Who We Are

JAMES P. BOWEN

James P. Bowen is a financial expert, with extensive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and finance. His ability to quickly understand a company’s complex financial structuring, develop business plans and successfully negotiate large financial deals, brings financial expertise to Valued Places.

Jim is highly knowledgeable and experienced with a number of fund-raising methods, including raising startup capital for new ventures, bridge financing, creative debt arrangements, primary equity and a variety of securities-related techniques.

Jim specializes in transaction management, buyer/seller negotiations, strategic financing, team building and sales and marketing.

RICHARD E. HULBERT

Richard E. Hulbert is an experienced large-scale Development Planner and Design Consultant specializing in market driven, mixed-use, multi-phased, community planning and design.

Based in West Vancouver, Canada, he is internationally known for his award winning work in comprehensive master planning, urban design, themed commercial projects as well as residential projects. Over the past 30 years, as Principal of The Hulbert Group and former Director of the American Resort Development Association and the Urban Development Institute, Richard has been advising some of the development industry’s most established and influential development and construction companies.

Dave Mason

Dave is an experienced public affairs professional with an extensive background in public policy, government relations, community relations and political campaigns. Dave’s broad background allows Valued Places to manage complex projects with significant policy and political challenges.

Before joining Valued Places, Dave was Manager of Regional Policy and External Relations for the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, where he served as the primary liaison to local, state and federal governmental agencies on regional public policy issues. Dave also managed the Chamber’s numerous regional public policy committees and task forces.

Before joining the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Dave worked for a number of political consulting firms including Kaufman Campaign Consultants of Sacramento, California and a number of elected officials including California State Senator Tom Torlakson.

Pal Levitt

Pal Levitt has global experience in property development and construction, both commercial and residential, including serving for 12 years as the Executive Vice President of Design and Construction for Abacus Cities.

Pal's architectural design training and experience, in combination with his hands-on development and construction experience, serves as a foundation in his role in the physical approvals and implementation stages.

Having Pal's experience and expertise available at the front end of project assessment ensures fiscally responsible and cost-effective solutions.