Andy Andrews

New York Times Best-Selling Author
Speaker, Author and Comedian with a Powerful Message

What could this one man possibly have to say that is important enough
for the Commander of the Allied Air Forces to ask his help? Why did
every senior leader the United States Air Force has in Europe and the
Middle East recently assemble in one room—at one time—to hear him speak?

Who is this man, that he would walk the golf course with Hall of Famer
Nancy Lopez as she played her last tournament as a touring
professional? Why was he invited to spend an afternoon with General
Norman Schwarzkopf and his son, who was about to depart for college?
What would he be asked to discuss with a ninety-one-year-old Bob Hope
alone by the swimming pool in the entertainer's back yard?

Hailed by a New York Times writer as a "modern-day Will Rogers who has
quietly become one of the most influential people in America," Andy
Andrews is an internationally known speaker and novelist whose combined
works have sold millions of copies worldwide. He has been received at
the White House and has spoken at the request of four different United
States presidents. His two-hour PBS special is entitled Andy Andrews: The Seven Decisions and is now airing nationally to incredible reviews.

Andrews's best-selling book, The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success,
is an international sensation, remaining on the New York Times
bestseller list for four and a half months and being translated into
nearly twenty languages. Featured on ABC's Good Morning America as a
book-of-the-month selection, The Traveler's Gift
is the stunning story of one man's search for meaning and success in
life by traveling back into time and conversing with seven historic
individuals. Its message of hope, faith, and perseverance is
transforming thousands of lives worldwide every day, spawning a teen
version, The Young Traveler's Gift; The Traveler's Gift Journal; a home study audio program, Timeless Wisdom from the Traveler; and life-study curriculums in high schools, mental-health organizations, and prisons nationwide.

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Mark H. Willes

Former Chairman, President, & CEO, Times Mirror

Born
and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mark H. Willes earned his AB degree
from Columbia College, New York City, and his PhD from the Columbia
Graduate School of Business.

Willes has recently returned from serving as president of the Hawaii
Honolulu Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He serves on the Executive Committee of the President's Leadership
Council at Brigham Young University and Brigham Young
University-Hawaii. He is a member of the Marriott School's National
Advisory Council and was a distinguished professor of management. He
also serves on the Board of Directors at Black & Decker and The
Polynesian Cultural Center.

Willes retired as chairman, president, and CEO of Times Mirror in April
2000. He joined Times Mirror as CEO in June 1995. In addition, he
served as publisher of the Los Angeles Times
from October 1997 to June 1999. Prior to joining Times Mirror, Willes
was vice chairman of General Mills, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A
fifteen-year veteran of the company, he served as president and chief
operating officer from 1985 to 1992 when he was named vice chairman. He
was executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1980 to
1985. Willes previously served with the Federal Reserve System. He was
first vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from
1971 to 1977, having joined the Federal Reserve System in 1969. He
began his career as an assistant professor of finance at the Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania, from 1967 to 1969.

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Sheri L. Dew

President and CEO
Deseret Book Company

Sheri
Dew graduated from Brigham Young University. She served as second
counselor in the general Relief Society from 1997 to 2002. In March
2003 the White House appointed her a member of the U.S. Delegation to
the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. She is
also the author of the biographies of President Gordon B. Hinckley and
President Ezra Taft Benson and the inspirational book No Doubt About It.

Sheri was named the new president and CEO of Deseret
Book Company
in 2002. Dew became the first woman to head the company, which is owned
by Deseret Management Corp., the for-profit holding company of the LDS
Church.

Dew is a veteran of the LDS publishing industry, working
first in 1978 as an assistant editor at Bookcraft for three years, and
then for six years as an editor and associate publisher at This People
Magazine. She joined Deseret Book in 1988 and became vice president of
publishing in 1993, and in 2000 was appointed executive vice president.

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Ross Jardine

Founder of I-mail, Invest tools, Auction Advisors

A serial entrepreneur, Ross
has founded several successful companies including, iMall, one of the
first
ecommerce sites on the Internet in 1995. By 1997 iMall was one of the
largest online shopping sites with revenues in excess of $16 million.
Eventually
iMall was sold to Excite@Home for over $400 million. Returning to his
roots in investing, Mr. Jardine founded Online Investors Advantage with
a partner
in late 1997. The company grew rapidly growing to $50 million in annual
sales by 2000. After merging with their technology vendor in 2001, the
company changed its name to Investools. Investools has now trained over
100,000 investors in over 20 countries around the world and exceeded
$100 million in sales in 2004.

