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Tracy M.J. Colden is our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to Highland, Ms. Colden served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Barceló Crestline. Ms. Colden served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Crestline Capital Corporation, prior to its acquisition by Barceló, from December 1998 to June 2002. Prior to the spin-off of Crestline Capital form Host Marriott Corporation, Ms. Colden held various positions with Host Marriott. She joined Host Marriott in 1996 as an attorney, was promoted to Senior Attorney and again promoted to Assistant General Counsel, a capacity she served until joining Crestline Capital at the time of the spin-off. While at Host Marriott, Ms. Colden was responsible for negotiating ad structuring debt and equity financing for inclusion in rated debt securitizations and conventional mortgage financings as well as negotiating and structuring asset acquisitions and dispositions. Before joining Host Marriott, Ms. Colden was an associate in the real estate practice group with the law firm of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. in Washington, D.C., from October 1988 to December 1995. Ms. Colden earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan School of Business, and J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the District of Columbia and Michigan state bars. | 