Mark A. Ferm Biography

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

     - Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP
               Partner, Accounting & Auditing Department, 2006 - Present
               Principal, Accounting & Auditing Department, 2004 - 2005
               Senior Manager, Accounting & Auditing Department, 2003 - 2004
               Manager, Accounting & Auditing Department, 2001 - 2003

     - PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
               1994 - 2001


AREAS OF EXPERTISE

     - Mergers & acquisitions services, including buy-side, sell-side and
               due diligence procedures
     - Sarbanes-Oxley, corporate governance and internal audit services
     - Multinational corporate audits
     - Forensic accounting and fraud services


EDUCATION

     - Alfred University, Alfred, New York
               Bachelor of Science Degree, Accounting (Summa Cum Laude), 1994


LICENSES / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

     - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in New York State
     - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
     - New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
     - Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, New York State Society of Certified
               Public Accountants, 2007 - Present
     - Associate Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 2004 - Present


COMMUNITY SUPPORT

     - Big Brothers Big Sisters Board of Directors, 2009 - Present
     - Chairman, Audit & Finance Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County, 2009 - Present
     - Gala Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County, 2009
     - Governance Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County, 2009
     - Golf Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County, 2008 - Present
     


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