Mr. Halvorson has been Dean of Trinity Law School since 2016. Additionally, Mr. Halvorson has been an Attorney at the Law Office of Eric H. Halvorson since 2010 and focuses his practice on business law and estate planning. Mr. Halvorson is also of counsel to Stowell, Zeilenga, Ruth, Vaughn, and Treiger LLP, a boutique business law firm in Westlake Village. Mr. Halvorson was an Adjunct Professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law for the 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2013-2014 academic years. He was an Executive in Residence at Pepperdine University Seaver College of Letters, Arts and Sciences from 2000-2003 and from 2005-2007. Mr. Halvorson was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2007-2008, Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 1996-2000 and Executive Vice President of the Company from 1991-2000. From 1991-1999 and 1985-1988, Mr. Halvorson also served as General Counsel to the Company. Mr. Halvorson was the managing partner of the law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.-Green Bay from 1988 until 1991. From 1985 to 1988, he was Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. From 1976 until 1985, he was an associate and then a partner of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.-Milwaukee. Mr. Halvorson was a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1971 to 1973. Mr. Halvorson was previously a member of the board of directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. from 2003-2016 and Pharmacyclics, Inc. from 2011-2015. Mr. Halvorson is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Spanish Hills, LLC and Spanish Hills Country Club. Mr. Halvorson was previously a Director of the Company from 1988-2008.

Heather W. Grizzle is a founding partner of Causeway Strategies, a boutique consulting firm that helps individuals, organizations and corporations to communicate, connect and advance their objectives more effectively. Her background includes work in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well corporate communications in New York and charity sector communications in London. She graduated cum laude with high honors in Economics from Harvard University, where she was Co-President of the Institute of Politics. Ms. Grizzle is Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Stewardship and a member of the Boards of Innovations for Poverty Action, Alpha USA, KidsMatter, and Charity Vest.

Mr. von Gnechten serves as WaterStone’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Gift Strategist. He has a passion for helping Christian leaders realize their Kingdom calling to fulfill the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

Mr. von Gnechten has nearly three decades of senior financial executive experience for public (NYSE, OTC), private, Fortune 600, emerging growth, and international companies in various industries, including financial services, energy, real estate/construction, healthcare, software, diversified business and non-profit.

Prior to joining WaterStone, Mr. von Gnechten spent 10 years as CFO/COO for a registered investment advisor, growing assets under management from $400 million to $1.2 billion. He previously spent six years running an executive consulting firm and serving as CFO to various public and private companies, providing corporate finance, capital-raising, strategic planning and transaction support services.

Mr. von Gnechten has also served as CFO for a $2 billion, NYSE diversified U.S. public company and previously led customer operations and strategic planning for this same Fortune 600 corporation. He operated and turned around two healthcare businesses and installed an ESOP for a professional corporation.

Mr. von Gnechten has served on numerous boards (public and private), including nine years for two different Christian schools. He is a two-time graduate and trained coach of The Master’s Program. He has taught Investment and Strategic Planning as adjunct faculty for undergraduates and MBA students. Mr. von Gnechten has served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher for his Church.

Mr. von Gnechten holds an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, is a Financial Management Program graduate of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Denver. He and his wife Denice have three adult children and six grandchildren.

Mr. Riddle has been a Director of the Company since September 1997. Mr. Riddle is an independent businessman specializing in providing financial assistance and consulting to individuals and manufacturing companies. He was President and majority stockholder of I.L. Walker Company from 1988 to 1997 when that company was sold. He also was Chief Operating Officer and a major stockholder of Richter Manufacturing Corp. from 1970 to 1987. In October 2010, Mr. Riddle joined the Board of Directors of Truth for Life, a non-profit organization that is a customer of the Company. Additionally, in 2010, Mr. Riddle joined the Board of Directors of Know the Truth, a non-profit organization that is also a customer of the Company.