Focused on Your Vision

As the Chief Financial Officer for Architectural Plan Review, Duane has an ongoing impact on the company, helping APR to analyze, strategize, and grow our financial position. Duane oversees financial reporting and provides insight into business trends and practices that will guide our expansion. Duane has experience in business planning, process improvement and change management. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University with bachelor’s degrees in computer/information technology and business administration.  He spends his free time with his wife, two boys, two dogs, and a motorcycle.

Vaike serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Architectural Plan Review, a role she assumed in October 2023.  She is a real estate veteran, having spent three decades working with master-planned community developers and homebuilders in the Southeast and in Texas.   In her roles with Newland Communities and with Metro Development Group, Vaike led the creation and execution of strategic marketing plans and budgets for award-winning communities. She also has a consultative background and is experienced in market and consumer research through her work with Metrostudy (now Zonda). She lives in Central Florida, though her work often takes her to Texas. She is active with the Urban Land Institute, and volunteers frequently with housing-related organizations and with her church.

Nell joined Architectural Plan Review in May 2022 and currently holds the role of Vice President of Operations.  She is responsible for human resources and administrative management of the team.  Nell likes working with people from different backgrounds and helping them come together toward a common goal.  She moved to Texas from Santa Claus, Indiana, where she was the Director of the Santa Claus Museum and Village.  Nell has a background in Education, working for JA Worldwide and the Abilene Independent School District.  She is a graduate of Indiana University. In her spare time, Nell enjoys spending time with friends and family, working in her yard, and traveling, preferably to the beach.

Jamie’s passion is to ensure that the result of her work is a pleasing streetscape aesthetic for the communities she serves.  Her background in communications ensures she is effective in her work with the various builder teams and developer clients.  Her intimate knowledge of our system platform makes her a valuable asset for new systems development. She is a mom to a beautiful baby girl and enjoys quilting, baking, and DIY projects around the house.  

As Director of HOA Services, Tabitha is excited to thoroughly and thoughtfully process and review plans submitted by builders while maintaining the client’s vision for their master planned community.  She also manages homeowner submissions for architectural review in select communities.  Tabitha is inspired by having a career that allows her to still be the mother that she wants to be at home as well as contributing to her family’s future.  When not in the office she loves sewing, painting, making jewelry, spending time outdoors, and sports and music.

Alissa Dyal is an expert in residential architecture and construction, a result of over 20 years of consulting for developers and residential investors at various stages (feasibility through occupancy).  In her previous work at an architectural firm, she analyzed market trends and defined product programs for homebuilders.  Having encountered the challenges and unforeseen outcomes of design regulations firsthand, she now applies this perspective to her work with APR, ensuring that the design guidelines process is approached with the community vision in mind.

Cassie began working with Home Owners Associations in 2014, transitioning to Architectural Compliance four years later.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and uses this skill to build strong relationships with the builders and developers in her projects.  As a Sr. Community Specialist, Cassie reviews new homes and master plans, and she finds joy in managing architectural repetition. She excels in training new Community Specialists and shepherding builders through the APRTrac platform. In her spare time Cassie enjoys crafting, reading, and kayaking. 

As a Sr. Community Specialist, Grace is inspired in her work by “keeping the trust of communities and helping their vision come to fruition.” She is highly experienced with architectural control for large communities, providing valuable oversight for her clients. Grace also trains and oversees new Community Specialists. Grace is a central Texas native and attended Baylor University.  In her spare time, Grace enjoys finding delicious dinner spots, playing games with friends, and planning her next adventure with her husband.  

Kelley Carrell is an Austin native. She is an experienced CAD designer dedicated to producing high quality maps utilizing her creative approach and attention to detail. She has a background working as a community organizer for Travis County. Kelley has a passion for delivering incredible customer service and is a proactive problem solver who embraces challenges with a strategic mindset. Kelley has an associate degree from Austin CC in Journalism and published in the Austin American Statesman. In her spare time, she enjoys fishing with her family and sewing.

Samantha graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Texas State University. Samantha’s background includes Homeowner Association Specialist, as well as City and County Permitting Specialist throughout the state of Texas. As a Community Specialist with APR, her goal is to ensure that every client, whether Homeowner or Developer, feels valued and important by providing detailed feedback and reviews to maintain the standards for her assigned communities. Samantha enjoys photography, spending time outdoors with her 3 kiddos, and like any native Texan she enjoys two-stepping.

Kevin Casteel is accustomed to new places and experiences. He grew up as an “Army brat” in various locations around the U.S. before his family finally settled in El Paso, Texas. Kevin graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso and began his career teaching high school math and Spanish. A few years later he married the love of his life, his wife Lucy. Kevin and Lucy spent about 20 years in El Paso as teachers before embarking on a mid-life career change. In 2000 they moved to Detroit, Michigan where Kevin worked as a test engineer for Ford Motor Company. Kevin retired from Ford in December of 2020, and in 2021 they relocated to the Houston area to be closer to Lucy’s family.  In his spare time, Kevin enjoys playing music (especially jazz!), community outreach, and lots of time with his family.

Having traveled across the US, Israel, Cyprus, London, Equatorial Guinea, Cameron, and Nigeria during his oil and gas days, Michael brings a sense of adventure with him to APR.  He loves being part of a growing company where he can learn new building techniques and ensure that the quality of the home is maintained throughout the building process.  Mike is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hiking, biking, running, paint ball, landscaping, wood working, and sailing.   

Duane attended Louisiana State University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, earning a Bachelor of Science in BS in Petroleum Engineering and completing post-graduate studies in engineering management.  He invested nearly 35 years in the oil and gas industry, with roles in chemistry, drilling, production, IT, finance, regulatory, forecasting and management.  Since retiring, Duane worked as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska, doing handyman projects, and working in retail home improvement.

Jay joins us after a 30-year career as an executive in the global supply chain industry.  During that career, Jay visited every continent except Africa and has traveled to every state excepting Alaska (on the bucket list) for both business and pleasure.  Since 2020, Jay has managed Integrity Mortgage Advisors located in the Houston area.  He has been an entrepreneur since he started his first company at the age of 16.  Jay earned his undergraduate degree in business from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.  Jay has been a Realtor and has remodeled over 200 homes either professionally or for himself. He has a strong project management background and has been responsible for facilities management several times during his career.

Robert was there to support Architectural Plan Review from day one, and he now supports APR as an Inspector at Large, working in various communities as workload demands.  He spent 21 years performing Drinking Water and Wastewater Plant Inspections and Environmental Investigations at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  Previously, he monitored ground water quality and quantity for the Texas Water Development Board.  

Shawn retired from the US Coast Guard in 2015 after 20 years of service as a helicopter flight mechanic. He spent the last 5 years serving as a recruiter in the Dallas area.  After retirement he began his career in the new home construction business as a warranty manager and then moved over to a construction consultant company where he gained his passion for the home inspection side of the construction industry.

This Austin, TX native LOVES the outdoors, including golfing, fishing, and camping. When he is not playing outdoors, Gary is working outdoors.  In his previous career, Gary was a Special Agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as well as a State Game Warden with the State of Texas.  Today he continues to enjoy the outdoors and the flexibility his role of inspector allows him at Architectural Plan Review.  As an inspector he works with a variety of builders in different communities to ensure compliance with the guidelines.  He enjoys learning new things about the home building process and what goes into creating a master-planned community.