Management

Thomas B. Swartz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Alliance Advisors, Inc. (1989 to date) and Calliance Realty Fund, LLC (1995 to date); Chairman and Director, Capital Alliance Income Trust Ltd. (1991 to date); Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Capital Companies and its affiliates (1980 to date); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of seven equity real estate investment trusts (1980 to 1991); Attorney at Law (1960 to date) and a former senior partner of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, California (1960-1980); Past President (1989-1990) and Member, Board of Governors and its Executive Committee (1983-1993), National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts; Director (representing Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), American Diversified Capital Corporation and American Diversified Investment Corporation (subsidiaries of American Diversified Savings Bank (in liquidation)) (1990 to 1993); Member, Pension Real Estate Association (1988 to 1992); Associate Member, Urban Land Institute (1984 to 1992); Member, Real Estate Investment Association and its predecessor (1983 to 1992); Member, Real Estate Advisory Committee to California Commissioner of Corporations (1972-1973); University of California at Berkeley Boalt School of Law, L.L.B. 1959; Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. 1954-1956 (active) and to 1967 (reserve); Yale University, A.B. 1954.

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Dennis R. Konczal, President and Chief Operating Officer

Dennis R. Konczal is President and Chief Operating Officer of Capital Alliance. Prior to the formation of Capital Alliance, Dennis was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Sierra Capital Companies which had sponsored six externally advised publicly held equity real estate investment trust comprising of over 14 million square feet of retail and warehouse/distribution space with a market value in excess of $650 million.

Dennis was the founder, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Capital Alliance Income Trust Ltd,.a mortgage real estate investment trust listed on American Stock Exchange (AMEX: CAA) and its wholesale mortgage banking subsidiary Capital Alliance Funding Corporation till the end of 2006. He currently serves on Capital Alliance Income Trust, Ltd. Board of Directors.

From 1976 to 1984, Dennis was the Vice President of Granada Corporation of Houston , Texas, where he was responsible for attracting equity capital sources and venture partners. Mr. Konczal was a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, and has held the Series 24 ("General Securities Principal") license and both the Series 7 & 63 licenses registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers.

He is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, has been active in the Christmas in April volunteer program, the Mankind program, and has been a coach and manager for nine years in the Ross Valley Recreation Leagues coaching both boys and girls in baseball, softball and soccer. He graduated from Michigan State University (1972) with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics with High Honors. Mr. Konczal was born and raised near Flint, Michigan.

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William W. Aubrey, Senior Vice-President

Senior Vice-President, Capital Alliance Advisors, Inc. (1998 to date); Senior Vice-President, Capital Alliance Funding Corporation (2000 to date); Senior Vice-President, Sierra Capital Acceptance (1995 to 2000); Vice-President, Regional Supervisor, Citizens Thrift and Loan Association (responsible for overall supervision of regional production and operations; specialized in non-conforming, sub-prime residentially secured loans) (1990 to 1995); Branch Manager, First Fidelity Thrift and Loan (negotiated and underwrote real estate secured construction and equity loans) (1988 to 1990); Vice-President, Topa Thrift and Loan Association (established loan brokerage and mortgage banking relationships) (1984 to 1988); B.S, Finance, La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA (1983).

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Benilda Samson, Vice President and Controller

Benilda has been employed by Capital Alliance since 1996. She has been the principal accounting officer involved in the preparation of the periodic financial statements, analysis of the budget versus actual financial performance, cash management and reporting of the working capital analysis for both the company and its investment funds. Benilda also oversees the investor service functions for the investors of the Capital Alliance Funds. Benilda and her staff handle dividend reinvestments, redemptions, and the Funds' broker/dealer sales commission disbursement and is also involved in human resources and compliance functions.

Previous to joining Capital Alliance, Benilda held different senior accounting positions at the Marlin and Saltzman Law Firm, Accountemps, and Homeowners Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Before migrating to U.S.A. in 1993, she was Assistant Vice President at Gen. Diesel Power Corp.-Manila, an exclusive distributor of General Motors-Detroit, where she was in charge of the Treasury Division.

Benilda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines.

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Tim Krohnfeldt, Vice President of Sales

Having joined Capital Alliance in 2004 as Vice President of Sales, Tim oversees the Account Executives in the Mortgage Banking Division and is directly involved in development of the product line offered by the company. He works closely with Bill Aubrey, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer to provide high quality service to the mortgage broker community.

Tim has been in Mortgage Banking for over 18 years. Prior to joining Capital Alliance, he held senior management positions at Americorp Credit Corporation, American Residential Funding, Independent Mortgage and Funders Mortgage. Tim got his start in the mortgage industry as a manager of the Retail Division at the corporate office of Citizens Thrift and Loan.

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Joe Garma, Vice President of Business Development

Joe is responsible for raising the investment equity required to fund Capital Alliance's mortgage investments and for overall marketing. He works with the firm's investors and investor representatives to monitor their investment performance and to ensure they understand specific traits of the investment fund and its asset class.

For over 15 years, Joe has worked in the software and financial services industries running corporate development, sales and marketing departments. At Shepard Associates, he helped numerous Internet start-ups and small businesses develop and implement their core business strategies. As an executive with Utopia Technology, a CRM applications vendor, Joe built and managed the marketing, direct sales, business development and channel operations. He also has experience as Managing Director for investment banker JCM Financial, and Vice President at Shearson Lehman Hutton where he was responsible for sales, marketing and deal structuring.

A Board Advisor to Financial Navigator, Inc., Shepard Associates, and Pro Health, Inc, Joe holds an M.A. in Applied Economics and Finance and a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a Regents Scholar and a Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Fellow.

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