CIVANO LIVING - Key Persons


Gerald J. Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Civano Board Member and Chairman
Civano Board Member and Chairman of its sister company, Civano Energy Innovations (CEI) is an accomplished developer who has master-planned over 50,000-acres, communities and close to $1 billion in vertical construction. With projects in Nevada, Arizona and Mexico, he has also overseen construction and property management companies. As Founder of the Gadsden Company he is involved in award winning, innovative urban projects in Southern Arizona. Dixon is a registered engineer with a Master's degree in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Kevin M. Kelly - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
CEO and Founder of the Civano Development Company and Civano Living, LLC also served as the President and Chief Branding Officer for the world renowned Canyon Ranch health & wellness company from 2001 through 2008. During his tenure, Kelly and his team oversaw Canyon Ranch's largest brand extension period, including doubling the size of its SpaClubs, created a mixed-use real estate & hotel lifestyle product known as Canyon Ranch Living and launched the Canyon Ranch Your Transformation skincare line, found on property and in prestigious department stores throughout the US and abroad. Kelly was the original developer of the nationally recognized Community of Civano, a 1,200-acre master-planned project considered the first major sustainable community in the United States. Civano Development has sustainably master-planned an additional 5,000-acres and built 2,000 apartments, custom homes, subdivisions and one of Arizona's greenest manufacturing buildings.