One Earth Bank (proposed) founders.

We, the founders of One Earth Bank, represent a wide range of constituencies within the Austin community and a few of us live in other parts of Texas and the country. We are leaders in our fields and share the common commitment of leaving our community and the world at large better than we found it. We believe One Earth Bank has the opportunity to be a highly profitable bank that creates significant social and environmental benefits. As such, we are proud to support this incredibly exciting endeavor.

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E.J. "Jere" Pederson

Founder & Chairman

"Safeguarding the environment and the earth's natural treasures for the benefit of future generations is an important duty. I am pleased to serve as Chairman of a true Austin-based, community bank that is committed to doing it's part to safeguard the environment and promote socially responsible business practices."

Mr. Pederson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The University of Texas Medical Branch for nineteen years, retiring in 2006. Prior to that, he served as Vice President for Business Affairs at The University of Texas at San Antonio and The University of Texas at Dallas.

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Mr. Pederson has served as a member of the Board of Directors of University National Bank of Galveston and also served as a member of the Board of Directors of United States National Bank of Galveston. Mr. Pederson was appointed to the board of the Texas Tomorrow Fund by Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, and served as a board member and chairman of the Finance Committee of the Texas Tomorrow Fund for ten years. Mr. Pederson currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of publicly traded National Western Life Insurance Company headquartered in Austin, Texas, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Pederson is a native Texan. He was born in Floresville, Texas and grew up in Los Fresnos, Texas.

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William J. "Bill" McLellan

Founder & Vice Chairman

"We are entering a new economy with a new set of goals. The greening of the world has become everyone's mission."

Bill is a successful business person and community leader who had a distinguished career at 3M and, after failing retirement, has been a not-for-profit executive and most recently was the Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of Treaty Oak Bank.

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Bill had a distinguished career for over 30 years at 3M Company. Beginning as a summer intern, he worked his way through varied assignments and retired as Staff Vice President of 3M Austin Center. During his tenure, his achievements included the establishment of 3M's Health care business in Canada, and the formation of the Orthopedic Products Division, which he grew from start-up to a $200,000,000 global business - at that time the fastest growing business in 3M's history. He also served as Vice President and General Manager of the Health Care Specialties Division, which is the entry point of many of 3M's new high tech product introductions. During his tenure here, 3M Austin was the recipient of numerous awards for environmental excellence and innovation in alternative energy use, conservation, and the responsible development of their facilities. Following a short-lived retirement, Bill returned to work as the Executive Director of Lifeworks, an organization that was formed by the innovative merger of four social service agencies that served homeless youth and troubled families in addition to providing services for teen- age mothers and youth in transition. He implemented the merger, consolidated facilities and services and positioned the organization for exceptional growth. He then became CEO of the Austin Museum of Art and Laguna Gloria leading them through a troubled financial period before returning to the business world. In 2002 he became one of the founders and Vice Chairman of Treaty Oak Bank in Westlake, a newly created, rapidly growing, community bank serving Austin, Westlake and Marble Falls. Bill is the immediate past Chair of Envision Central Texas and presently serves as a board Member of St. David's Hospital, Austin Recovery Center, Mobile Loaves and Fishes and St. Edwards Business Advisory Council. In addition to numerous charitable and business awards, Bill was the 2005 recipient of the Ethics in Business Award.

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Charles "Chip" W. Bray

Founder, CEO & President

"Institutional change, within banks for example, is one of the important keys in enabling change by households, businesses and the broader community. For me, there was no alternative to joining One Earth Bank; I had to be a part of that institutional change."

Chip, a twenty-five year banker, has spent the last sixteen years managing community banks in Austin, Texas.

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Mr. Bray, a twenty-five year banker, has spent the last sixteen years managing community banks in Austin, Texas. The first nine years of his career were spent focused on banking a variety of specialized industries, including energy, healthcare, and media primarily in the San Antonio, Cleveland and New York markets. More recently, while in Austin, he has developed similar levels of experience with the entertainment (film and music) and construction industries. Bray returned to Austin in 1991, where he had received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas, to join Liberty National Bank. As Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Liberty National Bank, Chip was a key member of the management team which shepherded the bank through tremendous growth (from < $50 million to $147 million) and a profitable sale to Norwest (ultimately Wells Fargo). In 1997, after a one year stint with Norwest, he took the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer with Life Savings Bank, a troubled Austin-based state savings bank. Life Savings was subsequently renamed Liberty Bank, and over the next seven years, Chip played an instrumental role in turning the bank around and growing it from $45 million to $176 million, ultimately making it an attractive acquisition target for Prosperity Bank. For the past three years, Bray has served as Banking Center President responsible for Prosperity's Downtown, Allandale and Oak Hill banking facilities. Chip's community involvement in Austin has included serving on the boards of Meals on Wheels and More, Austin Music Foundation, Austin Film Society, Scenic Austin and the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

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Brandi Clark

Sustainability Consultant

"Working with One Earth Bank is the perfect opportunity to take my already deep commitment to health and sustainability and now promote socially and environmentally responsible business. I want to contribute to growing the green economy and addressing social equity to work toward a world that works for all of us."

