Robert Lyles Greenlight Communities
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Robert Lyles

Robert Lyles co-founded Greenlight Communities in 2016 and currently serves as its CEO and Chief Investment Officer. His vision to provide rental housing tailored specifically to the needs of entry-level and essential workers, while operating without public funding, has been key in establishing Greenlight Communities as an industry leader. As of May 2024, Greenlight has invested over $1 billion in completed and ongoing developments across Arizona. Under Robert’s leadership, Greenlight has delivered over 4,600 attainable rental homes through 19 projects, either completed or under construction. In 2023, the company was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in the Valley by the Phoenix Business Journal.

Before founding Greenlight Communities, Robert co-founded Deco Communities and Starpointe Communities, where he played a pivotal role in shaping Arizona’s housing market. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, maintains an active Real Estate Broker license, and is a dedicated member of the Urban Land Institute. Robert is also a strong supporter of several charitable organizations.

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Patt Watts Greenlight Communities
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Patricia Watts

Patricia Watts co-founded Greenlight Communities in 2016 and plays an integral role in shaping the company’s strategic direction. With over three decades of experience in real estate and business operations, Patricia has been a driving force behind Greenlight’s success, helping to deliver over 4,600 attainable rental homes across Arizona. She is also a co-founder of Deco Communities and Starpointe Communities, both of which have left a lasting impact on Arizona’s housing market.

Patricia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and is a licensed CPA (Canada), with prior experience at BDO/Dunwoody in forensic accounting and management control systems. She splits her time between Phoenix, Arizona, and Vancouver, Canada, and remains actively involved in the Urban Land Institute, Lambda Alpha International, and various charitable organizations.

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Dan Richards Greenlight Communities
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Dan Richards

Dan Richards co-founded Greenlight Communities in 2016, bringing over 25 years of experience in real estate acquisition and development. His expertise spans entitlement planning, design, value engineering, construction, and property management. In addition to Greenlight Communities, Dan co-founded Deco Communities, contributing to the development of attainable housing throughout Arizona. His extensive knowledge of the real estate industry has been instrumental in Greenlight’s delivery of over 4,600 rental homes to meet the needs of essential workers.
Since joining Greenlight’s partners in 2003 under Starpointe Communities, Dan has overseen more than $600 million in construction projects across Metropolitan Phoenix. Mr. Richards received his Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering degree from University of Notre Dame, where he was elected in Chi Epsilon. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with family, volunteering, tennis, golf, and all outdoor activities.

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Traci Wendelboe

Traci Wendelboe

Ms. Wendelboe joined Greenlight in May 2021 with a varied background in management over the span of 18 years. Her experience includes multi-family, student housing, mixed-use and heavy civil construction. Over her career, Ms. Wendelboe has helped manage over $600 million in projects.

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Brian Spetman Greenlight Communities

Brian Spetman

Mr. Spetman joined the Greenlight team in June 2022 as a Project Manager. He has worked in multiple aspects of the construction field over 15 years including residential, multi-family, and commercial. Mr. Spetman has been involved in the completion of over $200 million dollars of developments.

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Alex Altman Greenlight Communities

Alex Altman

Mr. Altman joined the Greenlight team in April 2022 as the Vice President of Field Operations. He brings with him considerable technical and construction knowledge gained from 25 years of general contracting experience involving all aspects of planning, design and construction. Over the past 10 years, Alex has played an integral part in the successful delivery of over $800 million dollars in multi-family developments in Arizona.

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Bryant Gonzales

Bryant Gonzales

Mr. Gonzales joined Greenlight in May of 2024 with over 15 years of public and private accounting and finance experience. Prior to joining Greenlight Mr. Gonzales was an integral part of small to mid-sized companies and start-ups where he: built finance and accounting teams from scratch, created/reengineered financial controls, processes and policies and implemented new finance and accounting systems. 

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Andy Paulus

Andy Paulus

Mr. Paulus is an Acquisitions Manager at Greenlight Communities and joined the Greenlight team in 2023. Mr. Paulus has been active in the Phoenix real estate community since 2015. Prior to joining Greenlight, he gained extensive experience in real estate development specializing in acquisitions, dispositions, design, entitlements, project management, and asset valuation. Mr. Paulus is a graduate of Arizona State University and a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

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Dawn Grey

Dawn Gray

Mrs. Gray joined the Greenlight team in April 2023 and brings with her a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She has over 10 years of experience in multi-family property management where she led an accounting team overseeing the financial reporting of over $800 million in assets. She also has experience in development and construction.

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Ashley Gray

Ashley Gray

Mrs. Gray joined the Greenlight team in September 2019 and brings with her a Master’s degree in accounting – graduating summa cum laude. She has 5 years of experience in multi-family property management and construction where she managed a team of accountants responsible for the financial reporting of over $200 million in assets.

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