Management Team. Don Vodra Chief Operating Officer

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1 Management Team Nearly every enduring business relationship we have is based on the shared values of trust, loyalty, integrity and dedication. These values are essential because it takes fortitude and long-term commitment to ranch, farm and create the caliber of communities we plan and develop. So, who we are, including the family, employees, financial partners and consultants, is reflected in how we conduct ourselves and the values we uphold. Don Vodra Chief Operating Officer 24

2 Executive Leadership Over the decades, Rancho Mission Viejo has often been recognized throughout the state and across the nation as a leader in the planning and development of successful large-scale, mixed-use master-planned communities as well as in its ranching, farming and other land use and lease operations. The basis of this success and recognition is the family s commitment to the same values and beliefs which have guided them since Today, the senior members of the Ranch family are joined by a management team consisting of proven experts in their respective fields. Together, the long-term dedication of the Ranch family combined with the multi-disciplined and highly integrated experience, knowledge and integrity of each Rancho Mission Viejo management team member creates a company which is focused, prepared and motivated to, once again, achieve great success. Meet the members of the Rancho Mission Viejo Executive Leadership Team: ANTHONY R. MOISO, President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony R. Moiso is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rancho Mission Viejo. He is responsible for the ranching, farming, planning, development, and financial management of Rancho Mission Viejo. Rancho Mission Viejo manages all activities and operations of the various Rancho Mission Viejo business enterprises. In 1965, after serving in the U.S. Army, Mr. Moiso joined Mission Viejo Company and began his 45-year career as a rancher and developer of large-scale master planned communities. Mr. Moiso was an officer, director, and shareholder of Mission Viejo Company which planned and developed the 10,000-acre community of Mission Viejo. In 1972, when Mission Viejo Company was sold, Mr. Moiso became President of the then-42,000-acre Rancho Mission Viejo. In 1983, Mr. Moiso established Santa Margarita Company to manage, plan, and continue the development of Rancho Mission Viejo. From 1983 until 1996, Santa Margarita Company was responsible for the master planning and development of the 5,000-acre urban village of Rancho Santa Margarita and the 1,000-acre planned community of Las Flores. In 1996, Mr. Moiso founded Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC to plan and to develop the 4,000-acre community of Ladera Ranch and to continue managing, planning, and developing Rancho Mission Viejo s remaining 23,000-acres. Mr. Moiso s personal involvements down through the years have been many. Presently, he is trustee of the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mission San Juan Capistrano 25

3 Preservation Foundation. Moreover, he and his wife, Melinda, continue their thirty-six year commitment to support the work of the Sisters Devoted to the Sacred Heart and the operations of the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center in south Santa Ana. A member of the California Building Industry Hall of Fame, Mr. Moiso is a graduate of Stanford University. He and his wife, Melinda, live in Laguna Beach. The Moisos have four married daughters and thirteen grandchildren. DONALD L. VODRA, Chief Operating Officer Donald L. Vodra is responsible for managing all the financial, operational and strategic planning requirements of Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC, and its affiliates. Prior to November of 1995, Mr. Vodra served as Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Western National Group from 1992 through Mr. Vodra s extensive real estate experience has been established over forty years of executive management, lending and investment experience within the real estate and banking industries. He began his business career with Wells Fargo Bank and during his fifteen year tenure, his management responsibilities included all direct construction and corporate real estate lending for a $3 billion portfolio within California. From 1984 through 1986, Mr. Vodra served as Executive Vice President and Group Head of Crocker Bank, where he was responsible for all bank and non-bank subsidiaries with assets of $5 billion. Upon the merger of Crocker Bank and Wells Fargo Bank in May of 1986, Mr. Vodra was retained by Midland Bank Plc., London, as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Bracton Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Midland. In this position, Mr. Vodra held full executive responsibility for establishing, organizing, staffing and managing the operations with the objective of directing the orderly management, development, marketing and disposition of Bracton s $500 million portfolio of real estate, agricultural and oil and gas assets. This position reported directly to Bracton s Board of Directors, consisting of Midland Bank Executives and independent Board members. This engagement was successfully concluded in Mr. Vodra s professional affiliations include the Urban Land Institute, Lambda Alpha National Honorary Real Estate Land Use Society, and Policy Advisory Board Member to the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkley. In addition, Mr. Vodra has served as Chairman of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Orange County, a Director of the United Way of Orange County, and Chairman of the March of Dimes of Southern California, and Chairman and Board member of Laura s House (a domestic violence prevention organization). 26

