JAMES R. "Jim" SMITH, founder of Smith/Packett, has over 30 years of experience in development and operations of long-term care facilities. Over the years, Jim has directed efforts within his company to work with municipalities throughout Virginia to replace elderly care facilities operated by local governments. His company has also focused on partnerships with management companies and other healthcare providers to provide long-term care facilities in many underserved areas.  Jim's experience extends into a sound expertise in reimbursement payor systems. He is a recognized expert in Medicare and Medicaid and other long-term care issues and as a result, frequently serves on national and state committees on reimbursement reform. He has served multiple terms on the Board of the Division of Medical Assistance for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

WILLIAM W. "Bill" TERRY III, General Counsel, joined Smith/Packett in November of 2005.Bill spent the previous 27 years in private practice with a Roanoke, Virginia law firm, including 17 years as the law firm's managing partner.During his years of private practice, Bill had a wide range of experience in representing businesses and financial institutions in transactional matters.Bill brings with him the experience of having negotiated numerous structured workouts and represented large commercial lenders in troubled loans, lender liability and bankruptcy related matters.

SUSAN F. ECKERT, Senior Vice President of Operations, joined Smith/Packett in January of 2009. She was formerly the Chief Operating Officer for Sage Senior Living and Vice President of Operations for the Shelter Group in Baltimore, Maryland. She has over 25 years of experience in operations, sales and marketing of senior housing and senior services including assisted living, independent living, adult day services, continuing care communities, dementia care and skilled nursing. Her leadership experience has included developing successful teams for company owned/operated and acquisition environments, including for-profit, non-profit and third party management.

WILLIAM R. “Will” DAVIES, Senior Vice President for Development and Construction, has been involved in the development, design, and construction of projects for over 30 years and joined Smith/Packett in 2009. Will has experience with developers, design firms, general contractors and design/build firms. His background includes work on commercial, institutional, and residential facilities in 10 southeastern states with extensive experience in skilled care, residential facilitates for the elderly and market rate apartments. He was formerly Vice President and General Manager of Development for HHHUNT Properties responsible for the HHHUNT development program and construction of multi-family and assisted living projects in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.

STEVE M. MCGEE, Senior Vice President of Finance and Equity, joined Smith Packett in April 2010.  Prior to joining Smith Packett he was the Executive Vice President of PRN Capital, LLC responsible for all long-term care and seniors housing loan production. Prior to joining the predecessor company of PRN Capital in 2004, Steve co-founded Ziegler Healthcare Capital, LLC a mezzanine loan fund focused on the senior housing and healthcare markets, where he was responsible for the origination and investment activity of the fund. Steve has over 24 years of experience in commercial lending, with the past 21 years dedicated solely to the senior housing and long-term care industry. During those 21 years, Steve has provided long-term care operators in excess of $2 billion of debt and investment capital, and established himself as one of the industry’s leading financiers. Although the majority of Steve’s career in long-term care lending has been focused on senior loan origination, his experience also includes other disciplines of lending and investing including mezzanine loans, equity investments, securitizations, senior/subordinate loan participations and sale/leaseback transactions.  Prior to forming Ziegler Healthcare Capital, Steve was an executive with Healthcare Financial Partners REIT, Inc., Capstone Capital Corporation and SouthTrust Bank of Alabama.

ANGELA T. "Angie" STANFILL, Vice President of Property Management, joined Smith/Packett in June of 2007. Prior to joining the company, Angie successfully worked for 11 years as Director of Commercial Property Management for the region’s largest commercial real estate firm working with multiple owners to maximize their investments through sharp forecasting and budgeting while maintaining tenant relations. She has supervised multiple tenant renovation projects and capital improvements for some of the largest buildings in the Roanoke Valley.