Key Employees

Joseph Caruso CFO - Accounting

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Caruso has 14 years of real estate accounting experience. He joined The Arden Group in 1996 and is responsible for Financial Reporting for The Arden Group and all related entities. He also heads the financial due diligence team for Acquisition, development and management projects.
Education	Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from St. Joseph's University.

Richard D. Pietropoli Director - Facilities/Construction

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Pietropoli has 27 years of construction and hotel operations experience. He joined The Arden Group in 1995 as Director of Development & Facilities.
Prior	Prior to joining The Arden Group, Mr. Pietropoli spent 15 years with Servico Hotel Company serving as Regional Project and Operations Manager. Prior to that, he served with Ritz-Carlton Hotels as Director of Engineering, responsible for technical administration, new construction, renovations and project management.
Education	Associates Degree from Penn State in Business Administration.

Michael Preston Director - Construction

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Preston has 37 years of construction experience. He joined The Arden Group in 2007 as Vice President of Construction.
Prior	Prior to joining The Arden Group, Mr. Preston started his career with Turner Construction Co. in 1972 and has been a project executive for the past 24 years; most recently with Hunter Roberts Construction Group. Projects included high rise hotels, condominiums, office buildings, casinos, laboratory facilities, parking structures, retail, design/build warehouses and hospitals. Mr. Preston received his Civil Engineering Degree from Drexel University.

Experience & Responsibilities

Mr. Preston has 37 years of construction experience. He joined The Arden Group in 2007 as Vice President of Construction.

Prior

Prior to joining The Arden Group, Mr. Preston started his career with Turner Construction Co. in 1972 and has been a project executive for the past 24 years; most recently with Hunter Roberts Construction Group. Projects included high rise hotels, condominiums, office buildings, casinos, laboratory facilities, parking structures, retail, design/build warehouses and hospitals. Mr. Preston received his Civil Engineering Degree from Drexel University.

Rick Flemingloss Project Accountant

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Flemingloss has 27 years of accounting experience. He joined the Arden-Group in April 2006 as a Project Accountant.
Prior	Prior to joining The Arden Group, Mr. Flemingloss was with Forest Electric Corp. where he was a project accountant.
Education	Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Rutgers University.

Shannon Lee Accounting

Experience & Responsibilities	Ms. Lee joined The Arden Group in 2003 as an Accounting Assistant.
Prior	Prior to joining The Arden Group, Ms. Lee held a Leasing Manager position with Empirian Real Estate, LLC.

Greg Strickland Director - IT

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Strickland has 17 years of real estate experience. He joined The Arden Group in 1998 and is the IT Director and Special Projects Manager.
Prior	Prior to joining The Arden Group, Mr. Strickland was a Project Manager for Jonathan Nehmer & Associates, an architectural/project management firm in Maryland specializing in hotels.
Education	Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Management/Engineering from Bradley University.

Susan Butterweck Manager - Human Resources & Special Projects

Experience & Responsibilities	Ms. Butterweck has 13 years of Personnel Management experience. She joined The Arden Group in 1998 as Manager of Human Resources and Special Projects including Operating Expense recoveries, insurance coverage and coordination of business licensing and affiliations.
Education	Sociology Degree from Yale University.

Adam Sher Director - Acquisitions

Experience & Responsibilities	Mr. Sher has been with Arden since 2009 and is responsible for financial analysis of hotel and office building acquisitions. Adam assists the acquisition due diligence teams with financial and market analysis.
Prior	Prior to joining Arden Adam was an analyst with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Real Estate Advisory Services Group working on projects that included SAS 73 review for audit clients, FAS 142 – goodwill impairment analysis, FAS 141 – purchase price allocation, buy-side valuation advisory and loan liquidity analysis. Adam has been involved in real estate projects with a total value in excess of $10 Billion.
Education	CFA Level II candidate. Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University International Business School. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Economics from Brandeis University. Concentrations in Neuroscience, credit risk and financial modeling.

Linda Lodise Executive Assistant - Executive Staff

Experience & Responsibilities	Ms. Lodise has 32 years of Administrative experience. She joined The Arden Group in 1997 and provides Administrative support services to the President & CEO.

Donna Wells Administrative Assistant - Facilities / Property Management

Experience & Responsibilities	Ms. Wells joined The Arden Group in 2000 and provides administrative support services to the Construction & Facilities Management Division.

Charlotte Lin Accountant

Experience & Responsibilities	Ms. Lin joined The Arden Group's Accounting Department in 2007 assuming responsibility for tenant accounting and monthly financial reporting.