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Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, (born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland), American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre

Source: Barzun, Jacques , Mabbott, Thomas Ollive and Cestre, Charles. "Edgar Allan Poe". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Jan. 2023, Search | Britannica

John Cozzi

John Cozzi
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John is Co-Head of AEA Small Business Private Equity and a Partner on AEA’s Small Business Private Equity team. In his role, he focuses on investment opportunities in the consumer and business services and industrial products sectors. John currently serves as a board member of 50 Floor, American Expediting, Barnet Products, CLS Management Services, Connexus Resource Group, Inovar, Montway, Scan Global Logistics and WorldWide Electric. He also served on the boards of former AEA portfolio companies Colony Hardware, Entregado Group, Evans, Galco, Implus Footcare, In the Swim, Industrial Controls Distributors, NCS, National Rehab, Pexco, Phillips Pet Food and Supplies, PLZ Aeroscience, Sextant Education and Troxell Communications.

Before joining AEA, John was a managing director at Arena Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in small companies in the consumer and business services sectors. Previously, he was a managing director in the leveraged finance group of Credit Suisse First Boston. Prior to joining Credit Suisse First Boston, he worked at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. and NYNEX Corp.

Laurence Dresner

Laurence Dresner  
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Laurence Dresner is an accomplished composer whose many pieces have been performed to audiences throughout the United States and Europe.  His music has been performed by the Metropolitan Flute Orchestra, the Monmouth Winds Quintet, the American Chamber Ensemble, The Poetica Ensemble, and the Motyl Chamber Ensemble, to name a few. With a strong interest in all forms of music, Larry has been involved in musical theatre with several off-off Broadway shows, cabaret, and has directed talent productions, jazz bands, and produced chamber concerts.  Larry is a board member of several arts organizations including the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, and the Long Island Composers Alliance.  

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