Board of Directors
"Commonwealth Cardinal Foundation, Inc.® believes that all people have equal value."
Board of Directors
Richard H. Taylor
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Board of Directors
Charles W. DeSanti
Florida Real Estate Development Advisor
Vice-Chairman of the Board and Senior VP and Real Estate Community Development
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Board of Directors Received two Master Degrees, one an MBA from Western Kentucky University and the other masters in Banking and Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. With over 55 years managing people, companies and banks. I have served the community as a school-teacher (3 yrs), a City Council member (6 yrs), United Way Fund Drive Chmn (4 yrs), Lions Club member, President of the S Texas Bankers Association, and President of the S Padre Island Business Association. I founded and operated a construction and development company, which focused on developing hotels, Assisted Living Care Facilities and medium sized municipal buildings. The company's average annual gross revenue was in the $65M - $70M.
My life's focus has been to help improve and provide services for those in need of a 'hand-up' not a hand out. For the past decade I have focused my attention on providing our veterans and families, and veteran organizations (National and State VA systems), with solutions to a variety of real time veteran issues that were being ignored. I founded Commonwealth Cardinal Foundation International Address ('CCFINTL') to address many of these issues today, not the least of which is housing, education / training, healthcare and rehabilitation, to name a few.
Received Bachelor & Masters in Urban & Regional Planning from Texas A&M University. 53 years business experience: Palm Beach County Zoning Department, Director of Downtown Development Authority of West Palm Beach. Proceeded to work with Lennar Corporation, Land development focused on entitlements, planning & development in South Florida. Started my own planning business following the successful bid & closing on the AmeriFirst assets, in a joint venture between Lennar & Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (“MSREF”); the largest Resolution Trust Corporation(“RTC”) receivership disposition, at that time.
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In 2000 finalized a partnership with K&P and MSREF, to purchase and entitled the single largest real estate acquisition in Florida, consisting of 91,000 acres, known as Babcock Ranch. Spun off 73,000 acres to the State of Florida and retained 17,890 acres for a new town development. [Note: the State of Washington Pension Fund replaced MSREF funding position]. I served as the court-appointed receiver to manage one of the largest bankruptcy cases in Miami. In 2014, I retired from K&P and reopened my planning and development firm to assist builders in the acquisition, design and implementation of community developments in South Florida & the Treasure Coast. I continue as a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Ron Barnes
Board Member
Ron Barnes has been with the firm for 40+ years and has much experience in public accounting. He currently serves on the firm's executive committee and is a member of both the tax and consulting divisions of the firm. His concentration is in taxation, mergers and acquisitions, financial and estate planning, and general business consulting. Ron is the president of North Shore Development, LLC - owner of the property on which MCM's Jeffersonville Indiana office is currently located. He is also a retired U.S. Army Reserves Colonel.
CCFI Staff
CCFI Dedicated Consultant
Greg Proctor, PE
Chairman, President and CEO of
Grant Dempsey
Senior Vice President of IT Department
Amy Wagner
Chief of Staff and Assistant to the Chairman
Amy Wagner was raised in Alabama where she obtained a BS degree from Auburn University, Auburn, Al (’88). Amy has lived in Louisville since 1989, where she received a Masters’ Degree from the University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky (96’). Amy maintains her Real Estate License in multiple states. She has served her communities and clients for over 37 years as an Educator, Counselor, Administrator, Owner/President of a Design & Staging Firm and Owner/President of a Construction Company. Amy was awarded Louisville Business First Best Commercial Construction & Design of an Educational Property (Spencerian College) 2018. Amy is a devoted mother of two. Her son, Joseph is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Chase Law School @ NKU. Amy’s daughter, Katie-Lawrence is a graduate of University of Cincinnati’s DAAP with a degree in Fashion Design. In her spare time Amy enjoys spending time with family & friends, traveling, yoga and skeet shooting.
Grant Dempsey is a cybersecurity professional, U.S. Navy veteran, and tech leader whose experience spans military intelligence, airborne signals collection, defense contracting, critical infrastructure security, and software development. During his service in the United States Navy, Grant served as a Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) and Naval Aircrewman, flying operational intelligence missions throughout the Indo-Pacific aboard the Lockheed EP-3E Aries II and deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. His work focused on signals intelligence, airborne collection, real-time threat reporting, mission analysis, and delivering time-sensitive intelligence in direct support of combat and national security operations. Following operational deployments, Grant led multi-service intelligence reporting and operational coordination at Buckley Air Force Base, overseeing joint mission reporting, threat analysis, and dissemination of critical intelligence to military and national-level stakeholders.
After military service, Grant supported national defense initiatives as an intelligence analyst with Lockheed Martin, serving in mission operations environments focused on real-time situational awareness, incident reporting, and operational decision support. In the private sector, Grant has protected critical energy infrastructure in Colorado while pursuing advanced studies in cyber operations at Dakota State University. His technical expertise includes network defense, malware analysis, incident response, systems security, cloud infrastructure, and secure application development. Grant is also the founder and CEO of GGD Web Services, where he designs, develops, secures, and manages custom digital platforms and hosting solutions for small businesses. He brings a mission-first mindset, operational leadership, and hands-on technical execution to every organization he serves.
Note: CPC Engineering is the "Engineer of Record" for ALL Community Development Projects both vertical and horizontal.