Emeritus Corp.

Daniel R. Baty has served as our Co-Chief Executive Officer since September 2007. Mr. Baty, one of Emeritus' founders, served as its Chief Executive Officer and has served as a director since its inception in 1993 and became Chairman of the board of directors in April 1995. Mr. Baty also served as the Chairman of the Board of Holiday Retirement Corporation from 1987 to 2007 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 1991 through September 1997. Since 1984, Mr. Baty has also served as Chairman of the Board of Columbia Pacific Group, Inc. and, since 1986, as Chairman of the Board of Columbia Pacific Management, Inc. Both of these companies are engaged in developing independent living facilities and providing consulting services for that market.

Granger Cobb has served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer and as director of Emeritus since joining the company in September 2007, effective with the merger of Summerville Senior Living, Inc. Mr. Cobb has 23 years of senior management experience in the senior residential, assisted living, and skilled nursing industries. Prior to joining Emeritus in 2007, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Summerville. Mr. Cobb joined Summerville in 1998 with its acquisition of Cobbco, Inc., a California-based assisted living company, which he founded in 1989. Mr. Cobb is active in several industry associations and has served on the boards of the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC), and the political action committees for ALFA and the California Assisted Living Association (CALA).

Gerry Meinzer joined the Board of Comprehensive Care International in 2006. He is President of PMP, a merchant bank specializing in high technology, and also President of Emeritus of Smart Toronto Inc., a private sector initiative to promote the Greater Toronto Area as the technology capital of Canada. Prior to this, Mr. Meinzer was President of The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto (1992-93) and President and CEO of Real Time Datapro, a data processing and computer services that became one of the largest Canadian computer service company in the general insurance market, following an amalgamation with Memotec Data Inc. in 1985 as an integral part of the acquisition drive for Teleglobe Canada. Mr. Meinzer is a Junior Chamber International Senator, Chairman of Rydium Inc., a Director of PCI Geomatics Inc. and idAlarm Inc., and a member of the Advisory Board of RoyNat Capital (Scotia Bank). Mr. Meinzer also chaired the initiative to form the Greater Toronto Airports Authority and served as a director for 12 years. Throughout his career he has served as the National President of the German-Canadian Congress; President of the Information Technology Association Canada (1974-75 and 1979-81); Chairman of the World Computing Service Industry Congress V (1986); Chairman of the Canadian Multiculturalism Council (1982-84); and Chairman of the Metro Toronto Jaycee Council. As well, Mr. Meinzer acted as Chair of Innovation Ontario Corp.

Leo Watterson has served as Vice President—Corporate Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2007. Mr. Watterson is a certified public accountant and joined Emeritus as Director of Corporate Accounting in February 2005. Mr. Watterson has over 28 years experience in the long-term care and senior housing industries. Prior to joining Emeritus, Mr. Watterson spent four years in public accounting with a focus on audits of healthcare entities. Mr. Watterson served 12 years with the Hillhaven Corporation, an operator of long-term care facilities, pharmacies, and retirement housing communities. Additionally, Mr. Watterson served nine years with Sun Healthcare Group, another operator of long-term care facilities, pharmacies, and retirement housing communities.

Raymond R. Brandstrom has served as Executive Vice President—Finance, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer since September 2007. Mr. Brandstrom, one of Emeritus's founders, has served as a director since its inception in 1993. From 1993 to March 1999, Mr. Brandstrom also served as Emeritus' President and Chief Operating Officer. In March 2000, Mr. Brandstrom was elected Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Emeritus. From May 1992 to October 1996, Mr. Brandstrom served as President of Columbia Pacific Group, Inc. and Columbia Pacific Management, Inc. From May 1992 to May 1997, Mr. Brandstrom served as Vice President and Treasurer of Columbia Winery, a company that is engaged in the production and sale of table wines.

Melanie Werdel has served as Executive Vice President—Administration since joining Emeritus in September 2007. Ms. Werdel previously served as Senior Vice President, Administration for Summerville Senior Living, Inc., overseeing corporate compliance, licensing standards and requirements and Summerville Senior Living, Inc.’s overall risk management and operational policies and procedures. Prior to joining Summerville Senior Living, Inc. in 1998, she served as the Vice President of Administration for Cobbco, Inc., a California-based assisted living and skilled nursing company. Ms. Werdel has over 14 years of long term care management experience and served as the immediate past Board Chair of the California Assisted Living Association.

