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William S. Chester, CFA Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund |
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Effective June 1,
2005, William S. Chester is Lead Portfolio Manager of Westcore
MIDCO Growth Fund and Westcore Select Fund. Will is a Vice
President of Denver Investment Advisors and Managing Director
of the Equity Growth research team. Will was Co-Portfolio
Manager of Westcore Select Fund from December 1, 2001 to May
31, 2005 and was Co-Portfolio Manager of Westcore MIDCO Growth
Fund from October 1, 2002 to May 31, 2005. He has been conducting
equity research for Denver Investment Advisors for 19 years.
Prior to joining Denver Investment Advisors, Will gained economic
experience at Centennial Precious Metals and the University
of Denver. His educational background includes a B.A. form
the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. form the University
of Denver. He is a member of the CFA Society of Colorado and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation.
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Jeffrey S. Payne, CFA
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund
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Effective
June 1, 2005, Jeffrey S. Payne is Co-Portfolio Manager for
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund. Jeff is a Vice President of Denver
Investment Advisors. He joined our firm in 1998 and has been
a member of our Equity Growth research team since 2000. Jeff
was previously with GE Financial Assurance for five years
where he managed a variety of fixed-income securities and
was also the manager of the Public-Corporate Bond Department.
Prior to that he spent five years with the Oregon State Treasury
as an Investment Officer where he performed fixed income trading,
credit research and portfolio analysis for the Oregon State
Public Employees Retirement Fund. Additionally, he was the
Portfolio Manager for the Oregon State Veterans Fund. Jeff
has his B.A. from Western Washington University. He holds
the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member
of the CFA Society of Colorado.
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F. Wiley Reed, CFA
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund
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Effective June 1, 2005, F. Wiley Reed is Co-Portfolio Manager for Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund. Wiley is a Vice President of Denver Investment Advisors. He joined our firm in 1996 to co-manage small-cap growth investments for high net worth accounts with Todger Anderson. In 1998, he moved to the Equity Growth research team. He is responsible for small- and mid-cap growth investments in the technology, media and aerospace/defense sectors. Prior to Denver Investment Advisors, he co-managed a micro-cap fund at the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) at Carnegie Mellon University. He was also a pension analyst for Jefferson-Pilot Corporation. He received a M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Business from Wake Forest University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder and is a member of the CFA Society of Colorado.
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Mitch S. Begun, CFA
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund
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Effective April 29, 2008, Mitch is Co-Portfolio Manager for
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund. He joined Denver Investment Advisors
as an Associate Analyst in 2003. Prior to joining the firm,
he worked as an Equity Research Associate at Raymond James
& Associates for two years. Mitch also interned with a
financial advisor at Wheat First Union. He earned his B.S.
degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and a
current member of the CFA Society of Colorado.
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Adam C. Bliss
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund
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Effective April 29, 2008, Adam is Co-Portfolio Manager for
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund. He joined Denver Investment Advisors
as a Research Analyst for the growth team in 2004. Prior to
joining the firm, he worked as an Equity Research Analyst
at Berger Funds where he entered the investment field at the
beginning of his career. He earned his B.S.B.A. from Saint
Mary's College of California and his M.B.A. from the Daniels
College of Business, University of Denver.
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Jeffrey J. Loehr, CFA
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund
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Effective April 29, 2008, Jeff is Co-Portfolio Manager for
Westcore MIDCO Growth Fund. He joined our Mid-Cap Growth Research
Team in 2001. He started with Denver Investment Advisors in
2000 as an intern and research assistant for the Growth Investing
style. Jeff's current areas of focus include retail and consumer
related, staples and commerical services. He earned his B.A.
from The University of South Florida and his M.B.A. from the
University of Denver. He is also a CFA charterholder and a
member of the CFA Society of Colorado.
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