Our Team
Crystal Ferrell, President/CEO
Crystal Ferrell founded True North Development Group, a full-service permitting and entitlement consulting firm in 2017, with the intent of providing architects, developers, and retail/restaurant clients with the best solutions to difficult preconstruction issues. Graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2001, Crystal then moved to the Phoenix, Arizona market and began her career in commercial development. Having handled the entitlement and permitting processes for thousands of projects over the past decade, and has expedited the process in almost every jurisdiction in the country.
Josie Merreighn, Director of Administration
Josie Merreighn is the Director of Administration for True North Development Group. She started working for True North in 2023 as an Assistant Project Manager. Josie has a degree in Business Administration from Carl Albert College and has worked in various capacities before starting her career with TNDG.
Josie’s work experience includes Chief Financial Officer at Triple T Consulting, an Oil & Gas firm. She also served as a Legal Assistant at Foster Law and AP Clerk at Haskell County Healthcare.
Josie has been an invaluable asset to TNDG assisting in all project management duties.