Advance America is the nation's
largest cash advance provider

William M. Webster, IV (Chairman of the Board of Directors), is one of our co-founders and has served as a director since our inception in 1997. Mr. Webster has served as the Chairman of our board of directors since August 2008, and previously from January 2000 through July 2004. Most recently, Mr. Webster served as our Vice Chairman from August 2005 until August 2008. He was the Company's Chief Executive Officer from our inception through August 2005.

From May 1996 to May 1997, Mr. Webster served as Executive Vice President of Education Management Corporation and was responsible for corporate development, human resources, management information systems, legal affairs and government relations. From October 1994 to October 1995, Mr. Webster served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Scheduling and Advance. Mr. Webster served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Richard W. Riley from January 1993 to October 1994. From November 1992 to January 1993, Mr. Webster was Chief of Staff to Richard W. Riley as part of the Presidential Transition Team.

Mr. Webster serves on the Board of Directors of LKQ Corporation (NYSE) and the Board of Advisors of Golub Captial. In addition, Mr. Webster serves on the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University and is the Chairman of the Board of Converse College (July 2009).

Mr. Webster is a 1979 summa cum laude graduate of Washington and Lee University and a Fulbright scholar. Mr. Webster is also a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.

J. Patrick O'Shaughnessy (Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Director) has served the Company since August 2007. Mr. O'Shaughnessy has over 15 years experience in the investment banking industry. He was most recently a partner at Thomas Weisel Partners. Prior to joining Thomas Weisel, he spent much of his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and with Credit Suisse First Boston, where he remained after its acquisition of DLJ until 2002. Mr. O'Shaughnessy has originated and executed transactions in mergers and acquisitions, equity and equity-linked securities and leveraged finance, with concentrated experience in the consumer and industrial services industries. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Tony S. Colletti (Director) has served as a Director since January 2009. Mr. Colletti operates Colletti & Associates, a public affairs firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to opening Colletti & Associates in 2007, Mr. Colletti was the Executive Vice President of the Community Financial Services Association (CFSA) from 2004 until 2007, where he was responsible for state and federal legislative efforts. Prior to joining CFSA, he served as a government relations specialist and practiced business and real estate development law for a number of firms and associations. Mr. Colletti has over 30 years of experience in corporate leadership and public affairs strategies. He earned a B.S. degree from Bradley University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Anthony T. Grant has served as a Director since March 2010. He is is the co-founder of Grant Business Strategies, Inc., a financial and strategic advisory firm focusing on middle-market, non-profit, and small companies, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since December 2001. In this capacity, Mr. Grant is responsible for assisting clients with business development and financial analysis, as well as the underwriting, structure, and placement of debt. Prior to 2001, Mr. Grant served in various management positions in the North Carolina and South Carolina banking groups for Bank of America, N.A. Mr. Grant was also president of a nationwide professional banking group within Bank of America that managed the business and private banking of a segment of high net worth clients.

Donovan Langford (Director) has served as a Director since December 2005. Mr. Langford, is a CPA and has been Vice President of WMX, Inc., a management consulting firm, since 1994. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Langford was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of finance, administration, and distribution of the textbook publisher, ScottForesman. He also was Controller of The Field Corporation from 1986 to 1990, and worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1973 to 1986. Mr. Langford serves on the boards of directors of Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp. and Harley-Davidson Funding Corp., both of which are indirectly whollyowned subsidiaries of Harley-Davidson, Inc., as well as the boards of directors of several other companies, including Fones4All and AeroMetric, Inc. He also is president of the board of directors of USRowing, the national governing body for the sport of rowing.