ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
Homebuilding Starts Here.
2022 NEXTGEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
LINDSAY HEZMALHALCH
Chair
Title: Vice President, Marketing
Company: WHA | Architects . Planners . Designers
Email: lindsayh@whainc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 7 yrs
Expertise: Marketing Manager, Business Development, Content Strategist
Achievements: SoCal Honors: Industry Super Star
SHANNON WHITTAKER
Co-Chair
Title: Senior Forward Planner/Senior Project Manager
Company: Landsea Homes
Email: swhittaker@landseahomes.com
Yrs in the Industry: 6 yrs
Expertise: Forward Planning/Project Management
Achievements: Landsea Homes Employee of the Year 2019
CHAD DAVIES
Membership
Title: Owner
Company: Davies Imaging Group
Years in industry: 6 years
Expertise: Photography and Video Production, Creative Direction, Business Development, Management, Friendship :D
Achievements: Self-employed since 2015. North State BIA Member for 4 years. BIASC Member for 3 years. NextGen Member for 2 years.
DANIEL BATTAGLIA
Finance
Title: Housing Coordinator
Company: HomeAid Orange County, Inc.
Email: daniel@homeaidoc.org
Yrs in the Industry: 3 yrs
Expertise:
Achievements:
THUAN VO
Finance & Mentorship Program
Title: Forward Planner/Project Manager
Company: Landsea Homes
Email: tvo@landseahomes.com
Yrs in the Industry: 4 yrs
Expertise: Entitlements, Permitting, Plan Approvals, Bonds
Achievements:
ZACHARY TORRES
Fundraising
Title: AVP, Sales Executive
Company: Fidelity National Title
Email: zachary.torres@fnf.com
Yrs in the Industry: 7 yrs
Expertise: Nationally licensed Title Insurance Representative with six years of experience in commercial, developer, and homebuilder real estate services. Zac has a strong understanding of real estate processes across all asset classes with the responsibilities of business development, client management, and business to business relationship building. Excels at time management, client communication, RE transaction underwriting requirements, customer service, and building and strengthening industry relationships.
Achievements: NextGen Social Chair for 2 years, currently Membership Chair for 3+ yrs and Fundraising Chair for 2+ yrs
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EVAN PRICE
Membership
Title: Associate Geologist
Company: Petra Geosciences, Inc.
Email: eprice@petra-inc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 16 yrs
Expertise: Licensed Engineering Geologist experienced in geotechnical and environmental consulting services for a wide variety of homebuilding (custom, tract single family, and multifamily), mass grading, public works and infrastructure, environmental phase I & II, and k-12 & college educational building projects.
Achievements:
LEANNE PHAM
Site Tour and Marketing
Title: Marketing Manager
Company: Danielian Associates Architects + Planners
Email: lpham@danielian.com
Yrs in the Industry: 3 yrs
Expertise: Digital Marketing, Event Planning
Achievements: 2020 Socal Honors Industry Super Stars Recognition
KELLY ABELING
Site Tour
Title: Corporate Marketing Manager
Company: Landsea Homes
Email: kabeling@landseahomes.com
Yrs in the Industry: 4 years
Expertise: Marketing
RYANE BUTTIGIEG
Social & Philanthropy
Title: Marketing Manager
Company: Trumark Homes
Email: rbuttigieg@trumarkco.com
Yrs in the Industry: 4 yrs
Expertise: Sales & Marketing
Achievements: USC Alumni
KATIE CAWELTI
Government Affairs
Title: Director of Operations
Company: Curt Pringle & Associates
Yrs in the Industry: 11 years
Expertise: Land Use Entitlement, Government Affairs, Local Advocacy, Community Outreach, Communications
Achievements: 2020 Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Honoree, Current Chair of Advisory Board for Salvation Army Orange County, Advisory Board Member Anaheim Rehabilitation Center for the Salvation Army, Former Programs Committee Chair and Executive Committee Member for the Orange County Forum, Committee Member to the MUZEO in Anaheim, Director of Outreach and Coalitions for the California Women’s Leadership Association, Past President of the Orange Chamber of Commerce, and Past President of the Orange County Young Republicans
2022 NEXTGEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Former NextGen Board Members who lend their expertise, guidance and connections to the NextGen group.
ERIC HIGUCHI
Government Affairs Advisor
& Past Chair
Title: Consultant
Company: Alpha Development Consulting, Inc.
Email: eric@alphadc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 13 yrs
Expertise: Homebuilding, Land Development, Asset Management
Achievements:
ERIN MEADOWS
Mentorship Program Advisor
Title: Account Executive
Company: First American Title Homebuilder Services
Email: emeadows@firstam.com
Yrs in the Industry: 17 yrs
Expertise:
Achievements:
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GRETCHEN FUOG
Social Advisor & Past Chair
Title: Account Executive
Company: Kovach Marketing
Email: gretchen@kovachmarketing.com
Yrs in the Industry: 9 years
Expertise: Strategic Branding, Creative Design, Social Media Marketing, Brand Cohesion, New Home Sales, Business Development
Achievements: 2020 RISE Award Recipient of The Resilience Award, 2019 NextGen CoChair/2020 Chair, Greater SMC Board of Directors (Marketing Chair), Authored/Assembled 4 NAHB Award Winning Entries for National Sales Person/Team of the Year at IBS - 2018, 2019
SHANNON MANDICH
Philanthropy
Title: Attorney
Company: Jackson Tidus
Email: smandich@jacksontidus.law
Yrs in the Industry: 9 yrs
Expertise: Legal management documents for residential and commercial subdivision development, HOA formation, homebuyer disclosures and purchase agreements, California Department of Real Estate (DRE) regulatory approvals
Achievements: 2020 Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce “40 Under 40” Honoree