Kimball Rogers
As Managing Partner of SDI, Kimball provides 34 years of experience in real estate, development, and investing.  His experience includes investing in and developing retail, office, and master planned communities. Through Kimball’s leadership, SDI has recently entered into the resort and shared-ownership arena and is currently developing a resort shared-ownership development in Arizona which will launch the Wilderness Rim brand for similar developments to be constructed in multiple locations throughout the country and abroad.

Kimball’s expertise lies in financing and investor relations, creating the environment to raise equity and debt financing. He develops strong relationships with investors by taking the time to understand their investing requirements and needs. Through his service to his clients, Kimball has many repeat investors who continue to invest in Sahara projects. Kimball received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University in Communications/Organizational Behavior. He is a licensed real estate broker in the states of Arizona and Utah.

Michael Wright
Michael Wright has developed numerous medical, retail and mixed-use, as well as retail-residential projects in the Utah, Nevada and Idaho areas. As former Division Manager of Sahara Development, Inc. he continues to play a significant role in many Sahara construction projects through his network.

Michael holds a Business Management degree from the University of Utah. He has ten years of experience in construction management and brings expertise in design/build construction, property management and leasing. Michael has been responsible for and has overseen the entitlements, construction, leasing and management of many residential, commercial and retail projects. He has experience with master planning and aligning funding resources and the overall real estate developing process. He also works with his network to open the door for many different development opportunities.

Thomas C. Mabey
Thomas is licensed as a professional engineer and general contractor in several states in the western United States. Currently as Chairman and previously as Owner and President of Sahara, Inc., Thomas has been actively involved in commercial construction projects both large and small. This experience includes working with public and private funding sources; city, county, state and federal regulators; dealing with environmental issues and project planning; obtaining government approvals; project organization and documentation; scheduling; and budgeting.

Lauri Petersen
As Senior Administrative Assistant of SDI, Lauri works directly with Kimball Rogers to facilitate and implement the company’s investment opportunities and development plans. She is also responsible for the accurate and timely flow of information between investors, equity managers, and the developers.

Lauri is particularly strong in working and coordinating with clients and maintaining project schedules and budgets. She is a tireless and efficient worker totally committed to client service and project performance. Lauri is a graduate of Brigham Young University with both an AS in Secretarial Technology and a BS in Travel and Tourism. In addition, she has taken MS level courses in Project Management from George Washington University and Maricopa Community College. These courses include Managing Projects in Organizations, Scheduling and Cost Control, Contracting for Project Managers, and Project Management and the use of Microsoft Project software for task scheduling and budget control.