Pepper Viner Homes has named Joe Russell as general project manager, overseeing the construction at all its new home communities.

A Tucson native, Russell is following in his family’s footsteps. His family has been building homes in Tucson since 1948, and Russell worked in the company learning every aspect of homebuilding. He worked as a crew foreman in metal framing for six years before joining Pepper Viner. He started with Pepper Viner in 2004 as an assistant project manager and was promoted to project manager within his first three months with the company.