Stephen Marks, Sr., and his wife, Anne, founded Tower Investments in 1989. Since then, five of their six children have joined the real estate development and investment company as stakeholders. Mr. Marks has managed the acquisition of Tower’s diverse real estate portfolio—including commercial, retail, industrial and residential buildings, subdivisions, hotels, parking garages and ranches—with the goal of adding value and long-term capital appreciation. Mr. Marks has been a life-long entrepreneur. He has owned, operated and developed significant real estate holdings in most states in the U.S. and Canada. He and Anne support several non-profit youth groups and Catholic ministries.

Chris Welborn joined Tower Investments in 1999. He provides project and financial management services for the company. Mr. Welborn has nearly 20 years’ experience in finance and operations management experience. Prior to joining Tower, he cofounded a computer security software company and spent several years as a commercial lender in small and large banking institutions. Mr. Welborn earned his B.S. in managerial economics from the University of California, Davis. Mr. Welborn is long-time supporter of youth-focused charities.

John Pierce joined Tower Investments in 2005 after acting as a development partner for the previous three years. He oversees a wide variety of development projects for Tower, including master planned communities, commercial projects and land development/transactions. Prior to joining Tower, Mr. Pierce was owner/CEO of a real estate development and construction company in Southern California specializing in commercial and residential redevelopment projects. He is a licensed general contractor in the state of California, with more 30 years’ experience in the development and construction of residential and commercial projects in California, Minnesota, Nevada and Tennessee. Mr. Pierce earned his J.D. from Western State University of Law. He also majored in business and accounting at California State University, Fullerton.

Jennifer Zane joined Tower Investments in 2006. She provides accounting and financial services for the company. Mrs. Zane has over 15 years of experience in accounting, having spent numerous years in the field including prior employment at KPMG, LLP (Senior Tax Associate), Ullrich Delevati CPAs (Senior Associate), and Families First, Inc. (Accounting Manager). Mrs. Zane received her B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from CSU, Sacramento. She currently holds an inactive CPA license.