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Management Bios


Clear Springs Development Team

Don Killoren – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Don KilorenDon has overall responsibility for designing and developing the Close Family’s 7,000-acre Clear Springs master plan. The overall plan includes several mixed-use villages as well as office parks, retail centers and light industrial parks.

Don is also a partner in Celebration Associates formed with Charles Adams in 1997. Celebration Associates is a development and consulting company specializing in traditional neighborhoods and resort properties.

Previously, Don was Vice President of Community Development for Walt Disney Imagineering and Vice President and General Manager for Disney’s Town of Celebration.

Don is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and received a Bachelor of Science in Land Development from Georgia State University in 1972. He and his wife, Ellen, live in Charlotte with their three children.

Affiliations:
Urban Land Institute, Chairman Community Development Council
Voices & Choices Board Member


James Traynor – President

James joined Clear Springs Development Company in November 1997. James James Traynoroversees the day to day development of Baxter Village, but is involved in all aspects of the Clear Springs Plan.

Prior to joining CSDC, James worked with First Carolina Investment, Inc. for 20 years. First Carolina is a publicly held company that formerly specialized in large master planned communities and owned a broad variety of properties. James was involved in the development of Park Crossing and Providence Country Club in Charlotte and North Valley in Atlanta.

James received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from UNC Charlotte in 1971. He and his wife Becky live in Fort Mill.

Affiliations:
Home Builders Association of Charlotte (Past President)
Central Branch YMCA – Board of Advisors
American Institute of CPA’s


Kerri Robusto – Marketing Director

Kerri RobustoKerri joined Clear Springs Development Company in August 1998, and is responsible for developing and implementing the marketing plans and budgets for the Clear Springs properties.

Prior to joining CSDC, Kerri was a Regional Marketing Director for David Weekley Homes in Houston, Texas. Kerri lead and oversaw the marketing efforts for new cities including Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Tampa and the Orlando markets. She was also involved in the launch of David Weekley Homes in the Celebration Florida project.

Kerri graduated in 1994 from Baylor University in Waco, Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing with a minor in Real Estate. She and her husband Chris live in Baxter Village in Fort Mill.

Affiliations:
Sales & Marketing Council of the Charlotte Home Builders Association (Past Chair)
CMP (Certified Marketing Professional)
Marketing Director of the Year –Charlotte Home Builders Association

Dan Mummey – Residential Project Manager

Dan MummeyDan joined Clear Springs Development Company in January 2000. Dan oversees the Residential Builder program for CSDC, responsible for the implementation of architectural details, site planning and landscaping on each home and is part of the Architectural Review Committee. In addition, Dan is involved in the master planning of residential lots for CSDC. In November 2001, Dan added the role of Association Manager for the Baxter Community Association to his responsibilities.

Prior to joining CSDC, Dan worked as a landscape designer for DPR Associates of Charlotte and Cassway-Albert Ltd. in Philadelphia, PA. He also has a background in residential home building with his father’s custom home building company.

Dan received his Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University in 1994. He and his wife Tara live in Baxter Village in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Affiliations:
American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA), Associate Member
Congress for New Urbanism (CNU)
Charlotte Home Builders Association

Mike Brunetti – Landscape Architect and Planner

Mike BrunettiMike serves Celebration Associates as the Landscape Architect and Planner for all company projects. Through Celebration Associates, he is very involved in all Clear Springs Development Company projects. Mike is responsible for all master planning, design development, and project coordination.

Prior to joining Celebration Associates in April 2000, Mike was a Project Manager/ Development Coordinator with LandDesign Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina. during his seven year career with LandDesign, Mike managed a design team which conducted master planning, design development, and project development/ coordination on a variety of projects. These projects included large scale master planed communities, neo-traditional design and development, regional planning, golf course design, urban design and developments incorporating mixed use, commercial, office, single family and multifamily program elements. Mike also sits on the architectural review board for Baxter Village and helps oversee the design and implementation of product.

Mike earned a BSLA from West Virginia University in 1993 and is registered in both North Carolina (#909) and New York (#1594). Mike and his wife Kendra live in Baxter Village, Fort Mill, South Carolina.

AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA)
Congress for New Urbanism (CNU)

Cindy McEwen - Controller

Cindy McEwenCindy oversees the accounting and financial reporting for Clear Springs
Development’s Baxter Village, the Baxter Community Association and
Celebration Associates projects.

Before moving here from Chapel Hill, Cindy was Controller for Governors Club
Limited Partnership from 1998 - 2002. She also served time as accounting
manager for Howard Perry & Walston, a Real Estate Brokerage firm in Raleigh,
NC.

Cindy attended Bowling Green State University, then UNCW (University of NC
at Wilmington) where she received a bachelor of science degree in Business
Administration in 1982. Cindy passed the CPA exam in 1994. She now
lives in Baxter Village with her daughter Cameryn.

Affiliations:
World Wildlife Federation
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Nature Conservancy

 


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