International Growth Fund

Ticker: SNGRX

Fund Type: International Large Cap Growth

Roger J. Sit

Roger Sit joined the organization in January 1998. He coordinates the overall investment management activities for Sit Investment Associates and Sit International (Sit/Kim), working closely with Gene Sit. Prior to joining the firm, Roger was a Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York for seven years. Additionally, he served six years as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force with financial management responsibilities at Headquarters Space Division. Roger graduated with Military Distinction from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984. He earned a M.S. in Systems Technology from the University of Southern California in 1987 and an M.B.A. with honors from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1991. He is currently serving on the board of Convergent Capital.

Roger Sit also is a portfolio manager of the following Funds:

• Sit Small Cap Growth Fund
• Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund
• Sit Large Cap Growth Fund
• Sit Balanced Fund
• Sit Dividend Growth Fund
• Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund

Janet K. Kinzler

Janet joined the organization in August 2001. She is a member of the global equity investment team focusing primarily on Europe and Canada. Janet has more than 20 years of experience in business and financial analysis. Prior to joining SIA, she was a Principal at SCA Consulting in Chicago. Additionally, she was a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston in London where she was a sell-side investment analyst covering European airlines. She earned a B.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1986 and an M.B.A in Finance and Multinational Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. Janet serves on the boards of the global Wharton Alumni Association and the Guthrie Theater Business Council.

Tasha M. Murdoff

Tasha joined Sit Investment Associates in November 1995. She is currently a member of the global equity investment team responsible for fundamental research on companies located within Europe, Canada, and emerging markets along with providing quantitative research for international and global portfolios. Tasha began in Sit Mutual Funds before transferring to SIA marketing in September 1998 and to equity research in 2000. She received a B.A. in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance from Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 1997 and an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in 2002.