Shelby Duplessis

Managing Partner

Shelby has developed more than 4500 Build to Rent Multifamily units and 7600 Single Family Homes in the Phoenix Metro market.

Her notable developments in Arizona include Vistancia, Sonoran Foothills, Desert Ridge, Prasada, Sonoran Mt Ranch and Dynamite Mt Ranch – all of which are now major landmarks in the Phoenix metro market.

She has more than 24 years of experience in development, land development, civil engineering, zoning and entitlement. She is responsible for team management; project and municipality coordination; public presentation and relationships; and civil design. Ms. Duplessis has had significant involvement with capital improvement projects for various municipalities, including the Cities of Phoenix, Avondale, Peoria, Laveen, Surprise, the Town of Gilbert, and is an expert in their processes.

Ms. Duplessis recently was the President of Land Development at Empire where she oversaw more than 23 projects over the last 8 years. Prior to joining Empire, Ms. Duplessis served as a Managing Partner at CMX, a Phoenix based Civil Engineering Firm for 12 years, until its closure in 2009 and more recently at Bowman Consulting, a national Civil Engineering Firm, which she served as a Senior Project Manager for nearly 6 years. While with these firms she managed the Peoria office, which consisted of 50 plus employees, along with multiple projects and consultants.

Sam Coppersmith

Company Counsel – Corporate & Real Estate Law

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 for work in:
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

Sam focusses on business transactions and contracts, with an emphasis on business organization, governance and compliance, contract negotiation and land use. He has more than three decades of experience assisting both local and national businesses and nonprofits as well as individuals and small businesses.

Sam also has extensive political and governmental experience. As a Congressman from Arizona, Sam was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives where he served as a member of the Transportation and Science committees. He has also served as the Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, and on numerous state and local boards and commissions.

Sam graduated from Harvard University (A.B. Economics) and Yale University – Yale Law School (JD).

Awards:
The Best Lawyers in America:
Corporate Law (2018 – present)
Real Estate Law (2019) .

Derek Peterson

Marketing / Investor Relations

Derek and Derek’s firm – Adapt Media Agency are the pre-eminent marketing and branding forces in the Real Estate Syndication Industry. He has built brands, branding and marketing systems for over 800+ companies. These systems have since powered over $35 Billion in Assets Under Management and over 225,000 multi-family apartment units.

From 2012-2017 Derek founded and ran three highly successful organizations in the medical field. Over the years, his companies have scaled national sales teams to exceed 2500+, developed cutting-edge software, and disrupted industries.

After graduating with a degree in Marketing, Derek headed into “big corporate” and moved up the ranks with companies such as ADP, Covidien, and Allergan. Soon after, he made a career and life-altering decision to go out on his own and start his own enterprises. His extensive experience in marketing real estate and its various aspects has led him to speak on many stages, host several podcasts, and paved the way for him to enjoy the many benefits of real estate investing personally.

Dale Phillips

Asset Management

Dale has managed over 20,000 apartment units in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington markets, which included a multitude of national developers’ as clients. Dale has cultivated one of the most successful careers in the property management business in Phoenix. He served as President of Mark-Taylor Residential for 17 years. Dale has successfully led the charge of bringing over 19,000 Class-A new unit lease-ups to market as well as countless award winning dispositions. Under Dale’s leadership, his organizations have been credited for #1 Best Places to Work in AZ multiple times, and in 2015 #1 Best Places to Work in the USA.

Bryce Webster

Research & Analysis

Bryce is a seasoned real estate investment professional with 15 years of experience at New York Real Estate Firms. He has extensive experience with Real Estate Research & Analysis, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, and Valuations. Bryce takes care of all our advanced financial modeling and pro-forma development and also testing and verification of all key assumptions.

Cornell Undergrad
NYU Stern for his MBA

Bryce is also a Licensed and Certified CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and is fully certified at Level I, Level II and Level III by the CFA Institute.

David Bohn

Acquisitions & Development

Since starting his profession as a Civil Engineer in 2002, David Bohn has cultivated his career in land development projects ranging from large master planned communities, single family detached subdivisions, multi-family townhome or apartment complexes, and build to rent. He opened his first civil engineering firm in 2005 which entitled and developed projects not only in Arizona, but throughout other states in the United States, as well as internationally. This opportunity gave him countless experiences to synergize with clients, consultants, and municipal staff not only at home, but also abroad. After merging his firm with another, he spent three years building a market base, nearly doubling revenue each consecutive year, and cultivating a team to support the exponential growth.

Fusing his experiences over two decades, David is once again pursuing his passion for development projects. He has a knack for finding creative solutions and collaborating efforts between consultants, municipalities, developers, etc. when approached with challenging sites or improbable resolutions. Currently, his focus and specialty has been land entitlement process and he plays an intricate role throughout the civil engineering design phase and construction of the development process.

David is a registered Professional Engineer, Arizona

Casey Meyeres

Finance, Accounting and Tax Planning

Casey Meyeres brings over 24 years of experience in public accounting, ranging from tax and audit compliance and consulting for a broad range of public and privately held companies, business owners, and high net worth individuals. Industries that he operates in include real estate, construction, retail, manufacturing, communications, information technology, media publication, home building, and professional services. Casey also served as Senior Manager at the Phoenix office for the Business Tax Services group of Deloitte. Casey Meyeres holds a B.S.B.A in accounting and finance from The University of Arizona and is an active member of the AICPA and ASCPA. Most recently Casey served a three-year term as treasurer for the Phoenix Civitan Foundation.

Brennan Ray

Legal Council – Zoning and Entitlements

Brennan Ray is one of the top rated Land Use & Zoning attorneys in Phoenix, AZ. He is also a Certified Specialist in Real Estate, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, and practices zoning and entitlement law. Licensed for more than 17 years, he has practiced across Real Estate Specialties like land use planning, zoning, real estate transactions, landlord/tenant and title insurance. Brennan is also highly experienced in commercial and business litigation.

Brennan received his J.D. from St. Mary’s University Law School in San Antonio, Texas in 2005. Prior to attending St. Mary’s, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Utah State University.

Andy Baron

Land Planning & Site Design

Andy leads the design and vision for 10Y’s Zen Brand of Residential Communities by bringing in his more than twenty years of experience designing and developing award winning communities. His goal is to push for striking and bold design elements that blend top design elements with desirable community living that serves our residents in our Communities.

Andy has designed more than a 100 Master Planned Communities in multiple states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Texas. This translates to more than 40,000 housing units.

Andy was recently the Chairman of the Planning Commission of Chandler, Arizona where he developed and executed the City’s vision for sustainable and balanced growth ranging from Industrial, Medical, Commercial and Residential Projects.

An award winning Designer, Andy has designed several trend setting communities like Summerlin (Las Vegas, Nevada) which continues to lead the top three ranked Master Planned Communities Nationwide in terms of total home sales. Andy has played a key role in the design and development of villages within Summerlin on projects by The Howard Hughes Corporation, Tri Pointe (Pardee Homes), Toll Brothers, and Lennar for the communities of Heritage at Stonebridge, Sandalwood at Stonebridge, Kings Canyon, Overlook and Acadia Ridge at Redpointe. Additionally, Andy designed the the community of Inspirada (Henderson, Nevada) and Vistancia (Peoria, Arizona) which continue to grow each year and be recognized as some of the nations most desired places to live.