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Chris Peterson

Rivendale Homes, P.O. Box 2217, Santa Rosa 95405; 707-569-3040; www.rivendalehomes.com; ’07 homes sold: 126

    Chris Peterson is the president of Rivendale Homes. Rivendale has served the North Bay for more than 40 years and has built more than 20 North Bay communities.

Keith and Brenda Christopherson

Christopherson Homes, 1315 Airport Blvd., Santa Rosa 95403; 707-524-8222; www.christophersonhomes.com; ’07 homes sold: 120

    Keith and Brenda Christopherson are the co-founders and owners of Christopherson Homes Co. Christopherson Homes opened its doors in 1978 and has grown into one of the largest home builders in the greater North Bay. Current developments include Arbors, Olive Ridge and several developments at Ragle Ranch.

    Its housing projects are on the edge of the green movement, with Wisteria in Rocklin, Calif., leading the way. Wisteria will be the first development approved for the New Solar Homes Partnership in California.

    As a family business, their two children, Andy Christopherson and Amy Christopherson Bolten, are senior vice president of external operations and director of community relations, respectively.

Joseph Keith

Cobblestone Homes, 1400 N. Dutton Ave., Ste. 24, Santa Rosa 95401; 707-528-8703; www.cobblestonehomes.com; ’07 homes sold: 47

    Joseph Keith, president of Cobblestone Homes, has lived in Sonoma County for 27 years. With roughly 110 homes built per year, Mr. Keith also takes the time to have his company sponsor many community organizations, including the American Red Cross, the Boys and Girls Club, Redwood Empire Food Bank and NorCal High School Mountain Bike Association, among others.

Hugh Futrell

Hugh Futrell LLC, 200 Fourth St., Santa Rosa 95401; 707-255-9890, www.hughfutrellcorp.com; ’07 homes sold: 37

    Hugh Futrell is the president of Hugh Futrell LLC.  After 25 years in business, Mr. Futrell has focused his work on many of the central downtown spaces in Santa Rosa. His projects tend to have a very contemporary and metropolitan focus.

    Mr. Futrell enjoys these projects because they are environmentally responsive, and he views them as an opportunity to contribute to the community. A graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz with a degree in philosophy, Mr. Futrell said that urban planning was always an interest, and it seemed like a natural choice to get into contracting.

    Mr. Futrell is a native of the North Bay and has served on many boards for the city of Santa Rosa.

Bijan Madjlessi

Menlo Oaks, 1100 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur 94939; 415-464-8140; www.menlooaks.com; ’07 homes sold: 17

    Bijan Madjlessi, CEO of Menlo Oaks, got his Class B license in 2001. Since 1979 Menlo Oaks Corp. has been building residential developments in the Bay Area. It recently expanded and is developing in Reno. Its current projects include Parklane Villas in Santa Rosa and The Belvedere in Reno.

Craig Lawson

Pinnacle Homes, P.O. Box 14189, Santa Rosa 95402; 707-538-5949; www.pinnacle-homes.com; ’07 homes sold: 8

    President Craig Law-son (right) and Vice President Richard Dowd started Pinnacle Homes in 1993 and have long focused on “environmentally conscious, sustainable building methods.” Each home they build is carefully planned for the site it rests on, taking into account the surrounding ambiance.

Bill and Frank Schellinger

Schellinger Brothers, 1270 Airport Blvd., Santa Rosa 95403; 707-545-1600; www.schellingerbrothers.com;

’07 homes sold: 7

    Bill and Frank Schellinger founded Schellinger Brothers 35 years ago. Since then, it has grown to have properties in Santa Rosa, Lakeport and Orland.

Ed Waller and Steve Shook

Shook and Waller, 3250 Dutton Ave., Ste. A, Santa Rosa 95407; 707-578-3933; www.shookandwaller.com

    Ed Waller and Steve Shook are the founders of Shook and Waller.  They started their company 25 years ago. Mr. Shook and Mr. Waller are both graduates of El Molino High School in Forestville.

    Mr. Shook studied civil engineering at Santa Rosa Junior College. Mr. Waller came into the business following in his family’s footsteps, with his grandfather and father both contractors in Sonoma County.