The Mills Builders, Inc. Management Team
Jonathan Mills, President
Jonathan attended the University of Texas at Austin where he studied architecture and German literature, earning the B.A. degree. He commenced his apprenticeship in the building trades while he was in high school. When his studies at the University of Texas were complete, Mr. Mills relocated to Berkeley, California where, for a period of years, he worked and learned from the most respected contractors in the Bay Area.
Jonathan is the President and Production Manager of the business. He approaches his role as Production Manager in a practical, hands-on, way.
His talents and interests encompass architecture, landscape architecture, and advanced methods and techniques in light construction. Sierra Style, Inside Publications, and Professional Remodeler are just a few of the periodicals that have featured Jonathan’s work.
Jonathan resides in Clarksburg with his wife and their three children.
Carol Schluntz, Vice President, Sales
Carol serves the business in the highly visible role of V.P. of Sales. In this capacity, she meets and works with all Mills Builders clients and prospective clients and she participates actively in Mills Builders Seminars.
Carol attended the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Dallas where she earned an MBA degree. Following a long and successful career as an educator, she rose quickly in the executive ranks of the banking and financial services industries, ultimately launching and successfully managing a brokerage business in the Dallas, Texas area.
She is an avid and expert gardener and busy grandmother to six growing children. Throughout her adult life, Carol has been a student of fine homebuilding and design. She is a terrific source of information for anyone planning a remodel or new home.
Mrs. Schluntz resides, with her husband, in El Dorado County.
Amy Blair, Interior Designer
Amy is our in house Interior Designer. She attended Sacramento State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design. Amy provides design solutions that are practical, functional and enhance the quality of life for our homeowners. She strives to create spaces that reflect the people who inhabit them.
As Interior Designer, Amy has many responsibilities. Some of these responsibilities include, a multitude of meetings with the homeowners, hours of collaboration with the Designer, product research and selection, and coordination of design details with the job project managers.
Amy is a resident of Land Park.
David Rankin, Estimator
David is a graduate of Sacramento State University where he earned a B.A. degree in Economics and Minor in Business. A bit of a renaissance man, David holds both a General Contractor and Real Estate Broker license. Before joining Mills Builders, David worked with another Sacramento custom home builder and remodeling contractor playing a vital part in day to day operations.
David brings a high level of computer technical knowledge which is unique in the remodeling industry. In his role as an Estimator with Mills Builders, David reviews plans and communicates with clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors in order to derive accurate projected costs.
David resides in Carmichael with his wife and their three children.
Production Management Team
Danny DePiazza – Project Manager
Danny is a graduate of the University of California at Davis where he earned a B.S. degree in Managerial Economics. Before joining Mills Builders, Danny worked with a leading Bay Area contractor, completing projects on a freelance basis.
In his role as Project Manager with Mills Builders, Danny performs diverse and wide-ranging duties. He serves as a bridge between site superintendents and the Production Manager, troubleshooting, advising, and coordinating innumerable details attendant to timely completion of our projects. Furthermore, Danny enjoys remarkable design skills, and he is comfortable with projects that require a solid working knowledge of multiple trades.
Danny's energetic, vibrant personality and positive outlook are emblematic of our culture and ideals.
Sacramento is Danny’s hometown. He is a graduate of Jesuit High School. Danny resides in the Carmichael area.
Luke McDonough – Project Manager
Luke is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. degree in Landscape Architecture and minor in Real Estate Development. He began his work in the construction trades while living in New Zealand and his passion for building continued to grow upon returning to California. After a few years of building custom homes in the Foothill/Gold Country area, he moved to Sacramento and joined Mills Builders.
As a Project Manager, Luke’s eye for detail, design background and experience in a variety of trades help him to be a vital and integral link between home owners, job superintendants and the rest of the Production Team.
He lives in Land Park.
