Learn more about our development team members by clicking on their names:
John Reed - Developer & Visionary
Colleton River, Belfair, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall and now Hampton Lake. Five of this region's finest private communities. And the man behind them all is John Reed. His name has been synonymous with quality, peace of mind, and value in the Lowcountry since the early 1970s. His genuine love of this area, his unique vision, his commitment to uncompromising quality, and his ingenuity have made John and Reed Development Company one of the Lowcountry's biggest success stories. With his foresight, he played a major role in the evolution of the Hilton Head Island area by moving private golf communities off the Island and onto the mainland. This bold, successful move help make Bluffton the fastest growing town in South Carolina and opened up the amenities of Hilton Head Island to thousands of new residents.
Glenn Barber, President of Reed Development
With over 30 years of diversified experience in financial and operational management, Glenn is Reed Development's moneyman. He first became involved with Reed Development in 1997, as Principal for Herrington, Inc., a real estate powerhouse that provided operations, finance and sales management for Belfair Plantation. Later, as President and CFO of Berkeley Hall, he managed the successful sell out and completion of the project. Glenn's career has seen him do everything from serving as VP of Finance for Arkansas' largest newspaper to overseeing the construction of an upscale 258-suite hotel to leading a high-end Florida beach community to a complete sell out. As part of the Reed team, he heads operations and financial management for all of Reed Development communities, entities, land acquisitions and more. Glenn holds a B.A. Degree in Accounting from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Gerrit Albert - President & CEO
No one has been more acquainted with the land that is now Hampton Lake than Gerrit Albert. Fresh out of college with a degree in economics and business admnistration, one of Gerrit's first jobs was with Savannah's Branigar Organization. There he helped in the planning and disposition of over $200 million in land assets, including the land known today as Palmetto Bluff, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, Sun City, and... Hampton Lake. Named a decade ago as one of the "Top Twenty Community Leaders under the Age of Forty" by the Savannah Morning Newspaper, Gerrit's fast track career now includes 10 years in real estate development in the Southeast, an MBA from Vanderbilt, and the experience of serving as President of Hampton Hall prior to taking the reins at Hampton Lake.
Gary Sandor - Partner & Senior VP
Gary is no stranger to award-winning communities. Before helping Hampton Lake achieve national recognition as home to "America's Best Community Facility," Gary spent over 30 years in the resort and real estate business doing everything from sales and marketing to operations and financial performance for some of the country's top developers. His work took him from the Mahogany Run Resort in the Virgin Islands to Bonita Bay in Florida and success and recognition accompanied him all along the way. Gary joined Reed Development in 2003 as Partner/President of the Berkeley Hall Homes Division where he assisted in the sell-out of that community. His leadership and management were critical to the success. At Hampton Lake he shares in the overall management of the development of the community, and is directly involved in its planning, design development, construction, builder, product, marketing, and sales programs.
Gary R. Wiggin, VP of Land, Reed Development
Experienced in all aspects of development from the engineering side, Gary is a registered professional engineer who had a wealth of experience with Reed developments - even before he joined the company in 2006. Gary has lived in the Lowcountry since 1998 when he moved to Savannah to work with the Thomas & Hutton Engineering Company. There he started on the design team for Colleton River and Belfair (both Reed developments) and then became the lead project manager designing residential and golf course infrastructure on more Reed projects: Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, and Hampton Lake. Gary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He is the team's expert in everything from engineering, to due diligence, entitling, sub-dividing and more.
Ken Lewis - Chief Financial Officer
Over the years Ken's financial and hands-on information technology expertise have played an integral role in the successes of Belfair, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, and now Hampton Lake. He's been a part of the Reed Development team since 1997 and a resident of the Hilton Head area even longer. His know-how and wide range of experience in the fields of finance, operations and information systems bring both fiscal confidence and forward-looking business intelligence to an organization that has been a leader in the Lowcountry. Ken began his career implementing new computer based data and management processing systems for Kmart Corporation and today is putting his expertise to work helping create the region's most successful private communities.
Kristen Lee - Director of Marketing
When it comes to marketing private communities and real estate projects, Kristen Lee's experience has spanned the continent. From Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona to Hurricane Hole Yacht Club in Paradise Island, Bahamas to Tahoe Mountain Resorts in California, she's successfully handled the marketing communications, branding and public relations experience for a broad geographic range of communities. But most recently Kristen made her mark just up the road in Charleston, South Carolina as Director of Marketing at The Beach Company. There the Clemson grad was selected by Charleston Regional Business Journal as one of the city's most outstanding young business professionals. At Hampton Lake, she works directly with senior management and the sales team to develop our marketing plans and programs.
