Meet the Team

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Mr. Chappelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in real estate from New York University, and a Juris Doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, concentrating in business and real estate law. Prior to assuming the position of President and General Counsel in 2020, Mr. Chappelle was engaged in various rolls within Strathmore Real Estate Group as a licensed real estate salesperson and broker. Mr. Chappelle has over 10 years’ experience in the real estate industry and holds real estate licenses in Michigan and Florida. Mr. Chappelle is admitted to the New York, Michigan, and Florida State Bars.

Mr. Chappelle holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Loyola University’s Quinlan School of Business, Chicago, and a Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University Law School, Lansing, Michigan concentrating in business and real estate law. Prior to assuming the position of CFO in 2021, Mr. Chappelle was engaged in various rolls within Strathmore Real Estate Group as a licensed real estate professional. He also has over 9 years’ experience in the real estate industry and holds a real estate license in Michigan. Mr. Chappelle is admitted to the Michigan Bar.

Mr. Benton is primarily responsible for new project origination, sales, and the resolution of various issues relating to projects in process. Mr. Benton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Alma College and holds a real estate license in Michigan. He has over 18 years of leadership experience at Midwest grocery and supercenter retailer Meijer, Inc., including operations, supply chain and logistics management, merchandising management, and served as Director of Real Estate. During his tenure at Meijer, Mr. Benton focused on new store site selection, out-lot sales, and development of in-store tenant leasing. He is also a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego, California, and the Dow Leadership Center at Hillsdale College.

Mr. Calhoun holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Land Surveying from the Ohio State University, and is a certified Professional Engineer and Professional Surveyor. Mr. Calhoun has over 31 years of experience in the construction, development, and engineering fields. Over the course of his career, Mr. Calhoun has been responsible for numerous complex construction projects with values up to $90 million for a single project.

Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Florida Atlantic University with over 17 years of broad management responsibilities currently oversees residential and commercial leasing and tenant relations. As a licensed Michigan real estate agent Mr. Smith is responsible for Strathmore’s residential and commercial leasing relationships, related marketing activities, and participates in new project due diligence, acquisitions, and implementation.

Mr. Siettas has over 24 years’ experience with information technology systems with an associate degree from Lansing Community College in Communications and Networking along with a Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification, Comp TIA Linux+ Administrator, Network+ and Security+ Certifications. Mr. Siettas is also involved in managing access security, wireless connectivity, remote management, HVAC control systems, and is well versed in multiple aspects of facility systems. Mr. Siettas has maintained and serviced a 3500+ user network consisting of Cisco routers, firewalls, and switches for a student housing project and has extensive experience maintaining numerous server and networking systems of various vendors with a specialty in design, deployment and managing development of these systems within each project.

Mrs. Farano has over 21 years of broad administrative and management responsibilities with Strathmore Real Estate Group and oversees all aspects of administration including accounting, payroll, and logistics.