Brandi Clark is a social entrepreneur, founder of the Austin EcoNetwork, Chair of Austin CarShare and a regular public speaker on issues related to green living and business.

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Brandi grew up in Austin and is a graduate of Leadership Austin. She graduated from Yale University with a BA in Sociology with Political Science. In 1996 Brandi established Environmentality, Inc. Since then she has produced numerous city-wide and regional events, conducted marketing and outreach for leading Austin green businesses, and been a researcher, writer and editor for local and national directories such as the Austin Environmental Directory and the National Green Pages. She is the Founder of the Austin EcoNetwork as well as Co-Founder and Board Chair of Austin CarShare. She is a regular public speaker on green topics and has received honors such as the 2003 Keep Austin Beautiful Dennis Hobbs Individual Achievement Award and "Best Environmentalist" in the Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin 2007 Reader's Poll.

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Joseph "Joe" Dayoc III

Chief Financial Officer

"I believe in environmental responsibility. One Earth Bank is committed to do business at a high level of environmental awareness, and I joined this team to serve the community in the spirit of this commitment."

Joe is a senior executive with over 30 years experience in the financial services industry including internal control and accounting, operations, personnel and customer service.

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Joe is a senior executive with over thirty years experience in the financial services industry including internal control and accounting, operations, personnel and customer service. Most recently, from 1999 to 2007, Joe has worked as the Executive Vice-President and Senior Operations Officer of The First national Bank of Bryan; an institution totaling $525 million in total assets. He has a BA in Mathematics from Texas A & I University in Kingsville, Texas and has attended the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and the Texas Tech Intermediate School of Banking.

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Clare Yeakel

Senior Vice President

"Doing what I enjoy, for a socially and environmentally responsible bank in Austin Texas could not be a better opportunity. I feel fortunate to be a part of the One Earth Bank team and am excited to help provide Austin with a bank that truly captures the spirit of the city."

A native Austinite, Clare brings 15 years of community banking experience to One Earth Bank, specializing in operations and retail banking services.

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A native Austinite, Clare brings 15 years of community banking experience to One Earth Bank, specializing in operations and retail banking services. Most recently, Clare was a Senior Vice President, Retail Operations at Prosperity Bank, managing retail banking for the South Texas area. Prior to Prosperity Bank’s acquisition of Liberty Bank, she served as Assistant Cashier and managed retail banking for Liberty, a $176 million community bank. Clare has a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently pursuing her M.B.A. at UT, with an expected graduation date of May 2008.

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Kelly White

Founder & Fundraising Consultant

"I have committed my life to helping to build a better more equitable world; first through non-profits and most recently in the political arena; and I am convinced that One Earth Bank, and its business model of people-planet-profit is the hope for our future."

Kelly has spent over 25 years leading non-profit organizations, including ten years as the executive director of SafePlace in Austin.

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Ms. White has spent her entire adult life in public service, working on behalf of families, businesses, schools and communities. Throughout her career, she has been a highly successful fundraiser, raising over $40 million for SafePlace, Annie's List (where she was CEO), her own political campaign, and other not for profit organizations. As a not for profit executive, Kelly has spent over 25 years leading community based non-profit organizations, including ten years as the executive director of SafePlace in Austin, raising millions of dollars to build the world recognized SafePlace "Campus" with a 105-bed shelter, on-site school and day care center, 40-unit transitional housing apartment community, 20,000 square foot "Resource" Center and an award winning 185-unit Low Income Housing Tax Credit apartment community. Kelly now consults with various non-profit and for-profit organizations and businesses, volunteers on numerous non-profit boards, and speaks about non-profit management, women in leadership and domestic violence. She has received numerous awards, including the United Way/Capital Area Non-Profit Executive of the Year, the Austin Community Foundation Beverly Sheffield Executive Director of the Year, the Girl Scout's Women of Distinction, the ROSE Foundation's National Award for formerly battered women and Leadership Austin's Essential Alumni Award for 2007. In addition, SafePlace received the non-profit award for Ethics in Business in 2003 during Kelly's tenure as executive director. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community Foundation and the SafePlace Foundation. She is a graduate of Leadership Texas and the University of Kansas with a BS in Occupational Therapy.

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Melissa "Mel" Del Castillo Abel

Founder & Fundraising Consultant

"I am thrilled to be a part of the One Earth Bank team and seeing the ideas that we discuss on how to be a socially and environmentally responsible bank being put into action - this is truly a business that will have a positive impact on the Central Texas community and beyond."

Mel is a native Austinite who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of others through her work in the political and social service sectors.

