Our Team
Rick Stucy
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Stucy has more than thirty-five years of experience in all aspects of real estate development, brokerage, and construction including site acquisition, horizontal and vertical development, entitlements, financing, and construction management. He has developed approximately $100 million worth of projects in both simple office structures and complex mixed-use developments, shopping centers, retail buildings, restaurants, and recreational properties. Mr. Stucy has an MBA from Rockhurst University and is a licensed real estate broker and general contractor. He serves as a member of the Colorado Government Relations committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Restaurant Association.
Roy Stevens
Supertintendent and Project Manager
Roy has been with Trail Star for thirteen years in his role as Superintendent and Project Manager. He brings attention to detail with client-oriented interaction, holding each subcontractor to a high-quality standard, always striving to get projects done on time and on budget. He believes in building strong relationships both with the client and the subcontractors to achieve success.
Jody Sabados
Project Manager
Jody began his construction career as an electrician and has learned the intricacies of working with people and processes over a long, diverse career of management in varying fields. His specialty is resource efficiency, leading to projects being completed on time and at budget, keeping both his teammates and our clients happy.
Mark Poindexter
Project Manager
Mark began his thirty-two years of leadership and construction management experience as a United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer and retired twenty years later as a Commander. He has a master’s degree in civil engineering and is a Professional Engineer. Mark enjoys creating an effective team and working alongside them to complete projects successfully for his clients.
Bonnie Vitwar
Construction Administrator
Bonnie began her career in commercial office building tenant improvement and heavy civil construction, then took a circuitous route back to Trail Star and construction development. She enjoys the administrative side of projects and working with a great team to get projects completed efficiently.
Janel Newlin
Finance Manager
Janel has been working in the Structural Engineering field her whole career. She started with a Family-owned business and later received her MBA with an emphasis in Organizational Development and Project Management. Over the past 35 years, she has developed strengths in accounting, project accounting, auditing, and working with international and local teams in all aspects. She loves the challenge of finding patterns and anomalies and creating new methods with improved technology and embraces team-minded thinking – the collective synergy that is vital to any industry. She brought her talents to Trail Star Development in 2023 and enjoys working with and supporting our construction team as she manages our projects from a financial point of view.