Corona, CA --- Matt Sauls, Regional Marketing Director for Pardee Homes, was named Marketing Director of the Year at the 20TH Anniversary Laurel Awards.  Presented by the Inland Empire Sales and Marketing Council, the annual Laurel Awards competition highlights the Inland Empire’s success and creativity in all aspects of sales, marketing and merchandising in the new home industry, encompassing the Baldy View and Riverside Chapters of the Building Industry Association.

At the event, held August 6 at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, Pardee Homes received a total of five Laurel Awards including the recognition given to Matt Sauls.  The Best Interior Merchandising of a Collection of Model Homes – Detached Community and Best Virtual Tour/Onsite Sales Experience were presented to Pardee’s Estrella. Pardee Homes and Zukor Design of San Diego received the Laurel Award for Best Graphic Continuity for Broadleaf at Canyon Hills and Pardee’s Susan Callaway, Russ Firmage and Debbie McComb, the sales team at Muirfield/Prestwick in Tournament Hills, received a Laurel Award for Outstanding Sales Team in the $400,000 to $575,000 category.

“It was a great honor to celebrate 20 years of homebuilding excellence with the Inland Empire Sales and Marketing Council and at the same time receive recognition for achievements in a variety of categories,” said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes.  “We are extremely proud of Matt Sauls’ achievements.  His pro-active approach to the development of marketing strategies and strong leadership have helped guide us skillfully through the challenges of the past year and proven him worthy of the prestigious Marketing Director of the Year award.”

SMC/IE, a council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) is dedicated to advancing the discipline of marketing and sales through education and networking. The councils serve as a key forum for the exchange of ideas among homebuilding professionals.

Established in 1921, Pardee Homes is noted for superior master-planning concepts, quality homes, responsive customer service and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds.  Among the company’s multiple honors are those bestowed by national, regional and state organizations dealing with green and sustainable building practices, design and marketing excellence, business performance and corporate citizenship.