Leslie M. Frécon

The Ryland Group, Inc. engages in homebuilding and provision of mortgage-related financial services. It operates through the following segments: Homebuilding, Financial Services, and Corporate. The Homebuilding segment includes the sale and construction of single-family attached and detached housing, town homes, and condominiums. Its four geographically-determined Homebuilding Regions include North, Southeast, Texas, and West. The Financial Services segment includes loan origination and mortgage, title, escrow and insurance services to its homebuyers. The Corporate segment is a non-operating business unit segment whose purpose is to support operations. The company was founded by James P. Ryan and Robert J. Gaw in 1967 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, CA.

Gentra Systems, Inc. develops and markets manual and automated nucleic acid purification products. It’s DNA and RNA purification products include Generation kits, Purescript, Autopure ls, and Versagene. The company was founded in 1988 by Ruth M. Shuman and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

HALO Innovations, Inc. develops and markets infant safe sleeping products. It offers crib sets, swaddles, wearable blankets, gift sets, collections, sensitive skin sleepwear, clothing with moisture-wicking, mattress filters and accessories. The company was founded by Cathryn L. Schmid and William R. Schmid in 1994 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

eMindful, Inc. provides evidence-based behavioral change programs online. It offers online courses in the areas of stress reduction, weight loss and management, diabetes, pain management, mental health, cancer, heart disease, and relapse. The company offers its services through licensed health professionals, includes physicians and psychotherapists to employers, healthcare providers, and individuals, as well as insurers, third-party administrators, and brokers. The company was founded by Kelley McCabe in 2007 and is headquartered in Vero Beach, FL.

LFE Capital LLC (LFE Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Leslie Frecon. The firm is headquartered in Naples, Florida.

Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Inc. operates as a not-for-profit grassroots organization focused on the critical environmental issues. The firm specializes in environmental education, environmental policy, environmental science, native wildlife rehabilitation/wildlife hospital and conservancy of southwest florida nature center. The company was founded by Dellora Norris and Lester Norris in 1964 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

WomenVenture LLC provides women with the tools and resources to achieve economic success through small business ownership. It offers entrepreneurial training, loans and business consulting services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.