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History Value Recovery Partners (VRP) was formed by several prominent
corporate leaders in Ohio, who were all involved in different aspects of brownfield redevelopment. Each
company dedicated their leadership and a number of their professionals, each having proficiencies,
capabilities, and leadership that complimented the team. VRP founding venture
partners include the following individuals:
Mr. Fromm, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Value Recovery Group, Inc. (VRG), is an international banking, workout, collections and real estate attorney with 18 years contracting and partnering with state and federal credit agencies. Academic Background includes a B.S., Business Administration, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1972 and a J.D., C. Blake McDowell School of Law, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1980 In the decade of the 1980’s, Fromm was a contractor for the FSLIC, the FHLB, and the RTC. In the decade of the 1990’s, Fromm managed contracts and partnerships for the RTC and the FDIC. He and his firm have been recognized as a leading company in the U.S. performing asset valuations, asset management and disposition services, and debt recovery. VRG, under Fromm's leadership, has retained its 15 year collection partnership with the FDIC, enjoying FDIC's the highest ranking in the U.S.. It has a collection contract on a multi-billion dollar portfolio of distressed tax and other receivables for the state of Ohio. And, VRG processes and collects on all export insurance and loan guarantee claims (of $20 million or less) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Mr. Fromm began his career in banking with National City Bank, was Corporate Counsel for Mid-America Federal S&LA, and thereafter was a financial institutions consultant for Deloitte & Touche, and then Senior Manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. James E. P. (Jaime) Sisto Esq. Academic Background: Jaime serves as General Counsel, President and COO of Value Recovery Group. Mr. Sisto has more than 20 years of diverse international and domestic experience in commercial law, business development and operations management. He is skilled in strategic planning and program development as well as government affairs. Mr. Sisto was Of Counsel with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. where his practice focuses on international business and trade, corporate and economic development matters. As international trade director for Ohio Governors George V. Voinovich and Bob Taft, from 1993 to 2000, he managed both the domestic and international operations of Ohio’s trade effort including offices in Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Belgium, Israel and South Africa. Mr. Sisto has served as an adjunct professor of international commercial law both at Capital University Law and Graduate Center since 1990 and at The Ohio State University since 1997. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Sisto is a member of the Northern Ohio District Export Council. For VRP Mr. Sisto has served as project manager and counsel for high profile redevelopment projects such as Central Park in Gahanna, Ohio Craig Kasper, PE In addition to his business leadership, Mr. Kasper is one of the early pioneers in brownfield redevelopment. He is recognized throughout the country for his creative strategies and leadership in this emerging field. He has directed many notable brownfield redevelopment projects that have helped reshape and stimulate local economies, including the Red Bank Road redevelopment in Cincinnati, Ohio; the Springfield Regional Cancer Treatment Center in Springfield, Ohio; the luxurious Miranova high rise along the Scioto River in downtown Columbus, Ohio; the $1.2 billion expansion of the DaimlerChrysler Jeep Assembly Plant in Toledo, Ohio; the Lakeview Bluffs redevelopment in Painesville, Ohio; and the former GM Baltimore Assembly Plant in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to routinely speaking at national venues, Mr. Kasper was invited to present as a guest lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in November 2006. His presentation, “Value Added Strategies for Design Firms,” provided perspective on the environmental industry and how to overcome “commoditization” through value added strategies. Based on the overwhelming response to the presentation, Harvard invited Mr. Kasper to participate in additional guest lecturing opportunities as part of an overall series for the Graduate School of Design. He also participated in a comprehensive case study of the 1,100-acre Lakeview Bluffs redevelopment prepared by the Harvard Design School in the spring of 2007. Mr. Kasper has testified before a U.S. House subcommittee on the impacts of brownfields in the Midwest and before the Ohio legislature in support of state Issue 1, the $400 million Clean Ohio Fund. As one of the original authors of Ohio’s brownfield legislation, he was appointed by former Ohio Governor George Voinovich to serve on a steering committee that developed Ohio’s Voluntary Action Program. In addition, he was invited to speak before former Ohio Governor Bob Taft’s cabinet to share his ideas on improving the state’s environmental programs and has presented at numerous state and national conferences, including the National Brownfield Conference. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and is involved in many other community groups. William Rish, Ph.D. William Rish brings over 25 years experience in risk assessments, decision analyses, financial analyses, and risk-based strategies for private, public, regulatory, and legal clients. He has prepared risk assessments and developed risk-based remediation strategies for hundreds of chemical or radiation contaminated sites. He has been active for decades in developing federal and state regulatory rules, guidance, and cleanup standards. Dr. Rish has worked on some of the country’s highest profile Brownfield projects. He managed the Cleveland Catholic Charities Fatima Family Center project, which won the 2000 Phoenix Award as best Brownfield project in USEPA Region 5. He is directing all environmental work at one of the largest redevelopment projects in the country - Lakeview Bluffs. This project is comprised of over 1,100 acres abutting several miles of Lake Erie on its northern border and with the Grand River flowing across the site. The Brownfield redevelopment will incorporate recreational and natural amenities to support a sustainable multi-use redevelopment including a sports training complex, residential development, winery, golf course, trout club, and nature preserve. In addition, Dr. Rish has been on the forefront of environmental liability evaluation for many years, including the development and application of probabilistic techniques for quantifying environmental liability associated with a contaminated site or group of sites, in financial terms. He regularly assists clients in analyzing environmental liabilities in support of strategic business needs, including Brownfield purchase agreements, financial reporting and reserve-setting, acquisitions and divestments, property portfolio management, and insurance settlements. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy and his B.S. in Metallurgy/Material Science and Public Affairs (jointly conferred) from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Dan Lorenz, P.E. Dan Lorenz has over 27 years of experience in the construction industry. He is a member of the Central Ohio Builders Exchange, Young President's Organization, the Bishop Watterson High School Advancement and Steering Committee, and an assistant coach for St. Brigid of Kildare Football. Dan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and a Masters of Business Administration from The Ohio State University. With customer satisfaction as his team's goal, Performance has built a solid reputation in the industry, and now employs over 375 and boasts over 230 pieces of specialized heavy equipment to improve efficiency and reduce costs for our clients. The Performance Team focus is on safety, design assist, dirt removal, staking, soil stabilization, consulting, earthwork, utilities, land development, skilled estimators, project managers, crews and support personnel. With locations in Columbus, Cincinnati and Raleigh, NC, Performance covers the Midwest and Southeast US.
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