Board of Directors

C. James Meese Jr.
Independent Director and Technology Committee Chair

C. James Meese Jr. has been a DRI director since 1991.

Since 1989, Mr. Meese has provided advice and assistance to high growth companies on issues of company valuations, acquisitions and divestitures, market development, capitalization, corporate governance and organizational structuring through Business Development Associates, Inc., where he serves as the President.

Prior to 1989, he spent approximately 20 years in various senior corporate marketing, business development and finance positions.

Mr. Meese also is a director of Gray Security Services, Inc., Electrical Equipment Company, The Railroaders Memorial Museum, Community Music School, Raleigh Rescue Mission and its Foundation and, as of March 31, 2006, Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology, Inc., a public company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada (Toronto Stock Exchange: CES.V).

Mr. Meese received a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Temple University.