Board of Directors

Mr. Barton has served as a director since August 2022. From September 2021 to September 2025, Mr. Barton served as Chief Investment Officer of Campus Advantage, Inc. Mr. Barton has more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate with a specific focus in the student housing, hotel, land and retail sectors. Prior to joining Campus Advantage, Mr. Barton served as Senior Vice President - Investments at Fayth Hospitality Group LLC from July 2020 to August 2021 and Managing Director, Investments at Greystar Real Estate Partner from September 2018 to September 2019. From February 2012 to September 2018, Mr. Barton served as Senior Vice President at Education Realty Trust, where he was responsible for all acquisitions, dispositions, and off-campus development activities for a $4.6 billion publicly traded student housing real estate investment trust. Prior to his service at Education Realty Trust, Mr. Barton served as Senior Vice President - Retail Brokerage at Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis from December 2002 to January 2012 and Vice President - Development and Leasing at Retail Realty Group from September 1999 to December 2002.

Mr. Barton was chosen to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in the real estate industry, which we believe will be important as we expand our relationships with property owners.

Mr. Basolis has served as a director since January 2023. Mr. Basolis has served as President of Garrison Enterprise, Inc. since January 2005, where he is focused on building Garrison Enterprise, Inc. to be recognized as the premier underground utility contractor on the Eastern seaboard. From 2008 to 2022, Mr. Basolis served as a director at First Bank (Nasdaq:FRBA) and as the chair of the IT committee and a member of the loan committee, the strategic planning committee, compensation and personnel committee, the nominating and governance committee.

Mr. Basolis was chosen as a director because of his extensive experience as a utility contractor, which we believe will be important as we expand our relationships with property owners.

Mr. Berk has served as a director since November 2024. Mr. Berk currently serves as a member of the executive committee at DFK USA. Prior to this service, Mr. Berk served as Co-Managing Partner at Friedman LLP, a member of the firm’s executive committee and chairman of the firm’s real estate group from January 2015 until the firm’s merger with Marcum LLP in September 2022. From September 2022 to September 2024, Mr. Berk served as a Partner and member of the executive committee of Marcum LLP. Prior to this service, Mr. Berk served as a Partner at Friedman LLP from 1989 to 2015. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. Berk served in a variety of roles at Friedman LLP.

Mr. Berk was chosen to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in the financial reporting and accounting industry.

Mr. Goodman has served as a director since November 2023. Mr. Goodman currently serves as chairman of the board of directors at First Bank (Nasdaq:FRBA). Mr. Goodman has been a principal of The Eagle Group, Inc., a commercial real estate development and management company, since 1996. Mr. Goodman is a graduate of Rutgers University with a BA in psychology in 1965, a MBA in finance in 1970 and a JD in 1980. He served as a member of the Rutgers Board of Governors from 2003 to 2009; member of the Board of Trustees from 1996 to 2023; chair from 2002 to 2003 and vice chair from 2001 to 2002; member of the Board of Overseers from 2000 to 2023. From 1966 to present, Mr. Goodman has been actively involved in the commercial banking industry in various capacities as chairman, president, chief executive officer, and a director of a number of commercial banks.

Mr. Goodman was chosen to be a director because of his extensive experience in the commercial banking industry, which we believe will be important as we implement our growth strategy.

Mr. Josephs has served as a director since January 2023. Mr. Josephs is a Certified Public Accountant and retired from the accounting firm Friedman LLP in 2022. Mr. Josephs has over 45 years of experience providing accounting and consulting services. Mr. Josephs works closely with many commercial and residential real estate developers, owners, investors, syndicators, and management companies, including those involved in affordable housing. He also has experience with nonprofit organizations, health care and medical practices. Mr. Josephs currently serves on the board of directors of First Bank, a publicly traded institution (Nasdaq:FRBA). He has served on the board since 2008 and qualifies as the bank's "audit committee financial expert" under the relevant criteria established under SEC regulation. Mr. Josephs currently serves as the chair of the audit committee and loan committee. From 2020 to 2025, Mr. Josephs served on the compensation and personnel committee and the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Josephs was a Partner at Friedman LLP from 1996 to 2022, after serving as a Partner at Bagell, Josephs, Levine & Co LLC.

Mr. Josephs was chosen to be a director because of his extensive experience providing accounting and consulting services to companies.

Mr. O’Brien has served as a director since January 2023. The majority of Mr. O’Brien’s experience comes in the construction and real estate industry. Mr. O’Brien founded Brightline Construction, Inc, a heavy highway and structural concrete company in the Philadelphia Metro area, in December 2004 and has served as its President for over 20 years. Later, Mr. O’Brien founded CarCon LLC, a real-estate development company, and most recently launched Cara Capital LLC, a real estate venture capital investment company that focuses on the multifamily and construction sectors and the technology that supports them.

Mr. O’Brien was chosen to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in the construction and real estate industries, which we believe will be important as we expand our relationships with property owners.

Mr. Shannon has served as a director since November 2024. Mr. Shannon has served as Chief Financial Officer of Lakeland Industries Inc., since February 2023. Prior to this service, Mr. Shannon served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Charah Solutions, Inc., from June 2019 to November 2022. From November 2015 to June 2019, Mr. Shannon served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Adtran, Inc. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Steel Technologies, LLC from July 2006 to November 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Shannon served as the Assistant Treasurer and Director of Treasury at Brown-Forman Corporation from December 1997 to July 2006. From June 1994 to November 1997, Mr. Shannon served as Senior Investment Analysis, Assistant Treasurer of Batmark, Inc. at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. From July 1992 to June 1994, Mr. Shannon served as an Accounting Analyst at Lexmark International, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Shannon served as a MBA Graduate Assistant, Finance Department at the University of Georgia from July 1991 to June 1992, a Staff Auditor at Vulcan Materials Company from July 1990 to June 1991 and a Supervising Senior Accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick from January 1988 to July 1990.

Mr. Shannon was chosen to be a director because of his significant experience serving as a chief financial officer and his knowledge of the financial reporting and accounting industry.