BUSINESSMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST ANDREW McKENNA JOINS TEWAARATON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WASHINGTON – The Tewaaraton Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of

Founder and CEO of McKenna & Associates, Andrew McKenna, to its board of directors. 

In 2025, the Tewaaraton Award Presented by Stifel will be in its 25th year of recognizing outstanding college lacrosse players and celebrating the games of Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Award is the preeminent award of one of the fastest growing sports in the US and

the world, highlighted by its inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Mr. McKenna has worked at the intersection of public policy, politics, philanthropy, and capital markets for over 20 years. Since founding McKenna & Associates, a strategic advisory and investment firm he created in 2004, Mr. McKenna has worked on mergers and acquisition mandates totaling over $100 billion and advised numerous Fortune 500 companies. Mr. McKenna served in President George W. Bush’s administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture after playing in instrumental role in Bush’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. An experienced commercial pilot, Mr. McKenna spent five years flying alongside the active-duty Air Force’s demonstration teams and is a longtime financial supporter of both the Air Force Association and the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

“It is an honor to join the legacy and heritage of the Tewaaraton Board. I look forward to

working alongside such a dynamic and diverse board in support of the finest men’s and women’s college lacrosse players,” said McKenna, who played lacrosse at the University of Lynchburg.

“Andrew has been a leader in every avenue of his career in politics, business, and philanthropy,” said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of the Board. “He has stayed close to the game of lacrosse as a loyal alumnus to Lynchburg, and as an active member of the lacrosse community at all levels, including the Premier Lacrosse League. He is a seasoned executive and board member who will bring urgency and action to our board.”

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About The Tewaaraton Foundation The Tewaaraton Award presented by Stifel, is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Founded at the University Club of Washington, D.C., the award was first presented in 2001 with permission from the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders. “Tewaaraton” is the Mohawk word for lacrosse, and for 25 years The Tewaaraton Award has symbolized lacrosse’s Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity of the selection process and advances the mission of the Foundation by focusing on cultural awareness and by presenting annual scholarships to students from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy –the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.

Stifel Company Information Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, including its Eaton Partners and Miller Buckfire business divisions; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC; in Canada through Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc.; and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited. The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank and Stifel Bank & Trust offer a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s website at www.stifel.com. For global disclosures, please visit https://www.stifel.com/investor-relations/press-releases. Like and follow Stifel on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X.

About McKenna & Associates

McKenna & Associates is a boutique advisory and investment firm providing consequential

solutions for its clients and partners at the intersection of capital markets, regulation, and

government. Founded in 2004, McKenna & Associates’ advisory expertise ranges from high-profile mergers, restructurings, and litigation support to strategic management of material matters for Fortune 100 clients. McKenna’s Capital Team combines investment acumen with multidisciplinary experience to achieve growth for its projects, portfolio companies, and their founders. To learn more about McKenna & Associates, please visit www.mckassoc.com.

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Media Contact Allegra Bartscherer The Tewaaraton Foundation allegra@tewaaraton.com