Steven L. Craig
Director
Mr. Craig became a director in November 2023. For nearly four decades he has developed, owned and operated commercial real estate, primarily outdoor malls for retail shops and restaurants, throughout the United States. Mr. Craig started his career with Ginsburg Craig Associates, which in 1993 merged with Chelsea Property Group, to form Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc. (‘Chelsea GCA”), which subsequently went public via an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. He served as President/Chief Operating Officer and Director of Chelsea GCA. For the last two decades Mr. Craig has successfully developed and operated over a dozen centers containing upscale retail shopping and dining destinations in nine states. Mr. Craig founded the Steven L. Craig School of Business at Missouri Western State University in 2009, along with a corresponding endowment at the university. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Jeffrey R. Geygan
Director
Mr. Geygan became a director in August 2021. Mr. Geygan has served as a director of the Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMB) since February 2018, and as Board Chair since May 2018. Mr. Geygan also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Global Value Investment Corp. an investment research and advisory services firm, since he founded it in 2007. Prior to founding GVIC, Mr. Geygan served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS Financial Services. Mr. Geygan has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses at IE University in Madrid, Spain, the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Lubar School of Business, and the College of Charleston. He serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Economics. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.
Al Harper
Director
Mr. Harper became a director in November 2024. Mr. Harper is the Owner and President of American Heritage Railways, Inc., which operates subsidiaries including the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. He also serves as CEO of Rail Events, Inc., managing high-profile licensing agreements such as The Polar Express, and oversees American Heritage Railways Hotels and True West Rodeos. Previously, Mr. Harper served as Chairman and CEO of Esslinger Wooten Maxwell, Inc. Realtors and as Chairman and President of First Reserve Realty, Inc. He was also Chairman of Recchi American, Inc., and a Board Member of the Florida East Coast Railroad. Earlier in his career, he served as Chairman of First American Railways, Inc. and as President of Cheezem Development Corporation. Mr. Harper is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Sociology from Principia College. He also completed postgraduate studies in Finance at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Mel Keating
Director
Mr. Keating became a director in November 2024. Mr. Keating has been serving as a consultant, providing investment advice and other services to private equity firms and hedge funds since November 2008. He currently serves as a director of Agilysys, Inc., a leading technology company specializing in software solutions for the hospitality industry. Until late 2023, he served as a director of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. Previously, Mr. Keating was President and CEO of Alliance Semiconductor Corp., where he successfully divided the company into three parts and sold each to different buyers. He also worked as a Strategy Consultant for Warburg Pincus Equity Partners. Over his career, Mr. Keating has served on the Boards of nearly 20 public companies, including SPS Commerce, Vitamin Shoppe, Tower Jazz Semiconductor Ltd., Red Lion Hotels, and Crown Crafts Inc. Mr. Keating holds a B.A. in Art History from Rutgers University, where he was a Henry Rutgers scholar, and both an M.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Shell Oil and Benjamin Franklin fellow.