Archives: Team

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.

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 Investments 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.

Jody Kiefer serves as the Vice President of Development at Sunstone Two Tree and oversees construction operations for all build-to-rent projects in the Phoenix Market. He has over 15 years of residential homebuilding experience. Prior to Sunstone Two Tree, Jody was the Director of Construction for American Homes for Rent, where he managed horizontal and vertical operations in Washington. Prior to that, Jody was a Senior Construction manager for multiple publicly traded home builders, including Richmond American, Lennar, and DR Horton.

Hunter serves as an Investments Associate 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.