MEET THE TEAM

We believe the success and longevity of The Barrington Group is due to our adherence to four core principles and our culture of putting people first to create a real sense of community where we all want to live, work, and invest.

Value  |  Pride  |   Stability  |   Integrity

LARRY LIEBERMAN

President & Founder

BIO

Larry Lieberman, along with his father (Richard), formed the corporation that is now the Barrington Group, in 1974.  They started buying distressed apartment communities from HUD in the late 60’s and turned the distress into success.  By the early 70’s the family had amassed about 2,000 apartment units in Central and Southern Ohio.  The time burden required to manage that many units kept the Lieberman’s from spending time in their other business interests and accordingly divested themselves of those interests.
 
Concurrently, the apartment industry went into a severe recession in 1973-4 due to overbuilding.  Larry realized that their skill in managing their apartments would be of value to other struggling owners or lenders who had foreclosed upon struggling projects.  Consequently, in 1974 Larry and Richard started the Rallie Company.  In 1977, after an exceptional growth period, Richard sold his interest to Larry to concentrate on the management of their original portfolio of properties.  Thereafter, the name was changed to the Barrington Group (BGI).
 
While BGI’s management and marketing skills attracted other owners to seek their management expertise, Larry’s desire to build a portfolio of properties that Larry had ownership interest in drove the business plan, so that by the mid 90’s Larry had acquired some 21 properties, spread over 5 states, and BGI was managing them all. 
 
At the highlight of that portfolio, were properties that Larry had bought in the 90’s with his partner Metzger and Company, that brought accolades and awards to their rehab and management efforts.  The partners bought severely physically and financially distress apartment complex, closed them down, and rebuilt them as new or like new properties. BGI received the “RAHAB of the YEAR” award from the Indiana Apartment Association twice, once in 1994 and again in 1996.
 
With offices in Columbus Ohio and Atlanta Georgia, Larry came to believe that Florida was on the verge of a population explosion and that there was great opportunity for multifamily development.  So, in 1996, Larry moved himself and most of BGI to their new home in Sarasota, Florida.  While continuing to manage 4,000 apartment units in 5 states, BGI began developing a new townhome property that BGI designed.  Again, with their partner Metzger and Co, BGI developed and built a new property in Atlanta and in Sarasota. Although the Sarasota property was built to be a rental property BGI’s marketing expertise was demonstrated when they sensed that the market would be best served by selling the units as condominiums and began selling just as construction was starting.
 
18 years after their move to Florida, while continuing to own their portfolio of apartment properties, BGI is fully involved in new property development, and land acquisition.  BGI has since developed (again with their construction partner Metzger and Company) two new townhome properties,  a 90 unit luxury condominium project known as Savannah Preserve (construction started March ’06), and working on a Sarasota Bay waterfront luxury condominium community known as Long Bar Pointe (roadway construction started July ’06).
 
Larry is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BS in Economic Geography and Land Planning, attained his GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) also from The Ohio State University, has held an Ohio Brokers license for 31 years, and was President of the Ohio Apartment Association in 1976.  He has served on the boards of several charitable institutions such as the Alzheimer's Assoc in Franklin County, The Hannah Neil House, and is currently active in the Jump Start program in Manatee County. During the Reagan administration, President Reagan appointed Larry to the Board of Governors of the National Republican Congressional Committee. 

SCOTT D. BRADLEY

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

BIO

​Scott D. Bradley, C.P.A., is a Principal in The Barrington Group and its investments.  Mr. Bradley directs acquisitions and dispositions for BGI, as well as all real estate deal structure and finance matters, financial reporting and compliance, risk management, information systems, treasury management and investor relations.  He has closed in excess of $500,000,000 in real estate and capital transactions while with BGI. Scott graduated from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and began his professional finance career by earning his C.P.A. designation with KPMG International, one of the “Big Four” accounting firms.
 
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RONDA GALLEHUE

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

BIO

​​Ronda Gallehue, now only project based, had previously been in charge of Operations Management, Sales and Marketing for BGI  since 1987 when the company was headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Although still involved with the company, she is now partially retired and no longer directs the portfolio Operations Marketing and Management.

Ronda’s current project with BGI is her involvement in the Planning, Development and Marketing of the Floridian Club of Sarasota. The Floridian Club is a unique Villa Rental Resort Community developed and designed to attract the ever growing “Boomer” market headed to Florida.  After quite literally,  several years of  planning and design work, this project began construction in 2018 with a projected lease up in early 2020.

Ronda lives University Park, Florida with her husband.  She graduated from Ohio State University with a BS in Business. She enjoys the arts and involvement in her community. She sits on the Board of Directors for Sarasota Family YMCA and for The Bated Breath Theatre Company located in NYC.

PIA SPEIGHT

​Director of Operations

BIO

Pia Speight is the Director of Operations for The Barrington Group, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.  Pia joined BGI in 2006 as the Marketing/Leasing Manager for the Georgia properties and has since held various leadership positions throughout BGI. She relocated from Atlanta, Georgia to Sarasota in 2017.  Pia is responsible for the forecasting, implementation, training, coordination and budget analysis for all of the niche markets under the umbrella of BGI.  

Being professional, results-oriented and a quintessential communicator has profoundly impacted her success at BGI.  Pia controls the overall operation of the property management division of BGI and is also responsible for researching and recommending new developments and acquisitions.   Pia believes the cornerstone of success for her markets are motivation, training, and accountability.  Pia is also a proud graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. ​

JOAN THORNTON

Director of Property Management

BIO

​Joan Thornton is responsible for the day to day management operations for  BGI’s entire portfolio. She joined Barrington Group in 1987, and is currently located in the BGI Ohio office. Joan directed leasing efforts with Equity Real Estate before joining BGI.

CHRIS ROMERO

Corporate
​Controller

BIO

Chris joined Barrington Group Inc., in May of 2016. As Controller, Chris is responsible for day to day accounting controls and financial reporting. He started his accounting career working as property accountant for the Stockyards Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, for seven years. After leaving the hospitality side of accounting Chris found his niche in real estate management by joining 312 Management of Fort Worth, Texas, working as corporate accountant for five years.  Upon moving to Cincinnati, Chris was hired by Community Management Corporation (a.k.a. CMC Properties) as Assistant Controller where he worked for six years until joining Sperry Van Ness – RICORE.  With SVN-RICORE, Chris served as their corporate controller for three years until finding his home with the Barrington Group. Chris brings over 17 years of real estate management and development accounting experience to Barrington Group, Inc.  ​

KRISTI DINGESS

Social Media & Marketing Manager

BIO

Kristi is Barrington Group Inc’s Social Media & Marketing Manager.  While her primary focus is on marketing, social media, and reputation management for the apartment side of the company, she also assists when needed with graphics, concepts and branding efforts for the development side of the company.

She embraces technology and marketing as one in the multifamily world, something fairly unique to the industry.  Prior to her employment at BGI, Kristi spent 11 years in the Property Management field as an onsite Community Manager. She also has a degree in Multimedia, Web, Graphic Design & Development from DeVry University.