Wade Bales - General Manager
Sometimes it just plain pays off to look close to home. Wade grew up hunting and fishing right in Hampton Lake's neighborhood. And he took that early love for the outdoors and made it into a career that's the envy of every angler. Wade did both his undergraduate and graduate work in Fisheries Management and spent 13 years with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources working with freshwater fisheries. He eventually earned the job as Chief of Freshwater Fisheries. As home to the Lowcountry's largest freshwater lake and a premier fishing destination, we just couldn't think of anyone more perfectly - or uniquely - suited for this job.
Todd Ballantine - Naturalist and Environmental Scientist
For all things nature, we turned to the Lowcountry's best: Todd Ballantine. Connecting people and nature is what Todd does best. This internationally known author, educator, artist and environmental scientist has over 30 years of experience and has successfully served as a consultant at several other Reed Development communities. To make your experience here the very best, Todd helped design the Greenway Trails, developed the informative nature exhibits set along the trails, and was instrumental in the design and concept of Mother's Nature in Doc's Boathouse. Todd also wrote and illustrated our Field Guide, and Blueway and Greenway Guides, which will help you find your way through our nature preserves, in and around the lake, and along the trails. www.toddballantine.com
Don Keller and Barry Smith of American Sportfish
These guys know fish! With over 60 years of combined experience working with largemouth bass and other game fish, Don Keller and Barry Smith of American Sport Fish Hatchery in Alabama are two of the best. Through genetic crossbreeding, they have produced a superior strain of aggressive feeding, easy-to-catch fish aptly named Tiger Bass. These largemouth bass can reach 10 pounds in as few as four years. The largest reported was a 14-pounder. And these fun-to-catch fish are well stocked in our lake. Designed from the bottom up with strategically placed underwater structures to act as habitats to enhance production of hybrid Striped Bass, Copper-Nose Blue Gill, and Shellcracker, Hampton Lake is an angler's delight. With the expertise of Don and Barry, it is destined to be one of the Lowcountry's premier fishing destinations. www.americansportfish.com
BJ Shell - Sales Administrator
Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, BJ saw the light in 2000 when he relocated to Hilton Head Island to work in the tourism and recreation industry. He then spent five years with the Island Packet newspaper, managing their advertising, direct mail and new business operations before Reed Development brought him on board in 2006 as Sales Administrator. BJ received his degree from Southeast Missouri State University in his hometown and then cut his teeth in Florida's hospitality industry before moving to the Lowcountry.
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Colleton River, Belfair, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall and now Hampton Lake. Five of this region's finest private communities. And the man behind them all is John Reed. His name has been synonymous with quality, peace of mind, and value in the Lowcountry since the early 1970s. His genuine love of this area, his unique vision, his commitment to uncompromising quality, and his ingenuity have made John and Reed Development Company one of the Lowcountry's biggest success stories. With his foresight, he played a major role in the evolution of the Hilton Head Island area by moving private golf communities off the Island and onto the mainland. This bold, successful move help make Bluffton the fastest growing town in South Carolina and opened up the amenities of Hilton Head Island to thousands of new residents.
With over 30 years of diversified experience in financial and operational management, Glenn is Reed Development's moneyman. He first became involved with Reed Development in 1997, as Principal for Herrington, Inc., a real estate powerhouse that provided operations, finance and sales management for Belfair Plantation. Later, as President and CFO of Berkeley Hall, he managed the successful sell out and completion of the project. Glenn's career has seen him do everything from serving as VP of Finance for Arkansas' largest newspaper to overseeing the construction of an upscale 258-suite hotel to leading a high-end Florida beach community to a complete sell out. As part of the Reed team, he heads operations and financial management for all of Reed Development communities, entities, land acquisitions and more. Glenn holds a B.A. Degree in Accounting from Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
No one has been more acquainted with the land that is now Hampton Lake than Gerrit Albert. Fresh out of college with a degree in economics and business admnistration, one of Gerrit's first jobs was with Savannah's Branigar Organization. There he helped in the planning and disposition of over $200 million in land assets, including the land known today as Palmetto Bluff, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, Sun City, and... Hampton Lake. Named a decade ago as one of the "Top Twenty Community Leaders under the Age of Forty" by the Savannah Morning Newspaper, Gerrit's fast track career now includes 10 years in real estate development in the Southeast, an MBA from Vanderbilt, and the experience of serving as President of Hampton Hall prior to taking the reins at Hampton Lake.
