The Team

Robert Anselmo is a principal with Ambient Communities, LLC. Prior to joining Ambient Communities, Robert was an Executive Vice President with The Corky McMillan Companies and was a member of the Executive Committee which was responsible for management of the company. Since 1960, The Corky McMillan Companies have built nearly 30,000 residences, created 16 mixed-use master planned communities, more than 20 community parks, thousands of miles of new roads, schools, shopping centers, commercial office and industrial parks, college dormitories and 2,000 military residences on seven bases.

Robert also held positions as

• Vice President of Business Development with Leap Wireless International, a global wireless telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA,
• Vice President of Strategic Marketing with QUALCOMM Incorporated, a wireless telecommunications company that develops and licenses its proprietary technology Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), as well as manufactures and operates digital wireless communications systems, and
• Transactional Attorney specializing in real estate and mergers & acquisitions with the law firm of Gray, Cary, Ware and Freidenrich (DLA Piper).
• Robert received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Nevada and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Hastins College of the Law.

Rob has developed a diverse background in real estate development throughout his career. In addition to managing the business affairs of Ambient Communities alongside the other principals, he is involved in acquisitions, equity and debt financing, project management, place making and disposition activities. Ambient’s corporate objective is to create thoughtful and creative places while supporting and encouraging the people and communities it engages. Rob leverages his broad experience and industry relationships to help carry out this mission.

Since co-founding Ambient Communities in 2011, Rob has project managed the entitlements for several thousand residential homes and units across Southern California, along with land development and homebuilding activities in San Diego. To execute these and other projects, Rob and his partners have developed strong relationships with a wide network of investors and lenders.

Prior to joining Ambient Communities, Rob served as Vice President of Land Acquisitions and Planning at The Corky McMillin Real Estate Group. In that role, he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, funding, acquisition, and disposition of projects for the company and its affiliates. Between his time at McMillin and Ambient Communities, Rob has been involved in acquiring, capitalizing, entitling, and developing more than $1 billion in real estate assets.

Rob and his wife Mary live in Encinitas, California with their three children. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in finance and entrepreneurship from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2005, where he remains an active alumnus. Rob is also a licensed real estate broker in the State of California and participates with several nonprofit organizations.

Travis Fuentez is a Principal with Ambient Communities Central Coast. He has over twenty years of professional experience in real estate investment, large scale residential land development and homebuilding as well as an extensive expertise in managing a varied portfolio of development projects, business ventures and income properties. Mr. Fuentez has overseen the development and implementation of investment strategies creating enrichment between clients and business partners. He began his career at Centex Homes, a national public home builder and Fortune 300 Company in 1990 following his graduation from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. At Centex, Mr. Fuentez served as Division President for multiple operating divisions in California. A licensed general contractor, Travis served as President of the Home Builders Association of the Central Coast in 2005 and currently sits on its Board of Directors. As a Principal of Ambient Communities’ Central Coast Division, Mr. Fuentez is instrumental in managing the operation of the division in addition to business development for strategic growth.

Dante Anselmo is a Principal with Ambient Communities Central Coast. Prior to joining Ambient, Dante was an independent home builder in the San Luis Obispo area. Prior to moving to San Luis Obispo, Dante was the development manager at Bruno Homes in St. Louis, Missouri. At Bruno Homes Dante directed the professional consultants and contractors through the project design, entitlement process, and construction of mid-rise condominiums and high-end custom homes. Immediately after graduating from engineering school, Dante joined the consulting firm of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH). At SGH, Dante primarily focused on analysis and retrofit design of multi-family developments that were in the process of litigation. Through his five years of experience at SGH, Dante learned what to look for, and more importantly what to look out for, in the design and construction of multi-family projects.

Dante received his bachelors of science in civil engineering from Arizona State University, his Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and His Master of Science in Real Estate Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds the licenses of Civil and Structural Engineer and a General Contractor.