chief executive officer

BEN D. ARNOLD

Ben is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arnold Family Corporation, a South Carolina based development company, and has over 30 years of experience in all facets of commercial real estate.  Arnold Family Corporation specializes in the acquisition, development and managment of office, warehouse, entertainment and retail space in the Carolinas as well as multifamily communities throughout the Southeast. Arnold Family Corporation has received several awards and industry recognition for its new construction as well as historical renovation and preservation projects.

 

Ben earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in both finance and real estate.  Ben and his family moved to La Jolla, California in 2016 and became active in several community organizations.  Ben currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Congregation Beth El and the Finance Committee of the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego.  Ben recently became a founder of the Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego in an effort to address Jewish poverty throughout the San Diego region.  Ben and his wife, Lisa, established the Arnold Family Tzedakah Fund to provide support to charities, particularly those that enhance quality of life through healthcare and education.

 
 

Chief Operating Officer

& Broker-In-Charge

SHELLY W. LITTLE

Shelly Little joined Arnold Companies in November 2011. With over 20 years of property management experience, Shelly is the Chief Operating Officer & Broker In Charge. She has a diverse background and experience including Retail, Office, Healthcare, Student Housing and Multi Family Property Management. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company, to include property managers, maintenance personnel, leasing, and project management for all the Arnold Companies properties in the Southeast. Before joining Arnold Companies, Shelly spent seven years in healthcare building management and five years in residential, student housing and multi-family property management.  Shelly is a member of City Center Partnership (CCP), Women Asset Managers (WAM) and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).  Shelly is also a current Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) candidate.

 

Director of finance

jaye poston

Jaye Poston joined Arnold Companies in January of 2021 as the Director of Finance.  In this role, Jaye is responsible for overseeing all aspects of accounting and finance for the company and its diverse real estate portfolio.  Before joining Arnold Companies, Jaye spent five years managing the investment accounting and financial reporting functions of a Charleston, South Carolina based property and investment management firm, with a concentration in multifamily real estate.  Jaye brings a wealth of industry and public accounting experience to her role.  Jaye holds a Master of Business Administration from The Citadel and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from College of Charleston. 

 
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Finance Manager

SHARLEAN ADAMS-WIGFALL

Sharlean Adams-Wigfall joined the Arnold Companies family in January 2014. She is a graduate of Midlands Technical College with an Associates Degree in Accounting. She brings 21 years experience in property management accounting from the healthcare field. She also spent 5 years in the banking industry. Sharlean has one son.

 
 
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Director of Marketing / office manager

KIMBERLY KLOSTERMAN

Kimberly Klosterman joined the Arnold Companies in April 2015. Kimberly brings over 14 years of administrative and marketing experience from the commercial real estate field to the Arnold Companies. Kimberly is responsible for the company's marketing and advertising, as well as the branding for new development projects. She is a licensed property manager in the state of South Carolina. She also serves as Arnold Companies' Office Manager, maintaining all contracts for the company. She is a current board member of CREW Midlands.

 

 

BUILDING ENGINEER SUPERVISOR

JASON SMITH

Jason joined the Arnold Companies in 2014. He brings 13 years of experience in general contracting and also has experience in maintenance with healthcare services. For the past 15 years Jason has been coaching baseball in his spare time. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and 4 children.

 
 
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BUILDING ENGINEER

TRAVIS CHICK

Travis has been with the Arnold Company since 2014. He brings 12 years of experience in general contracting, along with a background in drywall finishing and HVAC maintenance. In his free time, Travis enjoys outdoor activities, sports, and spending time with friends and family.

 
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HISTORY

Ben Arnold, Ben D. Arnold’s grandfather who he is named after, started the family business in 1907 at the young age of 14.  He worked his way from selling candy, cigars and the Wall Street Journal on a ferryboat in Florida to starting a liquor-distribution business in Columbia, SC, right after the end of Prohibition in 1933.  Ben’s son, Norman J. Arnold, built the liquor-distribution business into the largest wholesaler in South Carolina before he sold it in 1984 and left the business 10 years later.

Grandson, Ben D. Arnold, jumped onto the entrepreneurial bandwagon while attending the University of Florida. After interning with a Real Estate Developer, Ben decided that was the career for him, and he obtained a degree in finance and real estate. After graduating in 1989, Ben worked for a national firm for one year before setting up his own property-tax consulting service in Atlanta.  Ben’s business, which he ran out of his apartment and started with a 286 laptop, grew to the point that the company was handling tax appeals on $1 billion in assessed value of commercial and residential real estate throughout the Southeast in 1992 and 1993.

Ben Arnold’s experience proved vital and instrumental in growing the family business. He used his hard-won expertise to buy property, in partnership with his father, Norman.  Norman and Ben created the Arnold Family Corp. property-development and management company in 1994, followed by the Arnold Construction Corp. in 1995.