Peter
Barker—Director
Mr. Barker joined the WCH Board in 2002 and joined its Audit Committee
in 2006. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Barker
Management Incorporated (“BMI”), a regional property
firm specializing in managing affordable housing communities financed
with HUD, LIHTC, tax-exempt bond and other affordable financing
sources. Mr. Barker has extensive experience in financial
consulting, development and management of affordable housing, including
tax credit and bond-financed housing. BMI currently manages
approximately 6500 units in over 100 communities in California,
Nevada and Arizona and employs over 250 employees. BMI is
an innovator and leader in incorporating the various emerging subsidy
program opportunities into its management portfolio. Mr. Barker
is a graduate of UCLA and currently also serves as a Director on
the board of Shelter Partnership.
Wing
Lam—Director Mr. Lam joined the WCH Board in 2004. He co- founded
Wahoo’s
Fish Taco in 1988. Today, Wahoo’s has over 50 locations
in Southern California and Colorado, Hawaii and Texas, with plans
to add new locations in Arizona. Mr. Lam is very active in
national and local civic activities as a volunteer and serves as
a director for numerous non-profit corporations. Mr. Lam has a Bachelor
of Science in Finance from San Diego State University. He
is an active member of the Orange County Chapter of the Young Presidents’
Organization. Mr. Lam and his family reside in Newport Beach,
CA
Vicki
Clark—Director
Ms. Clark joined the WCH Board in 1999 and its Audit Committee in
2006. She also served as WCH’s President from 1999 to
2002. Currently, Ms. Clark is the President of Vintage Senior
Housing, Inc. She founded Western Seniors Housing, Inc. (“WSH”),
a property management company focused on affordable housing cmmunities
financed with LIHTC’s or tax-exempt bond financing. Prior
to forming WSH, Ms. Clark was Director of Operations at ARV Assisted
Living, Inc. (“ARV”) whose affordable housing division
developed and managed twenty two affordable apartment communities
comprising approximately 2,500 units, the majority of which were
financed with LIHTC’s. Before joining ARV, Ms. Clark
served in several property management capacities for Calmark Realty
Management, an owner and a developer of senior apartment communities.
Ms. Clark attended the University of Georgia and is currently First
Vice President of the Senior Housing Council.
Jeffrey
Meyers—Director
Mr. Meyers joined the WCH Board in 2003. He is Principal of
St.Clair/Meyers,
a real estate development company located in Irvine California.
He was the Founding Principal and CEO of The Meyers Group, one of
the largest and most trusted sources for residential real estate
information, research and consulting services. Mr. Meyers is recognized
as the market expert within the real estate industry and has been
quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles and New York
Times. He is a regular speaker to the National Association of Home
Builders Council, the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, the Southern
California Building Industry Association and the Urban Land Institute.
Mr. Meyers has Bachelor of Science in Finance with an emphasis in
Real Estate from San Diego State University and is a Licensed Broker
in the State of California. He is an active member of the
Urban Land Institute, the Real Estate Industry Advisory Council
and the Young Presidents Organization.
Joe
Brigani - Director
Mr.
Briganti Joined the board in 2008. He is Vice President/Loan Officer
with PNC MultiFamily Capital. He is responsible for
originating and structuring tax-exempt bond transactions. His primary
focus is on Affordable Housing and specifically tax-exempt bond
financing with or without tax credits.
Mr.
Brigani also originates market rate apartment and commercial loans.
He has over 20 years of experience in the real estate finance and
housing industries and has an extensive background in debt, conventional
equity and tax credit equity markets. Prior to joining ARCS/PNC
MultiFamily Capital, Mr Brigani was Senior Acquisitions Director
for GE Capital.
Mr. Brigani
began his Affordable Housing career in 1993 when he joined Boston
Capital Partners where he was Vice President of Acquisitions. Prior
to Boston Capital Partners he was with General Investment and Development
where he was a member of the multifamily acquisition team. Mr. Briganti
has a B.S. Degree in Finance and received his MBA Degree from Boston
University.
Mark
Strutner —Director
Mr. Strutner joined the WCH Board in 2005. He is Regional
Manager of at Symantec
Corporation, a global leader in infrastructure and security
software. He is considered to be on the forefront of the hi-tech
industry specializing in Software Sales Management. Mr. Strutner
has previously held management positions at Oracle, Hewlett Packard
and IBM/Tivoli Corporations and has worked on several start-up technology
ventures in the Software industry. Mr. Strutner has a Bachelor of
Science in Finance from San Diego State University. He participates
in national and local civic activities and serves as a volunteer
for several non-profit corporations including the local chapter
of the YMCA, the Queen of Hearts Foundation and Angel Flight.
He has a private pilot’s license and is a member of both the
Civil Air Patrol and Angel Flight.
Vicki
Clark—Director
Mark
Strutner —Director