Richard E. Buchanan was born February 11, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. Buchanan’s family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1951. He also spent some years living in Laguna Beach, California, and Reno and Pioche, Nevada, yet always returned to Las Vegas. Buchanan worked in a variety of career fields, starting as a construction worker and ending as a mental health technician.

Ronald Bananto was born February 13, 1930 in Coal Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bonanto moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1949. A year later, and after a short period in San Francisco, California, Bonanto relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He lived in Nevada for 29 years and worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years. Bananto married Pamela Schofield Bananto.

Kevin T. Orrock is president of Summerlin and vice president of Master Planned Communities for The Howard Hughes Corporation. He was born in Pioche, Nevada, and spent his early years in the San Francisco Bay area and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kevin graduated from a small liberal arts college with a degree in accounting, came to Las Vegas in 1974, and started working in the accounting department at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. He later earned his M.B.A. from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.