California Gold Constr. & Dev. Corp.

Mark Patterson serves as Vice President of the Construction Division for California Gold. Mark joined CA Gold Development Corporation in August of 2007 after spending the previous 10 years in the development and construction business as a self-employed contractor. Mark’s experience includes development and construction of the following types of projects: residential subdivision, commercial office, school construction projects, medical office, outpatient clinic and long-term care facilities. In Mark’s previous career, he spent 15 years in the Fire Service, retiring as a Captain from the Modesto Fire Department.

Mark is responsible for overseeing all of the construction activities of California Gold, including project management, subcontractor relations, scheduling, materials, progress payment approvals, and design consultant management. He works closely with architects and engineers to ensure that every project built meets the high standards of California Gold.

Mark currently is a board member of the Tuolumne County Building Industry Association and serves as director. He also sits on the management team for Sierra Bible Church where he, his wife and family attend church in Sonora. Mark has been actively involved in fundraising for Mother Lode Christian School for the past 10 years. During his earlier years, Mark served his community as a volunteer Firefighter for 8 years with the City of Sonora Fire Department. In his free time he has enjoyed coaching his daughters’ basketball, baseball and soccer teams. 

Ron Woodall is Chief Executive Officer of California Gold. He has 44 years of diversified business management experience. Ron received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton in 1972. After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 1968, he worked as an accountant for Disneyland, an auditor for the County of Los Angeles and an accountant/auditor for the City of Laguna Beach, California. In 1974, Ron was appointed Director of Finance for the City of Marysville, California, making him the youngest finance director in the state. In 1976, he moved to the Bay Area and served as Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services for the Sequoia Union High School District, managing 7 high schools with a total student population of 12,000. He then joined California Gold in 1981, when the company was still a small custom home builder grossing under $1 million. Under Ron’s leadership, the company has grown to include 25 subsidiary entities employing over 200 people, with gross annual revenues of $50 million.

Ron is a respected local business leader and volunteers his time and expertise to many varied local government and civic organizations. He recently resigned as a member of the Governmental Affairs Council to the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce after serving for 20 years. Ron recently joined the Sonora Regional Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors, and also serves on the Executive Advisory Committee of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Past activities include President of the Tuolumne County Building Industry, President of Sierra Repertory Theater, Treasurer and Director of the Tuolumne County Economic Development Company for 10 years, director and charter member of the Tuolumne General Hospital Foundation, Chairman of the Tuolumne County Solid Waste Task Force, and member of the Sonora 49er Rotary Club. Ron and his wife also devote substantial time and energy to their work at Sierra Bible Church in Sonora.

Scot serves as the President of California Gold Development Corp. He has over 18 years of real estate development and brokerage experience. With 18 years of extensive real estate experience, he oversees all development activities for California Gold and has been instrumental in garnering new business for the company, from sourcing and acquiring raw land to populating projects with national tenants. Scot has created strong relationships and developed successful projects with notable clients such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Army Corp of Engineers, Lowe’s HIW, McDonald’s Corp, British Petroleum, ARCO AM/PM, Starbucks, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Tractor Supply Company, ATT Wireless, Regal Cinemas, Applebee’s, Jamba Juice, Game Stop, Sally Beauty, Subway, First American Title Co., Avalon Health Care, and others. His responsibilities also include working with various lending institutions to structure favorable financing for development projects.

Previously, Scot also served as the Principal Broker of Prudential California Realty, a full-service commercial and residential real estate brokerage firm with offices in Sonora, Twain Harte, and Arnold, California. Under Scot’s guidance, the brokerage was named Tuolumne County’s Best Real Estate Brokerage for four out of five years. As a result of his strong leadership, Scot was elected President of the Tuolumne County Association of Realtors in 2005. Prior to starting his real estate career, he played collegiate basketball for 4 years at Fresno Pacific University and then went on to play professional basketball in Australia.

Scot has coached youth basketball for many years and enjoys mentoring kids to be the best that they can be. One of Scot’s personal highlights was the privilege of meeting one of his heroes, Coach John Wooden, a few short years before Wooden’s passing. Scot served on the Civic Advisory Committee for Sonora Regional Medical Center, and provides on-going support to Habitat for Humanity and local fundraising efforts. He is a member of the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce as well as the Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau. Scot received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management/Marketing from Fresno Pacific University in 1991. 

Steve Campbell, Jr. is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for California Gold Development Corporation. He has an extensive operations improvement and project management background, beginning with his Industrial & Systems Engineering degree from Virginia Tech where he also earned a business minor concentration. His broad-based work experience began with operations improvement and optimization roles within cellular phone manufacturing. The majority of his post-graduate experience has been working within large financial institutions including JP Morgan Chase and HSBC. In these organizations, Steve demonstrated his capabilities in various roles. As an Operations Analyst, he identified substantial operational savings opportunities and efficiencies relative to call center operations. As a Project Manager, he consulted on and contributed to multiple large-scale system conversions. He also worked closely with domestic and offshore business and technology development teams to implement enhanced solutions to reduce fraud losses and improve customer experience. In addition, his fraud technology experience involved development and implementation of a critical fraud monitoring and decision system and an automated outbound dialer. He managed and supported a team of fraud project managers in multiple company locations. He developed extensive business requirement specifications, operational reporting metrics and phased product enhancements to support the needs of the Business while maintaining a positive customer experience. Throughout his financial services career, he cultivated strong internal customer, vendor and system developer relationships.

In 2011, Steve joined California Gold and initially served as the Director of Property & Asset Management. During that time, he successfully managed the California Gold properties, including lease negotiations, vendor contracts and addressing all tenant matters. He also stepped into the role of Operational Manager of the California Gold Energy unit, which opened its first ARCO AMPM site and quickly became very successful with substantial first year growth, top-notch inspection scores and a second-to-none focus on customer satisfaction. He also brings his knowledge and love of technology to the organization and has implemented multiple tools and systems to create additional capabilities and efficiencies for the Company and its members.

As CFO, Steve manages the Accounting and Property Management departments of the Company, while increasing his financial oversight and control responsibilities. He continues to grow and guide the California Gold Energy unit as it expands to additional sites. Steve works closely with the rest of the Management Team to help lead the Company to its next level of growth and prosperity.

Steve and his wife, Janina, along with their two children, are happy to have the opportunity to live and contribute to the vibrant community here in the Northern California foothills. His recreational interests include running, hiking, mountain biking and spending time with his family.

Brian Kriz joined California Gold Development Corporation in 2018, bringing with him a 21-year diverse background in architecture and retail development. Brian, a native of Sacramento, graduated from Sacramento State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design. He then spent several years in the architectural industry before joining a large industrial / office space developer, Buzz Oates Construction, as their Project Manager. There, Brian specialized in constructing industrial buildings and managing tenant improvements. After 6 years on the industrial side, Brian joined Weingarten Realty Investors, (a large publicly traded REIT specializing in retail development), where he spent the next 12 years as the Construction Manager working directly with national retailers to open new locations across the Western US. As Construction Manager, Brian managed multiple complex construction projects simultaneously from small tenant improvements to large ground-up retail shopping centers.

Brian and his wife, Jean, recently relocated to Tuolumne County with their daughter, Jenna. Since moving to the sierra foothills, Brian and his family have enjoyed camping, hiking and kayaking around the local lakes.