Team Profiles Marc Daigle Principal Marc Daigle is co-founder, and CEO, responsible for the management of Development, and Construction teams. Prior to founding Dakota Partners, Marc was founder and President of Emerald Development Group in which he developed over 22 projects totaling approximately $70 million in value. His projects have ranged from high-end single-family homes to multi-family new and rehab buildings. Before starting Emerald, Marc ran Architectural Partners, which he founded in 1985. With Architectural Partners he designed more than 60 residential projects totaling almost 900 units of residential infill housing projects for other developers. Mr. Daigle holds a Bachelors of Architecture/Engineering from the Wentworth Institute of Technology. MDaigle@DakotaPartners.net Roberto Arista Principal Roberto Arista is co-founder, Principal and Vice President of Acquisitions, responsible for management of the acquisition and entitlement process for all projects. Prior to founding Dakota Partners, Roberto was President of The Austin Development Group, Inc., which he co-founded in 2000. With Austin Development, he developed projects totaling approximately $20 million in value. His projects ranged from rehabs to conversions to multi-family condominiums. Roberto brings over 20 years of experience in project planning & development, budgeting, development, and financing and has successfully managed over $100 million in capital projects Mr. Arista holds a BS Degree in Engineering from Northeastern University, an MBA from Boston College, and a MS in Real Estate Development from MIT. RArista@DakotaPartners.net Steve Kominski Vice President Development and Acquisitions Steve Kominski is Acquisitions Manager for Dakota Partners, responsible for identifying, analyzing and securing feasible properties to reach Dakota's development goals. Steve has over 20 years experience in real estate development, construction, acquisitions, finance, planning, dispositions and asset management. Most recently, he was involved in apartment acquisitions and attached residential development for a large development firm. Mr. Kominski holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a MBA from Suffolk University SKominski@DakotaPartners.net Jim Casale Project Manager Jim Casale is the Project Manager, responsible for the construction of all Dakota projects. Jim brings over 20 years of construction experience to Dakota Partners in providing full-charge leadership and project management of commercial, retail, industrial, institutional, historic rehabilitation and multi-unit residential construction. Jim’s extensive knowledge of the New England building industry is instrumental in helping to further develop projects for Dakota Partners. JCasale@dakotapartners.net Scott Gabriel Assistant Project Manager Scott Gabriel is Assistant Project Manager, responsible for coordinating with the Project Manager and construction teams on all of Dakota's projects. Scott has degrees in Architectural Engineering Technology and Business Administration from the University of Hartford and Eastern Connecticut State University, and brings over 15 years of experience in construction and architecture to the Dakota team. Most recently he has worked as a consultant to several regional design firms. SGabriel@dakotapartners.net