Safeway Inc.

Mr. Ching has been Senior Vice President and the Chief Information Officer for Safeway Inc., a food and drug retailer, since 1994. Previously, Mr. Ching was the General Manager for British American Consulting Group, a software and consulting firm focusing on the distribution and retail industry. He also worked for Lucky Stores, Inc., a subsidiary of American Stores Company from 1979 to 1993, and was the Senior Vice President of Information Systems in the last five years.

Phil is the Director of Tax Planning and Analysis at Safeway, where he has worked since 1985. Previously he worked at Peat Marwick (now KPMG), a CPA firm. Originally from South Carolina, Phil attended the University of South Carolina and Northeastern University in Boston. A resident of Berkeley, he serves on the board of directors of the San Francisco chapter of the Tax Executives Institute.

In January of 1981, Barbara Nelson started her successful career in commercial real estate in downtown Seattle. In the record time of just 4 years, Barbara leased three high-rise office buildings. In 1985, when the downtown Seattle office market faced a surplus of properties, she re-directed her focus. She became intrigued with the community shopping center industry and proceeded to build centers in Washington and Oregon, ranging in size from 120,000 square feet to 160,000 square feet. Anchor tenants of these centers include Safeway Marketplace, Fleming Foods, Hollywood Video, Associated Grocers and Ross Dress for Less. The experience gained in this complex and competitive market of commercial real estate, has proven extremely valuable. Barbara has since put together various real estate projects, all of which are also making a highly satisfactory Return On Investment for their owners. In 1993, Barbara founded the Woodinville, Washington-based ROI Commercial Real Estate, Inc. By selecting the right people she has built an unbeatable team of professionals. As a full-service brokerage house, ROI offers refreshing "no-nonsense" solutions to your real estate investment opportunities.

A member for 33 years, Dave is an activist in his community of Courtenay as well as being a Shop Steward for 30 years at Safeway. He has represented Local 1518 as a delegate to the Campbell River/Courtenay Labour Council for 12 years. Dave is a former Executive Board member who left to take up the position of President of the United Way in Courtenay a number of years ago.

Russell M. Jackson was appointed as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, of the Company in March 2007. Prior to joining Safeway, he was employed with PG&E Corporation for 27 years, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

Ms. Lewis earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. She was an Echols Scholar as an undergraduate of the University of Virginia. She has been Senior Corporate Counsel with Safeway Inc., a Fortune 50 company, since 1995. Ms. Lewis is a member of the California Chamber of Commerce Legal Protection and Reform Committees. She also represents Safeway on both the California Grocers Association Legal Advisory Committee and the California Retailers Association Legal Committee. Ms. Lewis is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Treasurer of the Youth Law Center, and member of the Oakland Ballet Board and the Heads Up Advisory Board. She served as a Trustee of the (then) Alta Bates Medical Center and is a past Chair of the Bay Area Urban League. Ms. Lewis was appointed to the Board of Trustees in December 2006. She Chairs the Governance Committee and sits on the Finance Committee and Quality/Professional Services Committee.