March 8, 2021
The Vineyards at Bennett’s Creek Quarter Podcast
Giorgio C. Valentini
Marketing Director
Giorgio is a veteran of the advertising industry with nearly two decades of strategic marketing experience. His background includes working with various organizations in the Hampton Roads area such as manufacturing, military and financial. Giorgio is in charge of the company’s branding, advertising, website and social media. He is a graduate of Virginia Wesleyan University with a degree in Mass Communications specializing in market research and advertising. Giorgio is also a self-taught graphic designer and web developer.
Tommy Hicks
Project Manager
Tommy has been a member of the Napolitano Homes team since 1983. Starting out as a Community Helper, generating the punch out lists, he worked his way up in the company to Site Builder and is now in charge of overseeing the building of all new homes in Napolitano Communities. When Tommy is not supporting his son with travel baseball, he enjoys fishing and drag racing.
Craig Poppen
Chief Financial Officer
Craig joined the Company in 2006. Craig spent much of his earlier career in public accounting. A native of Iowa and a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, he moved to Hampton Roads from Iowa in 1986. He has served on many community organizations boards of directors, most recently as the President of Virginia Beach Vision. Craig is responsible for all financial functions of the Company along with managing the relationships with various lending institutions.
John Napolitano
Sr. Vice President
John has been with Napolitano Homes since 1983 and handles land acquisition and development for the company. He also oversees the home construction in our communities along with our home warranty department. John served as president of the Tidewater Builders Association in 2003 and was the 2015 president of the Home Builders Association of Virginia. That same year, Governor Terry McAuliffe appointed John as a member of the Virginia Housing Advisory Board. The Virginia Beach City Council appointed John to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Board from 1998- 2002. An avid golfer, John served as Chairman of the Board for First Tee of Hampton Roads YMCA from 2008-2009.
A Virginia Beach life-long resident, John is a graduate of First Colonial High School and graduated from Lynchburg College and the Builder InstituteĀ of the Home Builders Association of Virginia.
Fred Napolitano II
Sr. Vice President
Fred joined Vince at Napolitano Homes in 1981. Like his brother, Fred was President of TBA in 1997 and sits as a Life Director of National Association of Home Builders. He is the past President of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation. He also serves on both the Hampton Roads Regional Chamber and The Virginia Beach Chamber of Commerce Boards. Fred selects and purchases all of the products, manufacturers and vendors used to construct our homes. He is responsible for our automated systems and internal operations.
Vincent Napolitano
President
Upon graduating from Virginia Tech in 1977, Vince started Napolitano Homes in 1977 along with his father, Fred Napolitano Sr. His involvement in the homebuilding industry includes serving as president of both the Tidewater Builders Association and the Home Builders Association of Virginia, as well as continuing to serve on the National Association of Home Builders Board of Directors. His commitment to the entire Hampton Roads community is displayed by his service on numerous civic, charitable, and professional boards of directors, as well as past leadership positions as Rector of Eastern Virginia Medical School and President of St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children. Vince is personally involved with the design of every home we build along with the sales and marketing of our homes and neighborhoods.
