Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. announced that Brian D. Bailey has advised the Board of Directors of the company of his resignation from his position as a director effective as of June 21, 2019, and thus will not stand for re-election for an additional term as a director at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. To fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Bailey’s resignation, on June 21, 2019, based upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board elected Mr. Kamal Jafarnia as a director with immediate effect, to serve for the remaining term of the Company’s current directors until the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, at which the Company will nominate Mr. Jafarnia for re-election to the Board. The Board has determined that Mr. Jafarnia is an independent director under the listing standards of the NYSE American. In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Jafarnia was also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee and its Investment Committee. Mr. Jafarnia currently serves as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Artivest Holdings, Inc., and as Chief Compliance Officer for the Altegris KKR Commitments Fund.