Who We Are Meet The Team

McKee Homes is proud to announce, Trish Hanchette, as the company’s new President, leading all regional operations.

Trish brings 28 years of impressive homebuilding experience with several widely-known national homebuilders. Most notable are her lead roles as Division President at Meritage Homes Raleigh (2018 – 2019), as well as her long tenure as Division President of Lennar Homes Raleigh from 2009 – 2018.

From 1990 to 2007, Mr. McKee was employed in various sales and management capacities with a Fortune 100 Company that specializes in building construction, renovation and maintenance. During that time he was the Business Director responsible for building construction, renovation and facility maintenance for the Company’s fastest growing and most profitable Division that included 16 aftermarket automotive battery manufacturing plants. Specific responsibilities included the creation, staffing and management of a team to address the Division’s growing needs for construction and maintenance. The team under Mr. McKee’s leadership was responsible for all facets of development, construction and renovation of various manufacturing plants.

From 2007 to present Mr. McKee has been a Developer and Home Builder in the Fayetteville, NC market. Specifically, he is responsible for developing & building one of Fayetteville’s most successful communities The Cottages at North Ramsey. He is also a 1990 graduate of North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, he holds an Unlimited General Contractor's License in the State of North Carolina.

Mr Mckee was elected to the Home Builders Association of Fayetteville Board of Directors in 2013 and inducted as President of the FHBA in 2016.

Mr. McKee & his wife Julie Russo and their 4 kids reside in Raleigh, NC. They are active supporters of the NC State Wolfpack.

From 1984 to 2008, Mr. McKee held various positions with both public and privately held technology manufacturing companies. He has founded and managed several manufacturing, service, construction, and investment companies, along with managing several large multi-national development projects for a multi-billion dollar publicly traded corporation. Since 2008, Mr. McKee has been an active investor and developer of commercial and residential properties.

Mr. McKee is a resident of the greater Chicago area, and was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.

Mr. McKee and his wife of 22 years are blessed with four wonderful children.

Julie Russo is a co-owner of McKee Homes, which was formed in 2010 by Pat and his brother, Mike McKee. In 2012, she left the teaching profession to help Pat with the day-to-day management of the company. Since then, she has taken on many different roles from Director of Sales and Marketing to Vice President of Human Resources. Regardless of her role, Julie’s main focus has been the development of a strong company culture, based on three ideas: Passionate, Professional and Performance. Julie oversees The Joe McKee Memorial Alzheimer’s Fund, which was established in 2010 and is funded by a portion of every home sold. Although McKee Homes works with several nonprofit organizations, Julie’s main focus continues to be the Alzheimer’s Association.

Julie has not let go of her passion for educating the young students of North Carolina. She continues to work with NC State and volunteers at local elementary schools, where she focuses primarily on elementary mathematics. She has developed a system, which fosters the importance of reading comprehension when solving a math word problem, which she calls "Structures of Equality".

Julie and Pat have four busy, beautiful children at home. The family enjoys the beach and traveling together whenever they have the opportunity.

Bert Radford joined McKee Homes in February 2019 as the Chief Financial Officer. He brings over 22 years of construction finance experience to McKee. After receiving his Accounting degree from Western Carolina and completing two years in public accounting, Bert began his journey into the construction industry. His first six years were in commercial concrete construction, before discovering the rewards that created his love for homebuilding. He was the VP of Finance for Beazer and K. Hovnanian Homes for 8 years. During the homebuilding downturn, he served as the CFO for a large lumber and building products cooperative, Independent Builders Supply Association. Bert’s last five years were spent working with Lennar homes, most recently as VP of Finance. In his free time, Bert enjoys making memories with his wife Meredith and his son Curt. He is active in his church most recently serving as the Director of Men’s Ministries. He is a devoted NC State fan and loves spending time at Topsail Island with his family.

Patty is originally from Miami, FL but has called Cary, NC home since 1999. She brings over 15 years experience in several facets of the homebuilding industry including sales, marketing, design gallery and property management. Over her homebuilding career, she has worked for Lennar Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes. Patty’s last nine years were spent working at Nestle USA as a Regional Sales Manager where she gained operations management experience. Patty enjoys spending time with her husband Tony, son AJ and Beagle Winston. She loves to travel, and volunteer at her son’s school. Being bilingual, she also enjoys being involved with the Hispanic ministries at her church.

Ed has been working in the construction industry for over 20 years. He has extensive knowledge and expertise in all phases of construction. He started his career with Drees Homes as a Builder Superintendent and moved into management for their offsite building program. He then worked for American Homes For Rent in various positions, most recently as their VP of Construction. Ed is originally from Rochester, MN and earned his degree from the University of Minnesota. He moved to NC in 1998 and lives in Raleigh with his wife, Ashley. He has 3 children, Ben(26), Chris(24) and Anna(22), all residing in Raleigh. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing, hunting and spending time with family.

Brittany joined the McKee Family in December of 2021 as The Director of People and Culture. Brittany comes from 7 and a half years at another builder in a HR and planning position. Prior to that Brittany worked at Ann Inc. in the corporate office in a management and meeting planning capacity. She is no stranger to homebuilding though, as she grew up on job-sites through her Dad’s company wiring residential homes.

Brittany and her husband James have been married 3 years and just celebrated their daughter’s first birthday! They have a little boy due in March and when they are not all hands on deck baby style they enjoy going to concerts, restaurants and hiking. They also spend their time with their two dogs and cat as well as being active in their local church.