A 30-year veteran of construction management and land development in home building industry, Mr. Huitt servers as Vice-President of Operations at Woodbridge Pacific Group. A key member of the WPG management team with over 20 years tenure at the firm, Huitt oversees all aspects of company’s construction operations and construction purchasing and budgeting. Huitt possesses broad experience in all aspects of both land development and vertical construction having managed and executed construction operations on scores of residential development projects over his career. With long experience in subcontractor bidding and management, site development, and project budget management, Huitt bring great expertise to the his value-engineering and cost control responsibilities at WPG.  Huitt is responsible for all company field operations, including construction management, purchasing for onsite and offsite improvements, construction scheduling, customer service, new home option administration, and budget reporting.

Mr. Huitt began his career in the homebuilding industry at the Presley Companies in 1972 as an Assistant Superintendent.  Subsequently, he worked for Levitt & Sons, M.J. Brock and Brighton Homes in various capacities as Customer Service Manager, Project Manager, Purchasing Manager, Operations Manager and finally, Vice President of Operations. Huitt is a licensed General Contractor in the State of California.

Karen Spargo serves as Vice President of Marketing and is the Company’s Real Estate Broker of Record.  In this capacity, Spargo provides strategic direction for all marketing and promotional efforts for the organization’s residential communities.  Her responsibilities include managing the both the creative and implementation processes of WPG’s  advertising agency, interior design, website development, social media, and digital data consultants. 

A residential marketing executive in Southern California’s housing industry for over two decades, Karen possesses in-depth experience in all aspects of residential sales and marketing.  Prior to joining WPG, Karen was Vice President of Corporate Sales and Marketing for Standard Pacific Homes where she provided corporate direction and support to the company’s nationwide sales and marketing teams, and oversaw all sales training and leadership programs.  Prior to this, Spargo served as Senior Vice President of Standard Pacific’s Orange County division, the company’s highest producing sales and marketing organization. Karen has been a licensed Real Estate Broker since 1993.  She is the recipient of numerous industry awards for sales and marketing excellence including recognition as the Southern California MAME Awards Marketing Director of the Year in 1997.

Sara Near serves as Woodbridge Pacific Group’s Vice President of Sales.  In this role, Sara oversees all retail sales efforts for the company’s residential communities.  Her responsibilities include leading several teams of Sales Counselors and managing all WPG’s closing transactions with the homebuying public, including responsibility for all sales related workflow, title review and coordination, escrow management, sales transaction negotiations, HOA enrollment matters, legal review, marketing program coordination, and California Bureau Real Estate processes and consultants. 

Prior to joining WPG, Ms. Near served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Benchmark Communities where she led all sales and marketing efforts in the company’s Southern California region. Sara began her career in the Southern California housing industry in 2004 after spending 10 years in the retail brokerage industry. Near’s experience also includes several years with Pulte Group as their Vice President of Customer Relations in the Southern California market. Ms. Near Holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Iowa.

A key member of the WPG team since 2008, Ms. Chen is responsible for investment review, due diligence assessment, business planning, and project monitoring and reporting for WPG’s portfolio of real estate development projects. In addition, Chen teams with other staff members in managing all land acquisition and capital formation efforts for new projects. Chen is responsible for in-house economic analysis, market analysis, financial modelling, legal review, and due diligence efforts on the company’s new projects and oversees outside consultants contributing to project assessments. During the project execution phase, Chen works with the WPG project and financial management teams to update and re-forecast project performance for conformance to business plan objectives.

Before joining WPG, Chen served as a real estate portfolio review analyst in Pacific Premier Bank where she was responsible for assessing and managing the bank's commercial real estate loan portfolio. Previously, Chen served as Examiner-in-Charge in People's Bank of China (Central Bank) where she monitored operations of financial institutions and directed large-scale on-site examination projects.

Chen graduated from Zhongshan University with a B.S. in Economics and earned an MBA / MS in Finance at the University of Maryland. Chen has earned the highly regarded designation as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and is an active member of the CFA Society of Orange County.

Mike Canfield serves as WPG Director of Land Acquisition. In this role, Mike leads company efforts on land acquisition activities with a special focus on Foremost Pacific Group (FPG), the firm’s rental housing business affiliate. Mike served as  Senior Vice President of Land Acquisition at Foremost Companies. Mike has been involved in major real estate transactions in California and nationally for more than 15 years. Canfield is the lead executive responsible for identifying development properties in key markets expected to drive  company growth. His duties include negotiating and underwriting new project acquisitions, managing the company’s due diligence efforts, participating in forward planning efforts and overseeing land marketing and disposition activities. Canfield is also responsible for coordinating acquisition strategy with the firm’s capital partners.

