Kenneth Dalley, Sr.
Chairman

Kenneth Dalley, Sr. is an experienced manager and entrepreneur, having formerly served a President and CEO of Professional Processing, Inc. (PPI), an application service provider, from 1981 to 1994.

Prior to PPI, Mr. Dalley was Vice President and General Manager of Processing Services at Comserv Corporation from 1975 to 1981, which he later purchased to become PPI. In 1994, Scout Information Systems (www.scoutis.com) acquired PPI.

Mr. Dalley started his professional career in sales with Olivetti, a European industrial holdings company active in telecommunications and Information Technology services.

Mr. Dalley holds degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from Walsh College.


Dr. Lei-da Chen
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Technology in the College of Business Administration, Creighton University

Dr. Chen is an accomplished researcher and consultant whose interests include electronic commerce, mobile e-commerce, Web-based systems development, data warehousing and mining, and diffusion of information technology in organizations.

Dr. Chen has published over 30 professional articles in refereed journals and national and international conference proceedings. His research has appeared in a number of publications such as Information & Management, Communications of AIS, and Journal of Management Systems. As a consultant, Dr. Chen has worked with a variety of firms in the areas of electronic commerce and Web-based systems development.

In 2001, Dr. Chen was recognized as one of the most published e-commerce researchers by the International Journal of Electronic Commerce. Dr. Chen was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award for 2001 from Creighton University for receiving “Outstanding” ratings in teaching, research, and service. Dr. Chen is a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (A.I.T.P.) and the Association for Information Systems (A.I.S.).

Dr. Chen holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and MBA from The University of Central Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from The University of Memphis.


Richard P. Daly
President, CONSATECH

Mr. Daly is President of CONSATECH, Inc., a management consulting and investment firm founded in 1986 that specializes in serving emerging companies in the computer software and services industry. From 1971 to 1984, Mr. Daly served as CEO of Comserv Corporation, the first publicly traded software company in Minnesota. Mr. Daly holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.


Albin S. Dubiak
Treasurer and National Small Cap Manager, U.S. Bancorp

Mr. Dubiak began his financial career with McCormick & Co. of Chicago as a security trader, later becoming Vice President of Investor Relations at First Bank System, which merged with U.S. Bancorp to become U.S. Bancorp. As former National Small Cap Manager, Mr. Dubiak oversaw $4 billion in assets. Currently, Mr. Dubiak is chairman of the Investment Committee at Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation. Mr. Dubiak holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Arizona.