Budgie Amparo has served as Senior Vice President—Quality and Risk Management since joining Emeritus in September 2007. Previously, Mr. Amparo served Summerville Senior Living, Inc. as Vice President of Quality and Risk Management from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Amparo is a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing, and has 20 years of combined healthcare experience in nursing education, acute care, skilled nursing and assisted living. Prior to joining Summerville Senior Living, Inc., Mr. Amparo worked for Kaiser Permanente where he opened Kaiser Permanente's first sub-acute skilled nursing facility in Northern CA in 2002. He also spent 10 years with Mariner Post-Acute Network in a variety of positions including overseeing Quality Assurance, clinical operations and regulatory compliance for over 40 skilled nursing facilities in 11 states. Mr. Amparo is the chair of the Clinical Roundtable Executives for Assisted Living Federation of America.

Eric Mendelsohn has served as Senior Vice President—Corporate Development since September 2007. Mr. Mendelsohn joined Emeritus as Director of Real estate and Legal Affairs in February of 2006. He is currently responsible for the acquisition, development and financing of new and existing Emeritus buildings. Mr. Mendelsohn has 20 years of experience in real estate and related financing and is a member of the Bar in both Washington State and Florida. Prior to joining Emeritus, he served as a Transaction Officer for the University of Washington where he managed the acquisition, leasing and financing of healthcare properties for the School of Medicine as well as other property needs for University clients.

Jayne Sallerson has served as Senior Vice President—Marketing since September 2008. Ms. Sallerson joined Emeritus as Vice President of Marketing in September of 2007. Prior to joining Emeritus, Ms. Sallerson served as a Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for Summerville Senior Living, Inc. from 2000 to 2003 and was appointed to Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2003. Ms. Sallerson has 24 years of sales and marketing experience in the healthcare and senior industry. Prior to senior living, Ms. Sallerson worked in skilled nursing, durable medical equipment and rehabilitation in various sales and marketing roles. Ms. Sallerson is the current chair for the Sales and Marketing roundtable for the Assisted Living Federation of America and is a member of the organization's Operational Excellence Panel.

John Cincotta has served as Senior Vice President—Sales since September 2008. Mr. Cincotta joined Emeritus in 1997 as National Director of New Developments and became the National Sales and Marketing Training Director in 1999. He was promoted to National Director of Sales and Marketing in 2000 and to Senior Vice President—Sales and Marketing in September 2007. Mr. Cincotta has 17 years experience in the healthcare industry, including 5 years in skilled nursing and 10 years in assisted living. Prior to joining Emeritus, Mr. Cincotta served as Divisional Sales and Marketing Director for Beverly Enterprises for the states of California and Washington and as the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing for the Hillhaven Corporation. Mr. Cincotta serves on the Sales and Marketing Executive roundtable for the Assisted Living Federation of America.

Martin Roffe has served as Senior Vice President—Financial Planning since September 2007. Mr. Roffe joined Emeritus as Director of Financial Planning in March 1998, and was promoted to Vice President of Financial Planning in October 1999. Mr. Roffe has 33 years experience in the acute care, long-term care, and senior housing industries. Prior to joining Emeritus, from May 1987 until February 1996, Mr. Roffe served as Vice President of Financial Planning for the Hillhaven Corporation, where he also held the positions of Senior Application Analyst and Director of Financial Planning. Hillhaven Corporation operated nursing centers, pharmacies, and retirement housing communities.

Jim Hanson has served as Senior Vice President—Financial Services and Controller since September 2007. Mr. Hanson joined Emeritus in April 2000 and served as our Director of Financial Services. Prior to joining Emeritus, Mr. Hanson held various accounting, financial, and administrative positions spanning a 21 year career with Pepsico, Inc. He is currently responsible for the overall management of the Accounting and I.T. departments at Emeritus headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Hanson has 30 years experience in the financial services field. Prior to joining Emeritus, he worked as Controller for Pepsi-Cola of Alaska and held various management positions spanning a 21 year career with the Pepsico softdrink division in Seattle.

Bobbie Knable is Dean of Students, Emeritus of Tufts University where she managed all aspects of student life policy and programs from 1980 through 1999. Prior to serving as Dean of Students at Tufts, Bobbie was the Dean of First-Year Students, the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Director of Undergraduate Degree Programs for Adult Students, and an Assistant Professor. Bobbie has also been an educational consultant, presenter, and workshop leader, who has lectured on a variety of topics including student life, alcohol issues, women's issues, and diversity. Since her retirement, Bobbie continues to share her expertise by serving on the boards of the City on the Hill Charter School, Bennington College, the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis, the St. Botolph Club, and the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association. Bobbie holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Joseph E. Grimes is an International Linguistics Consultant with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, and is assigned to the SIL Hawaii Pidgin language project. He is also Consulting Editor for the Ethnologue and companion volumes and Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, Cornell University. He did field work with SIL in Mexico (1952-1969) and has conducted SIL field workshops in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific. He received a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell University in 1960 and holds a Doctorate in Literature from Wheaton College.

