Bay Creek Development

PRESIDENT, BAY CREEK DEVELOPMENT

Bobby Masters

Bobby has been developing and marketing highly amenitized master-planned communities since the mid-1980s. Beginning with Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, S.C. and most recently at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C., Bobby has led development and sales activities at over 15 communities comprising over 25,000 acres of land and over 30,000 residential homes. In these roles, he has managed operations at multiple golf courses, clubhouses, aquatic centers, food and beverage outlets, marinas, hospitality operations and homeowner association management groups.

Serving in these executive roles has afforded Bobby the opportunity to envision and lead numerous successful projects from start to finish including land acquisition, planning and permitting, construction of infrastructure, building of homes and condominiums, overseeing marketing and sales processes for all products, creating, and operating clubs, and organizing and managing homeowner associations.

Bobby earned both an accounting and a law degree from the University of South Carolina and is currently an active member of the South Carolina Bar.

DIRECTOR OF LAND DEVELOPMENT

Mark Brambell

Mark brings 10 years of engineering and surveying experience and over 24 years of land development expertise to the executive team at Bay Creek, where he oversees the design and installation of all roads and utilities as well as the development of new residential enclaves.

Mark graduated in Geo Surveying from the Technological University in Dublin, Ireland before emigrating to New York in 1986. While in the New York metro area, he worked as a Senior Survey Technician and Design Engineer on projects ranging from the Williamsburg and Brooklyn Bridges to the Lincoln and Path Tunnels.

In 1996, Mark relocated to North Carolina as the VP of Development for St. James Plantation, a then relatively new 6,000-acre master-planned community. Over the next 13 years he managed the development of over 4,500 units, 60 plus miles of roads, 45 holes of golf, and a full-service marina, and in doing so watched the community grow into what is now the Town of St. James. In 2010 he founded Terra Novo Consulting, continuing his role with St. James while branching out to manage other development projects in the area, including Porter’s Neck Plantation, Battery Park in Land Fall and Brunswick Forest.

MANAGING BROKER & FOUNDING PARTNER, COLLINS & FINE GROUP

Bruce Fine

Bruce is a sales, marketing and country club management professional with thirty years’ experience on regional, national and international levels. Prior to co-founding Collins & Fine in
2020, Bruce was Executive Vice-President of Consulting Services for IMI Worldwide Properties, managing a team of seasoned industry professionals providing sales and marketing consulting
services to developers throughout the Southeast.

Bruce has ‘boots on the ground’ experience in literally every aspect of the master-planned community space, including hands-on participation in country club management, community development and operations, Builder Guild programs, HOA Board management, and Architectural Review committees.

Bruce’s community sales and sales management experience include roles as Director of Sales and Marketing at The Four Seasons Anguilla Private Residences, Director of Sales and Marketing at The Cliffs Communities in Asheville, N.C., Director of Sales and Marketing at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, TX., and General Manager at Balsam Mountain Preserve in Jackson County, N.C.

A native of South Carolina, Bruce holds both a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and a Master’s Degree in International Business from the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Nikki, reside in
Greenville, South Carolina and have two children, David and Emily.

FOUNDING PARTNER, COLLINS & FINE GROUP

Dan Collins

Collins & Fine Group works with premier real estate developers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and beyond to develop and implement integrated sales, marketing and community development programs. Specializing in designing sales and marketing strategies that capitalize on emerging real estate trends, Collins & Fine Group has introduced countless affluent buyers to outstanding property and membership opportunities throughout the U.S, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

For 37 years, Dan has directed innovative marketing, lead generation and lead tracking programs for many of the most prominent and successful luxury resort real estate developers in the world.

Prior to Collins & Fine Group, Dan co-founded IMI Worldwide Properties in 1991, building a firm that has generated over $9 billion in closed luxury resort real estate sales at some of the most recognized real estate communities in North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Today, as a Principal Partner in Collins & Fine, Dan continues to re-make the landscape of luxury real estate marketing and sales throughout the industry.

Dan is a University of Georgia graduate, a licensed real estate broker-in-charge and was recognized as a Greenville, S.C. “Entrepreneur of the Year”. He is a frequent speaker and panelist with groups that focus on trends relating to the luxury real estate sector. Dan resides in Greenville, South Carolina with his wife Reba. Both their children, Russell and Rebecca work for Collins & Fine Group.

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Wade Adler

Wade has worked in the real estate development space for decades. He has applied his lifetime passion of marketing and sales to promoting and growing real estate projects across the southeast, primarily retirement, resort, and destination properties. Wade has served in executive positions at some of the largest and most notable developments in the eastern United States, taking leadership roles in the successful marketing of private island properties, luxury executive golf properties, and resort communities. He worked with North Carolina’s Bald Head Island, served as Marketing and Sales Manager for The Peninsula Golf & Country Club in Delaware, and currently serves in a marketing and management role for Bay Creek’s sister property, the marina community of Albemarle Plantation in Hertford, North Carolina.

A veteran of some of the most tumultuous and successful eras in modern real estate, Wade is adept at innovating and implementing new solutions to new challenges in an ever-changing market.

A North Carolina native and lover of all things coastal, Wade now resides with his wife, Ashley in Cape Charles, Virginia.