Garver Development Group

Advisory Council
GDG has an Advisory Council to which senior management reports on a periodic basis. The council includes Bob Catzen, Cheryl Duvall, Julie Gabrielli, Bob Haldeman, Dwight Taylor and Jim Wheeler.

Bob Catzen
Bob Catzen has nearly sixty years of experience in business as an owner/ manager and a consultant. His background includes real estate development, construction, packaging manufacturing, process layout and design and finance for related projects. The scale of projects has ranged from a few million dollars up to a few hundred million dollars. Currently Bob is working on a major bio-fuels initiative.

Cheryl Duvall
Cheryl Duvall, FIIDA, is founder of Avance, LLC, a consulting firm linking workplace design with organization development. Cheryl is especially skilled in leading strategic programming efforts that explore alternative approaches to the design of the work environment. She employs creative and participative change management techniques to engage building occupants throughout the design process, thus increasing their acceptance of change within the workplace. She holds a Masters of Science in Positive Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University, and a Bachelors of Science in Interior Design from University of Maryland. Prior to forming Avance, LLC, Cheryl was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for GHK Associates, a Top 20 interior design firm as ranked annually by Interior Design magazine. She was the firm's only woman shareholder and led the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices after their acquisition of her firm, Duvall/Hendricks, Inc., in 1995.

Julie Gabrielli
Julie Gabrielli, founder of GOforChange, is an award-winning, leading architect and green business expert. She is an industry-changer who was instrumental in starting the sustainable design movement in the Baltimore region over 10 years ago. Her work has included helping large businesses and institutions develop sustainability initiatives and Climate Action Plans. Julie's passion and expertise is mentoring business owners to find the most elegant, effective and profitable pathway to a green business. She frequently shares her upbeat message on her blog, GOforChange.com, and as an inspiring public speaker.

Bob Haldeman
In 1985, Mr. Haldeman founded CCRC Provider Services Corporation, the General Partner of Coventry Resources L.P. ("CPSC"), now succeeded by Coventry Resources Corp. As President of Coventry Resources Corp., he was responsible for overall development of the business of that company and its affiliates including development of the Coventry CareLink Plan, negotiations with prospective Lead Providers, structuring of relationships with MedAmerica and Munich American, raising of capital and oversight of Coventry Resources' operations. At the present time, all energies of Coventry Resources Corp. are focused on supporting the development of Coventry CareLink Holding Corp. and it will control approximately 25% of CMS Financial common stock and have a right to acquire another 20% from the Class B Preferred Shareholders. Previously Mr. Haldeman was Executive Vice President and Director of Real Estate Financial Services, Inc., Partner at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, President of Action Planning Associates, Inc., a not-for-profit consulting agency formed by him and two others, and Director of Community Development Services at the Wilmington, DE YMCA.

Dwight Taylor
DWIGHT S. TAYLOR is the retired president of COPT Development & Construction Services, LLC, a division of Corporate Office Properties Trust. He directed and managed the company's design, development and construction activities. Mr. Taylor has more than 30 years of direct or related real estate experience, including 14 years with Constellation Real Estate and 4 years with The Rouse Company. From 1977 to 1981, Mr. Taylor was senior vice president of the Baltimore Economic Development Corporation and had direct responsibility for all sales, leasing, financial and information services. He was also a senior consultant and director of the Department of Area Development and Tourism for Checchi & Company, a Washington, D.C.-based international consulting firm, from 1969 to 1977. He has been active with a number of local and regional organizations including the Maryland Chapter and the National Board of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). Mr. Taylor has been active with numerous civic and charitable organizations. He is a founding member of Associated Black Charities of Maryland, and he currently serves on the trustee boards of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Foundation, Capitol College and Lincoln UniverSity. He also serves on the boards of directors of Micros Systems, Inc. and the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Mr. Taylor earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Lincoln University.

Jim Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler is President of Ayers Saint Gross and has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of the architectural profession. He is responsible for the development of Ayers Saint Gross' nationally recognized Comparing Campuses Poster, a statistical database of more than 170 college and university campuses. He has written and lectured extensively on trends in higher education planning and co -authored the chapter on campus planning for the APPA/NACUBO publication Planning and Managing the Campus Facilities Portfolio. In 2009 he presented a white paper to the Confederation of India Industry's National Center of Education, which outlined the physical facility requirements for the proposed development of 1,500 new universities in India. His responsibilities include the firm's business and financial management.