Kenneth F. Polach, President of the Polach Appraisal Group, Inc., has been engaged in the profession of real estate appraising and consulting since 1969 in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, including Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties, and has also completed assignments in other sections of the United States. He holds the professional designations MAI and SRA from the Appraisal Institute.

His experience includes market value appraisals on varied property types for acquisition, grant application, condemnation, mortgage, estate, real estate tax, historic preservation, and other purposes. Property types appraised and studies conducted include residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties, as well as highest and best use studies and impact studies. He has qualified as an expert witness in the Circuit Courts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois as well as in Federal Court. Mr. Polach has testified before the Illinois Commerce Commission as well as municipal and county zoning hearings.

From June 1974 to December 1993, Mr. Polach was associated with and was appointed Executive Vice President of William A. McCann & Associates, Inc.

From July 1972 to May 1974, Mr. Polach held the position of staff appraiser for a major suburban bank. He was responsible for the appraisal of residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties used as security for mortgage loans, as well as being involved in loan processing and servicing.

From September 1969 through July 1972, Mr. Polach was employed by the State of Illinois, Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, Bureau of Right of Way. The positions he held with the State were Engineering Technician, and Right of Way Agent and Appraiser. His duties as an appraiser included the review and acceptance of appraisal reports on various residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties for highway acquisition.

Mr. Polach's educational background includes attendance at Roosevelt University resulting in the attainment of a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Engineering Science. Further studies at Roosevelt University resulted in the attainment of a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

Mr. Polach's specialized education includes real estate appraisal courses and various seminars and workshops given by the Appraisal Institute and other professional organizations. These courses covered the principles of appraising residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties and related topics. He also attended the National School of Real Estate Finance sponsored by the American Bankers Association at Ohio State University.

Mr. Polach's professional affiliations include membership in the Appraisal Institute, with the designations of MAI and SRA. He is a Senior Member of the National Association of Review Appraisers and Mortgage Underwriters with the designation of CRA, and he is a Member of the Realtor Association of the West/South Suburban Chicagoland.

The Appraisal Institute conducts a voluntary program of continuing education for its designated members. Mr. Polach has completed the requirements of the continuing education program of the Appraisal Institute.

Mr. Polach is currently a State Certified General Appraiser in the State of Illinois.

Rachel R. Simner is presently a member of the appraisal staff of Polach Appraisal Group, Inc. From 1993 to 1996, she was employed at William H. Metz & Associates as an Associate Appraiser. Prior employment included Executive Assistant at Heritage Bank and Appraisal Assistant at Whitsitt & Associates. Her experience includes appraisals of commercial, retail, office, industrial, multi-family, residential, vacant, and special use properties. She has appeared before county and municipal boards as an expert witness.

Assignments have included shopping centers, office and industrial buildings, restaurants, automobile dealerships, apartment complexes, funeral homes, bank facilities, gas stations, mini-marts, fast food restaurants, farms, supermarkets, churches, schools, medical buildings, single-family and multi-family subdivisions, truck terminals, airports, mobile home parks, motels, etc. She has also performed analyses of investment-grade real estate, subdivision analysis, tax appeal, estate and condemnation valuations, leased fee analysis, and partial takings of real estate.

Her educational background includes graduation from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, having attained a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree in finance with a real estate concentration. Ms. Simner's specialized education includes the successful completion of, and passing grades on, examinations for the Appraisal Institute courses and seminars in: Appraisal Principles, Appraisal Procedures, Standards of Professional Practice - Parts A, B & C, Basic Income Capitalization, Advanced Income Capitalization, Feasibility Analysis & Highest and Best Use-Nonresidential Properties, Fair Lending and the Appraiser, Valuation of Detrimental Conditions in Real Estate, Highest and Best Use and Market Analysis, Report Writing and Valuation Analysis, Advanced Sales Comparison and Cost Approaches, General Applications, Advanced Applications and all four modules of the General Comprehensive Examination

Ms. Simner is currently a State Certified General Appraiser in the State of Illinois.

Mark K. Polach joined the appraisal staff of Polach Appraisal Group, Inc. in 1996. Since joining the firm, his experience has included market value appraisals of various residential, commercial, industrial, special use, and vacant land properties. These appraisals have been used for relocation, mortgage, condemnation, acquisition, easement and tax appeal purposes. Assignments have also included appraisals and studies of real estate located in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, Kendall, McHenry and Will counties. Mr. Polach has performed special impact studies in metropolitan Chicago and surrounding communities to determine the effect of large retail stores and shopping centers on the value, marketability, and rate of appreciation of residential properties. Mr. Polach has presented expert testimony before the City of Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals.

Assignments have included restaurants, gas stations, shopping centers, churches, agricultural use land, apartment complexes, large office buildin gs, schools, hotels, single-family and multi-family residences, zoning impact studies as well as highest and best use studies for proposed residential, office, townhouse, commercial, mixed use, and retirement developments in the Chicagoland area. He has also performed tax assessment studies for various commercial and special purpose property types and performed appraisals for permanent and temporary easements. Mr. Polach has attended the Leadership Development and Advisory Council in Washington D.C. and lobbied on behalf of the Appraisal Institute.

From August 1992 to May 1996, he attended the University of Dayton resulting in the attainment of a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Mr. Polach's specialized education includes the successful completion of and passing grades on examinations for the Appraisal Institute courses: Real Estate Appraisal Principles, Appraisal Procedures, Residential Case Study, Basic Income Capitalization, General Applications, Standards of Professional Practice, Part A (USPAP), Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, Advanced Income Capitalization and Highest & Best Use and Market Analysis. He has attended the Appraisal Institute’s Seminars on “Conditions of the Chicago Real Estate Market” and “Appraisers and Fair Lending”.

Mr. Polach is currently attending the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Business and working toward his Master of Science in Real Estate Appraisal. This includes the successful completion of the courses Legal Issues in Valuation, Effective Communication, Statistical Analysis for Real Estate Appraisal, Market Analysis and Feasibility Studies and Advanced Topics in Real Estate Appraisal which included such topics as highest and best use analysis; regional shopping centers; condemnation; environmental impact; utility easements; subdivision analysis; and business valuation.

Mr. Polach is currently an Associate Member of the Appraisal Institute and is currently a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in the State of Illinois