The Partners

THOMAS M COTTONE Wohali Partner and CFO

Tom is presently the managing member of the investment arm of the Wohali resort development. He serves as board member and CFO of Wohali, and has facilitated the advancement of Wohali including partnership structure, fund procurement, product development, permitting, conceptual planning, land purchases, and revenue production. Tom has ensured that the Wohali Resort maintains a robust balance sheet, assuring financial stability throughout resort development.

Tom is also a practicing board-certified anesthesiologist, senior partner, and CFO of Long Island Anesthesia Physicians (LIAP). He serves as the principle in strategic growth and development of the practice. Within an environment of medical practice consolidation, he advanced the anesthesia practice from a 23-physician, single-specialty group to a multi-specialty practice with over 200 providers, becoming the largest independent group in the region. Recently, Tom was challenged with and responsible for the initiation and implementation of the LIAP COVID team, transforming the multi-specialty practice to a multi-faceted COVID response team in March of 2020, one of the first groups in the country to do so. This transformation involved leading physicians and nurses, primarily by example, into the unknown territory of caring for COVID-19 patients. Tom was also leading recruitment efforts across the country, resulting in the recruitment of COVID-19 providers from 14 other states to Long Island. The LIAP COVID team provided comprehensive coverage for the rapidly expanding needs of multiple hospitals.

Tom earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Clarkson University. His engineering background, coupled with his varied life experiences, has provided Tom with a unique background for his involvement in, and strong commitment to, the Wohali development.

He and his wife, Sonya, live with their three daughters on Long Island and will be building a home at Wohali.

JOHN KAISER Wohali Partners Principal | Construction

John has been involved in the construction of commercial and residential buildings for over 30 years, starting his career in construction at the age of twelve at a lumber yard where he quickly progressed from laborer to foreman, overseeing roadway, masonry and commercial projects. With a great deal of experience in all subtypes John focused on building luxury homes across the country and in Mexico. He played a primary role in the acquisition of land and conceptual design of the Diamanté Resort, Cabo San Lucas. After construction started, John became concerned about the quality of the project and placed himself as the lead of the construction team to determine any underlying issues. As a result, John made vast improvements and changes at the ground level. He was responsible for all infrastructure, vertical buildings, and resort operations and as part of this, John developed and elevated the building standards for all aspects of the resort. His attention to detail is the definition of quality. Using the finest materials, outstanding craftsmanship, custom woodworking, hand-built, custom design, “We build homes like Bentley builds cars. Yes, it costs more. I would even say it is expensive. I will also add that it should be. Nothing in the homes I build comes from big-box stores. Our warranty is five years, not one, and that speaks for itself.” It is with this same passion that John is committed to Wohali. He is intimately involved in all aspects, from the conceptual design, development and marketing to construction and operations. John is convinced that significant surveillance and shared management control will help assure Wohali’s success, including a diverse board with internal and external checks and balances, and protections for all investors, including minority investors.

DAVID BOYDEN Wohali Partners Principal Golf Course Designer: The Boyden Group

David grew up in Salt Lake City and his family owned the land of Wohali’s southern canyon. His roots on this land run deep and no matter where his life took him, he was always thinking of the Canyon and of home. After graduating from the University of Utah, he turned his attention to golf course design. With an educational background in both landscape architecture and Spanish, Dave has worked with some of the biggest names in international golf and real estate development, including Tom Fazio and Davis Love III. His background in project management and design gave him the ability to envision and conquer any size golf project. After attending the exclusive Golf Course Design Series at Harvard University, Dave designed and helped develop dozens of luxury golf courses and resort developments in the United States and Mexico, including the acclaimed Dunes Course at Diamanté Cabo San Lucas. Golf Magazine quickly recognized his work and named it the Top New International Golf Course in 2011 and currently ranks it #38 on the list of the world’s top 100 golf courses. Several years after meeting his now business partner in Mexico, John Kaiser, Dave’s mind returned to the canyon and home. Together Dave and John devised the idea for a new passion project built on the very land Dave grew up on: Wohali.