SPICEWOOD COMMUNITIES TEAM
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Randy Ziehe,
President
Randy has lived in Austin since 1967 and has been active in real estate development, management and sales since 1977. His experience includes development analysis, site selection, budgeting, permitting, and construction, property and sales management. Randy graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977 with a degree in Business Administration.
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Ryan Ziehe,
Vice President
Since joining Spicewood Communities in September 2004, Ryan has been actively involved in the site selection, strategic planning, feasibility/due diligence/budget analysis, financing/capitalizing, entitlement/permitting, bidding/contracting, horizontal/vertical construction management, accounting, marketing, and sales management of Spicewood's various communities. Despite being a lifetime Longhorn, he graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Business Management. Ryan and his wife, Amanda, spend most of their free time these days trying to keep up with their two precious boys, Logan (3) and Jordan (1).
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Brook Cummings,
Accounting & HR
Brook has recently rejoined the workforce after taking time off to raise her two daughters. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. Brook has worked previously in recruiting and business development and has spent the last five years working with the PTA at her daughters' school. In her free time, she can be found spending time with her family and friends.
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Candice Hees-May,
Purchasing & Estimating
Candice is a native Texan and loves all things Texas, especially the Dallas Cowboys! Her dad was the youngest of 8 kids, so she was fortunate to grow up surrounded by lots of family in the little town of Kingsville. Family and friends mean the world to her, and she is blessed to have 3 of beautiful kids that call her Aunt. In addition, she is recently married to the best husband anyone could ask for and “Mom” to three fur babies she cherishes. Her dad and uncles were all builders, so it was only natural that she ended up in this industry. Her first job was in estimating and purchasing with Toll Brothers (8 years), and more recently, she worked for Champion Windows which is what brought her to Austin.
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Cacey Starnes,
Home Design Coordinator
A graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Cacey previously worked for a highly regarded local commercial interior design firm, and before that, she spent over a decade providing customers with a first class experience while helping them with their high end residential interior design and decorating needs. Mother of three (Hayden, Harper, and Hudson) and a military spouse, Cacey absolutely loves what she does - and it shows! As our new Home Design Coordinator, Cacey is looking forward to helping you make one of our garden homes or villas your new “Dream Home” at Gardens at Verde Vista!
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Ben Jones,
Lead Sales Counselor
Ben is originally from Texas and is now a “second time” Austinite. After graduating from Baylor University and earning a business degree, he has lived in both Texas and Florida. Ben has over 5 years of new home sales experience and always has the goal of helping you select the home and homesite that best fits your new life! Ben lives in North Austin, and in his free time, he enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, and the Austin music scene.
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Tess Giebitz,
Sales Associate
Tess is a life-long Austinite. The daughter of a guitar maker and an art gallery owner, she developed an early passion for design as well as a deep appreciation for quality craftsmanship. After attending Texas State University to earn a degree in Interior Design, she worked in various fields of construction administration and art/design before entering new home sales in 2015. She joined Spicewood Communities in 2017, and her background in interior design, graphic design, administration and construction adds a diversified skill set to the sales team. Tess lives in South Austin with her husband and their three dogs. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, camping and seeing live music. Her favorite hobbies are reading, cooking, photography, building furniture and other DIY projects.
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Ryan Villalon,
Community Builder
Originally from Corpus Christi, Ryan came to Austin for college and earned his degree in business administration from Concordia University. In what he considers one of the most pivotal moments of his life, he found himself supervising the construction and maintenance of docks on Lake Travis. Ryan took the passion he found for construction management, and his love of the environment, and created a company specializing in building alternative housing. However, he ultimately decided he wanted to supervise bigger projects, which led him to his most recent position as a construction manager for a homebuilder in North Austin. Ryan’s drive to push the standard has made him a great addition to the Spicewood Communities team. Ryan lives in Georgetown with his wife and two dogs, and he spends his free time on the lake, remodeling his house, or taking the dogs on adventures around Central Texas.
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Jack Mehl,
Warranty Coordinator & Construction Assistant
Jack was raised on a farm in northern Kansas and has been married to his childhood sweetheart for 46 years. Together they raised 2 girls and 2 boys and have been blessed with 7 grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoys challenging his wife in Scrabble, traveling and spending time with his grandkids, and taking them on nature walks, fishing trips, etc. Jack has been working in the construction industry for over 30 years and is well experienced in all phases of construction. He has extensive experience in Multi-family residential construction, as well as commercial construction. He began his career as an Assistant Superintendent and elevated himself through the years into positions including Superintendent and Project Manager for several construction management and general contracting firms.
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