John and Phillipa Cannon
President and Vice President of John Cannon Homes, Inc.

If you asked John Cannon to define their roles he would respond, "I am the visionary and Phillipa is the heart and soul."

After receiving a degree in building and construction from Michigan State, John began working for a large national builder. He was transferred to Sarasota, Florida where he learned all aspects of the residential construction business. After years of perfecting his skills, he gave into his entrepreneurial spirit and began John Cannon Homes, Inc. with his wife, Phillipa. After 20 years he still plays an integral role in the business he loves. He oversees all customer contracts, design/architectural floor plans and the construction process from the very beginning to the final finishing touches. John's real love is architectural design. "However designing is only half the fun. I could never design something and then have someone else build it."

Twenty years ago as a husband and wife team beginning a business, John and Phillipa each brought their strengths to the organization. John had the expertise in building and Phillipa, with a long time career in banking provided a solid foundation in the financial arena. Today, as the company's vice president she oversees all financial aspects of a client's contract. Phillipa works with every future homeowner's lending institution to ensure each client's experience is a smooth and pleasant one.

TJ Nutter
Chief Operating Officer

Working in Southwest Florida for one of the largest national residential home builders for several years, TJ was exposed to and learned all facets of the residential home construction business. Utilizing that expertise and experience, he joined our team as director of construction. After four years as the head of construction at John Cannon Homes, TJ was one of the busiest individuals within the company.

As Chief Operating Officer, on a daily basis he oversees a staff of more than 80 team members spread throughout a five county region. He is responsible for facilitating the company's daily operations as well as the overall business expansion in terms of fiscal, legal, personnel, sales, marketing, customer satisfaction, construction and operations.

The key to the success of any company is customer satisfaction and as such, TJ is responsible for creating, implementing and assessing new programs in order to ensure constant improvement in that area. 

While TJ's work in the community is  diverse, he manages to maintain a balance between, home, family, faith and work.  Currently TJ is the Director for the 2008  Home Builders Association of Sarasota County's Marine Max Fishing Tournament.

In 2006-2007, TJ was President of the Home Builders Association of Sarasota County, where his passion for deep sea fishing has made him successful in raising funds for local charities in his role of chairperson for the HBA's Marine Max Pro/Am Fishing Tournament. He is also on the  Advisory Board at Everglades University, a board member of Sarasota County Technical Institutes' Construction Technologies Careers Center and a certifying agent for Florida's Green Building Coalition. TJ and his wife have two children, and enjoy all of the amenities Sarasota has to offer!

In 2005, TJ was recognized by the Gulf Coast Business Review as one of the area's most accomplished young professionals in the "40 under 40" Awards. TJ was also a finalist for the Young Professional of the Year 2005 award sponsored by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

Michael Finley
Chief Financial Officer / Director of Land Development

Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years in real estate development and construction, Mike has enjoyed the synergy and variety inherent in simultaneously playing both the financial and operations role. As John Cannon Home's CFO, this Clarkson MBA is responsible for all aspects of the companies finances. Those responsibilities include corporate and project-level projections and forecasting, internal and external financial reporting, supervision of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll/HR and managing the internal accounting staff.

As director of land development he locates homesites and land that support the distinctive lifestyle the company creates with its superior homes. He identifies, analyzes and assists in the purchase negotiation of undeveloped acreage. He coordinates with the many consultants involved in land acquisition process including the engineers, land surveyors, geotechnical engineers, environmental engineers, land planners and land-use attorneys.

Debbie Gonzalez
Director of Sales and Marketing

Debbie Gonzalez has been in the real estate industry for over 13 years and with John Cannon Homes since 1996. Debbie, who is the oldest of 6 children grew up in Iowa, and after attending college in St. Paul, Minnesota moved to Sarasota where the balmy-breezes of the gulf coast suited her warm-hearted personality. Debbie credits her siblings for her talented negotiation skills that have earned her the area's Million Dollar Circle Award every year since 1996.

As a team leader, Debbie brings the important qualities of creativity and organization to the sales team, helping them to be more efficient and effective. Debbie's  knowledge of the market and her ties to the community in which she has made her home since 1978, underscore the success that her sales team members have garnered from her support and guidance.

She has served as the Public Relations and Community Service Director for the Sarasota Home Builders Association, and is an active member of the  Sarasota HBA's Sales and Marketing Council. Debbie is also a Platinum Member of the Georgia State Panther Club, an organization of past and present proud Georgia State Volleyball parents!

Debbie has been married for 31 years to Rafael, a local restaurateur. For many years, they have opened up their home as foster parents and for now, Debbie enjoys spending time with her beautiful daughter Danielle, stepson Armando, grandson Chase and great niece Noelle.

Christine McKinlay
Director of Operations, New Product and Design Services

With over 17 years of mid and large market high-end, luxury home interior design, model home development and design center management experience, Christine joined our management team in the fall of 2003. Her primary objective is to help lead the next generation of product design and customer design services at John Cannon Homes.

She is responsible for developing and delivering to our customer's, leading edge, best in class new products and design services through partnerships with vendors, alliances and internal/external design teams. These distinctive floor plans, interior and exterior designs, and materials help keep John Cannon Homes the industry leader in custom home design.

Christine holds a BA in Interior Design from George Washington University and is a certified ASID designer. She resides in Sarasota with her husband, Bill and their son, Tripp.