About Us - Key Personnel

Charles I. Small


President/Owner

Charles Inness Small, born August 21, 1946, graduated from The Citadel in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Since that time, he has been involved in the development of real estate projects valued at over $250 million. Upon graduation from The Citadel, he joined the US Army as a 1st Lieutenant in the Corp of Engineers (1969-1972). Upon leaving the Army, he joined Wilbur-Smith & Associates, a worldwide engineering consulting firm, (1972-1976) as Director of Real Estate Studies. Mr. Small directed the consolidation and location of State of Florida offices for Miami, Orlando and Tampa, totaling 1,300,000 square feet of space.

From 1981-1983 Mr. Small served as Director of Real Estate for the State of South Carolina in charge of all leases, real estate brokerage and development for the State Budget Control Board. Mr. Small spearheaded the first sale/lease back for the State for the historic ?Robert Mills? Building, 65,000 square feet of office space, along with the redevelopment of the Mount Vernon Mill, 325,800 square feet, for the S.C. Tax Commission and State Museum. These two projects represented the first ?privatization? of development by the State of S.C. In 1983 he became President & Owner of CIS Corporation, a real estate consulting and development firm. He was responsible for the overall acquisition and development of three S.C. Research Authority parks in Charleston, Columbia and Clemson.

In 1989 he joined Edens & Avant, Inc. as Vice President for Development in charge of all retail, office and multi-family development in six Southeastern states. In this capacity, he led the project teams in developing numerous office and retail developments.

In January 1998 he started Diversified Development, Inc., concentrating in office and flex space development. As owner, Mr. Small developed the 100,000 square foot Carolina First Bank Technology center located in Columbia, SC that required the facility to be completed in less that 12 months. In addition, Mr. Small orchestrated the development of many office and apartment developments.

Will Batson


Vice President Development

Will graduated from The Citadel in 1998. Upon completion, he joined NationsBank as a Consumer Lender. He was recruited shortly thereafter by Davis & Floyd, a regional engineering firm, as a Project Manager. He managed several commercial projects, but his main focus was on community development. Will was the project manager for the community of Habershan in Beaufort, SC and Maxwell Springs in Greenwood, SC. These two projects represent over 1500 home-sites. While with Davis & Floyd, Will attended Harvard University?s Graduate School of Design Professional Development Series. Courses of study included Real Estate Development, Financial Analysis, and Golf Course Development. In 2001, he joined the Fripp Island Development Company where he served as a sales agent and was named the company?s top producer for the years of 2002, 2003 and 2004. In January of 2004, Will joined Diversified Development, Inc. as their Vice President of Development. His responsibilities include commercial sales, leasing and development.

Mindy Acree


Office Manager

Mindy graduated from Midlands Technical College in 1982. Prior to joining Diversified Development, she worked in the life and health insurance field for 16 years. Mindy joined in January 1998 when Charles opened the company. She has been with the company for 10 years now and has assisted in every aspect of the business. Currently Mindy overseas the daily operations of the office.

Jan Georgiana


Accountant

Originally from Pennsylvania, Jan has lived and worked in Columbia for more than twenty years. She was in accounting roles with ChemNuclear and Affinity Technology Group, then in Human Resources/Payroll at the LPA Group. In 2003 Jan joined Carolina Collegiate Federal Credit Union and remained there until joining as an account at Diversified Development, Inc. in 2006.

Bobby Dove


Maintenance Engineer

Upon moving to South Carolina in 2004, Bobby started handling commercial construction projects for Diversified Development on a contractor basis. In 2006, Bobby joined DDI full time to oversee construction projects and assist with property management issues. Prior to moving to Columbia, Bob was a subcontractor with Time Warner and Comcast, involved in rebuilding cable television systems.

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