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John C. Dickinson, Founder and Managing Director
Mr. Dickinson joined Harris Williams & Co. in 1994, and in 1998 launched the firm's Cobblestone Advisors specialty group. Prior to joining Harris Williams & Co., Mr. Dickinson was a Corporate Operations Manager for Circuit City Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer of home electronics; a Division Controller for Cummins Engine Company, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines; and a software engineer in the defense industry. Mr. Dickinson is a former partner in Document Warehouse, LLC, a full-service records management company that was sold to Iron Mountain Records Management (NYSE) in early 2001. Mr. Dickinson earned an M.B.A. from the Darden Business School of the University of Virginia and a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.

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Patrick E. Hanraty, Managing Director
Mr. Hanraty is head of the firm’s Philadelphia office. He has over 15 years of investment banking and private equity experience. Prior to joining Cobblestone as Managing Director of the Philadelphia office, Mr. Hanraty worked with an economic development organization; an independent full service investment firm; and a Philadelphia-based middle market private equity firm. He was one of the founders of a commercial mortgage securitization firm, and has actively served the Philadelphia and Mid-Atlantic business communities through various speaking and leadership positions. He has also served on the national board for the Association for Corporate Growth, and served as the co-chair for the 2003 and 2004 Association for Corporate Growth M&A East Conferences, an M&A and growth conference which is co-hosted by Wharton Private Equity Network and The Deal. Mr. Hanraty earned a B.A. from Yale University. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

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Harold J. Williams III, Managing Director
Mr. Williams has over 20 years of transactional experience that spans investment banking, leveraged finance, and corporate financial management. Prior to joining Cobblestone Advisors, Mr. Williams was a founder of Custer Williams and Company and Riverside Capital LLC, investment banks specializing in lower middle market transactions. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of HALIS, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare technology and services company, where he integrated several acquisitions and managed two divestitures. Mr. Williams also spent seven years with Heller Financial's Corporate Finance Group, providing cash flow predicated senior and mezzanine debt, worked for the International Treasury Department of RJR Nabisco, Inc. structuring offshore debt and equity financings for the company's international subsidiaries, and oversaw SunTrust Bank's West Coast originations and portfolio management activities. Mr. Williams earned a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. in International Finance from Georgia State University. He also holds the Accredited Valuation Analyst designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts ("NACVA").

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David Allebach, Associate
Mr. Allebach re-joined Cobblestone Advisors following the completion of an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Prior to business school, Mr. Allebach worked for five years as an Analyst and Associate with Cobblestone Advisors on mergers and acquisitions transactions in a broad range of industries. Before re-joining Cobblestone Advisors, Mr. Allebach worked as an Associate with Prairie Capital, a private equity group in Chicago; and in Financial and Strategic Planning at Washington Mutual, Inc., in Seattle. Mr. Allebach earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, cum laude, from the University of Richmond.

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Nathan R. Bouknight, Associate
Mr. Bouknight joined Cobblestone Advisors after the completion of an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bouknight earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with Highest Honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Bouknight's previous experience includes working as an engineer and project manager in the industrial and power generation construction industry.

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Richard B. Crawford, Associate
Mr. Crawford joined Cobblestone Advisors after the completion of an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. Mr. Crawford earned a B.S. in Business Administration, cum laude, from the University of Richmond's E. Claiborne Robins School of Business and is also a Certified Public Accountant. His previous experience includes work as a Summer Associate at Harris Williams & Co., Senior Financial Analyst at Capital One Financial Corporation, and Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young LLP.

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Joshua T. Broome, Analyst
Mr. Broome earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting with special attainments in Commerce from the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington & Lee University. Previous experience includes work as an Investment Banking Analyst in the Leverage Finance group at Deutsche Bank Securities.

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Joseph M. Converse, Analyst
Mr. Converse earned a B.S. in Business Administration with special attainments in Commerce from the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington & Lee University. During his time at Washington and Lee, Mr. Converse was awarded a R. E. Lee Research Scholarship.

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Elisa Downey-Zayas, Analyst
Prior to joining Cobblestone Advisors, Ms. Downey-Zayas earned a B.S.E in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Previous experience includes work for the University of Pennsylvania Office of Investments.

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Andrew A. Flanigan, Analyst
Mr. Flanigan earned a B.S., cum laude, in Business Administration and Accounting with special attainments in Commerce from the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington & Lee University.

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Sean E. Gillick, Analyst
Mr. Gillick earned a B.B.A. in Finance with an Accounting concentration, cum laude, from the Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary. Previous experience includes work as an Intern at England & Company, a middle market investment bank.

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Patrick J. Hughes, Analyst
Prior to joining Cobblestone Advisors, Mr. Hughes completed a M.S. in Finance from Boston College with a concentration in Corporate Finance. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy from the Honors Program at St. Joseph’s University and served as Student Government President. Previous experience includes work at Blue Bell Private Wealth Management.

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Benjamin T. Jones, Analyst
Mr. Jones earned a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Previous experience includes an internship as a Portfolio Analyst at Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.

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Elizabeth Ranz, Analyst
Ms. Ranz joined Cobblestone Advisors after earning a B.A., magna cum laude, in Economics with minors in both Sociology and Corporate Strategy from Vanderbilt University. Previous experience includes work as an Intern in the 401(k) division of Horan Securities, Inc.

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