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PROVO, Utah, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading network for connecting families and generations on the Web, today announced that Mike Dodd will resign his position as a member of the board of directors to join the company as Vice President of Business Development and Sales. In his new role, Dodd will be responsible for building and managing strategic partnerships, distribution relationships and developing new markets for MyFamily.com, Inc.'s services. He will also lead efforts to expand the Company's ad sales team, offering and revenue.

"For over 2 years Mike has done great work helping guide the company as a member of our board of directors," said Tom Stockham, president and CEO. "Mike understands our unique mission and business model, has great contacts, and unique experience structuring large-scale deals. We are very pleased to have him join our team and are confident in his expertise and ability to lead us into our next phase of growth."

Dodd brings a wealth of experience with him, most recently serving as Senior Partner for Europatweb, a European/US venture capital group where he focused on Internet and software investments. Prior to that he was a technology investment banker at Robertson Stephens where he focused on taking companies public, raising private equity and debt, and doing M&A for a number of leading tech companies including eBay, Priceline, Excite, Internet Security Systems, RealNetworks, AMCC, and others. In addition, Dodd was an early executive at idealab's Peoplelink where he oversaw product development and management, and business development. He began his career on Wall Street at Salomon Smith Barney doing real estate and technology investment banking. Dodd received his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in finance and art history and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

About MyFamily.com, Inc.
MyFamily.com Inc. is the leading company connecting families with their histories, origins and one another. As a next generation media company, MyFamily.com is a among the most successful online subscription businesses. Consistently ranking among the Media Metrix top 50, the company offers both free and premium paid subscription services to its network of Internet properties, which include: Ancestry.com, the number one source for tracing family history online; RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest online genealogy community; and MyFamily.com, the foremost provider of private family web sites. The Company also publishes Ancestry Magazine, Genealogical Computing Magazine, over 50 book titles, and databases on CD-ROM.