Jennifer Paquette

The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former employees of the Colorado state government, public school teachers in the state, many university and college employees, judges, many employees of cities and towns, State Troopers, and the employees of many other public entities. Colorado PERA is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Samaritan Institute, Inc. provides counseling, education and consulting service. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. The firm engages in the natural gas infrastructure master limited partnerships. It also owns and operates a network of pipeline and energy-related logistical infrastructure assets with an emphasis on those that transport, gather, process, and store natural gas and natural gas liquids. The company was founded on April 23, 2010 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Ecofin Sustainable & Social Impact Term Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide its common shareholders with a high-level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions. The firm also serves essential asset sectors such as education, housing, healthcare, social and human services, power, water, energy, infrastructure, basic materials, industrial, transportation, and telecommunications sectors. The company was founded on February 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. operates as a mutual fund closed-end investment trust. The company owns a portfolio of master limited partnership investments in the energy infrastructure sector. Its objective is to provide its stockholders a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions. The company was founded on October 29, 2003 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.