Mr. Brown is a director of the Company and has been a Partner in the law firm of Thompson Knight L.L.P. since 1999. He received his B.A. from Stanford University and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Brown in Chairman of the company's Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committes and is a member of the Company's Audit and Investment Commitees.

Mr. Geary is a director of the Company and has served as the President of Carlsberg Management Company, a real estate development company, since February 1986. Mr. Geary received his M.B.A. and B.S. degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Geary holds the designations of Charter Financial Analyst, Certified Property Manager ("CPM"), Specialist in Real Estate Securities (SRS) and the Certified Commercial-Investment Member ("CCIM"). He is a Member of Los Angeles Society of Security Analysts. Mr. Geary is Chairman of the Company's Investment Committee and is a member of the Company's Audit, Compensation, and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.

Mr. Werlein is a shareholder in Werlein & Harris, P.C., a certified public accounting firm in Houston, Texas. He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Verde Capital, LLC, which is involved with the institutions energy retrofits. Mr. Werlein is a Certified Public Accountant and hold as Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Mr. Werlein is Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and is a member of the Company's Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.

John N. Galardi is a director of the Company. Mr Galardi has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Galardi Group, Inc., a privately-held franchising company encompassing more than 450 restaurants, including the Wienerschnitzel and Tastee Freez chains. Mr. Galardi has been a director of CGS Real Estate Company, Inc. since 1989. Mr. Galardi served on the Boards of BCT International, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Renovar Energy Coporation in Midland, Texas. He has also served on the Board of Advisors of National Bank of Southern California and Marine National Bank. Mr. Galardi attended Southwest Baptist University in Missouri.