Jeffery J. Knauss is currently the co-founder and CEO of Arcovo AI, an AI workforce company specializing in workflow automation and building AI Digital Employees. Mr. Knauss also served as the former CEO and co-founder of Digital Hyve, a digital marketing and advertising firm located in Rochester and Syracuse, New York, which was acquired in 2021 by the Butler/Till Agency. Under Mr. Knauss leadership, Digital Hyve was named the 52 nd fastest growing private company in the United States by Inc. Magazine in 2018 and remained on Inc. s 5,000, a list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States, for the following three years. Mr. Knauss is also an investor in several businesses including food service and start-ups focused on medical research, professional networking, e-commerce platforms, and mobile payment apps. He is active in the community and has served as a Board member of Byrne Dairy, CenterState CEO, The Food Bank of CNY, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Oswego Foundation, the United Way of CNY, and the Loretto Foundation. Mr. Knauss has extensive experience in digital marketing and technology development and provides the Board and the Committees he serves with insights into consumer-centric marketing, digital technology development, artificial intelligence automation, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship and e-commerce matters. His experience and insight enhance the Board s assessment of its technology and digital marketing strategy. Mr. Knauss serves as a liaison to the Company s Technology Committee.