Gregory A. Pettinaro

A commercial real estate professional throughout his twenty-five year career, Gregory is responsible for the overall direction of Pettinaro.

As the company’s CEO, Gregory has developed and implemented a vision and strategic business plan to ensure that Pettinaro maintains its leadership position in the Delaware real estate community.

After attending Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and the University of Delaware, Gregory joined Pettinaro in 1986. Working side-by-side with visionary and company founder Verino Pettinaro, he learned the business of in-house construction, commercial leasing and acquisitions.

Currently, Gregory serves on the boards of Downtown Visions and the Wilmington Renaissance Corporation. Gregory is actively involved in Ducks Unlimited and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Gregory resides in Montchanin, Delaware with his wife and three daughters.

Michael R. Walsh

Mike joined Pettinaro Construction Company in 1989 as an Assistant Project Manager and, until his recent promotion, was the President of the Construction Company.  While highly skilled in all construction matters, Mike’s passion lies in adaptive reuse projects.  He strongly believes in quality, as well as cost efficient design and construction and strives to constantly improve each of these with every new project.

As Chief Operating Officer of Pettinaro, Mike is responsible for the day-to-day operating activities which include planning, internal company operations and supporting the CEO in maintaining a healthy corporate culture.

Mike graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Economics.  Following the completion of his degree at Delaware, Mike obtained his Real Estate license.

He is an active member of the Board at Goodwill Industries of Delaware and Delaware County and a member of the NAR and NCCBOR.

John R. Ahle, Jr., SCSM

With more than twenty-five years of experience in the commercial real estate and retail shopping center industry, John is responsible for the strategic direction and financial performance of Pettinaro’s portfolio, which includes class “A” shopping centers, office buildings, and industrial and flex/warehouse properties totaling over 5 million square feet. John directs and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company’s asset/property management, leasing, and marketing departments, as well as the staff associated within those departments. 

John has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from James Madison University.

John is a Senior Certified Shopping Center Manager (SCSM) and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) where he serves on the sub-committee for shopping center security.  He is also an active member of the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) and the Commercial Industrial Realty Council (CIRC).  In addition, John is active in various civic and community organizations.

Victor Ambrosio

Vic handles all the leasing and marketing for Pettinaro’s retail real estate portfolio.  Vic will oversee all corporate quarterly and annual leasing reports and projections for the retail portfolio.  In addition, Victor is responsible for increasing and enhancing retail presence within the Pettinaro portfolio.

Prior to joining the company in January, 2012, Vic had completed over 1 million square feet of deals in regional malls and strip centers, as well as developed lifestyle centers in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.  Some of his past flagship projects included Annapolis Harbour Center in Annapolis, MD and Dulles Town Center in Dulles, VA. 

Vic has over 18 years of retail leasing experience in the shopping center industry.  He is a graduate of Pace University, where he earned a B.A. in Business Administration.  He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is Pettinaro’s representative at all ICSC functions and trade shows.  Victor resides in Greenville, DE.

David H. Crowley

David joined Pettinaro in 1993. His responsibilities include daily office operations of the insurance department as well as vendor payment processing, oversight of residential sales communities such as the Pointe at Brandywine Park in Wilmington and various projects with company founder, Verino Pettinaro.

David also spends time at the Delaware beaches working on residential projects such as Bethany Bay Resort Community. Bethany Bay Resort Community is a 550 unit condominium project in its final phase of development. David has been involved in the Resort Real Estate market since 1986 and is currently planning for the development of a 200 unit development adjacent to Bethany Bay.

David obtained his Real Estate license in 1986 and is the Broker of Record for Pettinaro & Associates, Inc. He also holds a Delaware Automobile Dealers license and runs HighLine Autos, LLC.

David is actively involved in The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and a number of other charities along with Tracy, his wife of eighteen years.

Timothy G. DeCola

Tim joined Pettinaro in 2007, and is responsible for the integrity of the financial information for the company, overseeing all financial functional areas including; finance, accounting, budgeting, credit and cash management. 

