Our Team
E. Stanley Kroenke
Chairman
Stan Kroenke founded THF Realty with Michael Staenberg in 1991. As chairman and owner, Mr. Kroenke leads one of the nation's most successful real estate development firms. THF Realty’s extensive portfolio includes numerous shopping centers, office buildings and industrial projects nationwide.
Michael Staenberg
President
Since he co-founded THF Realty in 1991, President Michael Staenberg has grown the company into one of the largest privately-held commercial real estate firms in the United States.
Management Team
Sam Adler
Leasing Agent
Having joined THF in March of 2009, Sam is currently responsible for leasing properties in Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky. Prior to THF, Sam helped develop and market properties for Prudential Alliance Commercial.
Rex Beckham
Roof Consultant
With more than 25 years experience as a roofing specialist, Rex Beckham inspects and evaluates roof systems on THF properties.
Drew Bextermueller
Leasing Agent
Drew Bextermueller's service to THF tenants is exemplified in his proficiency with transaction management, disaster recovery, construction management and facilities management.
Karen Blumenstein
Developer
Based in Denver, Colorado, Karen leads the development of our new shopping centers and is responsible for land assembly, securing governmental approvals, economic incentives and financing, managing design and construction and relationships with our anchor tenants.
Alan Bornstein
Developer
Alan Bornstein officially joined THF in 2000, following 15 years as THF's lead counsel through Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal. Alan's work for THF includes negotiating and managing the development process for numerous community shopping centers, office and industrial developments, including land assembly, governmental approval, architect's agreements, construction agreements, construction financing, acquisition of properties for rehabilitation, and dispositions of completed community centers.
Andy Boyd
Senior Asset Manager
Based in Charleston, West Virginia, Andy manages the THF Realty eastern operations, including over 5 million square feet of retail space in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and South Carolina. His responsibilities include day-to-day operations and management of 21 shopping centers as well as budgetary and fiscal monitoring of each center.
Justin Brockman
Leasing Agent
Justin Brockman is engaged in leasing THF properties primarily in Colorado, St. Louis and St. Charles County in Missouri; Rochester, Minnesota; and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Chuck Carnaghi
Roof Consultant
Chuck Carnaghi applies more than 20 years of roofing experience to serve THF tenants as member of the Construction Roof Management Services division. He inspects and evaluates roof systems of THF properties throughout the portfolio. He works closely with property managers on their roofing needs and ensures all roofs are constructed and maintained in compliance with THF roof guidelines and safety protocols.
Mike Caton
General Counsel
Mike is a graduate of St. Louis University Law School and a magna cum laude graduate of St. Louis University. He began his career in 1982 as an attorney at Lewis & Rice in the commercial litigation, municipal law and estate planning areas.
Joe Cook
Vice President - Finance
Joe Cook's financial expertise is utilized on every THF project, including overseeing new project feasibility and asset analysis, financial projections, development accounting and project financing. As finance manager, he has been directly involved in more than 90 financing transactions for retail shopping centers totaling more than $900 million.
Steven Gatton
Asset Manager
Steven Gatton joined THF in 2001 as a financial analyst where his responsibilities included acquisitions, project feasibility, development accounting, project financing and asset analysis.
Robert Green
Asset Manager
Robert began his career at THF Realty in 1994. Robert joined THF in Accounting, where he quickly mastered the financial side of real estate. He then moved into Asset Management. Robert handles approximately 1 million square feet of space, including centers in Moline, Illinois and Rochester, Minnesota.
Tim Hogenkamp
Vice President - Accounting
Tim joined THF Realty in 2001 as Controller, with primary responsibility over THF's accounting, budgeting, tax compliance, financial reporting and lease administration. Tim has over 10 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance.
Bob Jakubeck
Corporate General Counsel
Bob Jakubeck serves as corporate general counsel and is responsible for all legal aspects of real estate development, including acquisition, financing, divestitures and joint ventures.
Rusty Johnson
Asset Manager
Rusty Johnson brings a retailer's perspective to his skills as a property manager for THF's shopping center holdings in the East Coast region. He joined THF Realty with 18 years experience with a national retailer.
Todd Lambert
Finance Manager
Todd joined THF in 2007, bringing a strong finance, tax and accounting background to the organization. He oversees all aspects of financial management of THF’s largest development project, the 2,000-acre, mixed-use development in Brighton, CO. Todd also assists with analyzing merger and acquisition opportunities and project financing for other THF properties.
Dennis LaRue
Senior Asset Manager
For nearly two decades, Dennis LaRue has been managing commercial properties. At THF, Dennis manages 2.1 million square feet of property in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Michigan.
Racine Leahy
Leasing Agent
Racine Leahy handles leasing for more than 8.1 million square feet of space at THF holdings in Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Illinois, New York and Ohio.
Tim Lowe
Vice President - Leasing
Tim joined THF Realty in 2010 as Vice President – Leasing, with primary responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of the leasing department, including the reporting of results and status to the property owners. Tim is also responsible for Junior Anchor leasing within the THF portfolio. Tim has over 25 years of experience in the acquisition, development and leasing of regional shopping centers and other retail venues.
Lou Malamas
Asset Manager
Lou joined the THF team in 2009 as an Asset Manager and brings over 15 years of property and construction management experience to the company. Prior to joining THF, Lou worked for several financial institutions where he developed and managed the construction of new banking facilities throughout the United States.
Mike Neary
Asset Manager
Michael Neary joined THF Realty in 2004 after working for a company that specialized in site selection for big box retailers. His skills in financial management are now being used to manage THF assets in Chesterfield, St. Louis, Columbia and Wentzville, Missouri. He is responsible for day-to-day operations and management of an estimated 2.5 million square feet, as well as, budgetary and fiscal monitoring of the properties.
Nick Ohl
Leasing Agent
Nick Ohl joined THF Realty in 2008 after graduating from St. Louis University with a major in Psychology. Nick is responsible for all leasing activities for 14 developments totaling more than 3 million square feet located in Missouri, Illinois and Alabama.
Jeff Otto
Developer
Jeff Otto is a lawyer and architect by training. He uses both these skills to manage the development process for THF's community shopping center developments. In addition to managing both design and construction, his responsibilities include land assembly, securing governmental approvals, economic incentives and financing.
Darren Ridenhour
Vice President - Asset Management
Darren Ridenhour joined THF Realty in 1998 and spent 2 years as a Development Accountant. He was then promoted to Asset Manager in 2000 where he managed a portfolio of 3 million square feet including THF's flagship property Chesterfield Commons in Chesterfield, MO.
Gary Rittle
Asset Manager
Gary Rittle manages 6 shopping centers in THF Realty's eastern portfolio totaling more than 2 million square feet of space. He manages 5 retail centers in Pennsylvania and 1 in Virginia.
Kelly Sebastian
Portfolio Manager
With more than 15 years experience in commercial and retail real estate, Kelly Sebastian manages more than 1 million square feet of space in Missouri.
Mark Simpson
Construction Manager
Mark brings to THF over 27 years of general construction experience ranging from estimating, purchasing, contract management, supervision, and construction management.
Mike Tamblyn
Senior Asset Manager
Mike Tamblyn joined THF Realty in 2006 as the Asset Manager for our Colorado properties. Mike is responsible for the fiscal monitoring and day to day operations THF's shopping centers in Grand Junction, Steamboat and the Denver metropolitan area, including Prairie Center, THF's 2,000-acre development in Brighton, Colorado.