A. Chester Skinner, III
A. Chester Skinner, III (Chip) brings over 35 years of real estate experience to Skinner Bros. Realty. As a principal for 17 years with Regency Centers, a publicly traded REIT, Mr. Skinner was responsible for development and leasing of corporate office, industrial and retail projects.
Since establishing Skinner Bros. Realty, Mr. Skinner has developed large multi-use Developments of Regional Impact, as well as completed multiple build-to-suit leaseback transactions with financial institutions and retailers.
Mr. Skinner holds the National Realtors CCIM designation and is past chair of the North Florida Chapter of NAIOP. He served on the Board of Consolidated Tomoka Land Company, a publicly traded real estate company for seven years.
Chet Skinner
In May, 2008, A. Chester Skinner, IV (Chet) joined the company after spending three years with Pulte Homes as the Director of Land Acquistion, Entitlements and Strategic Marketing departments. Prior to working with Pulte, Chet was the head of Real Estate for a Whataburger franchise that opened 22 restaurants from Jacksonville to Tampa in less than a two year span.
Chet has served on the Executive Board of the Northeast Florida Builders Association since 2014. In 2016, Chet served as the President of NEFBA, the fifth largest homebuilders association in the country. He was also selected to Jacksonville's "40 Under 40" Class of 2016. Chet attended Sewanee University, where he played basketball from 1998-2001, and graduated with a B.A. in Economics.
C. Riley Skinner
Riley Skinner joined the company in July of 2013, after spending three years as a Loan Originator with Capital Advisors, Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina. While at Capital Advisors, Riley arranged more than 25 million dollars in permanent financing for commercial real estate properties through lending sources such as life insurance companies, conduit (CMBS) lenders, Fanny Mae / Freddie Mac and commercial banks.
Since 2014, Riley has served on the Board of the Jax Sports Council. Riley graduated from Wake Forest University in 2009 with a B.S. in Business. While at Wake Forest, Riley was a four-year starting Quarterback for the Wake Forest football team. During his career, he won an Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Title, played in the BCS Orange Bowl and set numerous school records as a Quarterback. In 2009, Riley won the Jim Tatum award which is given to the top senior student athlete in the ACC.
Bois Farrar
Bois Farrar started with Skinner Bros. in August of 2018. Before joining Skinner Bros., Bois spent three years as a land development manager for Dream Finders Homes in Jacksonville handling residential development projects from permitting to lot delivery in Duval County, Clay County, and St. Johns County. Bois also oversaw the horizontal development and vertical construction of the Dream Finders Homes 45,000 SF Class-A corporate office building, which was completed in early 2018. Prior to this time at Dream Finders Homes, he spent four years at Florida Capital Bank and a year with CB Richard Ellis in Charlotte, NC.
Bois graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 2004 with a B.A. in English. He was a four-year letterman on the nationally ranked men’s lacrosse team at Hampden-Sydney and helped lead the team to a conference championship and three consecutive NCAA tournament berths. Locally, Bois has been a member of the Gator Bowl Committee, served on the Jacksonville FCA Board, and is involved in coaching youth athletics.
Breanna Elliott
Breanna Elliott joined Skinner Bros. Realty in May of 2017 after spending 2 years in healthcare administration. Breanna worked for the University of Iowa Hospital as an Administrative Services Specialist. She was responsible for generating financial reports and analysis for the Department of Internal Medicine as well as assist in a time allocation strategy for faculty members providing contracted services at the Iowa City VA.
Breanna graduated from Wheaton College in 2013 with a B.A. in Business Administration & Economics and played on the women’s basketball team for four years. She received the “Most Respected Player” award in 2013 and currently coaches high school athletics in the Jacksonville area. Upon graduation from Wheaton College, Breanna went on to receive her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Florida in 2015.
Katie Evans
Katie Evans joined Skinner Bros. Realty in January of 2020 after spending 7 years working for Campus Outreach. Katie worked on Jacksonville University’s campus, where she developed students spiritually and in leadership skills .
Katie graduated from University of North Florida in 2012 with a B.A. in Business Administration & Management.
Pam Walker
Pam joined Skinner Bros. Realty in June of 2021. Before coming to Skinner Bros., Pam had the privilege of working for A. Chester Skinner, Jr., Chip’s father, for over 20 years. During that time, Pam served as Office Manager for A. C. Skinner Company and cultivated skills specific to property development and management. She also gained invaluable experience in dealing with people by witnessing firsthand how Mr. Skinner impacted people through his wisdom, humor, and generosity.
Prior to working for the Skinner family, Pam enjoyed a successful career in the Customer Service and Information Technology departments at national banking and insurance companies.