Jeff Shaner, President and Chief Executive Officer and Class III Director, joined Aveanna in 2017 upon its formation and served as the Company s Chief Operations Officer until his appointment as CEO on January 1, 2023. Prior to Aveanna, Mr. Shaner was chief operating officer of PSA since October 2015. Mr. Shaner began his healthcare business career in 2000, leading the operations at Total Care Inc. Mr. Shaner joined Healthfield following its acquisition of Total Care Inc. and was later appointed to lead its home health division. Mr. Shaner served as president of operations of Gentiva from August 2010 until February 2015 and as operating partner for Linden Capital/Blue Wolf Capital, a private equity firm, from February 2015 to October 2015. Mr. Shaner received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business finance and economics from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Shaner s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include over 20 years of experience in the home health industry in various operating, financial and sales roles.