Bill Hezmalhalch More about Bill Hezmalhalch Founder of the firm in 1981, Bill Hezmalhalch is President of WHA, Inc. a comprehensive planning and design firm with offices in Southern and Northern California. Surrounded by professionals he hand-selected to oversee the firm’s operations, Bill exercises his time working with clients on their project objectives. With over 40 years of experience and a specialization in community and neighborhood design, Bill has directed and designed a broad range of residential building types including custom, spec level, luxury and resort homes, as well as single-family conventional, high-density detached and attached, active adult and empty-nester homes. Under Bill’s leadership, WHA has become a community design and land planning leader, establishing and reinventing the vision for numerous communities throughout the world. Under Bill’s leadership, WHA has become a community design and land planning leader, establishing and reinventing the vision for numerous communities throughout the world. As such, the firm is involved in the design and architectural execution of town centers, commercial retail properties, churches, elementary schools, daycare facilities, recreational and golf clubhouses, sales/leasing offices, bridges and relevant community elements that create a sense of place, in addition to numerous philanthropy projects throughout the world. Bill is a frequent speaker at national, regional and local industry events and also inducted into the William S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence in 2010. Bill was also inducted into the 2015 California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame.