Tradition Development Management Team

Jake Enebak, President and CEO

Founder and "hands-on" chief officer of Tradition Development with over a decade of construction, excavation and land development experience. Prior to founding Tradition Development, Jake held project management positions with Graham Development and managed major residential developments in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area from the approval process through final construction.

Rob Wachholz, Manager

Rob has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate financing with Norwest Bank (Wells Fargo Bank). Rob's extensive knowledge and experience in this field of real estate development provides an industry acknowledged expertise and leadership for Tradition Development.

Jacob Fick, Project Manager

Jacob has extensive education and experience in neighborhood project development. He received both his BS in Civil Engineering and MS in Infrastructure Systems Engineering from the University of Minnesota. At Tradition he manages neighborhood development from concept to completion and spends his time working with cities, contractors, builders, and customers.

Jordan Blue, Office Manager

Jordan has had the opportunity to work with several different Tradition Companies during her career. She is currently the Office Manager for Tradition Development and Homes by Tradition. Jordan’s primary role is to assist and support all Development and Custom Home Projects.

Rob St.Sauver, Project Manager

Rob has over 17 years of experience in Agronomy and Horticulture. He possesses extensive knowledge of golf course construction, excavation and land development.  He provides Tradition Development with site management from start to finish.

 

Mike Scott, Director of Information Technology

Mike develops, installs and maintains all computer, network and phone systems at Tradition Companies. He has degrees in Computer Science and Biology from the University of Minnesota Duluth. Before joining the Tradition Team in 2003, Mike was a Senior Systems Support Specialist at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth.

Riley Kieffer, Site Superintendent

Prior to joining Tradition Development as the Site Superintendent, Riley’s professional career had been spent managing some of the most beautiful golf courses in the country. This attention to detail and focus on presentation can be seen in the effort he puts toward the organization and administration of each of the Tradition neighborhoods.

Tara Klammer, Controller

Tara is a CPA with over 10 years of experience in real estate accounting and taxation. She brings these skills to Tradition Development through the course of assisting with financing, acquistion and sale transactions.

Lynne Jensen-Nelson, Sales and Marketing

Lynne has earned recognition as a leader in local, regional, and national sales and marketing management. After earning her Master of Science Degree in Communication, Lynne has spent the rest of her career creating sales initiatives and innovative marketing solutions for neighborhood and product development.