Leadership

Tom Grable | Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., Chair

Tom Grable has been the President of the Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. Orange County-Los Angeles and Southern California Divisions since 2014.  He joined Tri Pointe Homes as Vice President of Project Management in February 2010.  Mr. Grable is responsible for all aspects of successfully planning and implementing the division’s business plan of delivering profitable and quality new home communities.  His responsibilities include directing the land acquisition, forward planning and entitlements, and other pre-development activities.  He oversees the operations of a management team involved with finance, site planning, engineering, architectural and landscape design, land development and new home construction, sales and marketing including merchandising, and customer care.

Sarah Paulson Sheehy | Vice-Chair

Sarah Paulson Sheehy joined KB Home in 2020 as the Vice President of Government Affairs.  Key responsibilities include federal advocacy, multi-state advocacy, political campaigns, and public affairs.  She has extensive community outreach, government and legislative experience.  Previously, Sarah worked for the Hollywood Burbank Airport as the Senior Director for Government and Public Affairs.  She oversaw public relations, government advocacy and crisis communications.   Sarah also worked for Mattel Inc, as the Senior Manager of Government Affairs.  She was instrumental in establishing a multi-state government advocacy program for Mattel, while also spearheading external affairs and community relations.

Chris Austin | Development Planning & Financing Group, CFO/Secretary

Chris Austin is the Managing Principal of the Sacramento, California office of DPFG. He has been working with the firm since 1998, and has been involved in providing consulting services on over 200 projects and the financing of over $800 million in public improvements for developer and builder clients in California, Nevada and the state of Washington. Austin has served as CBIA’s CFO/Secretary since 2012.

Jeff Schroeder | Ponderosa Homes II, Inc., Immediate Past Chair

Jeff Schroeder serves as the Senior Vice President, Planning & Operations and is responsible for all aspects of land acquisition and entitlement processing for Ponderosa Homes, a privately held homebuilder located in Pleasanton, CA. Jeff’s activities include land acquisition, market research, financial analysis, land planning, product design and entitlement processing.  He also manages field operations including site development and building supervision for Ponderosa’s active subdivisions, working closely with Ponderosa’s sales and customer service teams throughout the project development process. Having worked for major public and private homebuilders in the Bay Area, Jeff has been responsible for the development of thousands of homes in Northern and Southern California.