2021 NEXTGEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TIM HUYNH
Chair
Title: Land Acquisition Manager
Company: Meritage Homes/MLC Holdings
Email: timothy.huynh@meritagehomes.com
Yrs in the Industry: 6 years
Expertise: Homebuilding, Acquisitions/Negotiations, Land Sourcing, Market Analytics
Achievements:
LINDSAY HEZMALHALCH
Co-Chair
Title: Director of Client Relations & Development
Company: WHA | Architects . Planners . Designers
Email: lindsayh@whainc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 6 yrs
Expertise: Marketing Manager, Business Development, Content Strategist
Achievements: SoCal Honors: Industry Super Star
DANIEL BATTAGLIA
Finance
Title: Housing Coordinator
Company: HomeAid Orange County, Inc.
Email: daniel@homeaidoc.org
Yrs in the Industry: 2 yrs
Expertise:
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THUAN VO
Finance
Title: Forward Planner/Project Manager
Company: Landsea Homes
Email: tvo@landsea.us
Yrs in the Industry: 4 yrs
Expertise: Entitlements, Permitting, Plan Approvals, Bonds
Achievements:
ZACHARY TORRES
Fundraising and Membership
Title: AVP, Sales Executive
Company: Fidelity National Title
Email: zachary.torres@fnf.com
Yrs in the Industry: 6 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
EVAN PRICE
Membership
Title: Associate Geologist
Company: Petra Geosciences, Inc.
Email: eprice@petra-inc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 15 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:
SHANNON WHITTAKER
Mentorship Program
Title: Forward Planner
Company: Landsea Homes
Email: slang@landsea.us
Yrs in the Industry: 5 yrs
Expertise: Forward Planning/Project Management
Achievements: Landsea Homes Employee of the Year 2019
SHELBY FARMER
Marketing & Philanthropy
Title: Marketing Coordinator
Company: Murow Development Consultants
Email: sfarmer@murowdc.com
Yrs in the Industry: 7 yrs
Expertise: Marketing, Events
Achievements: 2020 Socal Honors Industry Super Stars Recognition
LEANNE PHAM
Site Tour and Marketing
Title: Marketing Coordinator
Company: Danielian Associates Architects + Planners
Email: lpham@danielian.com
Yrs in the Industry: 2 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: 3 years
Expertise: Marketing
CHANEL TEKIN
Social & Philanthropy
Title: Marketing Assistant
Company: Boudreau Pipeline
Email: chanel@boudreaupipeline.com
Yrs in the Industry: 1 year 4 months
Expertise: Marketing
Achievements:
RYANE BUTTIGIEG
Social & Philanthropy
Title: Marketing Manager
Company: Trumark Homes
Email: rbuttigieg@trumarkco.com
Yrs in the Industry: 3 yrs
Expertise: Sales & Marketing
Achievements: USC Alumni
2021 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: 12 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: 16 yrs
Expertise:
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GRETCHEN FUOG
Social Advisor & Past Chair
Title: Senior Account Coordinator
Company: Kovach Marketing
Email: gretchen@kovachmarketing.com
Yrs in the Industry: 8 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: 5 yrs
Expertise: Residential subdivision development, HOA formation, homebuyer disclosures, California Department of Real Estate
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