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 Metro Washington, D.C., Offices
 Commercial
 (540) 786-1405   
 (540) 786-1406 fx
 Residential
 (540) 786-1400  
 (540) 786-6455 fx
 
 
 Boca Raton, FL, Offices
 (561) 981-5252
 (561) 981-5253 fx 
 
 
 Larry D. Silver, CEO
 (561) 981-5252
 Carl D. Silver, Founder
 (561) 981-5252
 
 Ed Minniear, President - Residential Development
 (540) 786-1400
 (561) 981-5252
 Jud Honaker, President - Commercial Development
 (540) 786-1405
 
 Marvin Bolinger, COO
 (561) 981-5252
 Jesse Holshouser, CFO
 (561) 981-5252
 Debra Eby, Treasurer
 (561) 981-5252
 Al Gomez, Controller
(561) 981-5252

 

 OTHER SILVER CAPITAL OFFICERS
 
 
 Len Ronnie,VP  - Aquisitions - Silver Farm & Timber Co.
 (201) 825-1870
 
 OTHER COMMERCIAL OFFICERS
 
 Chris Hornung, VP - Commercial Planning & Engineering
 (540) 786-1405
 Charlie Kilpatrick, VP - Commercial Construction
 (540) 786-1405
 David Newman, VP - Quantico Corporate Center Sales & Leasing
(540) 548-1150

Phillip Baxter, VP - Commercial Office Sales & Leasing
(540) 775-5086

 OTHER RESIDENTIAL OFFICERS
 Tony Sala, EVP - Residential Development & Active Adult Communities
 (540) 786-1400
 
 Neil Carson, VP- Acquisitions & Residential Development - Fla
  (561) 981-5252
 Jervis Hairston, VP - Residential Planning & Development
  (540) 786-1400
 R.W. "Buddy" Tolleson, VP - Acquisitions & Residential Development - Va
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Executive Biographies
Larry D. Silver, CEO
Since 1972 Larry D. Silver has led Silver Companies to becoming a highly-successful real estate investment and development organization. Under Larry's leadership, the organization has transitioned from a local commercial real estate development company to a national investment and development organization recognized for its innovative, multi-dimensional approach to real estate investment and development. Silver Companies has recruited and developed a team with diversified skills, ranging from land planning, construction and engineering to marketing, financing and asset management. Larry has built an organization known for its ability to produce superior returns and deliver development projects of all sizes on or before the scheduled date.
 
Edward O. Minniear, Jr., President, Residential Development
Ed Minniear has led Silver Residential for more than 28 years. From its early ventures in home building and complimentary services, Ed has honed the focus of Silver Residential to the acquisition, planning and development of residential communities with the end customer being homebuilders who buy lots. His team is well-regarded for its ability to move projects through the intricacies of residential entitlement, and their efforts have resulted in more than 50,000 home sites in single-family, planned unit and active adult retirement communities. Though unrestricted geographically, the majority of current projects are in various phases of zoning and development throughout the Southeastern United States. Minniear is a past President of the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association and an inductee in its Hall of Fame. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation since 1989. Minniear is a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Industrial Management.
 
B. Judson Honaker, President, Commercial Development
Jud Honaker is president of Silver Commercial. For 20 years, Honaker has been involved with the Silver sales, leasing, construction, engineering and property management teams for commercial projects throughout the Metro Washington D.C. area. He has developed, leased and sold commercial projects comprising more than 6 million square feet (sq. ft.) and involving an impressive range of the nation's top retail brands as well as regional boutique operations. He currently oversees more than 2 million sq. ft. in various stages of horizontal and vertical development including major corporate centers in Quantico and North America's Largest Retail Resort: Celebrate Virginia. Jud Honaker is a lifelong resident of Fredericksburg, Va., and is actively involved with numerous organizations. He is a past Chairman of the Rappahannock United Way, Boys & Girls Club and Fredericksburg Museum and has served on the City Industrial Development Authority. Honaker is also a recipient of the Jaycees Outstanding Young Virginian Award.
 

Marvin S. Bolinger, Chief Operating Officer

Marvin Bolinger joined Silver Companies in early 2003 and is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day development and investment activities of the firm. For more than 30 years, Bolinger served as City Manager to various localities, including Fredericksburg, Va., and Athens, Tenn. Much of his career has focused on economic development -- facilitating the development of industrial parks and shopping centers, and recruiting employers and tenants. During the 10 years he served as City Manager of Fredericksburg, Va., his leadership allowed the City to overcome severe financial problems and gain AA bond rating. He is past Vice President of the International City/County Management Association where he represented 10 southeastern states, and past Chairman of the United Way. He has further served a member of the board for numerous other government agencies and charities. Bolinger received his BS degree in Business Administration in 1969 from East Tennessee State University and earned a Masters in City Management from East Tennessee State University in 1979.

