Mr. Cardenas consults with the Skyline executive team as well as fellow board members regarding Skyline’s condominium development business.

At Tew Cardenas, he oversees the Governmental Affairs Practice of the firm at its three main offices: In Washington, D.C. – the firm represents both domestic and foreign, private and public sector clients including a number of governments in the Western Hemisphere. In Tallahassee, Florida – the firm represents clients with advocacy, regulatory and administrative litigation process in the legislative and executive branches of state government in our state’s capital. Its clients include municipalities, state government agencies and a representative number of our state’s most significant corporate citizens. In Miami, Florida – the firm’s local government practice in South Florida includes representation in land use/environmental matters, contract vendors and generally clients having significant interest before local governing bodies.

Mr. Cardenas has been involved as counsel of record in a number of precedent-setting and published court decisions, administrative actions and policy decisions and has either sponsored, co-sponsored or participated as faculty in a significant number of seminars throughout the years with entities such as MBI, The Florida Bar and Florida International University.

Mr. A. Robert Abboud currently leads as President of A. Robert Abboud and Company, a Chicago based private investment company he founded in 1984. He also presently serves on the Board of Directors as Independent Co-Chairman and Lead Director for Ivanhoe Energy, Inc.

During Mr. Abboud’s 45-year career in oil and gas, banking and foreign affairs, he has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Chairman of First Chicago Corporation and The First National Bank of Chicago, Chairman of First City Bancorporation of Texas and Chairman of ACB International, Ltd., a joint venture which included the Bank of China and a subsidiary of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Relations and Trade. Under Mr. Abboud’s Chairmanship, First Chicago was the first U.S. bank to open an office in China in 1978.

Mr. Abboud is a graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Law and Business schools. He is a U.S. Marine combat veteran. He has served on numerous Boards of Directors, many of them as Audit Committee Chairman, including Occidental Petroleum, Canadian Occidental Petroleum, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Cities Service Co., The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, The International Monetary Market, Inland Steel, Field Enterprises – publisher of the Chicago Sun Times, AAR Corp., Alberto-Culver Co., Hartmarx Corp., and ICN Pharmaceutical.

Mr. Robert Abboud has served on the Skyline Equities Realty Board of Advisors since 2000.

Mr. Vernicos has been in the shipping and trading business since 1968, the 4th generation of his family to manage one of the oldest surviving Greek Maritime firms. The enterprise was founded in Constantinople in 1851 and has operated from Piraeus since the beginning of this century.

Mr. Vernicos serves as President of Vernicos Maritime Group, (ship owners and ship managers for ocean-going vessels), Nicolas E. Vernicos Shipping Co. Ltd., the oldest salvage and towage house in Greece, Vernicos Shipyard S.A., as vice-president of Vernicos Yachts S.A., Greece’s largest yachting group, including Marina-Hotel & Beach Management & Development. He is vice President of Consortium Travel S.A. and Member of the Board of Directors of Olympic Aviation S.A.

In 2003 Mr Vernicos was elected President of the International Chamber of Commerce-Hellas (ICC). Since 1980, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and since 1996 of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he is the President of the Transport and Shipping Committee. He is also a Vice-President of the Association for Business Support of Art and Culture, and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Cultural Center of Delphi and of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage and the Athens College Alumni Association.

Mr. Vernicos leadership experience grew out of his participation in the following: President of Olympic Airtours S.A. (1989-1992), Olympic Airways, Board of Directors (1989-1992), Executive Committee (1993-1995), Olympic Catering S.A., Board of Directors (1993-1995), Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A., Board of Directors (1992-1993), President of Minion S.A., largest department store of Greece (1991- 1995), GIAT (Hellas) S.A. (2001-2002), National Bank of Greece (France) S.A., Board of Directors (1991-1995), Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (Skaramanga), Board of Directors (1985-1992), Attica Enterprises S.A.(Superfast Ferries) Board of Directors (1992-1994), Piraeus Marine Club, Secretary General (1981-1987). In January 1979 Mr. Vernicos was elected an Underwriting Member of Lloyd’s.

Nicolas A. Vernicos was born in Athens, Greece, into a seafaring family originating from the island of Sifnos in the Cyclades. After his studies in Athens College, he received his M. Sc. in Economics from the Athens University of Economics (ASOEE).

Patrick E. Rea has a long and distinguished career of professional achievements and dedicated public service.

He was appointed Regional Administrator for SBA’s Midwest Region by President George W. Bush in November 2003 and held that position through January 2009. He had responsibility for the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. As Regional Administrator, Rea was the principal representative of Administrator Hector Barreto in the Midwest and provided interface with regional, state and local elected and appointed officials, trade organizational and small business communities across the region.

Before joining the SBA, Patrick was the Executive Director for the Illinois Development Finance Authority (IDFA), where he directed the senior debt financing agency’s economic development, small business expansion, local government capital needs, seed stage venture capital investments and film financing. Previously, Patrick served as a Vice President and Corporate Banker of Bank One Capital Markets. Rea joined Bank One in 1969 and worked in a wide variety of assignments in the Operations Division and the Cash Management Division. Most recently, he served as a Corporate Banker in the Municipal Division, managing several major municipal accounts with a full range of credit and non-credit products. Additionally, he managed state accounts in Illinois and Indiana and served as lead banker for U.S. government relationships.

Patrick was appointed Village Clerk for the Village of Tinley Park in May 2009 after serving for 37 years as an elected Village Trustee. From 1980 until May 2009, he was Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Banking for four years. He is past president and a member of the Executive Committee of the University of Illinois College of Business Alumni Association. In addition, Patrick served on a number of boards of directors for public higher education, not-for-profit foundations and professional associations, and he has served on advisory committees at the federal, state and local level.

Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He is a retired Brigadier General on the U.S. Army Reserve, having served throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Patrick is the immediate past State Chairman of the Illinois Committee to Support the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). He is a Registered Municipal and General Securities Representative. Rea has published in the area of local taxation and governmental debt financing. Most recently, Patrick received the distinguished 2004 Secretary of Defense Medal of Outstanding Service Award.

Evangeline Sunday Monroe consults on company-wide and integrated condominium development technology.

Ms. Monroe is President of Future Homes, Inc., a real estate investment, eMarketing and consulting firm located in Miami, FL and President of DMT Productions Inc a Digital Multimedia Technology Production Company. She is also the President of eTargetGlobal.com a Global Targeted Mass eMail Marketing Company and RealeFlyer.com a Global Real Estate eMarketing Company.

Ms. Monroe has vast experience in accounting systems as well as over 15 years experience in computer information systems. She has developed and trademarked “Condo’s of the Future” which is being implemented at SkyPalace at Mary Brickell Village. Through a wireless touch-screen panel residents are able to utilize the automated car valet, access security cameras around the property, review and communicate various condominium management functions, schedule spa or restaurant reservations and integrate with the participating business in the surrounding areas.

Ms. Monroe has a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from the University of Phoenix. She is a Landmark Education graduate of all their senior courses and seminars including Team Management and Leadership Program and Communication Program, Self-Expression and Leadership Program and Wisdom Course.

In 2004, she became the youngest member ever on the Board of Trustees of the Miami Science Museum and Planetarium. At the age of sixteen Evangeline Sunday was an Olympic Athlete on the Olympic A team for the US Field Hockey Team.

She is also a recording artist, motivational singer, songwriter and speaker using her stage name “Pure Energy”.