Our Team
Danny Mason, Eric Magleby, John Stevens
Goodboro founders
Danny Mason is Goodboro CEO and former partner and Chief Operating Officer of The Kentlands Company, responsible for master plans in Georgia and Silver Spring, MD. Danny also worked on the Gaithersburg, MD development, Kentlands. Kentlands was rated the “most delightful new town in America” by the Washington Post and is considered the new standard for traditional master planned communities.
“I've known Danny Mason for years and most recently worked with him when he was a partner at The Kentlands Company. I know Goodboro's passion and capability to deliver inspiring places.”
— Mike Watkins
World renowned Town Architect of Kentlands, former Director of Town Planning for DPZ (world’s preeminent traditional planning firm), and consultant to Goodboro team
See NBC clip below on Kentlands, featuring Mike
Danny's partners at Goodboro have been extremely successful entrepreneurs founding multiple private and public companies. For the last nine years they have managed the private equity firm they founded: Amp Capital Partners. Amp Capital has funded early-stage businesses, often working with universities. Their investment focus is on socially responsible businesses such as Amp Resources (renewable energy) and iDirect Technologies (broadband internet for everyone). In addition to using their own capital, they have raised hundreds of millions through private and public offerings.
All the founders have lived in traditional communities or villages and seek to offer the same sense of belonging they enjoyed to their children.
Jed Stewart
President, Goodboro Homes
Jed Stewart is President of Goodboro Homes. Jed has built hundreds of quality homes, working for national award winning builders where he learned leading edge home building systems.
With an education in construction management from Brigham Young University and several years working for Highland Homes, Jed is familiar with the Utah market. After Highland Homes, Jed became one of the youngest General Manager’s in the history of America’s Home Place, a large regional builder. Most recently, Jed oversaw all construction (over 320 homes per year) for Lakemont Homes in Nevada. Jed now channels this experience into his mission for Goodboro Homes; to deliver the most inspiring, highest quality, traditional homes in the country, including to families that couldn’t normally afford them.
“Building community is twofold. First we find people that want to contribute to a community rather than live in a subdivision. Second we create the programming; supporting clubs and activities that enable neighbors to interact in meaningful ways.”
— Steve Nelson,
President, Goodboro Community Properties
Steve Nelson
President, Goodboro Community Properties
Steve Nelson is the head real estate broker and President of Goodboro Community Properties. As such he’s in charge of community programming, sales and marketing. Steve, his wife Gena and two sons live in Cedar City where Steve sits on the board of directors of the local realtors association, was an ERA rookie of the year, is currently the GPA charter school chairman of the board and sits on the Lions Club board. Steve is recognized for his love of people. He is passionate about creating inspiring neighborhoods.
Brad Houston
Town Architect
“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”
—Henry David Thoreau
Author, Walden
Brad has master’s degrees in Land Economy from Cambridge University and Classical Architecture and Traditional Urbanism from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame Brad studied under Leon Krier who is often identified as the father of traditional planning. Brad works with very talented and experienced architects and planners, including MMG Design Studio and Mike Watkins (planner of Kentlands).
The team has worked for world-renowned town planning firms such as Duany Plater Zyberk – DPZ, Porphyrios Associates and John Simpson of London, and Franck Lohsen McCrery of Washington DC. These classical architects share a passion for building traditional neighborhoods with an emphasis on affordable quality.