International Land Alliance Team
About International Land Alliance
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INTERNATIONAL LAND ALLIANCE TEAM
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ROBERTO JESUS VALDES
CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder
Mr. Valdes is the Co-founder of International Land Alliance, 2013. Prior to joining ILA, Mr. Valdes was the primary owner and director of Grupo Valcas since 2009. He was responsible for the preliminary master plan, Valle de Jatay, Ensenada, 2010; the master developer of Rancho Tecate Resort and Divino Fractional Wine Resort. He was on the Board of Directors, DUBCSA – Bajamar Ocean Front Resort Master Developer.
FRANK A. INGRANDE
President
Mr. Ingrande is the Co-founder of Rancho Costa Verde Development, 2008. He is a native San Diego resident with over 30 years of experience in the second-home industry and more than 20 years in the second-home market in Mexico. Mr. Ingrande has direct experience in acquiring, developing, and marketing real estate in Mexico. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship and International Business from the University of San Diego. Mr. Ingrande holds a California Real Estate Salesperson License.
JASON SUNSTEIN
Vice President Finance, Director and Co-Founder
Mr. Sunstein is the Co-founder of International Land Alliance, 2013. He has over 25 years of finance, mergers and acquisitions and general management experience. Since 1989, he has participated in a broad variety of both domestic and international structured investments and financings, ranging from debt and preferred stock to equity and developmental capital across a wide variety of infrastructure and corporate financings and has been involved in numerous start-ups, turnarounds and public companies. He has alsobeen a director of several public and private companies.
MONICA GONZALEZ
Director of Operations
Ms. Gonzalez joined the company in 2017 and oversees all facets ofengineering and construction. She is a member of the National College ofEngineers and former President of the Ensenada Chapter of the NationalCollege of Engineers. She is responsible for determining manpowerrequirements for projects and ensuring that budgets and timelines aremet and coordinating all schedules from subcontractors.
MICHAEL A. CRESCI
Vice President of Sales
Mr. Cresci has over 40 years of experience in sales and marketing management of master-planned communities and over 15 years of recent experience with master-planned communities in Baja California, Mexico. Mr. Cresci is co-founder and president of R-MAC which produced over $500,000,000 in Baja California real estate sales volume within ten years. Mr. Cresci’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Marketing and Finance degree from the University of San Francisco. Mr. Cresci holds a California Real Estate Salesperson License, a Nevada Real Estate Broker License, and an Arizona Real Estate Broker License.
ROBERT R. RIOS
Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Rios has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing management of master-planned communities and over 15 years of recent experience with master-planned communities in Baja California, Mexico. Mr. Rios is co-founder and executive vice-president of R-MAC which produced over $500,000,000 in Baja California real estate sales volume within ten years. Mr. Rios is an accomplished public speaker and real estate sales trainer. Mr. Rios holds a California Real Estate Salesperson License, a Nevada Real Estate Broker License, and an Arizona Real Estate Broker License.