Patrick O. Zalupski—President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Patrick O. Zalupski has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors since our formation in September 2020 and will continue to serve in these roles upon the listing of our Class A common stock. Mr. Zalupski has served as the Chief Executive Officer of our primary operating subsidiary, DF Homes LLC, since forming the company in December 2008, and as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of managers of DFH LLC since its formation in 2014. He is responsible for our overall operations and management and is heavily involved in the origination, underwriting and structuring of all investment activities. Under Mr. Zalupski’s leadership, we have grown from closing 27 homes in Jacksonville, Florida during our inaugural year in 2009 to establishing operations in markets across the State of Texas and the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mountain Regions of the United States and closing over 10,400 homes since our inception. Prior to founding DF Homes LLC, Mr. Zalupski was a Financial Auditor for FedEx Corporation’s Internal Audit Department in Memphis, Tennessee and worked in the real estate sales and construction industry as Managing Partner of Bay Street Condominiums, LLC from 2006 to 2008. He has served on the investment committee of DF Capital since April 2018 and on the board of directors for Jet LLC since December 2017. Mr. Zalupski holds an inactive Florida Real Estate License and received a B.A. in Finance from Stetson University. We believe that Mr. Zalupski’s financial acumen, extensive industry experience and demonstrated leadership capabilities throughout our growth as a company make him highly qualified to continue to serve as Chairman of our board of directors and our President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Rick A. Moyer—Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Rick A. Moyer has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since our formation in September 2020 and as the Chief Financial Officer of DFH LLC since June 2017. Mr. Moyer oversees all accounting, finance and treasury functions, including capital planning, forecasting and budgeting, and holds ultimate review and approval authority over the financial statements. Mr. Moyer joined Dream Finders after serving as the Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), a global provider of assurance, tax and consulting services, in Jacksonville, Florida from 2012 to 2017, where he worked with companies across various industry verticals, including banking, technology, sports & leisure, real estate and health insurance. Mr. Moyer joined PwC in 2000, working in the audit and consulting practices. During his tenure at PwC, Mr. Moyer spent time in the firm’s national office, specializing in PCAOB and SEC Compliance, Derivatives and Securitizations, and, from 2007 to 2011, he co-founded and led the PwC Banking Mergers and Acquisitions practice, which specialized in assisting clients acquire banks from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Moyer has previously served on the board of directors for the Jacksonville Museum of Science and History, the Jacksonville Symphony and The Florida Institute of CPAs. He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Moyer received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) in Accounting from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
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