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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>Thanks Corey for bringing this to our attention. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'>And huge congrats to Ray! He is a pillar of Gotham and a model Gothamite: always helpful, knowledgeable and supportive. I have the privilege of being Ray&#8217;s Gotham Buddy and also counting him among my personal friends. You should all &nbsp;get to know Ray!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>To your success!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paula<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=98 height=128 style='width:1.0208in;height:1.3333in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D842A3.8611DE10"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Paula Oleska, President and CEO<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Natural Intelligence Systems, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>646 554 3461<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>www.BrainUpgrade.biz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.naturalintelligencesystems.com/">https://www.naturalintelligencesystems.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blending magic and science to achieve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Radical Rapid Results&#8482;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Fredslist <b>On Behalf Of </b>Corey Bearak via Fredslist<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 28, 2022 11:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> Fredslist Gotham &lt;fredslist@gothamnetworking.com&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> [Fredslist] Congrats &quot;Notable&quot; Ray Walcott<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&quot;Reliable Ray&quot; this morning added &quot;Notable Ray&quot; this morning.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Crains New York Business today announced its &quot;Notable Diverse Leaders in Banking and Finance&quot;</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-diverse-leaders-banking-finance">https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-diverse-leaders-banking-finance</a><br>And wouldn't you know, it quite appropriately includes Gotham's own,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ray Walcott, Vice President of Business Banking at Capitol One. &nbsp;Please share your personal congrats for Ray, a reigning Gotham Networker of the Year, a key member of the Gotham Business POWER Breakfast (<u>join us on Wednesday April 6</u>), group coordinator of Gotham Westchester and Gotham Virtual groups, and as noted by Crains in its bio of Ray, &quot;membership co-chair of Gotham City Networking.&quot;</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(Click link below to view how text that follows appears on line; the full list appears starting on page 19 of the attached Crains and it covers Ray on page 26.)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-diverse-leaders-banking-and-finance-2022-ray-walcott"><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-diverse-leaders-banking-and-finance-2022-ray-walcott</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><a href="https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-diverse-leaders-banking-finance"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=1200 height=450 style='width:12.5in;height:4.6875in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/styles/1200x675/s3/Notable%20Banking%20and%20Finance.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-family:Roboto'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><div style='margin-right:15.7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