Lee S. Wielansky has been a Trustee of Acadia Realty Trust since May 2000 and the Lead Trustee since 2004. Mr. Wielansky has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Midland Development Group, Inc., which focuses on the development of retail properties in the mid-west and southeast, since May 2003. For three years prior to that Mr. Wielansky served as Chief Executive Officer and President of JDN Development Company, Inc., and a Director of JDN Realty Corporation through its merger with Developers Diversified Realty Corporation in 2003. He was also a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of Midland Development Group, Inc., for 15 years when the company sold its assets to Regency Centers Corporation. Mr. Wielansky is a Director of Pulaski Bank, a Director for Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., and a Director of Brookdale Senior Living. He is also a member of the NACD.