Mr. Staff has served as a director of ARC since June 30, 2005 and serves as an ex officio member of the audit committee and as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee of ARC. Mr. Staff has been a consultant to Hunter's Glen/Ford, Ltd., an investment partnership, since November 2002. He also is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ganado Bancshares, Inc., Citizens State Bank, ABNA Holdings, Inc. and American Bank, N.A. Previously, Mr. Staff was an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Advisor of Golden State Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary, California Federal Bank, FSB, from October 1994 until November 2002. During this period he also served as a Director of First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation and Auto One Acceptance Corporation. Mr. Staff attended the University of Houston and is a graduate of the University of Texas, Austin and is a Certified Public Accountant. |