• Responsible for daily management of investment portfolios
• Joined DCM in 1983, portfolio manager since 1996
• Prior to joining DCM, Mr. Dinsmore worked at Morgan Stanley in the Convertible Securities Group
• Member of the executive board of the Closed-End Fund Association
• B.S., Economics, Wharton School of Business; M.A., Economics, Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation

• Responsible for daily management of investment portfolios
• Joined DCM in 1994, portfolio manager since 2011
• Prior to joining DCM, Ms. O'Keeffe was portfolio manager and a vice president of Fiduciary Trust International
• B.A., University of New Hampshire

James A. Dinsmore, CFA
Vice President
Portfolio Manager

• Responsible for daily management of investment portfolios
• Joined DCM in 2004, portfolio manager since 2011
• M.B.A., finance and marketing, Rutgers University; B.A., Economics, Cornell University
• Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation

H. Tucker Lake
Vice President and Trader

• Responsible for DCM's trading department
• 36 years experience in investment industry
• Joined DCM in 1993
• Previously Mr. Lake was an OTC equity trader at Kidder Peabody
• Mr. Lake entered the U.S. Navy flight program in 1969 and left the Navy Reserve as Lieutenant in 1976
• B.A., Principia College, Illinois

Germaine M. Ortiz
Vice President
Analyst

• Joined DCM in 1993
• Prior to joining DCM, Ms. Ortiz worked at Univision Network Channel 41 WXTV as a research analyst
• Ms. Ortiz completed a Certification Program in Securities Analysis at the New York Institute of Finance in 1995
• B.A., Seton Hall University, NJ

Joann Venezia
Vice President
Assistant Analyst

• Joined DCM in 1997
• Prior to joining DCM, Ms. Venezia was Vice President of Development at the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

Gary I. Levine
Chief Financial Officer
Managing Director of Administration

• Responsible for managing portfolio accounting, finance and operations personnel as well as oversight of the firm's financials, audits and tax returns
• 27 years of experience in accounting and financial services
• Joined DCM in 1983
• Prior to joining DCM, Mr. Levine worked in financial services at Bank Leumi U.S.A.

Mercedes A. Pierre
Vice President
Managing Director of Compliance

• Responsible for compliance
• 20 years of experience in accounting and financial services
• Joined DCM in 1990
• Prior to joining DCM, Ms. Pierre worked at Dean Witter as a research analyst

Peter M. Finnican
Marketing Director

• 25 years experience in investment industry
• Joined DCM in 2007
• Prior to joining DCM, Mr. Finnican was a principal for 8 years at Morgan Stanley in their Convertible Group, and most recently a Managing Director in the UBS Convertible Group for 7 years
• B.A., Manhattanville College; M.A., Manhattanville College

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