Our Team

Monument is more than your typical right-of-way company. Our team is comprised of the best in the industry, most with decades in the business and leaders of some of the largest and most complex projects delivered in the State of California. Monument’s interdisciplinary team is composed of over 30 highly experienced project managers, seasoned acquisition agents, relocation experts and project support specialists, working together with the client to provide solutions at every phase of the project. The Monument team is known in the industry for providing years of excellent service.

Our Team is committed to supporting our communities and industry advocacy organizations. We are both corporate sponsors and individual members of WTS, ACEC, CTF and IRWA. We believe in philanthropy and support our Team in volunteer opportunity.

Executive Team

Amber Costello, J.D.

Principal, President & CEO

As managing principal and business attorney, Amber’s collaborative leadership is fundamental in setting the company apart as a leading real estate and right-of-way firm. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate law, federal and state compliance, contracts and procurement, talent acquisition and development, and a strong business acumen, Amber brings dynamic leadership to the Monument team of professionals.

Amber is hands-on with leadership of internal departments and operational functions. She started Monument, a DBE, SBE, and WBE, with the intent to shake-up the right-of-way industry and provide much-needed client-centered project delivery. Amber’s primary duties include managing day-to-day operations, project oversight, schedule and budget management, compliance and risk analysis, resource allocation, and development and implementation of best practices.

FUN FACTOID: Amber lives with her family in Orange County. Amber’s household is a real-life, modern-day “Brady Bunch” comprised of six children, Alice, and a bulldog. She regularly annoys her children by singing loudly in the car (though sadly unable to carry a tune).

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Robert Morrison, P.E., MBA, CA Real Estate Broker

Principal, Vice President &
Program Manager

Bob is a professional engineer and right-of-way expert. With more than 30 years of experience delivering complex and high-profile projects, Bob has an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the project development process, extending far beyond right-of-way. His engineering knowledge provides valuable perspective on projects, enabling him to identify alternatives to streamline the right-of-way process and mitigate property impacts through design solutions.

Bob’s unique combination of expertise generates significant savings of both time and money on projects. Bob oversees day-to-day operations and provides leadership to the Monument management team, ensuring the highest-quality service for our clients.

FUN FACTOID: Bob lives with his family in the Sacramento area. In his spare time, he instructs his two teenage boys about the finer points of real estate while trying to bite his lip. He remains calm by repeating the mantra, “their frontal lobe is not fully formed, their frontal lobe is not fully formed…”

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Joey Mendoza, CA Real Estate Broker

Principal, Vice President &
Program Manager

Having been in right-of-way and real estate acquisition services for over 30 years, Joey has become the Jedi Master of our industry. Joey is recognized for his cost-saving solutions and a solid approach delivering projects on time and within budget. He is exceptional at problem solving and developing outside-of-the-box, innovative and creative solutions. He has the technical expertise and administrative guidance to develop and manage right-of-way programs for large-scale, multi-faceted infrastructure projects.

Joey has managed major design-build transportation projects in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas and has been involved in over a twenty design-build projects in the Western United States. Joey has participated in numerous speaking engagements across the county for DBIA, IRWA, and AASHTO on topics covering design-build best practices, accelerated delivery strategies and right-of-way project management.

FUN FACTOID: When he isn’t strategizing about project delivery, Joey can be found in his man cave woodworking with his assistants, Lucy and Oliver, both English bulldogs. He likes to build custom furniture and décor pieces for his family. Joey is a sports fanatic (Go Dodgers!) avid golfer and world traveler.

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