Western Community Housing

Board of Directors

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. Mr. Barker is a graduate of UCLA and currently also serves as a Director on the board of Shelter Partnership.

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 Living, Inc. She founded Western Seniors Housing, Inc. (“WSH”), a property management company focused on affordable housing communities financed with LIHTC’s or tax-exempt bond financing. Prior to forming WSH, Ms. Clark was Division President 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 currently serves as Chairman of the Board for CALA in addition to serving as the founding board member for EngAGE, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide life enhancements service to low income seniors.

Graham Espley-Jones—Director
See Management Section for Mr. Espley-Jones’ biography.

Wing Lam —Director
Mr. Lam joined the WCH Board in 2004. He co-founded Wahoo’s Fish Taco in 1988. 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.

Jeffrey Meyers—Director
Mr. Meyers joined the WCH Board in 2003. He is Principal of Meyers Land Development, a real estate development company located in Corona del Mar, 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 a 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.

Mark Strutner —Director
Mr. Strutner joined the WCH Board in 2005. He is Regional Manager at Hewlett Packard. 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, Symantec 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.

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. Briganti 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. Briganti was Senior Acquisitions Director for GE Capital. Mr. Briganti 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.