Solomon Sampson has 16 years of leadership experience in the real estate management and development industry.  During his college years he launched his first company providing digital document discovery services to the legal industry.  After earning his BS degree in Accounting from UVU, he joined the family real estate business.  Solomon has acted/served as an Accountant, Project Manager, Secretary/Treasurer, VP, Board Member, and is now the President of The Horne Companies.  The Horne Companies contain multiple corporations, limited liability companies, trusts and a large family estate.  There are many diverse assets including office buildings, land and development holdings, assisted living facilities, small utilities and hotels. Solomon directs operations, negotiations of land development, capital and tenant improvement projects and the leasing activities of over 300k sq feet of commercial office space.  He supervised the purchases of several multi-million-dollar commercial assets and instigated the sale of an 80,000 sq. ft office building in Tempe, AZ.  Solomon was instrumental in the successful Sector Plan Approval for a 540-acre master planned industrial business park in Albuquerque, NM.

Solomon is inspired by his enthusiasm for learning.  He has a deep passion to connect with those he meets; often asking strangers, “What’s your story?” which continually generates powerful conversations about life’s experiences while building diverse networks, both socially and professionally.  Solomon enjoys volunteering his time, coaching youth sports and working with several community and religious programs.  Solomon loves the outdoors and you will often find him on a desert hike or at the lake with his wife of 20 years and their three sons near his Phoenix home. 

Christie Horne is a community leader, strategist, and nonprofit advocate with a background spanning tax accounting, business, nonprofit leadership, fundraising, governance, and community engagement. She brings an analytical mind, thoughtful leadership style, and genuine ability to bring people together around a shared purpose.

Christie earned her master’s degree in Tax Accounting from Brigham Young University and began her career with Price Waterhouse in Dallas. She later transitioned into high-end fashion retail after being selected for Neiman Marcus’ Executive program, where she gained experience in the fast-paced, analytical environment of buying and merchandising. Her professional journey has given her a diverse perspective on financial strategy, organizational growth, and decision-making.

After moving to Austin, Christie became deeply involved with nonprofit organizations, helping leaders develop outreach and fundraising strategies. During her eight years with Girls Empowerment Network, she served on the board and ultimately as chair/president, contributing to the organization’s growth of more than 300 percent during her tenure. She has a visionary approach and believes strongly in relationships, collaboration, and sustainable impact.

Christie has also played significant roles in education and community organizations. She participated in the capital campaign for Parkside Montessori Community School, helping support its $2.5 million fundraising effort and relocation to its current Slaughter Lane campus. At St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, where her daughters continued their education, she chaired events, served as a class representative multiple times, managed budgets and volunteer teams, developed marketing materials, and helped create and execute community events. She also served as Secretary of the Parent Association Board, contributing to budget planning, bylaw analysis, organizational communication, and ideas for growth and change.

Since 2018, Christie has served on the board of The Horne Companies, following the passing of her father. In this role, she draws on her financial background and experience across multiple sectors to help guide strategic decisions, support continued growth, and create long-term value for stakeholders. She also places a high value on maintaining strong family relationships with her eight siblings, their partners and children in addition to a large extended family. She enjoys organizing large family and cousin-only reunions, bringing upwards of 55+ family members across generations together.

Through her professional, nonprofit, and family leadership experiences, Christie is known for her thoughtfulness, financial acumen, creativity, and ability to foster meaningful relationships. She believes effective leadership requires both sound strategy and a genuine understanding of the people an organization hires and serves.

Christie is the mother of two daughters who navigate the world with empathy and curiosity. Together, they are especially passionate about creating experiences that help people connect and discover their shared humanity. Outside of her community and board commitments, Christie enjoys biking, discovering new bakeries, traveling with her daughters and friends, exploring new ideas, and continually learning about life, relationships, and the world around her.

Ben Horne has been around real estate development his entire life.  His father, Gregory G Horne, started Horne Companies in Washington, DC back in 1976 and was successful in leaving a legacy for his children and grandchildren to help manage.

Ben, while impressed by his father’s success, went a slightly different route in his career.  He received his Computer Science degree from Utah Valley University in 2009 and has always operated in various areas of the tech sector.  Currently he works for a large company creating and developing digital curriculum for K-12 students worldwide.

While his career keeps him busy enough, Ben has an entrepreneurial spirit like his father, and he and his wife started their own real estate business in Utah, beginning with single family rentals and student housing.  They plan to grow this side of their endeavor and also get into the commercial space of real estate. 

