Our Business

John Maddux serves as the CEO of Sunstone Two Tree. John previously served as the President and COO of MMPI from 2005 to 2011. From 1998 to 2005, he practiced law at the law firm Nevers, Palazzo, Maddux & Packard. He practiced real estate law with O’Melveny & Myers from 1986 to 1996. Mr. Maddux earned his B.S. degree in business management-finance from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he graduated Cum Laude. He is married and has three sons.

Scott Maddux serves as the President of Sunstone Two Tree. He was previously a senior vice president at Oaktree Capital in Los Angeles focused on real estate debt and equity investment opportunities. Before joining Oaktree, he worked on the real estate acquisitions team at the Blackstone Group in New York City. Before that, he worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs where he advised real estate companies on M&A and capital raising transactions. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Tanner Maddux serves as the Chief Investment Officer and focuses his efforts on acquisitions and development. He was previously on the acquisitions team at Rockpoint Group, a Boston-based real estate private equity company with $62B AUM, and personally worked on ~$1bn of multifamily, office, and hotel transactions. Prior to Rockpoint Group, Tanner was an investment banker in the Goldman Sachs Real Estate, Lodging, and Gaming Group in New York City where he worked on mergers, acquisitions, public and private debt and equity offerings. Tanner earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.

Elizabeth Fujino serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Sunstone Two Tree. She previously worked at Suburban Land Reserve, a land investment and development company. Elizabeth has experience in various types of real estate assets including master planned communities, condominium conversions, industrial parks and multifamily. She has worked on projects in various development stages ranging from entitlement, acquisition, management and disposition. Elizabeth received a B.A. in marketing and advertising from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. She is married and has three sons.

Todd Nielsen is the General Counsel of Sunstone Two Tree. Todd has more than 27 years of experience in real estate and corporate law, both in private and public company practice. He began his private legal practice representing a Fortune 100 supermarket chain in shopping center development before joining Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP. Todd began working with one of the principals of Sunstone Two Tree more than 15 years ago, including in taking a private real estate company public. Todd graduated magna cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Following law school, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Howard M. Kirshbaum of the Colorado Supreme Court. He is also a California licensed real estate broker.

Jonathan Sweet is an industry veteran who specializes in acquiring and developing land. He has been directly involved with the acquisition and development of over 40,000 residential units over the course of his career. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, Jonathan was vice president of land acquisition at American Homes for Rent where he oversaw markets in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Prior to that, he was vice president of real estate at SunCal where he led master plan acquisitions in Northern California and Nevada. In addition to his residential expertise, he has also acquired land for industrial, student housing and senior housing developments. Jon earned a B.S. in economics and urban planning from the University of Utah.

Tyson Williams serves as the Senior Vice President of Development at Sunstone Two Tree and oversees construction operations for all build-to-rent projects. He has over 18 years of residential homebuilding experience. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, Tyson was the Regional Vice President of Operations for American Homes for Rent, where he managed horizontal and vertical construction in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Prior to that, Tyson was a Vice President of Operations for multiple publicly traded home builders, including Ryland Homes, CalAtlantic Homes, and Century Communities. Tyson earned his B.S. degree in business management and MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Lisa McClain serves as the Controller of Sunstone Two Tree. She has over 15 years of accounting/finance experience and has previous real estate experience working at J.G. Management, a property management company. Prior to joining Sunstone Two Tree, Lisa worked at two software companies where she led the accounting team and at Amgen where she provided financial, analytical and budgetary decision support to the Information Systems organization. Lisa received a B.S. in Business Finance and minor in Psychology from California Lutheran University. She also has her CPA license.

Randall Sutton serves as the Vice President of Asset Management of Sunstone Two Tree where he oversees all major asset management functions across the portfolio. Randy previously worked for Bridge Investment Group, where he was responsible for acquisitions, asset management, and dispositions in major markets across the Western United States. During his time at Bridge, he led the asset management responsibilities over a 5,200+ unit and $840 million value-add multifamily portfolio. Randy earned a B.S. in finance from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.

Farnoush Dehghan serves as the Senior Vice President of Accounting of Sunstone Two Tree. She has over 18 years of accounting experience, of which 15 years have been focused on property management. Her experience with real estate accounting includes both residential & commercial property management. Previously, Farnoush worked at Polaris Property Management, where she led a team of eight as the Accounting Manager. Prior to that, Farnoush served as part of the Internal Controls team at IMT Residential. Farnoush received a B.S. in Accounting from Western Governors University and an Associate Degree in Accounting Management from Douglas College.

Ani Ward is a Senior Accountant at Sunstone Two Tree.  She is an accounting and property management specialist with more than 15 years of experience in delivering quality customer service and financial analysis. Ani previously spent 7 years working at Macerich, a real estate investment trust, as a Senior Property Accountant and Senior CAM Accountant. Her additional skills attained with other REIT companies are in the areas of property management and accounts receivables. Ani is a graduate of California State University Northridge and holds a B.S. in business administration with an emphasis in accounting.

Eduardo Borba serves as an Architect Associate for Sunstone Two Tree with more than 20 years of international experience with low-rise and high-rise multifamily projects, including horizontal single-family subdivisions and townhomes to complex high-rise properties with multiple mixed-use buildings. His international experience includes projects in Sao Paulo and different cities in Brazil, Mexico and in Los Angeles. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, Eduardo began his own architecture firm in Sao Paulo designing a variety of projects for several developers and also worked for Meruelo Maddux Properties Inc. designing high-rise residential buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Eduardo was also an assistant Professor for four years at FMU Architecture School in Sao Paulo. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Presbyterian University Mackenzie in Sao Paulo, receiving a commendation award for his graduation architecture project.

Rachel Schneider serves as an Associate on Sunstone Two Tree’s construction team. Rachel oversees all procurement and supply chain management and assists with managing the operations of the multifamily value-add projects. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, she worked as a real estate agent and holds her real estate license in Hawaii.

Alyssa Stiff serves as a Project Manager for Sunstone Two Tree. Prior to joining Sunstone Two Tree, Alyssa was Operations Manager at American Homes for Rent for 8 years where she oversaw the coordination of exterior maintenance for 60,000 homes and over 125 build-to-rent communities in 22 states. Before working for American Homes for Rent, Alyssa managed Nevada’s leading independently owned real estate brokerage managing over 40 support staff members and helped develop a web-based project management system for REO properties. Prior to working in real estate brokerage, she worked as part of three different leadership teams opening hotels and casinos in Las Vegas. Alyssa obtained a B.S. in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Wendy Del Monte serves as the Executive Assistant to John Maddux as well as the Office Manager supporting the Sunstone Two Tree team. She has over 20 years of experience supporting C-level executives, of which 20 years have been focused on the brokerage and investment sector. Previously, Wendy worked as an Office Manager at Citrin Cooperman and as a Regional Leader at Edward Jones. Prior to that, Wendy worked as Operations Manager of Hanna Insurance and Financial Solutions where she helped to build a successful business from the ground up.

Hunter serves as an Acquisition Analyst for Sunstone Two Tree. Hunter earned a B.S. degree in finance from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business where he was actively involved in the BYU Real Estate Association.

David Carr serves as an Analyst on Sunstone Two Tree’s construction team. He works closely with senior management and the onsite construction teams to execute multifamily value-add renovation projects. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, David worked for Capital West Homes as a superintendent on single-family build-to-rent projects. David earned his B.S. from Brigham Young University.