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Darryl W. Copeland, Jr. is chief executive officer of Provident Realty Partners LLC (“PRP”). PRP is the managing member of PF Capital Partners. Prior to founding PRP, Mr. Copeland founded and served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of Provident Senior Living Trust, which was acquired by Ventas, Inc. (NYSE – VTR) in June 2005. From August 2001 until April 2004, Mr. Copeland was a managing director of an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC ("Fortress"), a global alternative investment and asset management firm with over $15 billion of capital currently under management. Mr. Copeland has substantial experience in real estate finance, acquisition and divestiture, and was responsible for senior living and healthcare-related real estate investments for the private equity funds of Fortress, which transactions included Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE – BKD) and Alterra Healthcare (merged with BKD in 2005), as well as other financings and asset acquisitions in the senior living field. Mr. Copeland served on the board of directors of BKD from September 2001 until April 2004 and on the board of directors of Alterra from December 2003 to April 2004. Mr. Copeland is a former member of the executive board of the American Seniors Housing Association. From February 1997 to December 1999, Mr. Copeland served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and a director of BKD (formerly NASDAQ – BLCI prior to being taken private by Fortress in 2000). From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Copeland was an investment banker with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities as senior vice president in the Healthcare and Leveraged Finance groups, during which time he completed many transactions for publicly traded healthcare REITs. Mr. Copeland received a B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, an M.S. in Computer and Information Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A., with distinction, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


Charles A. Post is chief operating officer of Provident Realty Partners LLC (“PRP”). PRP is the managing member of PF Capital Partners. Prior to founding PRP, Mr. Post was chief operating officer, director of business development and a trustee of Provident Senior Living Trust from June 2004 until the company was acquired by Ventas, Inc. (NYSE – VTR) in June 2005. From June 2000 until June 2004, Mr. Post was senior vice president, corporate strategy and capital markets for Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE – SRZ), the nation's largest provider of senior living services. Mr. Post was responsible for structuring and completing corporate transactions including the Marriott Senior Living Service acquisition, the early redemption of $150 million of convertible notes and a $125 million convertible note offering. Mr. Post was also responsible for developing the corporate business plan, ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements and preparing and reviewing corporate filings. Prior to Sunrise, Mr. Post spent seven years with Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., an investment banking and research firm, where he served as a vice president in Investment Banking and later Research in the Real Estate Group. During that time period, Mr. Post worked on numerous initial and secondary public offerings and later managed a group of analysts with coverage of over 25 companies. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Post was a portfolio manager in the special assets division for First Union National Bank where he oversaw, negotiated and restructured underperforming commercial and residential real estate loans. Mr. Post received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland.





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