David E. MacLellan, President/CEO

David MacLellan is a graduate engineer, Licensed General Contractor (B), Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, and principal author of four books on residential construction quality and maintenance published by MacLellan Media, Inc. He has 35 years’ experience in home construction and real estate transactions.  Mr. MacLellan also serves as CEO of The Building Standards Institute.  Mr. MacLellan is a Certified Mediator (University of Oregon School of Law), serves on the Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association, is a Partition Referee in the California Superior Courts, serves on the CBIA Construction Dispute Resolution Task Force, and is past President and Director of the Northern California Homebuilders Association, Eastern Division.

Mr. MacLellan has been responsible as a principal for constructing 18 residential projects currently valued at $300 million. His responsibilities include planning, design, construction, finance, marketing and community association administration.  He is a winner of the AIA and Urban Land Institute Award for Architectural Planning, three MAME awards for design excellence, and the William Watson Memorial President’s Award from the HBANC (2002). 

Richard T. Edwards, VP of Operations

Dick Edwards is a Licensed General Contractor  and has been working in the field of construction and engineering for more than 20 years. In 1999 Mr. Edwards was hired as a Building Inspector and quickly became the Northern California area manager and was promoted to Vice President of that division. He oversaw a six fold increase in staff and a doubling of division revenue for 3 consecutive years. While working as an inspector and manager, Dick accumulated a number of certifications as a building inspector.

Dick is also a certified Post-tensioned concrete reinforcement inspector and AAMA certified window installer. Mr. Edwards graduated from the University of Wyoming and holds two undergraduate degrees in the fields of Psychology and Natural Science/Mathematics.

Fran Landen, Chief Financial Officer

Fran Landen is responsible for the firm’s financial activities and overall office management.  She has more than 25 years of accounting experience serving as Financial Manager, Full-Charge Bookkeeper, and Accounting Supervisor.  Responsibilities include fund management, account reconciliation, preparation of various financial statements, quarterly and annual reports, reserve studies and annual budget projections.  She is also responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Her background includes responsibilities for accounting and general office set-up for several start-up organizations.  She has trained, motivated, and supervised office staff in administration and customer service. 

Ms. Landen graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor’s of Science.