Kevin Mullen
President
With over 30 years of experience in the construction business, Kevin’s focus on quality and attention to detail are the foundation of Empire. As our founder, Kevin is involved in every project and reviews design details to ensure your home is executed to the Empire standard.
Tracie Janke
General Manager
Manages the Empire team to ensure projects are completed to our clients’ high expectations. Tracie ensures clients know the status of their project by providing updates and managing the online system. With 15 years of construction experience and a background in finance, she reviews all aspects of our projects.
Mike Bolen
Senior Project Manager
Our on-site project management expert manages the construction of your home. Mike also manages our trade partners and site staff to keep your project operating on schedule. His construction experience allows him to execute highly custom details, and provides quality control to ensure your home is built to the highest standard.
Vaughan Wallace
Healthy Home Advisor
Vaughan focuses on all aspects of the RESIDE Healthy Standard from program development to implementation, and ongoing research. As our healthy home expert, he’s committed to assisting our client’s in selecting ‘healthy’ construction materials that not only protect their overall health and well being but their investment as well.
Michelle Buckles
Senior Architectural Technologist
Meet Michelle—a valued member of our team with over 17 years of experience in architecture and design, coupled with a background in land surveying. From concept to construction, Michelle guides our architectural drawings while managing our permit applications along the way. Her expertise is matched only by her unwavering commitment to project success and client satisfaction—and our team wouldn’t be the same without her boundless creativity and infectious enthusiasm!
Garth Huband
Area Sales Manager
Once you meet Garth, you know you’re in good hands. He’s our Area Sales Manager and expert on all things Empire in Valour Park and beyond. A friendly face with a passion for helping people make their dream homes happen, Garth takes pride in giving his clients valuable and transparent insight when building or buying their homes.