Raymond W. Braun joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and President of Cogdell Spencer Inc. in September of 2010.

Ray grew up in Niles, Ohio and attended Bowling Green State University. He graduated in 1980 with degrees in accounting and economics. After graduation, Ray attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduated with his JD in 1983.

After graduation, Ray practiced corporate and real estate law with a private law firm in Toledo, OH, and Charlotte, NC. In 1993, Ray joined a publicly-traded health care real estate investment trust. Ray held numerous positions including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and President.

Ray has been an active industry leader. He was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the National Investment Center. He has also served as Chairman of the Seniors Housing Political Action Committee.

Charles M. Handy is Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Cogdell Spencer Inc. He has more than 27 years of diversified experience in commercial real estate, accounting, finance and operations.

Mr. Handy joined the company in 1997 as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary. He was formerly with Faison & Associates, Inc., a commercial real estate management and development firm in North Carolina. Prior to his time with Faison, he worked for Ernst & Young, one of the largest professional services firms in the world.

Mr. Handy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and real estate from Appalachian State University and his masters of business administration from Wake Forest University.

Brian L. Happ is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN. Prior to that, Mr. Happ served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Marshall Erdman & Associates.

Mr. Happ began his career with the company in 1998. In 2001, he was promoted to Corporate Controller and in 2003 was named Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that Mr. Happ was a tax consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Happ also has dedicated himself to sharing his expertise within the profession and for the benefit of his community. He is a Director for Shared Imaging, a national mobile medical equipment company, and serves on the Board of Directors of Tomorrow’s Hope and HospiceCare, Inc., both non-profit organizations.

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mr. Happ holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the University of Wisconsin James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate.

Rex A. Noble is Executive Vice President of Portfolio Management of Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN. In this capacity, he is in charge of supervising Portfolio Management to ensure that the performance and value of the company's real estate portfolio is maximized.

With more than 20 years' portfolio management experience, Mr. Noble's responsibilities range from long-range asset management strategy formulation to property management and leasing, lease administration and portfolio risk management.

Mr. Noble joined the company in 1996 as a Property Manager. Three years later, he was promoted to Vice President. Prior to being promoted to his current position, Mr. Noble served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management.

A graduate of Francis Marion University, Mr. Noble is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) where he is an active member of ULI's Healthcare and Life Science Council. Mr. Noble is a member of the Charlotte Board of Realtors and holds real estate licenses in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Andrea L. Hopkins is Vice President Human Resources. She has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, specializing in organizational development.

Ms. Hopkins joined the company in 2007 as Human Resources Manager. Prior to joining the company, she led training and development at Spectrum Brands, a global diversified consumer products company. Prior to her time with Spectrum Brands, she served as Director of Learning and Development at Charter Communications, a Fortune 500 company and the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States.

Ms. Hopkins is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and holds memberships in the American Society of Training and Development, Society for Human Resource Management, Madison Organizational Development, and World at Work. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and her master’s of arts degree in education from the University of Phoenix.

Salvatore G. Parente joined the company as Executive Vice President of Business Development in February 2011. Mr. Parente leverages more than 20 years of experience to lead diagnostic business development.

Mr. Parente previously worked at Springs Window as a Sr. Director of Sales and Marketing. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from St. John’s University in New York.

As a former collegiate athlete, Mr. Parente dedicates most of his free time to young athletes’ development. He coaches girls soccer and softball and boys baseball for the Middleton youth programs as the Director of Middleton Baseball Softball Commission (MBSC). He also dedicates his time lobbying for autism awareness in the school system for early intervention and child development.