
	Ms. Teresa D. Covello has been Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer at Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc., since January 1, 2014. Ms. Covello has been the Controller of ARM Manager, LLC since 2012. Ms. Covello has significant experience in the residential mortgage real estate investment trust (&quot;REIT&quot;) industry. She joined Apollo Global Management, LLC in 2012. Ms. Covello served as the Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of MFA Financial Inc. (formerly, MFA Mortgage Investments) from 2003 to October 7, 2011 and served as its Senior Vice President since October 1, 2001. Ms. Covello serves as a Portfolio Manager of MFA Spartan II LLC and Claymore Closed-End Funds - Adjustable Rate MBS Trust. She served as a Senior Vice President and a Controller at MFA Financial from 2001 to 2003. Since 2000, Ms. Covello served as a self-employed financial consultant, concentrating in investment banking within the financial services sector. From 1990 to 2000, she held progressive positions, served as the Director of Financial Reporting and served on the Strategic Planning Team for JSB Financial, Inc., where her key responsibilities included; Securities and Exchange Commission (&#39;SEC&#39;) reporting, implementing accounting standards, establishing policies and procedures, managing asset/liability and interest rate risk policy and reporting, and investor and regulatory communications. Ms. Covello began her career in public accounting in 1987 with KPMG Peat Marwick (predecessor to KPMG LLP), participating in and supervising financial statement audits, compliance examinations, public debt and equity offerings. Ms. Covello is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Accounting from Hofstra University.
