Our Professional Team

We've put together a standout team to develop this intentional neighborhood, including the folks who studied and imported the cohousing concept from Denmark!

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Development Consultant: CoHousing Solutions

Kathryn McCamant, President of CoHousing Solutions, is our development consultant. Katie leads the CoHousing Solutions team. She brings the depth and diversity of her experience as an architect, developer, and cohousing resident to her clients. She is based in the Sierra Foothills in Nevada City, California.
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“What drives me is the desire to develop neighborhood models where we can live a better ‘good life’ while reducing our impact on the earth’s limited resources. Americans currently uses 24% of the worlds’ energy while we make up only 5% of world population. If we are to ‘save the world,’ we must strive for more sustainable market-driven models that are attractive to the American middle class.”

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Architecture: McCamant & Durrett Architects

Charles Durrett of McCamant & Durrett Architects is our architect and site planner. Charles has designed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States, including Muir Commons, the first cohousing community in North America. He has also consulted on many more around the world. His work has been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Architecture, and a wide variety of other publications.

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Civil Engineer: Coulter Jewell Thames

Dan Jewell and associates of Coulter Jewell Thames, PA, are our civil engineers. 
Dan Jewell is co-founder and president of Coulter Jewell Thames, PA. With over 33 years experience, Jewell has served as project manager on a wide variety of projects including commercial and office design, residential land planning and site development feasibility studies, recreational trails and park design with vast experience in public involvement, landscape design, site analysis, cost estimating, educational and recreational facilities. Currently, Dan sits on the boards of directors for several non-profit boards and civic organizations.

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Real Estate by Design

Paul J. Stinson of Real Estate by Design has been our realtor for four transactions over the last twenty years. Paul was born and raised in the Triangle. A proud North Carolinian, Paul has spent his entire life learning about and growing with this incredible area. From Garner to Burlington –and beyond – he knows this region inside and out!

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Gina Devine, CPA, PC

Gina Devine, CPA, PC, is our accounting firm. Gina served many rewarding years as an accountant in various industries – food, yarns, printing – and later in private practice.  She attended graduate school at Duke Fuqua in the early 90s and graduated with an MBA in 1993. She sat for the CPA exam, and successfully passed the test in 1997. Beginning in 2003, she began part time instructional work at the University of Hawaii – Hilo, and she continues to divide her time between Hawaii and Carrboro, NC