John "JR" Ridenour serves as the Senior Vice President of Equity Investments. In this role he is responsible for raising equity for the Company’s private placement fund offerings through Family Offices, Accredited Investors, and Registered Investment Advisors. Prior to joining Servant he was Vice President of Sales for CNL and was responsible for the territory of Florida and Georgia. JR previously held the position of Vice President of 1031 Sales, establishing and negotiating "like-kind" exchanges with the broker/dealer community for the Eastern United States. He joined CNL in 1996 and served as Vice President of Acquisitions for the restaurant group, CNL Fund Advisors, Inc., where he was responsible for identifying investment opportunities as well as establishing and maintaining relationships with prospects, tenants and borrowers in a number of specific restaurant chains. During his tenure, he originated over $350 million of securitized debt and triple-net lease transactions. Prior to joining CNL, JR was Vice President of Marketing for Casa Blanca Design, servicing quick service restaurants and casual dining concepts. From 1980 to 1990, he served as National Sales Manager for Jay Buchbinder Industries, also handling similar national restaurant chains, and prior to that, he was construction and development manager with McDonald's for seven years. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Florida, holds his Series 7, 22, and 63 NASD licenses as well as his Florida Real Estate License and General Contractor’s License.