Mr. Jardine remains an active stock market
and real estate investor.
He is the author of numerous popular courses on investing and entrepreneurship
as well as the author of The Bear Market Game Plan, a best-selling book
on investing. In his spare time, Mr. Jardine is a devout golfer and carries
an 8 handicap.

In his spare time, Mr. Jardine enjoys playing golf, traveling
with his family and spending time at the family cabin in Heber. Mr.
Jardine lives
in Alpine with Jamie, his wife of 18 years, and their four children.

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Fraser Bullock

Founder and Managing Director, Sorenson Capital
Former President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the
2002 Olympic Winter Games

Fraser
Bullock is a co-founder of Sorenson Capital and a Managing Director.
Bullock was the President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee
for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002. He joined the Organizing
Committee in May of 1999 and acted as its Chief Operating Officer until
his appointment as President and CEO in April 2002. As COO, Bullock
directed Games Operations, and as CFO, he played a key role in
balancing the budget of $1.31 billion for staging the Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games, ultimately generating a $100 million profit.
The Salt Lake Games are widely recognized as one of the most successful
and best operated in history.

Bullock was an original Partner of Bain Capital from 1984 to 1986.
Prior to his experience at Bain Capital, Bullock was employed by Bain
& Company, initially as a consultant and later as a manager.

In 1996 Bullock founded Alpine Consolidated, LLC, a company
specializing in effecting business consolidations, and served as a
Managing Director until 2002. In this capacity, Bullock sourced
companies for consolidation, raised the requisite money and negotiated
terms.

Bullock received a Master of Business Administration and a B.A. in Economics from Brigham Young University.

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Ed J. Pinegar

Renowned LDS Author and Speaker
Former Mission President of the MTC in Provo and England London South
Mission

Ed J. Pinegar graduated from BYU
in 1956 with a degree in chemistry and mathematics. He played basketball
and tennis for BYU. He attended dental school at the University of Southern
California and graduated in 1961. Between 1962 and 1964, he served as a
Captain in the United States Army. While attending dental school, he taught
early morning seminary. Upon returning to Provo to begin his dental practice,
he again taught early morning seminary for 3 years and then taught the
Book of Mormon and Gospel Principles and Practices at BYU for 18 years.
Brother Pinegar is recently retired from the faculty at the Orem Institute
of Religion at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah.

Some of Brother Pinegar’s former Church callings include: member
of the General Board for Young Men and Aaronic Priesthood (7 years); Missionary
Committee of the Church; President of the England London South Mission;
President of the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah; Member of the
Missionary Programs Advisory Committee; Temple Sealer and Bishop (twice).
He serves as the bishop for the church TV worship service. He was recently
released as President of the BYU 20th Stake. In 2004-05 he taught at the
BYU Semester at Nauvoo and presently serves as a Temple Sealer in the MT.
Timpanogas Temple and recently released from the High Council for his Stake.

Brother Pinegar is the author of several LDS books, most recently The Ultimate
Missionary Companion, Old Testament Teachings and Commentary, Book of Mormon
Commentary Voice of the Prophet, Leadership for Saints, Raising the Bar,
Come Unto Christ, and recently released, Living by the Word and Choose
Ye This Day and He has also produced numerous talk tapes including many “Especially
for Missionaries, and recently released a CD and DVD on Missionary Preparation” He
has taught in many Continuing Education programs and was a recipient of
the Excellence in Teaching Award from BYU, Division of Continuing Education
in 1979. He also received the Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award,
the Service to Mankind Award from Provo City, the Sloan Community Speaker
Award from BYU in 1999, UVSC Distinguished Service Award 2001 and the UVSC
Excellence in Leadership Award in 2003.

Brother Pinegar is married to the former Patricia Peterson who served as
General Primary President of the Church. They are the parents of eight
children, and have 35 grandchildren.

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Marcus H. Martins, Ph. D

Chair, Department of Religious Education - BYU-Hawaii

Marcus H. Martins holds degrees
in business management, organizational behavior, and sociology. A native
of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he worked as a systems analyst and project manager
for the Brazilian government and as a private consultant before moving
to the USA in 1990. He previously taught at BYU and Ricks College, and
has lectured on a variety of topics throughout the U.S., Brazil, China,
and Japan. He has been nominated twice to the Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers, and was elected “Teacher of the Year” by BYU-Hawaii’s
President’s Council in 2002. Among his topics of interest are: strategic
management in a global environment, technology, languages, law, politics,
and world cultures. Brother Martins joined the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints in 1972, and became the first Latter-Day Saint with Black
African ancestry to serve a full-time mission after the 1978 Revelation.
Since then he served twice as a bishop, five times as stake high councilor,
and also as temple officiator and translator of the Book of Mormon.

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