Kelly Watts has had a lifelong interest in equestrian activities and facility management. Kelly holds B.S. degrees in both Equestrian Science and Business Administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, an institution well-known for its superior equestrian education program. Kelly has worked in many capacities/locations in the equestrian industry including Uphill Farm in Cincinnati, OH, The Turf Club in Libertyville, IL, Elysian Fields in Barrington Hills, IL, and the Russell Equestrian Center in San Antonio, TX. At Russell, Kelly worked closely with Col. John Russell, a former Olympic rider. In 1993, Kelly joined Merrill Lynch as a municipal bond marketing specialist, and rose to the title of Vice President prior to retiring in 1998 in order to start a family. Since that time she has been developing the concept of an exclusive, equestrian centered community while searching for the ideal location to implement that vision.

Derrick Watts hold a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Missouri. He joined Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor in March of 1994. During the ensuing decade, he built a business managing over $250 million of client assets, rising to the title of Vice President. He was a member of Merrill Lynch’s prestigious Executive’s, President’s and Chairman’s Clubs. In October of 2003, another well-known financial services firm recruited him to join their advisory group, and he now focuses on the management of assets for high net worth individuals as well as corporate benefit plans. His high level of expertise in the financial and business lending markets, along with his business management experience, will provide a tangible benefit to this project.

Bruce George and Ken Overstreet, of the architectural firm Charles Vincent George Design Group, have been contracted to provide land planning and design services for this project. CVG is located in Naperville, Illinois, and has provided full service architectural advice in the Chicago and tri-state area since 1962. Edward Seifert, PE, of the Engineering firm Intech Consultants, Inc. has been contracted to provide preliminary and final engineering plans for this project. Mr. Seifert is a principal at Intech, a Downers Grove, Illinois based company that has provided planning, design, and construction expertise for many properties throughout the Chicagoland area since 1969.

John Hoscheit, a partner at Hoscheit, McGuirk, and Cuscaden, P.C., in St. Charles, Illinois, has been retained to serve as legal counsel for the acquisition facet of this project. Mr. Hoscheit, a well-respected attorney with a specialty in real estate transactions, has also served in many county government capacities, including heading the Kane County Finance Committee as a member of the Kane County Board, and currently is serving as President of the Kane County Forest Preserve District.

Dan Kramer, the principal of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Kramer, has been retained to assist in the zoning and ordinance compliance issue that this project requires. Dan has a long and distinguished body of work in this area, and is widely regarded as the top development attorney in Kendall County.

Ted A. McCannon, the principal of Environmental Design Service, Inc., has been retained to design and implement a community plan for private well and septic systems. His expertise in this area will be immediately available to our lot owners upon a purchase commitment.

We will also provide a comprehensive list of “preferred vendors” to our community upon request, for services and products such as tack and equipment, landscaping, interior decorating and design, custom builders, lawn service, cleaning service, farrier, vet, alarm systems, home financing, and many more. These vendors have agreed to provide our residents with significant discounts or priority service in return for their placement on our list.