Heather M. Cozart, joined the Board in June 2023 and is a retired partner from the accounting firm FORVIS LLP (formerly DHG LLP). Ms. Cozart retired from FORVIS LLP on November 30, 2022. She has 25 years of experience of audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 compliance, and finance in the financial services industry. During her tenure in public accounting, Ms. Cozart held various leadership roles including Office Managing Partner, service line leader and a member of the firm’s executive committee. Previous to FORVIS LLP, she led the finance functions at two publicly traded financial services companies. Ms. Cozart is a graduate of Salisbury State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting as well as a Business Administration/Finance concentration, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of North Carolina. She is currently a board member of Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she serves as a member of the finance committee, and previously served as chair of the finance committee and a member of the executive committee. Ms. Cozart is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She is a graduate of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Raleigh program. Ms. Cozart was also the recipient of Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award. Her leadership, accounting, and industry knowledge and board governance expertise are expected to contribute to her ability to serve as a director.