Leadership

Gary L. Schottenstein
Chairman & CEO

Gary has over 35 years experience for SCHOTTENSTEIN Real Estate Group, M/I Homes (NYSE: MHO), and M/I Real Estate Co. He is an Ohio State University (OSU) graduate with a B.S. in Business Administration, past licensed real estate broker in Ohio, and director and member of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio (BIA) and the Columbus Apartment Association (CAA). He has served on the National Economic Council of the NAHB and on numerous civic and charitable boards.

Gary has personally marketed over $1 billion of residential properties, not even including all of the public company operations, when he jointly worked as one of the original senior officers for M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) for many years.

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George M. Harmanis
Senior V.P. and CFO

George has over 25 years experience with both public and private organizations including Premier Properties USA, Inc., Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) and Ernst & Young, LLP. He is an Ohio State University graduate with a B.S. in Business Administration, a licensed CPA and a member of the OSCPA and AICPA. George serves on several civic boards in the community.

Email George at gh@sregroup.com

Charles R. Evans
Senior V.P. Construction and Development

Chuck has over 35 years experience in the industry including senior construction management position with Dominion Homes, Casto Communities, and Newtowne Builders. Chuck attended Indiana University and is active in industry issues.  He was selected 2010 BIA construction manager of the year, and has been in current position over 9 years.

Email Charles at ce@sregroup.com

Gary Reitter
V.P. of Construction / Development

Gary has over 35 years experience in the construction industry of which more than half were with M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO) in the single family homebuilding business. Throughout his career Gary has been associated with many local and national organizations such as the Building Industry of America, Association of Builders and Contractors, and Builders’ Exchange.

Email Gary at gr@sregroup.com

Brian Schottenstein
Development and Marketing Director

Brian Schottenstein Graduated from the University of Miami, FL with a BBA in Entrepreneurship and was one of the founding members of UM Entrepreneurs club. He has interned for multiple financial companies such as Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Chase. He recently worked for Marcus and Millichap in Los Angeles in retail real estate sales and acquisitions. Brian now focuses on marketing and new developments for the Schottenstein Real Estate Group. He is a member of several organizations including, ICSC, Columbus Jewish Federation, and is a committee member of the Columbus apartment association and for the Memorial Golf Tournament, which proceeds benefit the Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Email Brian at bs@sregroup.com

Ron Utterback
V.P. of Sales and Marketing

Ron began his career in the real estate industry in 1971 after attending Ohio State University. He is a Certified Real Estate Broker and presently holds an active real estate license in Florida. He was owner/broker of Pioneer North Realty in Dayton Ohio for a number of years before moving to central Florida in 1992. While in Florida he was the Division Vice President of Sales and Marketing for 3 national homebuilders: Lennar Homes, Ryland Homes, and Levitt and Sons Homes.

Ron was President of the Dayton Area Board of Realtors, President of the Mid Florida Homebuilders Association and was named Realtor of the Year and Builder of the Year respectively. He also served over 20 years on the Board of Directors of these two organizations.

Email Ron at ron@sregroup.com

Melody S. Foster
V.P. of Resident Services

Melody has over 16 years experience in the real estate industry. She has worked for M/I Homes and Diyanni Homes and is currently is involved with sales, warranty, closings, customer service, and association matters for our condo communities.

Email Melody at msf@sregroup.com

Deborah L. Wilson
V.P. of Rental Operations

Deborah is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Deborah has over 20 years of experience in residential property management and customer service. She also holds a real estate license in the State of Ohio.

Deborah started her career in the management program at McDonald’s Corporation in Columbus. She then became a leasing manager for M/I Real Estate and opened Christopher Wren in Gahanna. When the community sold, Deborah became a property manager for Associated Estates Realty Corp for the next 13 years. Deborah returned in 2007 to Schottenstein Real Estate Group as a Regional Manager and recently opened the new Hilliard Grand community in 2011.

Email Deborah at dw@sregroup.com

Sharon Wilson
Controller

Sharon has over 20 years experience in real estate management accounting, including work with Matthews Click Management Co., Galbreath Realty Co., Jones, Lang, Lasalle, and M/I Real Estate Co.  Sharon has held her current position for over 12 years with SREG.

Email Sharon at sw@sregroup.com