Earlier in his career, Canfield led the Acquisitions Division at SunCal Companies, where he oversaw transactions bringing more than 100,000 lots into the portfolio of one of California’s largest residential land developers. During his six-year tenure at SunCal, Canfield helped guide the company through a period of growth that saw its holdings go from 10 communities to nearly 80 communities. Prior to this, Mike spent four years as a land acquisition manager for Toll Brothers, a major publicly traded US homebuilder. Canfield has also worked on the public-sector side of development in city planning and administration.

Canfield holds a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and is a member of the California State Bar of California. Mike holds a Bachelor’s Degree in public administration with a minor in business economics from California State University, Long Beach. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Airborne Infantry. Canfield lives in Yorba Linda with his wife, Tania, and is the proud father of one son and two daughters.

Alex Neuss is Manager of Investments at WPGDS. In this role, Neuss assists in deal sourcing, investment underwriting, legal review, and investment implementation activities for the firm. Joining the WPG team in 2011, Neuss has provided project management, due diligence, market outreach, and investment review for Woodbridge Pacific Group. Alex is currently focused on capital formation for WPG’s single family development portfolio. Neuss earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics at Willamette University.

Mr. Carroll has 25 years’ experience in all aspects of land development, infrastructure construction, and homebuilding operations. Having worked with WPG’s leadership for the past 20 years, Carroll serves as Project Director for the company, overseeing all site development, subcontractor management, and homebuilding activities within the firm’s Southern California region. Steve directs the company’s team of Project Managers responsible for all day-to-day project operations. Carrol is responsible to keep all of the company’s Southern California projects on budget and on time within the overall mission of delivering new homes of the very highest quality to WPG homebuyers.

Carroll’s responsibilities at WPG have steadily progressed over his long tenure with the firm. Joining Woodbridge in 1995, Mr. Carroll first served as Project Superintendent, building the firm’s very first project in Dove Canyon, CA. Subsequently, Steve has held the positions of General Superintendent, Warranty Manager, Project Manager, and, currently, Project Director. Prior to joining Woodbridge, Steve was employed at the William Lyon Company and then at Brighton Homes serving in both Superintendent and Customer Service Representative capacities.

Joining WPG in 2014, Mr. Davis serves as Manager of Marketing Communications for the firm. In this role, Bradley prepares and coordinates all WPG initiatives supporting the company’s sales and marketing efforts.  He works directly with the Senior Vice President of Marketing on the day-to-day activities associated with planning, production and implementation of the company’s marketing programs. These responsibilities include application of the latest in information, communication, advertising, and social media methods including web-based marketing, advertising and outreach programs, website design and updates, interactive software technology for all sales office applications, oversight and follow-up for all homebuyer prospects, both print and on-line advertising and signage, and all project news releases, video production, and project photography.

Prior to his current role, Davis served as Senior Sales and Marketing Coordinator at WPG. Previous to joining WPG, Bradley was employed as Senior Marketing Coordinator at Lyon Communities. He began his career at Lamb Energy, Ibc where has held the position of Marketing Analyst. Davis is a graduate of California State University at Fullerton and holds a BS Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.

AJ Reese serves as Controller of Woodbridge Pacific Group, where he oversees the company’s accounting, control, and financial management & reporting functions. Mr. Reese has over 15 years’ professional experience in the financial management of both larger and mid-sized business enterprises. With an extensive background in the real estate sector, Reese has special experience in the development and disposition of multi-family and single family residential, hospitality, and commercial property assets. Reese has held various leadership and operating roles in Fortune 500 homebuilding companies and also currently holds managing officer and administrative roles in the United States Naval Reserve. While working with major publicly-traded homebuilding companies, Reese was fiscally responsible for an operating division which closed over 2,000 homes annually with over $1.0 billion in yearly revenue and $1.5 billion in assets. Reese has also served as Chief Financial Officer of a privately held property management and commercial brokerage firm managing $500 million in client assets with a portfolio that included large hotels (Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt properties), over 20 apartment complexes, and more than 30 commercial buildings. Reese has also served as Vice President of Finance & Control at Canyon Oak Capital Partners, a multifamily office affiliate of Woodbridge Pacific Group.

AJ is a Certified Public Accountant and a licensed Real Estate Broker in both Texas and California. He is a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve where he is responsible for logistics support for the US Navy SEAL Team. Reese currently serves as Treasurer and Board Member for Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit housing enterprise. AJ earned his BS degree in Finance from University of Texas at Arlington and an MBA from University of California, Riverside.