Board of Directors

Darin M. Myman
Darin M. Myman is a co-founder of BigString and has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of BigString since its inception on October 8, 2003. He also has served as a member of BigString’s board of directors since BigString's inception. From November 2001 until October 2003, Mr. Myman was a self-employed Internet marketing and business consultant and, from March 2001 until November 2001, he served as Executive Vice President of InsuranceGenie.com. Prior to his employment by InsuranceGenie.com, Mr. Myman was a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LiveInsurance.com, the first online insurance brokerage agency, from March 1999 until December 2000. Prior to co-founding LiveInsurance.com, he served as a Vice President of the online brokerage services unit of Westminster Securities Corporation from January 1995 until March 1999.

Robert S. DeMeulemeester
Robert S. DeMeulemeester has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since September 2006. Prior to joining BigString, from 1998 to 2006, Mr. DeMeulemeester served as managing director and treasurer of the Securities Industry Automation Corporation ("SIAC"), a New York based provider of automated information and communication systems that supports the NYSE Group, the American Stock Exchange and related affiliates. He also served as managing director, CFO and controller of Sector, Inc. From 1993 to 1997, he served as an executive in marketing, business development and finance at Honeywell International Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal, Inc.) and from 1989 to 1991 as a management consultant at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). Mr. DeMeulemeester earned his MBA at Columbia Business School, Columbia University and his Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University.

Adam M. Kotkin
Adam M. Kotkin is a co-founder of BigString and has served as the Chief Operating Officer of BigString since its inception on October 8, 2003, and as Secretary since August 17, 2005. He also has served as a member of BigString’s board of directors since June 29, 2005. Prior to joining BigString, from June 2002 until December 2003, Mr. Kotkin was a paralegal in the law firm of Swidler, Berlin, Shereff & Friedman, LLP. From April 2001 until August 2001, he served as a business manager for InsuranceGenie.com. Prior thereto, Mr. Kotkin served as business developer and sales manager at LiveInsurance.com from March 1999 until December 2000. Mr. Kotkin graduated with distinction from New York University with a BA in Economics.

Marc Dutton
Marc Dutton currently serves as President of FJA-US and FJA-US, Australia (formerly known as Finansys), an industry leader in insurance technology solutions. Mr. Dutton joined FJA-US in 1996 and prior to serving as President, he served as Managing Director, Vice President of Sales and other sales management positions. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Albany in May of 1991. Mr. Dutton has served on the board of directors of BigString since June 29, 2005.

Lee Rosenberg
Lee Rosenberg is a financial planner for ARS Financial Services, Inc., an independent, professional financial planning organization, with offices located in Jericho, New York and Boca Raton, Florida, which Mr. Rosenberg co-founded in 1984. In February of 1988, he joined Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., as a Registered Representative. Mr. Rosenberg is a Certified Financial PlannerTM with more than 32 years of experience and has previously served as the Chairman of the Long Island Society of the Institute of Certified Financial PlannersTM (1989-1996). Mr. Rosenberg has authored several books on financial and retirement planning and is a recognized speaker and lecturer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Brooklyn College (1974) and a degree as a Certified Financial PlannerTM from the Denver College of Financial Planning (1982). Mr. Rosenberg resides in Long Island, New York.

Todd M. Ross
Todd M. Ross currently serves as President and CEO of TM Ross Insurance Brokerage, LLC and served as President and CEO of H.K. Ross Corp. from November 2002 to September 2005. Prior to his formation of H.K. Ross Corp., Mr. Ross served as in-house Counsel and Chief Financial Officer for LiveInsurance.com from January 2000 to December 2000. From January 1998 until December 1999, Mr. Ross worked for the NIA Group, one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Mr. Ross graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Political Science in May 1994 and earned his JD at Hofstra University School of Law in May 1997. Mr. Ross anticipates receiving his MBA in Professional Accounting and Finance and a Masters in Taxation from Fordham University Graduate School of Business by the end of 2006. Mr. Ross has served as a member of BigString’s board of directors since June 29, 2005. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of BigString from January 2005 to September 2006.