Get to know American Legend’s 2021 Legendary Team Members

At American Legend, we take an immense amount of pride in making dream homes a reality. We also take an immense amount of pride in our team members. We’re a family here, and we’re excited to build each other up and acknowledge when those among us have excelled.    

We recognized 12 Legendary Employees within our family-owned company in 2021. If you missed those, here is a recap: 

In January, we spotlighted our first Legendary Employee of 2021. Nader Baha, project manager, continually went above and beyond to provide quality customer service and ensure the continued success of our team. He volunteered to conduct homeowner meetings and help with production in Prairie View while also covering for team members in other communities and picking up an additional workload due to COVID-related absences, all while simultaneously launching three new product lines. Great job, Nader! We are so glad you’re on our team!

February’s Legendary Employee of the Month was Christie Anderson. Christie, an accountant, led the accounts payable team through significant changes over the past year, including the hiring and training of new accounting department team members and often working early, late and on the weekends. Our ability to manage the increased unit count in 2020 and our projected growth for 2021 are largely due to Christie’s leadership of the Accounts Payable team and her dedication to always doing whatever is necessary to get the job done. We are truly grateful to have her on our team!

Our Legendary Employee of the Month for March was Will Hill, warranty manager. Consistent year in and year out, Will completed more than 500 service tickets during a challenging time period, with 39% of those in under seven days. He takes ownership and pride in his job and requires very little oversight from his management team. Will always provides legendary service, regardless of the situation. Thanks, Will, for all of your hard work!

It was with great pleasure that we announced Jason Heffron, project manager, as American Legend Homes’ Legendary Employee of the Month in April. Since coming to us in September of 2020, Jason established himself as a vital member of the architectural team. He has a great attitude, solid work ethic and is always willing to help whenever and wherever necessary. During the month of March, Jason completed plan sets for 11 sold jobs as well as 11 buyer sign-off packages and is quickly becoming the go-to person for custom plans. Congratulations, Jason, on a job well done! 

Matt Ferguson, who serves our team as an estimator, was recognized as May’s Legendary Employee of the Month. Matt continuously proves himself as an invaluable asset to our company. In addition to his everyday duties which include oversight of the engineering and frame takeoff procedures, new plan and job-specific structural reviews and variance tracking and analysis, Matt is always the first to volunteer to take on special projects such as townhomes and custom jobs. He communicates regularly with his team to ensure that our construction managers have what they need to keep production moving. We appreciate all you do, Matt!

Amber Meyer was selected as our Legendary Employee of the Month for June. Throughout her 11-year tenure with American Legend Homes, Amber continually devotes 110% to everything and everyone. As the director of Marketing, Amber handles pricing, website updates, signage, videos, interactive floorplans, social and digital media, and more. Her contributions, however, extend far beyond marketing. Amber supports all levels of the organization with a smile on her face and is truly an incredible asset to the company. Congratulations, Amber, on this well-deserved achievement! 

Our Legendary Employee for the Month of July was Marcy Jordan, purchasing coordinator. Marcy has been an integral part of the Purchasing department for more than 10 years and handles complicated and fast-paced communities with a positive attitude, despite the current market challenges. She consistently gets rave reviews from our field personnel, vendors and coworkers for her responsiveness, accuracy and willingness to help out wherever necessary. Congratulations, Marcy, and thank you for all you do!

Kim Deutsch, accountant, was named Legendary Employee of the Month for August. Kim’s strong work ethic and tireless commitment have been invaluable in helping the Accounting team keep up with a tremendous workload due to the number of homes under construction. She not only brings a positive attitude to work each and every day, but she can always be counted on to go above and beyond to accomplish the task at hand. We are grateful to have Kim as part of the American Legend Homes team. 

We were excited to announce Jennifer Trondle, closing coordinator, as our Legendary Employee of the Month for September. Since joining the American Legend team in May, she quickly become an integral part of the Operations department. Jennifer was able to leverage her previous title company experience, creating a virtually seamless transition to the closing role. She’s an extremely fast learner and her dedication and attention to detail are invaluable. Please join us in congratulating Jennifer on this well-deserved achievement.

Curtis Land was named as October’s Legendary Employee of the Month. Curtis joined the American Legend team as a Construction manager in February of 2020, and immediately began having a positive impact on his buyers and Prairie View teammates. His dedication to homeowner satisfaction earned him a 100% willingness to refer and his calm and collected demeanor resonates well with buyers. Amid material challenges and labor shortages, Curtis closed 23 homes in the first six months of 2021 and at the 11th hour, he filled-in on buyer orientations and daily construction management duties, and took on additional duties due to COVID-related absences.  Congrats Curtis!

In November, we announced Steve Dorris as our Legendary Employee of the Month. As Warranty manager, Steve has repeatedly demonstrated his attention to detail and dedication to customer satisfaction. Closing more than 454 tickets in 2021, Steve continually demonstrates a passion for his job and exemplifies our core values and guiding principles. We are fortunate to have Steve on our team, so please join us in congratulating him on a job well done!

Doug Kenyon, construction manager, was our Legendary Employee of the Month for December. Doug recently returned from medical leave and quickly picked up where he left off. Within a week of his return to Windsong Ranch, the company needed help in Castle Hills due to extended COVID-related absences. His prior experience with the trade base and vendors made him a suitable match. Doug took responsibility for the additional homes there while maintaining his Windsong Ranch workload. A number of homes made closing in December due to the contributions that Doug and other Castle Hills team members made last month. Congratulations, Doug, on a job well done!

We value all of our team members at American Legend Homes. We encourage you to read more about these specific employees on our Facebook or LinkedIn pages. And read more about our company and team, along with our core values, here.