Mr. Ricketts has been our Secretary and a Director of our Company since July 2004. Mr. Ricketts has been self-employed in the area of Real Estate Development since 2000. From 1994 to 2000, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Technology Systems International, Inc. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Ricketts served as a Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1979 to 1983, he served as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From 1985 to the present, Mr. Ricketts has been a Correctional Consultant, providing services on a consulting basis in the areas of safety and security in the prison system. Mr. Ricketts received a Ph. D. from the Ohio State University in 1971, and a M. Ed. from Bowling Green State University in 1963. |