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Dr. C. Richard Stasney is the President of Texas Ear, Nose and Throat Consultants and the Director of the Texas Voice Center. He completed his medical education and continued on to receive his otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine. Following two years in the Navy, Dr. Stasney joined a Houston private practice in 1976. Specializing in medical and surgical treatment of voice disorders, Dr. Stasney serves in a number of advisory and medical executive positions, including director of the Van Lawrence Voice Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. He is a board member of the Voice Foundation (New York City and Philadelphia) and he is a consulting otolaryngologist for the Houston Grand Opera, providing medical services for some of the world's most renowned opera singers, as well as celebrated performing artists and public speakers. During his distinguished career, he has received many awards, including the Houston Association for Communications Disorders Award. The Covenant House Medical Clinic is named in his honor. Dr. Stasney has been selected by his fellow physicians for inclusion among The Best Doctors in America and he has been repeatedly included as one of Houston's "Top Doctors" by Inside Houston magazine. A dedicated teacher, Dr. Stasney is a clinical associate professor of otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, an adjunct professor of linguistics at Rice University, and a Clinical Professor of otolaryngology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the University of Texas Medical School. He is an active member of numerous medical societies, including the Harris County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. One of the founding partners of Texas ENT Consultants, Dr. Stasney has been with the practice since January 1997.

Mr. Strange has served as one of our directors since October 2003. In 2002, Mr. Strange retired from KPMG, LLP, an independent accounting firm, where he served from 1996 to 2002 as Vice Chairman, Managing Partner of U.S. Audit Practice and head of KPMG s internal risk management program. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Strange served as Global Managing Partner of Audit Business and a member of KPMG s International Executive Committee. During his 34-year career at KPMG, his work included interaction with the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the SEC, testifying before both bodies on issues impacting the auditing profession and SEC registrants. Mr. Strange serves on the Boards of Directors and the Audit Committees of New Jersey Resources Corporation, a retail and wholesale energy service provider, Newfield Exploration Company, an oil and gas exploration and production company, BearingPoint, Inc., a business consulting, systems integration and managed services firm, and SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), a leading provider of student loans and an administrator of college savings plans.

John Graham joined Sunbelt Holdings in 1982 and became President in 1990. John's background in asset management, development and real estate investment provides a solid foundation of knowledge and experience in the real estate field. Under John's direction Sunbelt has become a dominant force, in both community affairs and real estate activities. John obtained an Economics Degree from Stanford University after graduating from Brophy College Preparatory in 1975. His commitment to the community is demonstrated through active affiliations with many communities groups some of which are the Brophy College Preparatory Board of Regents and Trustees, The Nature Conservancy, Valley Partnership and Greater Phoenix Leadership.

Joseph M. Durnford is the Founder and CEO of JD Ford & Company, LLC, a specialized investment banking boutique. He has over twenty years of experience in corporate finance, accounting, business strategy and middle market mergers and acquisitions. Since founding JD Ford & Company, LLC in 1996, Mr. Durnford has been directly responsible for completing over 35 middle market merger and acquisition transactions with an aggregate value of over $500MM. During that time, he has also arranged debt and equity financings in excess of $100MM. During his career, Mr. Durnford has participated in corporate finance and merger and acquisition transactions with values exceeding $1 billion. His industry experience is broad based and includes consumer products, specialty retail, building products manufacturing and distribution, business services, software development, real estate development and construction. Mr. Durnford is also a co-author of the book: How to Run Your Business So You Can Leave It in Style. Mr. Durnford was also Founder and Chairman of Thomas Industries, LLC, a privately held carpet manufacturing operation with revenue in excess of $125 million. Mr. Durnford founded Thomas Industries in 2004 to acquire via a leverage buyout Superior Yarn Technologies, a yarn extrusion manufacturer; Mattel Carpet and Rug, Inc., a commercial carpet mill; and Yanoor Inc. dba Burlington Rug, a residential carpet mill. This transaction was awarded 2004 Consumer Manufacturing Deal of the Year by the M&A Advisor, a national publication focused on middle market M&A. Mr. Durnford sold his interest in Thomas Industries to a management led group in June 2007. Mr. Durnford was also a Founder of Pumpkin Masters, LLC, a privately held seasonal products company with revenues in excess of $15 million. Mr. Durnford founded Pumpkin Masters in 2006 to acquire via a highly leveraged buyout the intellectual property assets of the pumpkin division of Rauch Industries. Mr. Durnford was responsible for structuring and financing the acquisition, negotiating a long-term licensing agreement with Signature Brands, LLC, a division of Hero, Inc., refinancing the bridge acquisition loan with a more traditional senior credit facility, and negotiating the sale of the Company. The licensing arrangement guaranteed a minimum royalty stream and a substantial return on capital to Pumpkin. Mr. Durnford sold his interest in Pumpkin Masters to Signature Brands in June 2007. Mr. Durnford is also a founding member and non-executive chairman of Mallfinder Network, LLC, the leading developer and provider of interactive marketing services for the shopping center industry. Mallfinder develops and hosts websites, manages email-marketing campaigns and coordinates the delivery of brand and retailer content to ensure the maximization of a shopping center management company's web-marketing investment. Whether an enclosed local mall, an enclosed regional mall, a lifestyle center or a destination center, malls hold a unique brand position in their community. Mallfinder leverages this brand position and extends it to the Internet. Mallfinder has been servicing the shopping center industry with interactive marketing services since 1997 and works with many prominent industry leaders. Mr. Durnford has served on the boards of multiple private companies, and also served as a director and audit committee chairman for small cap public telecommunication company and a home building company. He is a Colorado director of Compass Bank, NA, a member of the Executive Board for the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and has served as a board member to numerous not for profit entities.

the Morales Group, a real estate development and construction firm. Mr. Morales received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a Florida Certified General Contractor and a Jacksonville entrepreneur, the founder of Morgran Mini Warehouses, Morales Construction Co., Inc., Morgar Realty, Inc. and Phillips Highway Commerce Park LLP. He was an organizing director of the Enterprise Bank, since sold to Compass Bank, where he continues to serve on its local board. In 2005 he was reappointed by Governor Bush to the JAXPORT Board of Directors where he currently serves as vice chairman. His many civic involvements have included serving as chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, president of the Rotary Club of South Jacksonville, treasurer of the St. Vincent's Hospital Foundation and currently vice-chair of the Ambassadors of the St. Vincent's Foundation and a board member of the American Cancer Society. He has also served on the boards of both the Jacksonville and the Florida Chambers of Commerce; the Mayoral Commission on Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Businesses and in 2004 was honored with the NCCJ Humanitarian Award for his contributions to the Jacksonville community.

A member of the real estate industry for the past twenty-three years, Sandra Wilken has inspired her team of experts with her vision of an "all-service company." It's a concept based on her extensive background in architecture, design, marketing and sales. Sandra's acute attention to detail has led her to develop a company that offers its clients a full range of services that go beyond the closing to assist with furnishing, maintenance and a myriad of other needs. Her "Custom Homes without the Customary Hassles" program has proved a success with numerous clients as well. Joining forces with Markland Properties to market and sell Gainey Ranch from the start, she sold the first and last new home in this 560-acre, master-planned community and is now enjoying success as the unparalleled Gainey Ranch Expert in residential resales here. Her commitment to service also meant expanding her company's expertise to Paradise Valley and Scottsdale; essentially, serving the Valley from the Biltmore to the Boulders. The team of experts that comprises Sandra Wilken Luxury Properties has contributed to the company's reputation for quality throughout the Valley of the Sun.

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