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William B. Kaplan is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of SLC and a member of the Board of Managers. He has been engaged in the seniors housing and development and management business for more than 20 years. Mr. Kaplanand James B. Klutznick co-founded SLC in 1985 to pursue seniors housing activities. In 1993, Mr. Kaplan launched Senior Suites Chicago Corporation to develop affordable independent living seniors housing. There are currently 13 Senior Suites communitiesopen and fully leased and/or occupied throughout the City of Chicago and several Senior Suites communities in various stages of development.Mr. Kaplan has served on numerous boards and committees and has received numerous awards, including: President, Meals on Wheels, Chicago; Chairman (2002-2003) and member of the Executive Committee for the American Seniors Housing Association; Member of the Institute of Real Estate Management, holding theirCertified Property Manager Designation; Member of the Board of Directors of Shelby Williams Industries, A New York Stock Exchange Company; President Emeritus and Member of the Executive Board of the Chicago Fund on Aging and Disability; Former Vice Chairman of the Board of the YMCA Lawson House, Chicago's largest single-room occupancy hotel; Recipient of the City of Chicago's National Council on Aging's Distinguished Acheivement Award; and Recipient of the City of Chicago's 2001 Luminary Senior Award and Seniors' Hall of Fame. | 