4 Mr. Vodra is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. GILBERT G. AGUIRRE, Executive Vice President/ Ranch Operations Gilbert G. Aguirre is responsible for all ranching, farming, agricultural and industrial lease operations as well as the daily management of all Ranch-related ranching interests. Mr. Aguirre joined the Ranch family in March, A native of Tucson, AZ, Mr. Aguirre is widely recognized as a leader in the ranching industry. Mr. Aguirre has been the Managing Partner of the North Fork Cattle Company for four decades during which he also was an owner and General Manager of the historic PX Ranch in North Fork, NV for three decades. A member of the National Cattlemen s Association and the Nevada Cattlemen s Association, Mr. Aguirre is a member, Past Officer and Past Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee for the California Cattlemen s Association. He also is a Past President of the Producers Livestock Marketing Association of Salt Lake City, UT, Past Director of the Board of the Producers Livestock Loan Corporation in Salt Lake City, UT, Past Director of National Livestock Marketing in Denver, CO, Past Director of the National Livestock and Meat Board in Chicago, IL, and a former member of the California Beef Council. Mr. Aguirre is a Board Member of Rancheros Visitadores and is affiliated with the Western Heritage Association. In addition, Mr. Aguirre serves as President of the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo, acclaimed as the richest two-day rodeo in America. In 2008, Mr. Aguirre was elected to the California Rodeo Hall of Fame. Locally, Mr. Aguirre is Past President of the Donna and Richard O Neill Conservancy, a Board member of the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, and a Founder-Director of Capital Bank, both in San Juan Capistrano, CA. A graduate of the University of Arizona where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, Mr. Aguirre resides at Rancho Mission Viejo s historic Cow Camp. RICHARD BROMING, Sr. Vice President/Planning and Entitlement Mr. Broming is responsible for the planning and processing of all new development projects for Rancho Mission Viejo specifically focusing on issues resolution throughout the entitlement process and addressing all environmental issues at the local, state and federal issue, including securing agreements with key state and federal resource agencies. Mr. Broming has been a member of the Rancho Mission Viejo management team since Within his current capacity, Mr. Broming was instrumental in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive planning and entitlement process which comprises 130,000 acres within Southern Orange 27

5 County and a Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) comprising the San Juan Creek and San Mateo Creek watersheds. This effort led to the formation of the Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo. Mr. Broming also was involved in the creation of the first privately held and run conservancy in Southern California, the Richard and Donna O Neill Conservancy, which is now part of The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo. He also is responsible for the planning and implementation of all major transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure across the Rancho Mission Viejo lands. Prior to joining Rancho Mission Viejo, Mr. Broming was a consultant; and before that he served as a Planner for the City of Irvine. Mr. Broming is a Full Member of the Urban Land Institute, is a Past President of the Coalition for Habitat Conservation, and is a Past Chairman of the Foundation for Environmental and Economic Progress. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo. Mr. Broming received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from California State University, Long Beach. GREGORY S. EDWARDS, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gregory S. Edwards is responsible for the financing, financial planning, accounting and reporting, and the property and income tax management of various Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC, real estate development and operating entities. Prior to joining Rancho Mission Viejo in 2003, Mr. Edwards served in various financial management capacities for the Irvine Company where he led the strategic planning and tax departments as well as served as a Corporate Controller. An active Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Edwards is Past President of the Orange County Chapter of Financial Executives International and serves on the Advisory Board for the Chapman University Economic Forecast. He also serves on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley. He received an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Houston and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. MELISSA M. FREESE, Sr. Vice President/Operations Melissa M. Freese is responsible for Rancho Mission Viejo, LLC s corporate human relations functions and the day-to-day operations, insurance, staffing and multiple agency interaction for Rancho Mission Viejo s related commercial lease, ranching and for-sale agricultural activities. 28

