The Team

MANAGING PARTNER AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

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Jesse Hutcher is a Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Derby Copeland Capital. Mr. Hutcher is responsible for investment strategy, underwriting, and business development for the firm. In this role, Mr. Hutcher has overseen the investment of over $450 million of capital across Derby’s various debt and equity platforms, secured by real estate valued at approximately $1.1 billion in the New York City MSA. Before forming Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Hutcher served as Director at Cushman & Wakefield where he performed underwriting and provided consulting services for several prominent NYC investment funds and owners. Based upon this representation, he was recognized as one of Commercial Observer’s 30 under 30. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Hutcher started his career with Somerset Properties, a private, full-service real estate and operating company. Mr. Hutcher attended NYU Stern School of Business and graduated Summa cum Laude from Binghamton University. Mr. Hutcher is an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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Daniel Kaufman is the Chief Financial Officer of Derby Copeland Capital and has served in this position since June 2020. As CFO, Mr. Kaufman has taken on a wide variety of responsibilities, including, but not limited to, loan servicing, construction requisition management, investor financial updates, payroll, and all tax-related matters, including oversight of filing the tax returns. Before joining Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Kaufman was Director of Finance at North American Soccer League where he reported directly to the Commissioner, served on the Finance Committee, reported to the Board of Governors and managed all NASL financials. Previously, Mr. Kaufman worked at various accounting firms. Mr. Kaufman holds an M.B.A. from Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, a B.A. from Binghamton University, and is a certified public accountant (CPA).

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

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Steve Spanolios is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Derby Copeland Capital and has extensive experience in secured financing, real estate, and corporate governance. Prior to joining Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Spanolios was a member of the Corporate and Securities Department of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP since 2007. As a partner of a prominent New York City law firm, Mr. Spanolios acted as an outside general counsel to a variety of lenders, real estate ventures, and other private and public companies. Mr. Spanolios brings a combination of operational, business and legal knowledge to Derby Copeland Capital and the benefit of representing the firm for the past six years. Mr. Spanolios received his bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University and his Juris Doctor from Touro Law.

VICE PRESIDENT CREDIT AND INVESTMENTS

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Hunter Askenase is Vice President of Credit & Investments at Derby Copeland Capital. Mr. Askenase is responsible for assisting Derby Copeland Capital's executive officers and other team members in the implementation of overall investment and corporate strategy, underwriting and evaluation, and transaction structuring and due diligence. Prior to joining Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Askenase was a member of the Debt & Structured Finance team at Meridian Capital Group. Mr. Askenase holds an M.S. from Lehigh University's College of Business and a B.A. from Lehigh University's College of Arts and Sciences.

SENIOR ADVISOR

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Michael Malafronte is a Senior Advisor at Derby Copeland Capital and has served in the position since September 2022. Mr. Malafronte assists existing DCC managers with the continued build out of the firm and all its current and future investment products. Prior to joining DCC, Mr. Malafronte was a founding partner of a money management firm, International Value Advisers, LLC (IVA), where he served as Managing Partner for thirteen years. IVA opened to outside clients in February 2008 and, after growing to $15.2 billion AUM, closed its investment products to new investors only 3 years later. Mr. Malafronte oversaw the physical and technological infrastructure development and the staffing of all IVA departments (trading, investment analysts, sales, accounting, communication and compliance, etc.). During his 13 years as Managing Partner of IVA, Mr. Malafronte built a world-class team and developed lasting business relationships with several global legal and financial firms. Mr. Malafronte has been on the board of Adtalem Global Education Inc. (NYSE: ATGE) since 2016 and served as the chair of the compensation committee where he assisted the company in restructuring its compensation structures to better align the performance of the company with executive compensation. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board. While on the ATGE board, Mr. Malafronte has advised the company through a significant repositioning of its portfolio, including several acquisitions and divestitures, and the public market valuation and intrinsic value of the company has grown significantly. He is currently Vice Chairman of The Andrew Goodman Foundation and previously served on the board of two small cap public companies. Mr. Malafronte graduated from Babson College in 1996.

VICE PRESIDENT ASSET MANAGEMENT

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Alicia Minore joined Derby Copeland Capital in January 2022 as an Analyst and specializes in Asset Management. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Human Biology & Economics from Hunter College.

FOUNDING PARTNER

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Jonathan Scibilia is a Founding Partner of Derby Copeland Capital. Before forming Derby Copeland Capital, he was an Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield from 2008-2015 where he focused on strategic planning, underwriting, leasing strategies, acquisitions, property stabilization, and sales on behalf of landlords, retailers, real estate funds, cooperatives, and office tenants. Prior to 2008, Mr. Scibilia provided legal representation for institutional lenders in the financing of commercial properties with a focus on securitization and sale of loans in the secondary market and portfolio lenders in various types of commercial real estate loans. Additionally, he represented insurance companies in litigation practice consisting primarily of complex, first-party property coverage actions. Mr. Scibilia holds a J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University. He is admitted to the Bar in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S District Court of New Jersey.

CREDIT ANALYST

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Talbot Seigne is an Underwriting and Credit Analyst at Derby Copeland Capital. Mr. Seigne is responsible for analyzing both debt and equity requests, reviewing relevant property data, and compiling information to support the underwriting and asset management teams. Before working at Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Seigne worked as an Underwriting Analyst within Corevest Financial’s bridge financing department. Mr. Seigne attended Boston University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in finance/real estate.

OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE

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ASSOCIATE ASSET MANAGER

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FUND CONTROLLER

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Jacky Lam joined Derby Copeland Capital as Fund Controller in the Spring of 2023. Jacky’s responsibilities include fund administration, financial reporting and all accounting operations related to the firm’s debt vehicles. Prior to joining Derby Copeland Capital, Jacky worked in tax and accounting for a CPA firm before switching to fund administration at State Street where he worked for multiple investment funds with varying fund strategies. At State Street, Jacky was responsible for a wide range of fund administrative functions and client deliverables. Jacky is a graduate of Baruch College where he obtained his Master of Science in Accountancy.

ASSET MANAGEMENT ANALYST

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Curtis Grant is an Asset Management Analyst at Derby Copeland Capital. Mr. Grant is responsible for asset management, which includes, loan servicing, originations and construction management for both debt and equity investments. Prior to joining Derby Copeland Capital, Mr. Grant was a Commercial Real Estate Analyst for Signature Bank, where he was responsible for loan originations, servicing and monitoring. Mr. Grant is well versed on commercial, residential and construction loans specialized in the NY Metro area. Curtis attended State University of New York College at Cortland where he studied Business Economics and Construction Environmental Technology.