Jesse A. Holshouser, Chief Financial Officer
Jesse Holshouser's responsibilities include corporate and project financing, asset management, due diligence, risk management and accounting and reporting. During his 30-year career in corporate and real estate finance, Holshouser has specialized in real estate financing, development, investment, acquisitions and operations; deal structuring; market research; financial modeling; strategic planning; and risk management. Immediately prior to joining Silver Companies, Holshouser was an advisor to Jack Nicklaus. Prior to joining Mr. Nicklaus, Holshouser was the Chief Financial Officer of the PGA of America for 11 years where he also served as Managing Director of its golf course development, licensing and management group. Prior to the PGA, Holshouser was the Chief Financial Officer of a real estate investment banking firm for four years, a management consultant with Price Waterhouse for five years and a real estate appraiser and analyst with a savings and loan for four years. Holshouser earned an MBA with distinction from the University of Michigan in 1978 and earned a BBA in real estate from Florida Atlantic University in 1975.
Mark Ambach, President, Silver Capital Real Estate Funds

Industry veteran Mark Ambach joined the company as President of Silver Capital Real Estate Funds in 2008. Mark is responsible for working with the division’s strategic partners to identify and evaluate investment opportunities for Silver Capital’s funds.  He also directs the funds’ asset management activities.  Ambach has more than 20 years of real estate development experience. Prior to joining Silver, Ambach headed his own company -- Ambach Communities -- primarily dealing with acquisition, entitlement, planning and development of unimproved land in Northeast Florida. At the same time, he operated a construction company that built both commercial and residential projects. Prior to this he served as Vice President for Intervest Company (ICI), managing communities and overseeing development projects. The first 12 years of his career, Ambach worked for Arvida Corporation managing a division responsible for over $100 million in annual home sales before serving his last five years with the company as President of North Florida Operations. Ambach earned a B.S. in both in Construction Management and Financial Administration at University of Florida, Gainesville. He also holds General Contractor and Real Estate Broker licenses in the State of Florida.

Jarad Scher, Senior Financial Analyst

Jarad joined Silver Companies in 2008. He is responsible for analyzing investment opportunities and asset management. Prior to joining Silver Companies, Jarad was CFO of Summit Brokerage Services, an independent broker-dealer that provides a full complement of investment products and services, including traditional brokerage services, fee-based products, and annuities and other insurance-related products. Prior to that he worked in public accounting for two years where he served clients involved in real estate construction and development. Scher also worked as a Controller for a property management firm. Jarad earned his MBA in Real Estate Development from Nova Southeastern University and a BBA with a concentration in accounting from James Madison University.

Raymond Tolleson, Senior Financial Analyst
Ray Tolleson joined Silver Companies in 2006. He is responsible for analyzing investment opportunities and coordinating lender financing. Prior to joining Silver Companies Ray was a business, budget and systems analyst with Acuity Lighting Group in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to that he held various positions in the hospitality industry for 11 years and was a real estate appraiser and leasing agent for 3 years. Ray earned a Masters in Information Technology from American InterContinental University and a BBA in International Business from the University of Georgia.
Al Gomez, Controller
Al Gomez joined Silver Companies in 2007 as Controller.  A lifetime resident of South Florida, Gomez graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 1979, with a Bachelor of Business  Administration degree in Accounting, and has been a Certified Public Accountant for 18 years.  Prior to joining Silver, he was Controller of Centerline Homes -- a well-known regional homebuilder -- for eight years.  From 1985 through 1999, Gomez worked with two well-known, publicly held real estate companies. He spent four years with Equitable Real Estate, a subsidiary of The Equitable and a total of 10 years with Coscan Homes, a subsidiary of Brookfield Homes. As Controller, he was responsible for supervision of all accounting, data processing/systems, closing and administrative departments, which included overseeing a large staff. He was in charge of all functions of reporting on financial information, along with operating results, cash flows, budgeting and variance analyses to management and headquarters. Additionally, he was responsible for the maintenance of financial and administrative information, including cash flow management, forecasts, business plan projections and new acquisition proformas.  After graduation from Florida Atlantic, Gomez joined a local CPA firm as a junior accountant. During his tenure with the firm, he earned several promotions and advanced to the level of Manager, where he was involved in all aspects of public accounting.
Debra Eby, Treasurer
Debra A. Eby graduated from Cumberland College with a BS degree with a concentration in accounting. She worked for over eleven years in public accounting and has been with Silver Companies since December 2000. She is responsible for many of the daily accounting activities in the residential and commercial divisions. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. 

