Team Categories: Development Team
Steve Kothenbeutel
September 2023Steve Kothenbeutel has been with Avalon since 2005, starting as an analyst and now overseeing acquisition and development activities. Throughout his 17-year career, Steve has developed projects from the entitlement and planning stage to completion. His projects include commercial and warehouse projects, industrial developments, as well as various charter and private schools. Currently, he is […]
Ben Dookchitra
September 2023Ben Dookchitra to chief financial officer and chief investment officer. Dookchitra’s 25 years of experience in real estate includes work as Hawaii region head for real estate investment bank iStar Financial, as well as neighborhood revitalization projects and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Andrew Yani
January 2025Andrew Yani as chief innovation officer. Yani joins with more than 25 years of leadership experience in real estate, renewable energy and multimedia, including as president of Merv Griffin Entertainment, and serving as a former national and international news anchor, reporter and producer for numerous major television networks.
Robby Kelley
September 2023Robby Kelley to executive vice president and chief development officer. He will also serve as president of Avalon Energy. Kelley joined in 2020 as a project manager, prior to his previous promotion to vice president.
Laurie Ann Chan
September 2023Laurie Ann K. Chan is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for Avalon’s internal operations including human resources, purchasing office administration, training, licensing, and resource allocation. She has been with Avalon since 2004 and holds a Finance and Marketing degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 2020 she was named one […]
Dan Curran
September 2023Dan Curran is President of ARES Construction and directs Avalon’s construction activities. He has over 33 years of experience working on major residential, commercial and infrastructure projects in Hawaii. Prior to working for Avalon, Dan was project manager with CM&D. Dan is a licensed contractor in the state of Hawaii and received his degree in […]