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A native Austinite, Mel holds B.A. and M.S.S.W. degrees from the University of Texas in Austin. She brings a wealth of experience working in the non-profit and political sector. She has put her passion for social justice to work at the Center for Battered Women (now SafePlace) and helped to start Insure-a-Kid, an organization dedicated to enrolling children in the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program. Mel's latest work has been in the political realm, including most recently the role of Deputy Director of Annie's List, an organization dedicated to electing progressive Democratic women to office in Texas. She has also served as District Director for Congressman Lloyd Doggett.

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William "Bill" Britton

Founder

"A banking organization such as OEB offers two distinct benefits which are important to me: 1. The ability to offer great banking services from a locally owned financial institution and 2. to be actively involved with an organization that also has a focus on protecting our environment."

Bill has served in Austin-based banking executive positions for the past 25 years and has relished the benefits of living in a dynamic community which offers wide-ranging opportunities in business and daily life.

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Bill Britton is a lifelong banker with over 30 years experience in banking, 14 of which he spent as the CEO and President of four different banks – beginning at the age of 28. He began his banking career in El Paso, after attending University of Texas at El Paso, and moved to Austin, TX in 1982 where he began as the President and CEO of Nation's Bank (now Bank of America). Also in Austin, Bill was an EVP and head of retail banking at Bank One, where he oversaw the acquisition and integration of a number of banks into the Bank One portfolio (now Chase). Additionally, he completed stints at Wells Fargo and Capital One, amongst others. He is a founding member of CTCAR and is active on a number of boards and organizations in the Austin community.

board

Charles W. "Chip" Bray
President & CEO, One Earth Bank
Keith Hogan
Real Estate Investor
Bruce Knierim
Retired Banker
Thomas B. McDade
Consultant & Personal Investments
William J. "Bill" McLellan
Vice Chairman, One Earth Bank
E.J. "Jere" Pederson
Chairman, One Earth Bank
Jeanette Peten
Founder and President of Business Investment Growth (BIGAUSTIN)
Phil Tate
City Manager of Manor, Texas

founders

W. Hill Abell
Bicycle Sport Shop
Karen Aboussie
Green Mountain Energy
Laura Agnew
Bicycle Sport Shop, Teacher
L. Taylor Andrews
Downtown Austin Developer
Hazel Barbour
Environmental Consultant
Phil Bryson
Investor; Formerly of Tokyo Electron
George Hume Cofer, Jr.
Hill Country Conservancy
Lloyd Doggett
U.S. Congressman
John Lee Dromgoole
The Natural Gardener
Rich Goldstein
Yoga Yoga
Cora "Corky" L. Hilliard
Organizational & Leadership Consultant
Jim Holland
EcoWise
Katherine "Katie" Jensen
Austin Energy Green Building Program
Melissa Ann Jones
Philanthropist and Community Activist
Robert "Bob" J. King
Good Company Associates; Founder, Texas Solar Energy Society and Texas Renewable Energy Industry Association
Ron Kirk
Attorney; Former Mayor of Dallas
Terrence Kuhlman, MD
OB-GYN Physician
Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr.
Centex Beverage; Former City Council Member
Dale Linebarger
Attorney
Libby Linebarger
Former State Representative
Richard Linklater
Filmmaker
Eduardo "Wayo" Longoria
Casa de Luz & Habitat Suites Hotel
Perry Lorenz
Downtown Austin Developer
Edward Mannix
Social Entrepreneur
Natalie Marquis
Habitat Suites and Texas Solar Energy Society
Jim Marston
Environmental Defense
Andrew McCalla
President, Meridian Energy Systems
Bettye Holt Nowlin
Philanthropist
Gilberto Ocanas
Ocanas Printing; Former Member, Democratic National Committee
Terry Oehring
Solis Security (Bank Security Specialist)
E.J. "Jere" Pederson
Former Executive Vice President of UT Medical Branch
Michael "Mike" Perry
Organizer and Director of Town Center Bank (Chicago)
Janis Pinnelli
General Contractor
Joe Pinnelli
General Contractor
Joel Serface
Clean Energy Incubator
Spencer Sharp
Attorney; MBA Student
Brigid Shea
Co-Founder, Save Our Springs; Former City Council Member
Niyanta Spelman
Consultant
William "Bill" Spelman
Former City Council Member; UT Professor
Alfred Stanley
Political Consultant
Frederick "Fritz" Steiner
Dean, UT School of Architecture; Immediate Past Chair, Envision Central Texas
Donna Stockton-Hicks
President, Back Door to the Trade
Mark Strama
State Representative
Bill Swail
People's Pharmacy
Michele Turnquist
Real Estate Development & Sales
Steven "Steve" Turnquist
Real Estate Development & Sales
Jim Walker
Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project; Chair, Envision Central Texas
Ira Yates
Republicans for Environmental Protection
Kathleen "Kathy" Sue Zarsky
Chair, U.S. Green Building Council, Balcones Chapter
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