Coreland

At Coreland Companies

we recognize that people are our most important asset. Our team of dedicated professionals, located in offices throughout California, is committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients. Coreland Companies' dedicated professionals represent a diverse cross section of real estate managers, leasing and sales brokerage specialists, accounting experts, financial analysts, construction specialists, and consultants.

The team members of Coreland Companies are active participants in the most prominent commercial real estate organizations, including the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Building Owner Manager's Association (BOMA) and the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Our team members hold numerous professional designations including Certified Property Manager (CPM), Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) and Real Property Administrator (RPA) and are licensed with the California Department of Real Estate (DRE).

Executive Bios


Chris Hite is one of the founding Principals of Coreland Companies. He has an extensive background in commercial property management, having managed directly or indirectly over 75 million square feet of office, retail, and industrial property throughout Southern California. As President of Coreland Companies, Mr. Hite is responsible for directing the daily operations of the company, which include oversight of the three principal divisions of the company, property management, leasing/sales, and finance. In addition, Mr. Hite coordinates client relations, marketing and public relations for the firm. Prior to forming Coreland Companies in 1989, Mr. Hite was Director of Property Management for a West Coast based, retail property owner of power, community, specialty and neighborhood centers located throughout Central and Southern California. In this capacity he supervised a division responsible for 6 million square feet of retail property. Mr. Hite has a degree in Business Administration and Business Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM), and holds a California Department of Real Estate Salesperson license. He also teaches regularly for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and is the current ICSC State Operations Chair for Southern California.
	CHRIS HITE, CSM President


Patrick Galentine is one of the founding Principals of Coreland Companies. As Executive Vice President, his primary responsibilities include procuring equity and debt financing, strategic planning, developing acquisition and disposition strategies, as well as asset management and leasing plans for commercial property owners. He has directed the management of over 50 million square feet of commercial property throughout California and has acted as a State Court Receiver on more than 250 matters. Prior to forming Coreland Companies in 1989, Mr. Galentine was responsible for the management and operations of a 5 million-square-foot portfolio of retail properties located throughout Southern California. He has a Bachelors of Science in Finance and Investments from the University of Southern California and holds a California Department of Real Estate broker license. He is currently on the Building Owners Managers Association (BOMA) Orange County Advisory Board, and is formerly the Southern California Operations Chairman-Orange County for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Mr. Galentine is active in a variety of charitable organizations in Southern California.
	PATRICK GALENTINE Executive Vice President


Laurie Sneve is Chief Financial Officer for Coreland Companies. She joined the team in 2007 with more than two decades of professional experience in accounting and financial reporting. In her capacity as CFO, Ms. Sneve is primarily responsible for overseeing all property and corporate finance operations, including financial planning, commercial property financing, IT, human resources and corporate operations. Prior to joining Coreland, Ms. Sneve was CFO for Argus Realty Investors, LP in San Clemente, California where she improved financial reporting to senior executives, developed the company’s operating budget and negotiated terms and pricing of the company’s acquisition line of credit. From 1995 to 2006, Ms. Sneve served as the Vice President, Controller and a member of the executive team at Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. in Vista, California, a publicly traded REIT, which grew to $2 billion in assets during her tenure. Before Pan Pacific, Ms. Sneve spent 6 years as Internal Audit Manager and Controller/Director of Accounting for The Hahn Company in San Diego, California. Ms. Sneve earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
	LAURIE SNEVE Chief Financial Officer


Steven Hogberg is the Senior Vice President Leasing/Sales for Coreland Companies. In this capacity Mr. Hogberg has direct responsibility for the entire Leasing and Sales division, which includes a staff of 10 leasing and sales professionals and administrative support. The division negotiates and closes more than 300 commercial transactions per year, and is responsible for representing institutional and private commercial property owners in providing commercial leasing, investment sales, due diligence, and consulting on projects throughout Southern California. He is based in the firm's corporate office located in Tustin, CA. Mr. Hogberg has supervised and/or directly leased more than 1,000 commercial projects totaling in excess of 25 million square feet, and has been involved in thousands of commercial lease and sales transactions. His experience provides Coreland Companies with a successful track record of strategically marketing commercial property in Southern California for an extensive and varied clientele base. Prior to joining Coreland Companies in 1994, Mr. Hogberg had a successful 10-year career in commercial real estate brokerage including achieving "Top Producer" honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993 as a broker with the Office Division of Bishop Hawk of Southern California. Mr. Hogberg graduated from the University of Southern California in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate, and holds a California Department of Real Estate Salesperson license. He is also an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
	STEVEN J. HOGBERG Senior Vice President Leasing/Sales


Cheryl Todd is the Vice President of Real Estate Management for Coreland Companies. She oversees all aspects of Coreland Companies’ Real Estate Management division, and is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. Ms. Todd has more than 20 years of real estate management experience and has managed more than $1.3 Billion in office, industrial and retail properties during her career. Previous to joining Coreland Companies in late 2006, Ms. Todd was the Vice President, Market Officer for Prologis in Ontario, California, a real estate investment trust (REIT) with market capitalization of $11.58 billion, where she was responsible for a $300 million portfolio of office and industrial properties. Prior to Prologis purchasing Catellus Development Corporation (a REIT) in September 2005, Ms. Todd served worked for Catellus for over 12 years and most recently served as Vice President, Asset Management. In this position, she was responsible for a $700 million portfolio consisting of 11.5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties in Southern California and Arizona, led the department in tenant retention ratio as a result of her customer service skills, and achieved 70% reduction in re-tenanting costs by effectively managing tenant move-out process. Ms. Todd has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from California State University at Fullerton and holds a California Department of Real Estate Broker License. She also is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a Certified Property Manager®, the designation awarded by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®).
	CHERYL R. TODD, CPM, CCIM Vice President of Real Estate Management