Kiley Ranch Leadership

This is the Kiley family's homestead, the place where they lived, worked, and played for so much of their lives. The family is deeply involved in the planning and development of Kiley Ranch, and our every decision is guided by their vision of a master-planned community that delivers on the promise of a richer life. To satisfy that vision we're working with designers and builders who share our values, who believe development can be done responsibly without destroying the things we hold so dear. This is the Kiley's legacy to the people of Sparks and we want to make it one that lasts.

Paul Curtis, CEO, Kiley Ranch Communities

Paul Curtis is responsible for the entitlement of Kiley Ranch as well as the overall planning and development of the community. With more than 20 years of experience in land acquisition and development, Curtis is regarded as an expert in his field. Currently the president and managing member of Ryten Properties and CEO of Kiley Ranch Communities, he pursues development opportunities related to land acquisition and development. Curtis upholds three fundamental "standards of success" for projects in which he is involved including:

meeting a need in the market place
maintaining sensitivity to the environment in all development activities
contributing to the community through the land development process

Prior to forming Ryten Properties in 2000, Curtis worked with Lewis Operating Corp. as Vice President and Director of Land Acquisition and Development for Northern Nevada. With Lewis Operating Corp, Curtis represented the Lewis family interest in the development of the 2,000-acre Damonte Ranch, located in south Reno. Curtis spent 12 years on the project and was directly involved in permitting, entitlement and development. Curtis also worked with Lewis Homes of Nevada as the director of land acquisition and development and was responsible for all land selection, acquisition, entitlement and development activities in northern Nevada. In a 12-year period, Curtis was responsible for the acquisition and/or development of more than 5,000 single-family lots and over 200,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial properties.

Curtis graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Geology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is a current board member and past president of the Nevada Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Curtis is a past trustee of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) and chaired the organization's state and local government committee. He has also been an active member of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce and WIN. He is a full member of the Urban Land Institute.

Matthew Kiley, President

Matthew Kiley is an active participant in the creation and vision for Kiley Ranch. Son to L. David Kiley, he was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. His knowledge of the area combined with more than ten years of experience in mechanical engineering is invaluable to the project.

Prior to Kiley Ranch Communities, Kiley worked for Siemens-Westinghouse Power Corporation (SWPC) located in Orlando, Florida. Specializing in gas turbine power generation, SWPC provided Kiley with a variety of technological experience. SWPC is part of Siemens, an international company employing over 400,000 employees worldwide.

Kiley also worked for a division of Lennox Industries, Inc., in Grenada, Mississippi. Lennox, specializing in indoor comfort systems, provided Kiley with the opportunity to work alongside the company's director of engineering and top research engineer. During his time with the company, Kiley specialized in heat exchanger design for air conditioning and refrigeration.

Kiley received his bachelor of science degree and master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Kiley, his wife Stephanie and their four children recently returned to Reno from Orlando and are enjoying living closer to family and friends.

Richard Hamilton, Minister of Finance

Rich Hamilton is responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of Kiley Ranch including financial planning, accounting and reporting, cash forecasting, budgeting and lender relations.

Hamilton has more than 20 years of experience in financial management in the hotel management and real estate development industries. After six years as a management trainee, project manager and project controller with Sheraton Hotels in Toronto, Canada and Monterey, California, Hamilton joined Pebble Beach Company as project controller for development of the Inn, Links and Residences at Spanish Bay. He spent 14 years in various real estate development and resort operations posts with Pebble Beach Company including eight years as the company's Chief Financial Officer.

Hamilton has also served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, California, as Director of Finance for the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley, California, and as President of his own firm, Paradox Consulting.

Hamilton received a bachelor's degree in business administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and an MBA in finance from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Recent charitable activities include board memberships with Tahoe City Rotary Club, Habitat for Humanity Monterey County and Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy. He is married, has a young son and lives in Carnelian Bay at Lake Tahoe, California.

Richard C. Bostdorff, Chief Operating Officer

Dick Bostdorff is responsible for business development, strategy and oversees marketing for Kiley Ranch Communities. This includes the overall master marketing plan, business park and commercial center development, as well as consulting on operations.

With over 30 years of experience in technology and telecommunications, Bostdorff led three multi-billion dollar mergers and restructures during his career with Pacific Bell and then SBC, Inc.

With Bostdorff's business strategy, restructure and organizational management skills, he was instrumental in negotiating and securing a partnership with AT&T to build a fiber-to-the-premises network at Kiley Ranch. Kiley Ranch will be the first development in northern Nevada and one of the first within the United States to feature this next generation technology.

Most recently, Bostdorff served as Senior Vice President for DHL Worldwide Express and was responsible for the integration of Airborne Express and DHL. Bostdorff oversaw system integration, consolidation of over 560 locations, re-branding from media advertising to fleet re-branding, along with consolidation of two airlines with over 275 aircraft.

Bostdorff has a bachelor of science degree in Business Management from Cal Poly State University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Currently Bostdorff is an adjunct professor at the graduate school of business at the University of Nevada, Reno and is an active member of the Food Bank of Northern Nevada and the Reno-Tahoe Airport Civic Advisory Board.