Dr. Calhoun has been a board certified ophthalmologist since 1977. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1943. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rhodes College undergraduate school and graduated from the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine in Memphis. Dr. Calhoun did a rotating internship at the City of Memphis hospitals and served in the U.S. Navy for 2 1 2 years as a naval flight surgeon obtaining the rank of Lt. Commander. He also did emergency room work and general medical work during some of this time. He returned to Memphis for a 3 year Ophthalmology residency at the University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine. He served as chief resident during his third year. He began practice in Columbus, Georgia with Dr. Floyd Jarrell and Dr. John Newton with what is now West Georgia Eye Care Center. His practice interests include comprehensive ophthalmology with special interest in cataract and refractive surgery. He also enjoys pediatric ophthalmology and sees many children with crossed eyes. Dr. Calhoun maintains active involvement in the community as well. He has been Chairman of the Young Life committee and still serves on their Emeritus Board. He has been Chief of Staff at Doctor's Hospital and served as legislative Chairman of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology. He is presently on the Board for Lighthouse for Christ, which maintains a mission in Mombasa, Kenya. Eye Care for the Needy, which supports Dr. Steve Beaty and his missionary endeavors in Zimbabwe, Africa, and on the Council of the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology. He also is chairman of the Ethics Committee at Doctor's Hospital.

Louise L. Meade retired in 2002 as Emergency Services Director for Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services (a non-profit homeless prevention organization). She is presently serving as a consultant and volunteer in this organization. Louise's current community activities include Board of Directors, Mt. Vernon Branch of American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area; Emeritus member of the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation Board of Directors.

Over the decade Nellie has been at Gensler, she has served as a sustainable design consultant on multiple project types. Her projects include Santa Monica College, LA Mission College, San Jose Airport and the Port of Long Beach Headquarters. She has spent much of the last four years providing a Sustainable Design and LEED oversight role on hospitality projects, including MGM MIRAGE's CityCenter project in Las Vegas, an 18 million sf mixed-use project on the Las Vegas Strip. Additional hospitality clients include Marriot/Ritz, Kimpton, Mondrian and Warner Brothers. Nellie is a founding member of the U. S. Green Building Council's Los Angeles Chapter and served as Vice-Chair from 2004-2007. She now serves as an Emeritus board member. She received both a B.A. and B.Arch. from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Interiors and Sources Magazine selected Nellie as one of the "25 Environmental Champions for 2004." More recently, she was recognized on both Real Estate Southern California's and Building Design + Construction's "40 Under 40" lists.

Robert E. Marks (age 56), has been a director of Emeritus since July 2005. From 1994 to the present, Mr. Marks has been the President of Marks Ventures, LLC, a private equity investment firm. He is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Denny's Corporation , as well as a member of the board of trustees of the Fisher House Foundation and The International Rescue Committee.

Roger J. Preis is the President of RPE Career Dynamics , an executive coaching, career management and business/management consulting firm. Formerly, Roger was President of Robert Half International Inc. in Connecticut and Westchester. He also held positions as Vice President, Staffing and Development and served on the Corporate Operations staff for RHI. In addition, Roger Preis has in-depth human resources experience at Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. / Unilever. He has held faculty positions for the University of Connecticut and for public and private secondary schools. Roger has advanced certification from New York University in Adult Career Planning and Development and the Co-Pilot Professional Coaching System. In addition, he is certified in Leadership Effectiveness Training and Process Skills Training. Roger also holds graduate and undergraduate degrees with concentrations in mathematics. Roger serves in a leadership capacity for non-profit boards including The Boys & Girls Club and Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care. In addition, he has held memberships in the International Coach Federation, the Association of Career Professionals International and the Coaching Consortium.

Mr. Young became a member of our board of directors in May 2006. Mr. Young has been a managing partner (and is currently an executive officer) of The CapStreet Group, LLC (investment company) since July 2006. He was also the chairman of the board of Metal Supermarkets International (metal distribution) from December 2005 through October 2007. Mr. Young was the president and CEO of Metal Supermarkets International from December 2002 to December 2005. Mr. Young is a certified public accountant and former partner of Arthur Andersen, LLP.