
R. Martel Day
Independent Director
R. Martel Day has served as one of our directors since July 2015. Mr. Day has more than 35 years of experience in the direct investment industry. He is the founder and principal of NLR Advisory Services and Managing Director of Alliance 160. Both firms work with alternative investment asset managers to access retail capital. Prior to founding NLR Advisory Services in 2013, Mr. Day was a primary part of RAIT Financial Trust’s (“RAIT”) move into the non-listed REIT industry. While at RAIT, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Manager of Independence Realty Securities, LLC; President and Manager of Independence Realty Advisor, LLC; Executive Vice President of Independence Realty Trust, Inc.; President and Manager of Independence Mortgage Advisor, LLC; Executive Vice President of Independence Mortgage Trust, Inc.; and Executive Vice President and Manager of Independence Mortgage Fund Manager, LLC, all of which were wholly owned subsidiaries of RAIT. From 2009 to 2011 Mr. Day served as Executive Vice President of Empire American Holdings, President and Managing Director of Empire American Realty, and Director and Executive Vice President of Empire American Realty Trust which was ultimately sold to RAIT in 2011. Prior to 2009 Mr. Day had a 25-year career with the Inland Group of Companies (“Inland”). He joined Inland in 1984 as a Regional Representative and subsequently served as Regional Vice President; Senior Vice President National Sales and Marketing; and Executive Vice President - Director of Business Development. Mr. Day is a member of the board of directors of SFA Holdings, Inc. and sits on the advisory board for the funds sponsored by the Peachtree Hotel Group. Mr. Day is a past member of the board of directors and past Chair of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (“IPA”), an industry association that advocates the importance of alternative investments in a diversified portfolio, served as a member of the board of directors of Inland Bancorp, Inc. and served as a member of the Wildermuth Endowment Fund, where he was also a member of the audit and valuation committees. Mr. Day holds General Securities Principal and General Securities licenses with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Mr. Day holds a B.S. in Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology.