Executive Team

Building on a tradition of innovation, integrity and imagination, Casto's management team is actively involved in the organization's day-to-day operations and guides the company to continued excellence and growth.

	Frank S. Benson Frank S. Benson, III joined Casto in April, 1975 after graduating from the School of Management of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Benson is a partner of Casto and his field of expertise and specialization for the organization includes financing and management.
	Don M. Casto Don M. Casto, III is a partner of Casto. He joined the organization in 1971 after practicing law in San Francisco, California. He is a graduate of Stanford University and Stanford Law School and holds a Master's of Law degree in Natural Resource Law from George Washington University. Casto is actively involved in the company's leasing and development activities.
	Stephen E. Dutton Stephen E. Dutton joined Casto in 1995 and is a partner. He has an undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and an MBA from The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Casto, Dutton was a CPA with the international accounting firm of Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte) and also held executive finance positions with several private businesses. His primary responsibilities at Casto include oversight of operations, asset and liability management, capital sourcing and investment activities.
	Brett Hutchens Brett Hutchens is the partner in charge of Casto retail development in the southeastern United States. Hutchens received a business degree from Ohio University and law degree from Capital University. He practiced commercial law for several years prior to entering commercial retail development in the mid-1980s. Hutchens has been directly responsible for the development of 5,000,000 square feet of commercial retail properties in seven different states, including 1,000,000 in Florida since joining Casto in 1995.
	Paul Lukeman Paul G. Lukeman, a partner at Casto, heads up retail development. He has been closely involved with the major growth of the firm over the past fifteen years. Lukeman received his bachelor of arts degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. He previously practiced law as a partner in the Columbus, Ohio law firm of Chester, Willcox & Saxbe and began his development career with R.J. Solove & Associates, a Columbus-based real estate development firm.
	Anthony A. Martin Anthony A. Martin joined Casto as president of State Street Capital, a division formed in 1995. Martin graduated from the University of Dayton in 1976, then spent three years on the audit staff of a "Big Six" public accounting firm and obtained CPA certification. He entered the investment banking industry as a corporate finance professional for a large regional investment banking firm in Columbus, Ohio specializing in the financing, acquisition, sale and joint venture of retail and multi-family real estate.
	William J. Riat William J. Riat joined Casto in 1995 and is actively involved with the company's downtown and mixed-use development projects. He also heads the company's residential division and directs the development, construction and management of new multi-family projects and future single-family housing projects. Prior to joining Casto, Riat served as president of Newtowne, Inc. and vice president of architecture for Borror Corp. Riat is a 1973 graduate of The Ohio State University School of Architecture.
	Linda Swearingen Linda Swearingen joined the Casto organization as Executive Vice President of its Asset Management Division in May, 2002. Her primary responsibilities include overseeing the management and performance of the organization's retail shopping center portfolio as well as current acquisition and disposition activities. Swearingen's background includes extensive experience in commercial real estate finance, management and retail leasing. Prior to joining Casto, she was Senior Vice President, Finance/Investor Relations for Konover Property Trust based in Cary, North Carolina and Assistant Vice President in the commercial real estate area of Bank One Dayton. She holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green University.