6 A native of Tucson, AZ, Ms. Freese has been a member of the Ranch family since She sits on the Board of Directors and serves as an Officer of The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo and is a member of the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo Committee. Ms. Freese also is a member of the Orange County Sherriff s Advisory Council and volunteers at the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Ms. Freese is a graduate of the University of Southern California where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. PAUL JOHNSON, Sr. Vice President/Community Development Paul Johnson is responsible for the design and implementation of master-planned communities on Rancho Mission Viejo. Currently, Johnson is focused on the final development of the 4,000-acre Ladera Ranch community and the planning of the community of Rancho Mission Viejo. Specifically, he is overseeing and managing the first village on Rancho Mission Viejo including its urban design, development, marketing, builder land sales and administration and the master maintenance corporation. Specific to these areas of responsibility are the project s scheduling, budgets, land design, working drawings, builder coordination, land sales, and operation of the master maintenance corporation. Prior to joining Rancho Mission Viejo, Mr. Johnson was a project manager for the Fieldstone Company s Newport Beach office in Orange County where he was responsible for the coordination and completion of all aspects of various homebuilding projects including land acquisition, entitlement, product development, construction and homebuyer warranty. Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies and Engineering from California State University at Northridge and holds a Master s of Business Administration from California State College, San Bernardino. He also holds a B-1 general building contractor s license from the State of California. He is a Past President of the Orange County Home Builders Council and Past President of the Orange County Chapter of the Building Industry Association. Mr. Johnson currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. DAN KELLY, Senior Vice President/Governmental Relations and Corporation Communications Dan Kelly is responsible for interfacing with various local and regional jurisdictions and other pertinent groups which have authority over or interests in Rancho Mission Viejo, including the Ranch s planned communities of Rancho Santa Margarita (5,000 acres), Las Flores (1,000 acres) and Ladera Ranch (4,000 acres). Mr. Kelly also is responsible for the master planning of major community infrastructure including schools, libraries, technology, and other vital facilities and services. In addition, he oversees Rancho Mission Viejo s community marketing, public affairs, governmental relations, and community outreach programs. 29

7 Prior to joining Rancho Mission Viejo, Mr. Kelly was Director/Environmental Planning for Michael Brandman & Associates in Costa Mesa. Mr. Kelly also served as the Senior Environmental Planner for Mission Viejo Company. Mr. Kelly s involvements in a variety of professional and community efforts include the Urban Land Institute, Board Member of the Orange County Business Council, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center Foundation. A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Kelly was educated at Columbia College in Chicago, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and Communications. Land Use and Entitlement The Rancho Mission Viejo team integrates a number of disciplines to help achieve its land use and entitlement needs including expert compliance with local, state and federal regulations, state and federal resource agency negotiations, innovative land use planning, legal review, and strategic governmental relations and community relations/outreach. Through this comprehensive approach, the Rancho Mission Viejo team was successful in implementing a multi-habitat, multi-species and wetlands planning program designed to create an open space reserve system which now provides protection for sensitive flora and fauna species, as well as jurisdictional waters and riparian habitats. This program replaced the more typical species-by-species and wetlands impact analysis and permitting practiced by others. Today, the product of this effort is known as The Reserve at Rancho Mission. Community Planning and Development Rancho Mission Viejo s core real estate specialty is the planning and development of large-scale, mixed-use urban communities on the Ranch family s property holdings in South Orange County. To date, the community planning and development expertise of Rancho Mission Viejo has produced the 10,000-acre City of Mission Viejo, the 5,000-acre City of Rancho Santa Margarita, the 4,000-acre community of Ladera Ranch, and the 1,000-acre community of Las Flores. Each community has been honored with numerous awards for its innovations in land use planning, engineering, design, architecture, as well as sales and marketing. 30

8 Now under construction is the first village on the new ranch community of Rancho Mission Viejo. The multiple villages on the Ranch will be designed to exist with The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo and its protected habitats, cattle grazing lands and agricultural fields. Over the next decades, up to 14,000 homes (including 6,000 homes for active adults) will be constructed and new roads, schools, parks, recreational facilities, retail and commercial business centers will be built to meet the needs of generations today, as well as those to come. Ranching and Farming In urban Orange County, Rancho Mission Viejo stands apart for many reasons. It remains under the control of a single family. It s still a working cattle ranch and site of active agricultural operations. It provides a logical location for important commercial leases including large-scale commercial nurseries, landscaping, waste management and fleet parking and repair, concrete and asphalt crushing and recycling, and mining. And, all of this is conducted in a sustainable manner so that the Ranch can continue in this way for decades to come. Rancho Mission Viejo truly abides by the definition of sustainability as defined by the United Nations World Commission on Environmental and Development in 1987: sustainability is that which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. And ultimately, the key to achieving the continued operations of the Ranch family s ranching and farming activities will be an enduring commitment to the same stewardship of the land which has guided the O Neill/Avery/ Moiso family for nearly 130 years. Open Space Preservation and Management When the Senior members of the Rancho Mission Viejo family came together to plan for the remaining 23,000 acres of the Ranch, they embarked on a journey which yielded a true legacy of the land The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo. Under the leadership of the Ranch family and the members of the Executive Leadership Team, The Reserve will help promote an exceptional quality of life for those people who live in the various villages of Rancho Mission Viejo. These are the residents of Rancho Mission Viejo, the people who will enjoy access to The Reserve s interconnecting trails, appreciate its wide open vistas, and inherit the blessing of being stewards of the land. 31