Carolina.

Philips Electronics North America Corp. manufactures and distributes television, video, audio and set-top boxes. Its divisions include consumer electronics, which includes televisions, CD and DVD players, PC peripherals; the domestic appliances and personal care, which includes Norelco shavers, Sonicare electric toothbrushes; and the lighting products and medical system, which includes X-ray and ultrasound equipment. The company is headquartered in Andover, MA.