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Richard H. Klein has served as a director since December 2003. Mr. Klein has a diverse 25-year background as a senior advisor to a variety of domestic and international businesses, with a particular focus on real estate organizations. From 1978 to 1983, Mr. Klein provided tax consulting and auditing services for PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. From 1984 to 2000, Mr. Klein was with Ernst & Young LLP, and a predecessor firm, Kenneth Leventhal & Company. At these firms, Mr. Klein served in a variety of capacities, including as partner in the REIT Advisory Practice, the Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice and the Public Relations and Practice Development Department. After leaving Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Klein was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Environmental Industries, Inc., a large privately held landscape contractor and maintenance company. Subsequently, Mr. Klein served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Connect LLC, a startup company created to provide new financing opportunities for residential real estate developers and telecommunication service providers. In 2003, Mr. Klein founded and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Chefmakers Cooking Academy LLC, which provides culinary education services and sales of high end retail products and services oriented to the home chef. Mr. Klein is a certified public accountant in the State of California. Mr. Klein received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southern California. | 