Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. announced that Daphne Bryson Jackson has been elected to its Board of Directors effective December 10, 2021. Ms. Jackson will serve as an independent director and is anticipated to stand for re-election at the Company’s next annual stockholder meeting expected to be held in June 2022. As a member of PAC's Board of Directors, Ms. Jackson will also serve on the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. This election increases PAC’s Board of Directors to eight members. Ms. Jackson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of DBJ Consulting, which provides strategic advisory and executive coaching services to companies and organizations. Ms. Jackson is also the Principal of GovLink, Inc., a government relations and lobbying consulting firm focused on clients who provide goods and services to large urban municipalities. In 2015 she was one of the founding members of WICERS (Women in Construction, Engineering and Related Services), an annual conference focused on highlighting issues and challenges facing women working in non-traditional industries.