Arthur deWitt (Terry) Ackerman has been involved with entrepreneurial endeavors and sales for most of his career. From 1967-1980 he had a successful career with Home Life of New York where he was a member of the Hall of Fame and a Charter member of the Top of the Round Table. Since 1980 he has been an investment banker for resource and technology companies, raising over $50,000,000 for early stage companies. During the 1980s he was the co-founder of Ardic Exploration and Development, Inc., a gold exploration and money management firm on Wall Street. His Directors and Advisors included John Exter, James Turk, and Michael Belkin. Terry is also an angel investor in resource, technology and renewable energy companies, and in a LEEDS community in the Mohave Desert which will incorporate hydroponic farming, water production, solar power generation, and residential and resort facilities. He is a Director of Beech Tree Labs, Inc., Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc., American International Ventures, Inc., AIVN de Mexico, the Mohave National Preserve Conservancy, and CooperRiis.