Our Team
Construction
Alan Spruyt, MPH, has 15 years of experience in public health and economics. He studied mechanical engineering, framed homes as a youth, and grew up in one of North Carolina's first homes with a sealed crawlspace and solar water heating. Alan now manages construction operations for Trinity Design/Build.
Lee Kane, M.Div., with seven years working as a Project Manager with Habitat for Humanity, has a solid level of experience managing diverse groups of employees, subcontractors and volunteers. Lee is a Lead Project Manager for Trinity Design/Build, where he oversees a large and diverse portfolio of our historic/green restoration projects and serves in other capacities such as employee training and business development.
Steven Thomsen, founded a painting business while getting a Marketing degree at the University of Wisconsin. After moving to North Carolina, he served as the Building Materials Manager at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Durham. He also spent six months in Kenya, Africa, focusing on economic development through training of rural community members in small-scale commercial beekeeping. Currently, he serves as a Project Manager for Trinity Design/Build and has recently completed classes in Renewable Energy Technologies.
Margaret Hunte, AA, Cambridge/UK, found her passion for home renovation at an early age while growing up in Barbados. With over 25 years of business management experience in both the private sector and with the Federal Government, as well as self-taught knowledge and experience in home renovation, Margaret is a great recent addition to Trinity Design/Build where she serves as a Project Manager and leads our business development efforts in Raleigh.
Derrick Sabol, BA (Anthropology), has held a wide variety of positions, including Assistant Construction Supervisor and Volunteer Coordinator with Habitat for Humanity, Site Developer/Excavator, and Handyman/Groundskeeper at the Governor's Club in Chapel Hill. Derrick has substantial hands-on experience as well as great management skills, all of which contribute to his current position as Project Manager at Trinity Design/Build.
Operations
C. Andrew Sprouse, MRP, is a native North Carolinian and received both of his degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill. An urban planner by training and historic preservationist by passion, Andrew traces his love for old buildings to time spent in Charleston, SC as a carriage driver and manager of a local tour company. He handles Trinity's daily business operations and brings a wealth of local planning and non-profit preservation experience to Trinity's work. Additionally, Andrew serves as Vice Chair of Durham's Historic Preservation Commission. He lives with his wife Patty, and their three children (two sons and a chocolate Lab!) in the Thomas and Grace Atwood House, a 1926 Southern Colonial Revival in the Morehead Hill neighborhood.