BILL HARRIS, CFA is a partner and a portfolio manager for the Avenue Total Return Equity Portfolio and the Avenue Bond Portfolio. Mr. Harris has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining Avenue Investment Management Inc., Mr. Harris was at Sentry Select Capital as a portfolio manager for their resource group of funds. His responsibilities included managing mutual funds, limited partnerships and exchange traded funds that specialized in oil and gas, mining and alternative energy investments. From 1999-2002, Mr. Harris was at TD Asset Management as the senior energy and mining analyst for the Precious Metals, Resources and Energy Funds. From 1992-1999, he was the Canadian equity trader for the active equity group at TD Asset Management. Mr. Harris received a BA in economics from Dalhousie University in 1990. He became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1998 and is a member    of the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.