After graduating from the University of Arizona in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Garry spent six months traveling around the country, visiting college friends, and strategizing his future.  When he returned to Tucson, he had an opportunity to be an extra in the movie “Catch 22” that was going to be filmed in San Carlos, Mexico.  While on the set for 4 months he developed a business plan and drew design plans for what became The Balcony Saloon on 4th Ave.  Upon successfully building and running the bar and restaurant for 18 months, he sold The Balcony.

In 1973, Garry established Brav & Foreman Construction Company, Inc.  He bought a lot on Tucson’s east side and built a spec home; commercial tenant improvements around the city were next.

BFL Construction Company, Inc. was established in 1977 when Brav & Foreman formed a new company with Lazar Construction, a New York based national tenant improvements contractor expanding to Arizona.  Shortly thereafter Lazar became NICO Construction Company listed on the Nasdaq.  A year later NICO bought Lehigh Valley Industries, saving it from being delisted on the NYSE and changed the name to LVI Group.  Garry served as Executive Vice President for Arizona, New Mexico and Kansas for LVI and in 1984 he purchased the stock owned by LVI.

Under Garry’s leadership BFL expanded the business from tenant improvements to multi-million-dollar commercial projects in almost every market category but mainly focused on Medical & Hospital projects throughout Southern Arizona.  In 2011 Garry launched BFL Builders, a new division which has developed and built over 8000 affordable, market rate multi-family units in Southern Arizona and metro-Phoenix under the Avilla brand, currently being built by NexMetro.

In 2019 Garry accepted a purchase offer from JV Driver, a billion-dollar Canadian Construction Group, and agreed to stay on for 5 years which was fulfilled in 2023.

After 50 years at BFL and now free to move in a new direction, Garry began assembling 100 Acres on I-10 and Prince Rd. including 4 commercial parcels and the U of A Farm that had been there since approximately 1926.  He has rezoned and improved the property that has exceptional commercial site characteristics including a mile of frontage road on I-10 with 2 interchanges and almost 6000 feet of property line along The Chuck Huckelberry Bike Loop. 

Garry is an active member of the Tucson community:

• Served as Treasurer on the Executive Board of SALC, currently on the Board of Directors
• Previously served on the Board of Directors for Sun Corridor
• Chairman of the Board for the American Cancer Society’s Tucson Chapter
• Tucson Metro Chamber’s Chairman’s Circle
• Board of Directors of Oro Valley Innovation Labs (OVIL, a science incubator group formerly known as Bio SA) which became U of A Oro Valley Tech Facility
• Steering Committee Member for El Rio Community Health Center’s 30^th Anniversary Fund Drive
• Chair of Mayor George Miller’s Homeless Facilities Committee
• The American Red Cross Facility Acquisition Committee
  

Garry has received many awards for his work with community organizations, including:

• American Cancer Society’s Gift of Life Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award
• Alfie Norville Lifetime Community Service Award
• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Lifetime Community Service Award
• Boy Scouts Catalina Council, Good Scout Award
• Tucson Metro Chamber, Sonoran Spirit Award
• Pima County Community Leadership Award
• Tucson Urban League, Equal Opportunity Award
• Copper Cactus Award for Best Places to Work

Geoff started his career in the water utility industry in 1996. Throughout his career he has gained extensive experience in maintenance and construction of water systems including underground mainline installation, heavy and light equipment operation, pumping station and water reservoir construction and maintenance, three phase electrical, controls, and welding. Geoff also oversaw new construction of water plants and residential and commercial subdivisions for several of the water utilities he worked for.

In 2018 Geoff started his own company operating and managing small private water utilities. He has also owned two small water utilities which he sold in 2021.

After 26 years in the water utility industry Geoff decided to make a change and try something new. In December of 2021, he accepted a position as project manager with BFL Construction, managing the Prince 10 project. In August of 2023 Geoff went on his own and was hired as the consulting project manager for Prince 10.

Professional Experience

• Utility Worker II / Metro Water District 1996-2001
• Utility Superintendent / Town of Marana Water Department 2001-2006
• Assistant Superintendent / Flowing Wells Irrigation District 2006-2011
• Distribution Operator II / Avra Water Co-op 2011-2014
• Sahuarita Water Company / General Manager 2014-2021
• C Bar D LLC Utility Management and Consulting Services 2018-current

Education & Training

• Flowing Wells High School, General Diploma, 1988-1992
• Pima Community College, General Coursework, 1992-1994
• AGTS Inc. The Supervisors Academy, 2002
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Utility Rate School, 2014
• Dale Carnegie, 2016

Water Operator Certifications with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

• Grade 4 Water Distribution Operator
• Grade 2 Water Treatment Operator
• Grade 1 Wastewater Collection Operator
• Grade 1 Wastewater Treatment Operator

civic organizations:

• Past treasurer of the Southern Arizona Water Users Association (SAWUA) 2015-2018
• Past Board member for the Water Utility Association of Arizona (WUAA) 2021
• Director, Avra Water Co-op 2022-current

Don started his career in commercial real estate at Grubb & Ellis Commercial Real Estate and is a current Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield. With over 45 years’ experience, Arones specializes in Corporate Tenant Representation, Corporate Site Selection, Building Disposition, Multifamily, Hotel and Senior Housing Site Selection, Urban Core Strategies properties.

Arones has represented major clients such as the Arizona State Bar, Del Webb Corporation/Pulte Homes, Ernst & Young LLP, Humana Healthcare, Intel Corporation, Progressive Insurance, Sentry Insurance, Trammell Crow, Optima Inc., Hines, Ryan, Patrinely Group, and Lincoln Property Company.

Arones, through his vast experience and deep knowledge, has helped represent his clients through successful acquisition, disposition, repositioning, assemblage, and development transactions that included land, office, industrial, hotel, retail, mixed-use, single-family, and multi-family property types.

Don is also assisted by commercial realtors Thomas Nieman and Jesse Blum.