Wayne Bell is a Board Member and Operating Partner of Diversified Roofing, a 39N partnership. As a 27-year business operator skilled in leadership, P&L management, operations, sales, finance, and process development, Wayne has served as President and CEO of multiple public and private firms. He brings a demonstrated history of growing and scaling businesses across multiple industries including Telecomm, Technology, Asphalt & Concrete Construction, Steel Fabrication & Installation, Landscape Maintenance Services, Masonry Construction, Waterproofing & Restoration, and Residential and Commercial Roofing services. Wayne is an active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and resides in Fountain Hills, AZ.

Scott Black is the CEO and a Board Member of LawLers Barbecue, a 39N partnership. Scott has grown up in the restaurant industry, beginning with a General Manager position of a startup pizza concept in Boulder, CO that he eventually purchased and led to 27 company-owned and franchised locations. He then joined Noodles & Company as its first Market Director, tasked with opening the Chicago market and expanding the brand’s footprint in the Midwest.

He eventually rose to Regional Director of Operations, opened over 70 restaurants in 6 new markets, was a member of the Executive and Culinary committees, and chaired the NRO committee.

Following his exit from Noodles, Scott took on a variety of progressive leadership roles with several fast-casual brands, serving as a consultant, Director, VPO and COO for the following branded concepts: Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, Naked Pizza, LYFE Kitchen, Bobby’s Burger Palace, and Burger Monger.

Don Braden is an advisor to 39N principals and the CEOs of its partner businesses. Don most recently served as Partner and CEO of a large regional auto body repair company under private equity ownership and ultimately led the successful sale of the company to a national operator. Prior to his time in the auto industry, Don was CFO of a billion-dollar revenue Alaskan Native Regional Corporation, and prior to that spent 20 years as an executive with small, medium, and large commercial banks in Alaska and Detroit.

He began his career as a cost accountant with UniRoyal. Don is semi-retired, focuses on his golf game and managing a small portfolio of real estate investments, and lives in Portland, OR.

Greg Brening is an advisor to 39N principals and the CEOs of its partner businesses. Greg is an entrepreneurial-minded innovator with a record of insightful analysis of business fundamentals, patterns, and trends with decades of experience as an executive, franchisee, and board member. He most recently served as VP of Retail Development for Peet’s Coffee.

Prior to Peet’s, he was VP of the West Region for Meineke Car Care. Prior to Meineke, he served as Owner/President of a regional Burger King franchisee. Greg has a talent for reinventing, reinvigorating, and re-aligning business operations, and has a passion for building and leading high-performance teams. Greg is currently enjoying life in Loomis, CA.

Tim Brown is a Board Member of Diversified Roofing, a 39N partnership. Tim currently serves as Chief Client Services Officer and Global Head of Family Office Services for Berkowitz Pollak Brant, where he leads the firm’s focus on family offices, cross-border global families, entrepreneurs/closely held businesses, tax strategy/planning and commercial real estate.

Prior to BPB, Tim served with Bernstein Private Wealth Management and as Managing Partner with HB Partners, a boutique investment bank working with high-growth commercial real estate companies and “buy-side” representation for single-family offices. Tim also served as consultant with Cornerstone Holdings (the McCloskey single-family office) and continues to consult with Anschutz Investments (the Anschutz single-family office).

Before these roles, Tim served as President of Concord Energy Holdings, a Colorado-based integrated commodity logistics and oilfield services company, and founded/led Radius Media Holdings. He began his career in the telecom industry, working for companies including Cisco Systems, Alteon Web Systems (Nortel Networks), and American Power Conversion. Tim is the author of two books (“Jumping into the Parade” and “Old School with New Tools”), is an active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), and resides in Key Biscayne, FL.

Gary Katz is an advisor to 39N principals and the CEOs of its partner businesses. Gary is a healthcare entrepreneur with proven expertise and success in the physical therapy space. In 2000, Gary took a leap of faith and left his position as Regional Vice President at HealthSouth to open his own physical therapy practice.

Gary grew Maryland SportsCare & Rehab from a sole outpatient clinic to over 30 locations plus an athletic training outreach program that served school districts and youth sports organizations throughout Maryland. At the same time, Gary co-founded and operated PT Network, a partnership of other privately-owned physical therapy practices, which grew to over 20 locations throughout Delaware, Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia. In 2013, Gary orchestrated a private equity investment of Maryland SportsCare & Rehab and PT Network which resulted in the creation of Pivot Health Solutions.

Pivot has a current national footprint of over 250 outpatient physical therapy clinics. Gary served as Pivot's first Chief Executive Officer before shifting to Chief Growth Officer and now an Advisor position. Gary also sat on Pivot’s Board of Directors. Gary graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor of science degree in Physical Therapy and Athletic Training and resides in Miami, FL.

Scott Kilpatrick is an advisor to 39N principals and the CEOs of its partner businesses. Scott is currently the CEO of Sauce Pizza and Wine, a 16-unit fast casual chain with locations in Arizona and Texas.

Scott partnered with PNC Mezzanine Capital to acquire the concept from Fox Restaurant Concepts in 2015. Prior to Sauce, Scott co-founded RA Sushi in 1997 as a one-location restaurant with $1.4 million of annual sales, which he grew to four locations and over $9.0 million in annual sales over four years until its sale to Benihana in 2002.

Following the sale, Scott remained responsible for RA Sushi over the next 11 years, during which the Company opened an additional twenty-one stores in nine states and grew to over $81 million in annual sales. Subsequently, Benihana was acquired and taken private by the private equity group Angelo, Gordon & Co in 2012.

Tom Melton is a Board Member of Diversified Roofing, a 39N partnership. Tom has led business transformation initiatives and merger and acquisition strategies for a diverse group of companies and private equity firms over the last 15 years.

Prior to joining Pritchard Industries, currently backed by Littlejohn & Co, in 2013, he developed a natural resources investment strategy at Encourage Capital, and facilitated new investments and managed portfolio companies at American Capital. Tom earned his MBA from Yale University, his BA from Hampden-Sydney College, and he completed the General Course program at the London School of Economics.

He serves on the Boards of Hampden-Sydney College, Pritchard Industries, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, and is a founding member of Tumaini, Inc., a non-profit supporting secondary education in east Africa. Tom lives in New York City with his wife, Saara, and their two children, Eden (4) and James (2).