Talent
&
tenacity.
Greenlight Communities leadership.
Rob Lyles
Senior Partner
Mr. Lyles is Co-Founder and Senior Partner of Greenlight Communities and, prior to that, Deco Communities. Mr. Lyles also co-founded Starpointe Communities in 1996, which sold more than 3,500 homes, representing a total housing value over $500 million. Mr. Lyles is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and is a supporter and advocate for numerous charitable organizations.
Patricia Watts
Senior Partner
Ms. Watts is Co-Founder of Greenlight Communities and its affiliates, Deco Communities and Starpointe Communities. She has been extensively involved in real estate and operating businesses since 1986. Ms. Watts is a C.P.A. (Canada) and previously specialized in forensic accounting and management control systems with BDO/Dunwoody. She is a member of Urban Land Institute, Lambda Alpha International (LAI) and numerous other networking and charitable organizations.
Dan Richards
Partner
Mr. Richards is a co-founder of Greenlight Communities, and its affiliate, Deco Communities. He joined Starpointe in 2003 and has over 20 years of experience with all aspects of real estate acquisition and development including entitlement planning, design, value engineering, construction, scheduling and property management. Mr. Richards has overseen more than $300 million in construction in Metropolitan Phoenix over his career.
Paul Alessio
President, Greenlight Construction
Mr. Alessio is a Principal of Greenlight Construction. He joined the Greenlight team in 2018, with 20 years of experience in construction and real estate development including general contracting, design, value engineering, scheduling, entitlement and commercial/residential property representation. Mr. Alessio has overseen nearly $650 million of construction throughout his career. He currently serves the City of Scottsdale as Chairman of the Planning Commission.
Jared Mauch
Development Manager
Mr. Mauch is Greenlight Construction’s Development Manager, having joined the Greenlight team in 2020. Jared brings 18 years of valuable, hands-on experience in residential multi-family/single family construction, site development, entitlement, permitting, design, acquisition, marketing, and sales. Prior to joining Greenlight, Jared saw great success as a Project Manager, overseeing projects in excess of $630 million dollars in multi-family developments alone.
Amy Cram
Financial Controller
Ms. Cram brings a varied background of both public and private accounting experience as Greenlight Communities’ Financial Controller, and is responsible for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting and treasury management. She has worked with local audit and tax firms, ultimately moving to private accounting at Peter Piper Inc., as a Senior Staff Accountant before coming to Greenlight.
David Jones
Lead Estimator and Bidder, Greenlight Construction
Mr. Jones joined the Greenlight team in July 2020 with 18 years of experience in construction including construction management and pre-construction estimating. Mr. Jones has managed over $250 million of construction projects and performed pre-construction estimating on over $2 billion of projects. His experience includes multi-family, student housing, assisted living, mixed-use, commercial, health care, retail and heavy civil infrastructure and development projects.
He has a background in engineering and enjoys utilizing his skills and experience to bring value engineering during the design and pre-construction phases of projects.
Richard Lake, PMP
Senior Project Manager
Mr. Lake joined the Greenlight team in September 2020 with a varied background of experience in residential multi-family, single-family, heavy civil infrastructure construction, and industrial renovation. Mr. Lake has managed projects throughout his 28-year career with a total estimated value more than $670 million.
Beth Kealy
Assistant Project Manager
Beth joined the Greenlight team in September 2020 with 13 years of experience in commercial construction/general contracting and pre-construction estimating. Her experience includes work on educational, public works, hotel, healthcare, and other commercial projects. Over her career, Beth has helped manage over $250 million in commercial construction in the Southwestern region of the US.
Brittney Ellington
Project Engineer
Brittney brings dedication and creative solutions to her position at Greenlight. Specializing in execution with hot items, permits, plans, scheduling and accounting, Brittney maintains close communication with all project-related personnel to ensure tasks are completed and any assistance needed is provided. She also brings Project Management and Construction Management experience, overseeing more than $170 million in Multi-Family Housing construction.
Alisia Espiriti
Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager
Alisia joined the Greenlight team in April 2020 with 10 years of engineering and analysis experience. Along with 2 years residential real estate experience. As a Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager, she is responsible for the preparation of acquisition feasibility packages to support acquisition efforts. Alisia is an Arizona native and member of Arizona Real Estate Investors Associations (AZREIA), National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Toastmasters International.
Sadie Thille
Executive Assistant, Office Manager and Human Resources
Sadie brings 8 years of office management and executive assistant experience to Greenlight and is responsible for all aspects of Office Management, Human Resources, as well as many aspects of Greenlight’s Brand Management. Sadie ensures a smooth office operation by managing all crucial behind-the scenes tasks. Sadie graduated magna cum laude from ASU with her degree in Psychology, loves hiking with her two dogs and trying out new recipes.
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