Kim Morgan, Senior Accountant

Kim Morgan is responsible for Silver Companies' real estate funds accounting, including investor reporting, cash management, recordkeeping and tax returns. She worked for 12 years in private accounting, most recently as the Accounting Manager for Trammell Crow's Southeast and Carolinas residential divisions. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University where she received her BBA in Accounting.
Len Ronnie, VP of Acquisitions - Silver Farm & Timber Co.
Len Ronnie joined Silver Farm & Timber Co. in August 2007. Len has sold more than $2 billion worth of land in his career, comprising more than two million acres. Prior to joining the Silver Companies team, he spent 37 years at International Paper, moving through the financial ranks to the position of Corporate Controller. During the last 23 years, he served as President of International Paper Realty Corporation and personally handled large timberland transactions, the largest of which were $520 million and $905 million and each consisted of more than 300,000 acres. An example of the eight super-sized transactions handled by his division is Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach. When the project is fully built out, more than 70,000 people will call Carolina Forest home. He most recently served as an independent consultant, and recently sold a 52,000-acre project in Huntsville, Texas for $121 million.
Philip Christopher Hornung, P.E., Vice President of Commercial Engineering & Construction
Christopher Hornung oversees the design, permitting and construction of the site infrastructure for Celebrate Virginia, Silver’s 2400-acre project in Metro Washington D.C. Since joining Silver Companies in 1999, he has played an integral role in the engineering and construction management of Central Park, the largest power retail center on the East coast, as well as numerous other commercial construction projects throughout the region. He was previously employed as a project manager for four years at Anderson & Associates in Blacksburg, Richmond and Fredericksburg, Va. Hornung holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth.
Charlie Kilpatrick, Vice President, Commercial Construction
Charlie Kilpatrick joined Silver Companies after a 17-year career with state and local government where his most recent experience was a 10-year stint managing the construction, maintenance and operation of the roadways in the Fredericksburg region with the Virginia Department of Transportation. Kilpatrick is responsible for all construction of Silver Companies' commercial projects in Virginia including, mass grading, infrastructure, amenities and buildings, and the delivery of individual spaces to tenants. He is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) in Civil Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth.

Anthony J. Sala, Executive Vice President, Residential Development & Active Adult Communities
Tony Sala brings over 30 years of real estate management, marketing and sales experience to Silver Companies. He specializes in new property identification, acquisition, product concept development, financing, builder relations and residential sales and marketing. Sala has an extensive background in active adult retirement communities and has been a member and Trustee of the 50+ Housing Council (previously the Senior Housing Council) of the National Association of Home Builders for the past five years. Prior to joining Silver Companies in 1995, Sala managed the development of several prestigious planned communities in Northern Virginia and the Fredericksburg Region. Among other properties, he participated in the planning, development, sales and management of Lake Ridge, a 3,500-acre, 10,000-unit Planned Development located in Prince William County, Va., and Fawn Lake, a 1,400-unit luxury single-family community surrounding a 300-acre lake complimented by an Arnold Palmer designed golf course. Sala earned his B.A. degree from Randolph-Macon College and his Masters degree from the University of Virginia.
Jervis C. Hairston, Vice President, Residential and Commercial Divisions
Jervis Hairston joined Silver Companies in 2003 after a distinguished career in urban planning and zoning administration.  Mr. Hairston works with jurisdictions in the Fredericksburg region, metropolitan Washington, D.C.  and in other states to plan and develop Silver Companies’ residential and mixed-use projects.  Prior to joining the firm, he was Director of Planning and Community Development, as well as the Zoning Administrator for the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia.  He served as the City’s chief planner for 23 years.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology/ Urban Studies from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina, and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.  He has served as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Virginia, where he taught classes in urban planning and community development principles.  Mr. Hairston is a member of the American Planning Association, former Secretary of the Board of Directors of George Washington’s Fredericksburg Foundation, and earned the HFFI President’s Award for his service on the Board of Directors of Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. 
Neil Carson, Vice President, Acquisitions and Residential Development - Fla
Neil Carson joined Silver Companies in 2003.  He is responsible for identifying, evaluating, negotiating and acquiring residential land acquisitions and overseeing the development of these projects in Florida. Prior to joining Silver, Neil was a successful homebuilder for 12 years, developing multi-family properties in South Florida. He is a graduate and distinguished Alumnus of the University of Miami where he earned an MBA and BBA, and currently serves on the University’s President’s Council. He is a member of the Association of Florida Community Developers, Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and several Florida Homebuilder Association Developer Committees.
 
R.W. "Buddy" Tolleson, Vice President, Acquisitions and Residential Development - Va
Buddy Tolleson joined Silver Companies in 2004, bringing more than 30 years experience as a real estate appraiser and commercial broker. Prior to joining Silver Buddy was President of Tolleson & Company, a full-line commercial real estate brokerage and appraisal company. He holds the SRA designation and is licensed appraiser in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and Arizona. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia where he majored in real estate

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