Management
The team is led by Pat Vaughn, President and Chief Operating Officer.
Administration, accounting and acquisitions functions are shared between
GF Properties Group and GF Development Group. Candelas, Oceanside, and
Spire are managed by the venture partners. Biographies for key
personnel are listed below.
Patrick Vaughn,
President, GF Properties Group and GF Development Group, directs the real estate
investment and land/development companies of the Growth Fund. He has been directly
involved in master planned community development and management for over 25 years.
Previously, Pat was Mountain Region Manager for Terrabrook, the largest developer
of master planned communities in the United States at that time. His responsibilities
included managing local project teams in Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Southern
California in charge of ten planned communities. Prior to his time at Terrabrook,
Pat also served as the President of Park Land Company, a Denver based commercial and
planned community developer. Pat holds a BS degree in Geophysics from the University
of Arkansas.
Tim Zink,
Special Projects Manager, Three Springs, joined the Growth Fund to assist in the development
of new business enterprises. Tim has been involved in the early organization
and operations of several of the Growth Fund’s business enterprises.
He gained his experience with startup companies while working for OptiMark
Technologies, Inc., a technology company that invented an electronic trading
system for US equities focused on buy-side firm needs. While at OptiMark,
Tim orchestrated the creation of accounting systems for seven newly formed
companies. He managed the four-year entitlement process and USACOE
Wetlands permits for Three Springs, the Growth Fund’s master planned
community in Durango, Colorado. Tim has a BS degree in Accounting from
Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
Regina Dunn serves as Controller for the GF Real Estate Group.
She joined the organization in June 2007, bringing with her over 25 years of experience
in all areas and functions of accounting. She had previously worked in accounting
in the medical and resort industries. She is responsible for helping direct the
GF Real Estate Group’s accounting functions, including establishing and
maintaining the company’s accounting principles, practices, and procedures
and overseeing the general financial position of the entity. Ms. Dunn also
prepares financial reports and presents findings and recommendations and
provides leadership and direction throughout the accounting and reporting
process. Additionally, she assists in the direction and coordination of the
fiscal budgeting and audit processes. Regina received her Masters in
Business Administration from Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from
Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH.
Patrick Morrissey, Vice President,
is responsible for managing the planning, engineering and development process
associated with all GF Development projects. As a Professional Engineer, Patrick
has over 13 years of expertise in areas that include general civil engineering
design, construction engineering, and traffic and general land development project
management. Patrick holds a BS degree in Engineering Science from Cal Poly
State University.
Kurt Prinslow,
Planning Manager, GF Development, has been involved with the planning and development of many major
mixed use and retail projects including Southlands and Snake River Landing. He is responsible for the oversight of all planning for Three Springs,
as well as other GF Development projects. He received a BLA from Kansas State
University, and holds ASLA, APA and ULI professional memberships.
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