Tim has over sixteen years of experience in all aspects of both commercial and residential real estate. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for the due diligence work for the acquisition and disposition of over 130 million dollars of real estate, and has arranged for over 225 million dollars in debt financing.  While functioning in the capacity of a third party Asset/Property Manager, Tim has worked collectively with large institutional owners including: Allstate Insurance Company, First Union Real Estate, GE Capital Real Estate, PREIT, and Value Property Trust.   

Tim earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in finance, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), with a concentration in accounting, from LaSalle University.

Tim’s accomplishments extend to the military as well. An Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, he has served in the Marine Corps Reserves for over twenty-three years and holds the rank of Master Sergeant.

Nancy A. Fleming, C.P.M., C. S. P.

Nancy is responsible for the day to day operations of the corporate rental division, Pettinaro Relocation, which handles short term, fully furnished and unfurnished housing throughout Delaware. – www.pettinaroresidential.com

With almost thirty (30) years experience the in real estate as a marketing professional, Nancy’s expertise is in property management and new home sales. Nancy attended the college of William and Mary and has been licensed as a realtor in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

Nancy is a passionate community volunteer and currently serves as a trustee for the Jefferson Awards of Delaware and is the immediate past chair of the Delaware Commission for Women. Nancy also serves as a board member and committee chair for the Thomas C. Maloney Community Service Award for the Delaware State Grid Iron. Nancy is active as an Elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Currently,  Nancy is a member of the New Castle County Board of Realtors, Delaware Association of Realtors, the Home Builders Association of Delaware , the Executive Women’s Golf Association, Philadelphia Chapter, Worldwide E.R.C. and the Delaware Chapter for the Society of Human Resource Management (S.H.R.M.).

William T. Netta, R.A.

Bill joined Pettinaro in 2005 bringing twenty five years of experience in the field of architecture, construction and professional registration in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. He oversees Development, Architecture, and Construction and is responsible for all aspects of all construction jobs.  Bill is also the Tenant Coordinator for Pettinaro.  To date, he is responsible for the design of a dozen minor league baseball stadiums; over two million square feet of office facilities; and many retail, housing and educational facilities. He continues to receive accolades for his work, including numerous design and construction awards.

Bill’s projects have ranged from small retail “mom and pops” to 250k SF “class A” office buildings as well as a 6,000 seat baseball stadium for Cal Ripken, Jr. He is customer service oriented, and prides himself on the quality and timeliness of his finished products.

Bill graduated cum laude from Spring Garden College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture. During that time he was awarded multiple professional and interscholastic design awards.

An active community volunteer, Bill has worked for Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Delaware and currently serves on the technical advisory committee for the Brandywine School district STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) program

Harold I. Salmons III, Esq.

Hal has been practicing law in the commercial and transactional fields for 25 years. Hal joined Pettinaro in 2008 and is responsible for all real estate legal matters, including lease negotiations, financial structuring and tax proceedings.

Hal was born and raised in Wilmington Delaware and graduated from Wilmington Friends School in 1979.  He graduated with a BA in Business and Political Science from Gettysburg College in 1983 and from The Dickinson School of Law, cum laude, in 1986. He is a member of the Dickinson Law Review.

Hal is a member of Ducks Unlimited and was once a trustee for the Nature Conservancy.

Robert A. Stenta

Rob leads the leasing and marketing efforts for all of the Pettinaro managed office and industrial properties.  Loopnet

Prior to his transfer to the commercial brokerage industry, Rob worked as a research associate for the city of Boulder, Colorado, Planning and Development Services/Information Resources Department.

Rob graduated from the University of Delaware, where he earned his undergraduate degree in economics.  He received his Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado.   

Rob is a licensed real estate agent in Delaware and Pennsylvania (since 2005), and an active member of Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the Urban Land Institute, The Committee of 100, and the Commercial Industrial Real Estate Council (CIRC).