Ms. Wittman has served as the Chair of the Board since October 2024, a director since December 2019 and served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from November 2022 until April 2023. Since April 2023, Ms. Wittman has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aventine Property Group, Inc., a privately-held REIT. Ms. Wittman previously served as an advisor to Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. ( Big Rock ), a blank check company, from February 2020 until the closing of its business merger in May 2021. From September 2017 to February 2020, Ms. Wittman served as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Big Rock. From 2015 to 2017, Ms. Wittman was the Chief Financial Officer of Care Capital Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CCP), a public healthcare REIT with a diversified portfolio of triple net leased properties, which merged with Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. in 2017. Previously, Ms. Wittman was Senior Vice President of Capital Markets and Investor Relations at Ventas, Inc., a REIT focused on the healthcare sector from 2011 to 2015. Prior to her time at Ventas, Ms. Wittman served in a number of finance, accounting and capital markets related roles at various companies, including General Growth Properties, Big Rock Partners, LLC and Heitman Financial. Ms. Wittman was a director of IMH Financial Corporation ( IMH ), a real estate investment and finance company, from July 2014 until November 2020, and served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of IMH. Ms. Wittman has also served as a director of Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE), a REIT engaged primarily in the acquisition of healthcare facilities, since May 2018, and currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the ESG Committee. Since January 1, 2025, Ms. Wittman has served as the lead independent director. Ms. Wittman served as a director of Freehold Properties, a real estate investment company, from May 2019 until March 2023 and served as the Chair of the Audit Committee during that time. Ms. Wittman received an M.B.A., Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago, an M.C.P., Housing and Real Estate Finance from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Clark University. Ms. Wittman s thorough knowledge of finance, accounting, capital markets, taxes, control systems and her experience with REITs make her a valued member of the Board.