In 2018, Ben joined The Horne Companies as a board member.  His tech savviness and analytic approach has allowed him to make key contributions to both old and new projects the board has taken on.  Ben and his siblings each have direct ownership in several projects, which makes him all the more disciplined and aware of the choices the board makes on various real estate and financial negotiations.

In his spare time, Ben loves watching the financial markets.  He is intrigued by the crypto exchange and is always curious to learn more about the individual use cases of the top coins.  Ben also enjoys traveling with his wife and three children and exploring the diversity of new restaurants.  He rarely tries the same thing twice. 

Deborah Delsie Mackay Horne was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Donald and Mary Mackay.  She has four older sisters and two younger brothers.  At age 12, she and her siblings were uprooted from their life of four beautiful seasons with a move to the dry Arizona desert where the only change in weather was hot and hotter.  But, with love and help from their community, new seeds were planted and strong roots began to take hold and grow.  

Shortly after becoming familiar with her new surroundings, Debbie recalls a young boy named Greg who was smitten with her. So much so that at age 13 he told her he was going to marry her.  Debbie was intriqued, yet not at all ready to be swept off her feet by Greg’s emboldened words.  But, as time moved forward, the families became friends and after Greg returned from serving a mission in Brazil for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he and Debbie were married in Mesa, AZ. They were ready to begin their life together and embark on a new adventure! 

After graduating with his degree in accounting from Brigham Young University, Greg and Debbie were presented with the opportunity to move to the Washington, DC area to manage his father’s investments. After nearly eight years, he and Debbie branched out on their own and formed The Horne Companies, LLC in 1983 in Vienna, VA. They began investing in properties of interest to them, all while continuing to run his father’s ongoing investments. The business flourished, as did their family. He and Debbie had nine children, three daughters and six sons, each with their own distinct personalities that brought great joy into their lives. While Greg managed their various investments in real estate, Debbie managed the home front. Her talent for creativity has no bounds, especially if projects have no constraints. She has an inate ability for interior design and could invision projects and execute on making them come to fruition. Her unique talent for sewing beautiful home furnishings and clothing without patterns gave her decorating fashionable flare. She not only designed their beautiful home, but was also instrumental in decorating many of the model homes and commercial properties Greg developed. Aside from interior design, Debbie has boundless energy to create party themes and decor for various events, develop fun games that kept her children and now 34 grandchildren entertained, cut/color hair with style, sing/dance with joyful ease, volunteer on humanitarian projects and develop relationships with everyone, regardless of their age. Her open and easy going manner instantly makes one feel welcome in her presence. While Greg and Debbie loved their life in the Washington, DC area, the time had come after almost 25 years to return to their childhood roots in Mesa, AZ. The couple wanted to be closer to extended family and their five of nine children who had already left home for areas west of the Mississippi River. The move was successful and allowed them to not only be near to family and focus on various investments closer to Arizona, but also on a technology company, IPRO, that Greg and Debbie and their childhood best friends had founded in 1989. IPRO was a grand adventure and aside from the family they created, one of their most successful endeavors.

Unfortunately, Debbie lost her partner in life and business in 2018 when Greg passed away quite unexpectedly from cancer. They had embraced his Parkinson’s with dignity and grace in 2007, but his death at age 67 was a devasting loss for the family. With great courage, Debbie stepped into her new role as sole leader of all she and Greg had created. She is currently Vice President of Horne Companies, LLC and seeks to continue the legacy she and Greg developed. Her creative thinking, ability to find positivity/humor in all things and desire to leave the world a better place enable her to be a passionate leader for her family and the business she and her husband started many years ago.

Doug Hunn has 13 years of service to The Horne Companies as the in-house Comptroller.  He works diligently maintaining financial records for all of the companies within The Horne Family.  Doug performs a number of important duties but his main responsibility is the smooth running of each business from a financial perspective, making sure there are strategies and controls in place to keep every entity in good fiscal health. 

He is also responsible for conducting internal control audits to be sure each company is in compliance with legal and ethical business practices, managing the company’s financial transactions, developing plans for the company’s financial growth, preparing the company’s financial reports, taking part in the budgeting process, providing financial training to employees when needed, evaluating and managing financial risk and preparing income statements as needed for the different entities.  

Doug enjoys riding his Harley on weekend road trips with his group of long time friends, going camping and exploring forest roads in his RZR and spending time with his two amazing daughters and their families.