FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Robert Beevers
Director of Business Development & Marketing
Bronner Group, LLC
120 North LaSalle, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60602

(T) 312-759-5101; (F) 312-759-5110

rbeevers@bronnergroup.com
www.bronnergroup.com

CHICAGO, March 3, 2005—Ms. Gila J. Bronner, president and CEO of Bronner Group, LLC (" Bronner”) has been appointed to serve on the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Financial Audit Committee (FAC). NASA is the nation’s leading government research and development organization in the fields of aeronautics and space. NASA uses its unique skills and capabilities to continue the American tradition of exploration and pioneering. NASA has chosen Ms. Bronner for this prestigious appointment due to her 18 years of outstanding experience in public sector operational and financial management.

Ms. Bronner is highly respected by government lawmakers and regulators as an expert on auditor independence and related internal control issues and is a nationally recognized authority on governmental auditing, compliance and oversight. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Bronner has written and lectured extensively on the subjects of government resources, accountability, planning management and eGovernment, and is a recognized thought leader on public sector implementation and compliance issues associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Ms. Bronner has comprehensive experience as a board member and deep knowledge of institutional governance. She currently serves on numerous significant civic and professional boards, as well as having served on several independent oversight and advisory commissions, including the Illinois Local Government Advisory Board and the Illinois State Government Accountability Council.

Pursuant to a Presidential appointment, Ms. Bronner serves as a member of the governing board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Ms. Bronner presently chairs the Museum’s Audit Committee where she is oversees the implementation of relevant provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as applicable to public/private entities. Ms. Bronner has received numerous awards for her community and national service, including the “Top 10 most Influential People in Accounting” for two consecutive years by Accounting Today. Ms. Bronner was recently inducted into the 2004 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

About Bronner

Bronner Group, LLC is a multi-disciplined professional services company that delivers comprehensive management and technology consulting, large-scale workforce training, and assurance services to federal, state and local government. Bronner is a certified women-owned business (WOB) and small business enterprise (SBE).

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