team

The Jaffa Group team approaches each project with two goals in mind: to build the best home possible, and to make the home building experience an enjoyable one for everyone involved.

Scott Jaffa, A.I.A, CGP

Architect / CEO

Scott did Undergraduate work at Emory University. He later graduated with a Masters Degree of Architecture from the University of Florida in 1987 and was an intern in Washington DC for eight years where he worked as the project manager for The Bass residence of Ft. Worth, TX...view more

Richard Jaffa, CGP

General Contractor / Director of Operations

Richard grew up in Detroit Michigan and attended Lawrence Technology University and later moved to Florida to pursue his goal to become a builder. He has been in the building construction business for over 51 years. Richard built a highly successful home building company...view more

Corporate Operations Team

Jenn Murray

Operations Manager / Chief Financial Officer / Human Resource Officer

Jenn was born in Dover, Delaware and because her parents were in the military, she moved around until she was five. Jenn has lived in Dover-Delaware, Philadelphia-Pennsylvania and Lubbock-Texas when she finally ended up in Ogden-Utah. She graduated from Ben Lomond High School...view more

Lorinda Garcia

Office & Accounting Assistant

I was born in Los Angeles, California. I moved to Utah when I was 6 years-old because my dad worked mostly out of Utah and since then I have always lived in Utah a place that I call my home. I graduated from Valley High School in 2009, I am currently going to Salt Lake Community....view more

Architectural Team

Debbie O'Neill

Designer / Department Supervisor

Raised in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Debbie grew up following her two older brothers down the icy ski slopes of western Pennsylvania. This quickly turned from a hobby to a passion. As a result, she followed her dream to Utah in search of the greatest snow on earth, as well as...view more

Jon Turkula

Designer

Jon first came to Utah as a youth to compete as a freestyle skier. The size and access to the Wasatch was irresistible to Jon, a young man from the plains of Minnesota. There was something hypnotic about real mountains. After graduating from Eden Prairie High School...view more

Curtis Sorenson

Designer

Born in Sandy Utah, Curtis brings a strong knowledge of local traditions & styles. With a passion for the outdoors, he loves to call Utah home. Curtis got his start when he began building and selling homes for himself after returning home from serving a 2 year mission for his church...view more

Yasamin Al Lami

Designer

I born in Baghdad, Iraq. Graduated from university of technology in Baghdad as architecture. I came to Utah looking for a peace to my family, I'm a license architecture in my country, when I came to Utah start over as Intern architecture and that’s help me to get good experience...view more

Philip Reed

Designer

Philip's great, great, great, grandfather, Jedadiah Morgan Grant was the first mayor of Salt Lake City and built the original City Hall. Philip attended the University of Utah as a Music Theory Major. He began his carrier as a Framer & Finish Carpenter, building tract and custom homes...view more

Interior Finishes Team

Kholby Theurer

Coordinator

Kholby was born and raised in the Salt Lake Valley. As a child, when most children wanted to be doctors when they grew up, he wanted to design and build furniture. He always displayed a strong creative side so it was no surprise when he chose to go into the field of interior design...view bio

Construction Team

Dan Foley

Project Manager

Dan has been in the building business for over 35 years. During this time he has been involved in many projects ranging from Medical Offices, Office Suites, Bank Buildings, and Single Family Homes in Tampa Florida, Washington DC and Park City Utah. Currently he is a licensed General Contractor...view more

Derek Anderson

Estimator

Having been born to a home builder, Derek developed many contractor skills and applied those skills in the workplace and his education. Construction and hard work provided the character Derek needed to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Technology Management/Building Inspection...view more

Keith Gorchos

Estimator

Keith moved to Salt Lake City from Chicago in 2012. He started his construction career while still in high school installing swimming pools. After high school he attended Purdue University and studied Business Management. While attending school he was offered a position as a Fire...view more

Tony Dominguez-Trejo

Job Site Foreman

Tony was born in the Mexico Federal District and raised in a village in the outskirts of Mexico City. He graduated from the College of Agriculture in Guanajuato, Mexico where his education gave him the opportunity to work for the Mexican Federal Government in the Department...view bio

Thad Peterson, CGP

Superintendent

Although a Utah native, Thad has experienced many years living across the U.S. and abroad in Italy being inspired by renowned architecture and diverse construction practices. Here in Park City he finds the perfect blend of natural and man made beauty further enhanced by our unique...view more

David Myers

Superintendent

David moved to Utah in 1993 with his wonderful wife and three kids form Los Angeles California, where he grew up. He enjoys being outdoors working and spending time off with family. He enjoys camping, riding dirt bikes and golfing. With over 35 years in construction...view more

Aaron Blanco

Superintendent

Aaron was raised here in Utah, where he currently resides with his wife and three kids. They spend their summers camping, 4 wheeling and enjoying the beautiful outdoors that Utah is known for. He received his start in construction in the commercial department...view more

Branden Deitchler

Superintendent

Branden grew up in the state of Oregon but has called Park City home since 2002. He has been around construction and the building process for most of his life. After attending school at the University of Oregon, he chose to take a job as a sailing instructor for the Pacific Islands Club...view more

Terry Petrie

Superintendent

Terry started his construction career right after High School by working as a union laborer in a hydro-electric power plant tunnel. Then, he got into home building as a framer. Terry moved from his home town in California to work in the high production, tract house building environment....view more

Bill Lowery

Superintendent

I was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Tucson when I was 12. It was in Tucson that I built my first house at the age of 12 a long side my Father. We built the house by digging all the footings and grading by hand. All the work was done by my Father and me with no outside sub contractors...view more

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