who we are

Our Team

Leadership Team

John Rupe Jr.

Founder & CEO

RUPE Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development - Eric Ellsworth

Eric Ellsworth

Chief Financial Officer

RUPE Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development - Jesse

Jesse Stockley

Vice President of Construction

RUPE Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development - Carey

Carey Baker

Vice President People, Technology and Brand

Stuart Van De Wiele

General Counsel and Vice President of Development

John Longwith

Vice President of Finance

Adminisitrative Team

Sophia Marrs

Executive Assistant to John Rupe

Ashley Barber

Office Operations Coordinator

RUPE Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development - Katelyn Friedeman

Kaetlyn Freideman

Accounting Clerk

Lauren Wyrick

Accounting Assistant

Development & Real Estate Team

Alex Maguire

Director of Real Estate Acquisitions

Connor McMurrain

Real Estate Development Project Manager

John Mabry

Site Acquisition and Development Project Manager 

Leslie Edison

Transaction Manager

Matt Surrett

Senior Sales Associate

Construction Team

Jeff Dobson

Senior Project Manager

Jeff Duff

Project Manager

Aaron Weaver

Project Manager

Adam King

Project Manager

Kelly Thayer

Construction Contract & Compliance Manager

Aaron Kirkpatrick

Lead Estimator

Tristan Riley​

Project Coordination Manager

Randi Brown

Construction Project Coordinator

Kellen Strickland

Assistant Project Manager

Dean Van Bockern

Superintendent

Brad Jeter

Superintendent

Chris Davis

Superintendent

Dan Smith

Superintendent

Zack Sunstrum

Superintendent

RUPE Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development - Ty Smith

Ty Smith

Superintendent

Steven Jones

Assistant Superintendent

Suppliers and Subcontractors Team

Our suppliers and subcontractors are our team

and vital to delivering projects on time