Charles M. Collins, Chairman and President of WDG Ventures, directs business development, corporate and equity finance and access to capital for WDG and affiliated partnerships. Mr. Collins has extensive planning experience as the former Deputy Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency for the State of California, as a former member of the California Housing Finance Agency, and through his work with Sedway/Cooke and Associates. Mr. Collins responsibilities with Sedway and Associates was directing a comprehensive study for the City and County of San Francisco incorporating economic and fiscal considerations, land-use planning, transportation systems, and housing requirements for downtown San Francisco. Mr. Collins received a BA with honors from Williams College, Masters of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a JD from the Harvard Law School.

Mr. Collins will assist in project and market identification, project evaluation, and where appropriate, financing strategy, and capital raising.

Arnold T. Grisham, President and Chief Operating Officer of Civic Bancorp and Civic Bank of Commerce. Mr. Grisham, has over 20 years of experience in leading corporate and commercial banking/finance. As the Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank he managed the National Financial Services Division, including eight offices with 100 employees who handled 1,500 banking relationships with large corporate and financial institution customers nationwide. Mr. Grisham received a MBA and BS in Management from De Paul University.

Arnold Grisham and Jerry Engel will serve as adjunct operational advisors focusing on fund investment operation, strategy, and financial operations.