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About the Roca Milagro Project and the Management Team
Siegfried J. Pedde - President and Treasurer
Sieg is a businessman in London, Ontario Canada.  He started his first businesses at age 17, and currently owns three Canadian companies.  He attended the University of Western Ontario from 1967 - 1969, but dropped out because he found business more exciting and satisfying.  He is looking forward to the challenge of bringing the Roca Milagro project to fruition.  Sieg loves Panama and its people and chose the country to invest in because of its stability, climate and accessibility.

Sieg is married to Chrystyna and has one son, Zachary, who is just entering high school. Zachary has decided that he wants to become a businessman like his father, and Sieg looks forward to bringing him to Panama whenever he can.

Sieg loves to read, when he can find the time, playing his guitars, photography, and horseback riding.  He looks forward to riding the trails in and around the Roca Milagro development. 

You can read Sieg's ramblings, and learn about his (mis)adventures, at his personal blog, The Atavist.
 Philip H. Graul - Corporate Secretary, Head of Engineering
Philip H. Graul (Phil) was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of a career military officer.  He grew up traveling all over the U.S. and around the world, with stops in Germany, England, Japan, Hawaii and several U.S. states.  He received his degrees in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Texas.  He has spent 42 years in international construction, with projects in numerous foreign countries and U.S. states. 

Phil enjoys all outdoor activities, including snorkeling, scuba diving, horseback riding (on his beloved Paso Finos, the smoothest horse in the world!) and gardening/landscaping.  Indoors, Phil loves to cook, read non-fiction and play pocket billiards.  Phil was the original driving force behind Roca Milagro, having discovered it through a serendipitous meeting with a local resident, and instantly recognizing its amazing potential.
 
Phil is the resident engineer for Roca Milagro and, along with his wife Susan, runs the day-to-day operations at the site, to include the construction of all infrastructure and the local customer relations.
Temy Staff - Vice-President, Operations
Temy Staff was born in Panama, in the Rovira Arriba area, but has been living in the United States for over thirty years.  He is now selling his property in Virginia and is moving back to Panama.  He will be building his dream home on the Roca Milagro site.  In fact, Mr. Staff was the owner of the land on which Roca Milagro is being developed, and he is now a partner in the development.  His skills as a businessman, honed during his years in Arlington, Virginia, will be invaluable as the development of our community progresses.  His family ties and his Panamanian friendships will help us navigate through the regulatory processes necessary to bring a project like this to life.

Mr. Staff is married, with two sons.  He loves to tinker with antique cars.  He will be able to induldge his passion for horseback riding at Roca Milagro, and in quiet moments, he will take pleasure in reading and philately.
 Susan Graul - Administrative Assistant
Susan is a Colorado native who is looking forward to retirement in Panama, where she can indulge her passion for gardening. She has spent the last 20+ years in various human resource management positions with public and private organizations.

For too long a professional student, Susan has an undergraduate degree in human resources management, two graduate degrees -- one in human resource development and one in management, and a paralegal certification. Susan foresees no labor problems in Panama, so she will provide administrative, marketing, contracting and any other assistance that might be necessary. 
Wendy Carruthers - Controller
Wendy Carruthers has worked for Helix Courier Limited, a Canadian company owned by Roca Milagro president Sieg Pedde, for over twenty years as general manager.   Recently, she moved to Collingwood, Ontario from London, Ontario where Helix' offices are located.  She is closer to her family in Collingwood and gets to spend precious time with her son and grandchildren.  She still travels to London occasionally, to keep things running smoothly at Helix Courier Limited.  Her postion as controller of the Roca Milagro project will be managed remotely, via email, telephone and the internet. Hurrah for technology!

Wendy also manages Phoenix Accrual Corporation and Triad Venture Group Inc., two other companies owned by Mr. Pedde.

Wendy is a gifted manager and is a whiz with numbers and accounting.  She will help Mr. Pedde keep tabs on every penny going into and out of the Roca Milagro project.  Her talents will help make this beautiful residential paradise in the mountains of Panama the success it deserves to be.