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EUGENEJ. CIARKOWSKJ 41 Wehrli Road Long Valley, New Jersey 07853 Cell (908) 310-8502/0ffice (973) 969-3299 Nature's Choice Corporation and affiliates, Middlesex, NJ 2008-Pr~sent v Function as Senior Officer and General Counsel in connection with operations of the Company and its several subsidiary and affiliated entities. Duties include regulatory compliance monitoring and interfacing with state, county and local environmental authorities; operational role regarding the several recycling and composting facilities operated by NCC and affiliates; other activity as assigned. Schumann Hanlon, LLC, Jersey City, NJ 2004-2008 Managing Attorney of Firm Operations and Attorney in general practice law firm. Individual emphasis on real estate financing and development transactions, asset based financing, corporate law and securities regulation. Boffa, Shaljlan, Cammarata, Nulty & Garrigan, Jersey City, NJ 1998-2004 Managing Attorney ofFitm Operations and Attorney in general practice law firm. Individual emphasis on real estate transactions, asset based financing, corporate law and securities regulation. Consultant, Jersey City, NJ 1998-2001 Management consulting services to clients in magazine publishing (General Media, Inc.; Go Deep Publications, Inc.), advertising (Event.Media, Inc.; AdReady.com, Inc.), entertainment (Extreme Championship Wrestling) and manUfacturing (Sterling Advance Marketing Corporation). MBL Life Assurance ·Corporation, Newark, NJ (retired) 1972-1997 formerly The Mutnal Benefit Life Insurance Company Vice President-Securities Investment 1994-1997 Repo1ting directly to the Executive Vice President and Chiefinvestment Officer, responsible for a diverse portfolio of assets and liabilities assigned to a

1994-1997 Repo1ting directly to the Executive Vice President and Chiefinvestment Officer, responsible for a diverse portfolio of assets and liabilities assigned to a liquidating trnst (primarily subsidiary and joint venture related) created under the Rehabilitation Plan ofMutnal Benefit Life. Objective of the Trust was to maximize value for the several Mutnal Benefit Life constituencies. Coordinated activity of Asset Management Col)JD,1ittee and Investment Committee of the Board of Directors to ensure compliance with the securities and real estate investment restrictions under the Rehabilitation Plan. Vice President-Subsidiary Operations 1987-1994 Reporting to Vice-Chairman with responsibility for operational reporting and coordination for a variety of insurance, securities investment and real estate investment related subsidiaries. Scope included 38 ·diverse subsidiary co1porations and approximately 90 other entities, including real estate joint ventures and publicly syndicated and private placement limited partnerships. Served as a director and/or officer of each of the subsidiary corporations. Corporate Secretary 1984-1994 ( __ Concurrent with other positions, performed duties of the Corporate Secretary of Mutual Benefit Life.