John C. Sites, Jr., 66, joined Wexford in 2006 and became a Partner in 2008. Mr. Sites focuses on both private and public equity investing. From 1996-2006, Mr. Sites was a general partner of Daystar Special Situations Fund and Rock Creek Partners II, Ltd. From 1981-95, Mr. Sites was employed by Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. where he attained the position of Executive Vice President and was a member of the Board of Directors. While at Bear Stearns, Mr. Sites established the firm’s mortgage and asset-backed department, served on the firm’s executive and compensation committees, was co-head of the taxable fixed income group and oversaw Bear Stearns Asset Management as well as the Financials Institutions Group. From 1974-81, Mr. Sites worked at Trading Company of the West, First Pennco Securities and Morgan, Keegan & Company. Mr. Sites holds a BA in economics from Rhodes College and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Rock Creek Partners II, Ltd. * Wexford Capital, LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor (General Partner--January 2008 to present), (Consultant--September 2006 to December 2007). * General Partner of Rock Creek Partners II, Ltd, a private equity fund of Rock Creek Capital Advisors, an investment and advisory firm, from October 1997 to present. * General Partner of Daystar Special Situations Fund, a private equity fund, from January 1996 to August 2006. * Bear, Stearns and Co. (Various positions--1981 to 1995, including Executive Vice President & Member of the Board of Directors).