Position:

• Partner in accounting firm, Taylor, Applegate, Hughes & Associates Ltd for twenty years. Employed as a manager in a predecessor company for 4 years prior to becoming a partner.

• Previously employed in the accounting field as a college assistant professor and for other CPA firms in NY and Ohio since the mid 1970s. Education:

• Juris Doctorate from Capital University in May 2005

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Ithaca College Professional Membership • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Ohio Society of CPAs o Various local and state positions including member of State Board of Directors

• Central Ohio Association of Governmental Accountants Community Involvement

• Springfield Clark County Chamber of Commerce Treasurer

• Springfield Clark County Chamber Small Business Committee Chair

• Ohio Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council Vice Chair

• Ohio Chamber of Commerce Survivability Task Force • Clark County Development Corporation Treasurer

• Former Director, National Small Business United (NBBU)-Chair of 2000 NSBU Washington Conference

• Former Member and Chair of Springfield Board of Zoning Appeals

• Zonta International Springfield Club Member- o Various local, district & international offices including District Governor and International Foundation Treasurer Personal Data

• Married to Keith O. Applegate

• Two adult Daughters o Jacqueline Wetzel, Seattle, Washington o Kim Kruse, Boston, Massachusetts