Ronald L. Piasecki has been a director since May 1996, upon completion of the Company�s acquisition of twenty-five manufactured housing communities (the Aspen Properties) owned by affiliates of Aspen Enterprises, Ltd. (Aspen). Mr. Piasecki is the executive vice president and a director of Aspen, which he co-founded in 1973. Prior to the Company�s acquisition of the Aspen Properties, Aspen was one of the largest privately-held developers and owners of manufactured housing communities in the U.S. Mr. Piasecki serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kurdziel Industries, Inc., the world�s largest producer of counter weights for the material handling industry, and Mr. Piasecki is a director of USOL Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: USOL), a provider of integrated telecommunications services. |