OUR TEAM Fieldstone’s Senior Management team consists of seasoned industry veterans, actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. This means that critical decisions can be made quickly and with confidence. It also allows mentoring to occur, which spotlights the next generation of leaders dedicated to upholding an unparalleled tradition of excellence. Frank S. Foster is President and Chief Executive Officer. He has been serving in various capacities at companies within The Fieldstone Group of Companies since 1986. Frank previously worked for Union Bank, an institution he joined immediately after college, where he served as vice president of commercial lending, then vice president of the real estate loan center in the Los Angeles regional head office, and then vice president and manager of the Orange County real estate loan center. Frank graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance with emphasis in finance and marketing. C. Alan Arthur is Chief Financial Officer. Alan has held various management positions at companies within The Fieldstone Group of Companies since 1985, including director of accounting and information services, corporate controller and secretary and treasurer. Prior to joining The Fieldstone Group of Companies, he was a consulting manager with Kenneth Leventhal Company and was previously with Price Waterhouse. Alan graduated Cum Laude from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the California Society of CPAs. Chad Ogden is Regional President of Central Regions which include Texas and Utah. Chad joined The Fieldstone Group of Companies as senior project manager in 2004. He previously worked for six years with McKinsey Company, an international management consulting firm, where he served Fortune 500 companies on issues of strategy and operations. He also worked for Caltex Australia, an Australian petroleum refiner and marketer, in its corporate strategy group. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in Business Administration from the School of Business at Stanford University. Jerry Abbott is Division President of Fieldstone Homes Utah. Jerry joined The Fieldstone Group of Companies after serving as the Arizona division president of Empire Homes for seven years. Prior to Empire, Jerry was a Community Manager for four years with Trend Homes, a production builder serving first-time homebuyers in Mesa, Arizona; he also worked for four years as a custom builder and remodeler in Orem, Utah. Jerry graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management. Jo Faris is Division President of Fieldstone’s land development division. Jo has held numerous positions at The Fieldstone Group of Companies since joining in 1997, including general manager, director of land acquisition and project manager. In 2004, she founded the North Counties division for Fieldstone. Prior to joining Fieldstone, Jo served as a senior consultant in Ernst Young Kenneth Leventhal’s Real Estate Consulting Group. Jo received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. David Greminger is Division President for California home building. David has held various positions at The Fieldstone Group of Companies since 2000, including director of land acquisition and project manager. Prior to joining Fieldstone, David was a senior manager in Ernst Young Kenneth Leventhal’s Real Estate Consulting Group. He is a board member and current president of the Building Industry Association of Orange County. David received a Bachelor of Science degree in planning and development with an emphasis in architecture from the University of Southern California. Fred Wyborski is Division President of Fieldstone Homes Texas. Prior to joining The Fieldstone Group of Companies, Fred was a division president for KB Home Gold Coast in Daytona Beach, Florida; and vice president of operations and vice president of construction with Pulte Homes in Michigan. Fred graduated with a Master's of Science in Finance from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan, after earning a bachelor's degree in business administration at Michigan State University. Michael Vairin is Managing Vice President of Fieldstone’s land development division. Michael joined The Fieldstone Group of Companies in 1988 and has held numerous positions including project manager, regional manager and vice president of central operations. Prior to joining The Fieldstone Group of Companies, Michael was a city planner for several cities in Southern California, as well as vice president of a home building company based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He is a senior officer of the Building Industry Association for Southern California and a board member of the California Building Industry Association. Michael received a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

“Fieldstone has been with us from the beginning, almost nonstop, for 17 years. It’s been a positive, pleasurable experience. They’re always willing to sit down, discuss an issue and help solve the problem. That attitude is consistent from the top all the way out to the field.” – Bill Ostrem, President and CEO of EastLake Company