John Farrell

Director, L. J. Melody & Company Atlanta, Georgia MBA, Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey 1977 Bachelor of Arts, Economics Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1976 Bachelor of Science, Biology Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1976 Prior to the acquisition of Shoptaw-James, Inc. by L. J. Melody in May, 1998, Mr. Farrell was Vice President of Shoptaw-James, Inc., where he was responsible for income property permanent and construction loan origination, underwriting, equity placement and investment sales. Mr. Farrell joined Shoptaw-James in July, 1984. He supervised the company's finance department, where he was ultimately responsible for internal and external financial reporting, the loan servicing department, and day-to-day administration of corporate affairs and operations. After becoming a member of the production staff in 1989, Mr. Farrell arranged various forms of debt financing, as well as equity placement on various property types, including multi-family, office, industrial, retail, and hotel projects. Before coming to Shoptaw-James, Mr. Farrell served as Vice President of Finance for a private syndicator of multi-family properties. His work experience began at Price Waterhouse & Co. as a bank auditor, where he spent six years beginning in 1977. Mortgage banking/real estate finance professional since 1984 MEMBER: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants Atlanta Board of Realtors Real Estate Group of Atlanta OTHER: Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Georgia