Gary is no stranger to award-winning communities. Before helping Hampton Lake achieve national recognition as home to "America's Best Community Facility," Gary spent over 30 years in the resort and real estate business doing everything from sales and marketing to operations and financial performance for some of the country's top developers. His work took him from the Mahogany Run Resort in the Virgin Islands to Bonita Bay in Florida and success and recognition accompanied him all along the way. Gary joined Reed Development in 2003 as Partner/President of the Berkeley Hall Homes Division where he assisted in the sell-out of that community. His leadership and management were critical to the success. At Hampton Lake he shares in the overall management of the development of the community, and is directly involved in its planning, design development, construction, builder, product, marketing, and sales programs.
Experienced in all aspects of development from the engineering side, Gary is a registered professional engineer who had a wealth of experience with Reed developments - even before he joined the company in 2006. Gary has lived in the Lowcountry since 1998 when he moved to Savannah to work with the Thomas & Hutton Engineering Company. There he started on the design team for Colleton River and Belfair (both Reed developments) and then became the lead project manager designing residential and golf course infrastructure on more Reed projects: Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, and Hampton Lake. Gary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He is the team's expert in everything from engineering, to due diligence, entitling, sub-dividing and more.
Over the years Ken's financial and hands-on information technology expertise have played an integral role in the successes of Belfair, Berkeley Hall, Hampton Hall, and now Hampton Lake. He's been a part of the Reed Development team since 1997 and a resident of the Hilton Head area even longer. His know-how and wide range of experience in the fields of finance, operations and information systems bring both fiscal confidence and forward-looking business intelligence to an organization that has been a leader in the Lowcountry. Ken began his career implementing new computer based data and management processing systems for Kmart Corporation and today is putting his expertise to work helping create the region's most successful private communities.
When it comes to marketing private communities and real estate projects, Kristen Lee's experience has spanned the continent. From Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona to Hurricane Hole Yacht Club in Paradise Island, Bahamas to Tahoe Mountain Resorts in California, she's successfully handled the marketing communications, branding and public relations experience for a broad geographic range of communities. But most recently Kristen made her mark just up the road in Charleston, South Carolina as Director of Marketing at The Beach Company. There the Clemson grad was selected by Charleston Regional Business Journal as one of the city's most outstanding young business professionals. At Hampton Lake, she works directly with senior management and the sales team to develop our marketing plans and programs.
Sometimes it just plain pays off to look close to home. Wade grew up hunting and fishing right in Hampton Lake's neighborhood. And he took that early love for the outdoors and made it into a career that's the envy of every angler. Wade did both his undergraduate and graduate work in Fisheries Management and spent 13 years with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources working with freshwater fisheries. He eventually earned the job as Chief of Freshwater Fisheries. As home to the Lowcountry's largest freshwater lake and a premier fishing destination, we just couldn't think of anyone more perfectly - or uniquely - suited for this job.
For all things nature, we turned to the Lowcountry's best: Todd Ballantine. Connecting people and nature is what Todd does best. This internationally known author, educator, artist and environmental scientist has over 30 years of experience and has successfully served as a consultant at several other Reed Development communities. To make your experience here the very best, Todd helped design the Greenway Trails, developed the informative nature exhibits set along the trails, and was instrumental in the design and concept of Mother's Nature in Doc's Boathouse. Todd also wrote and illustrated our Field Guide, and Blueway and Greenway Guides, which will help you find your way through our nature preserves, in and around the lake, and along the trails. 
These guys know fish! With over 60 years of combined experience working with largemouth bass and other game fish, Don Keller and Barry Smith of American Sport Fish Hatchery in Alabama are two of the best. Through genetic crossbreeding, they have produced a superior strain of aggressive feeding, easy-to-catch fish aptly named Tiger Bass. These largemouth bass can reach 10 pounds in as few as four years. The largest reported was a 14-pounder. And these fun-to-catch fish are well stocked in our lake. Designed from the bottom up with strategically placed underwater structures to act as habitats to enhance production of hybrid Striped Bass, Copper-Nose Blue Gill, and Shellcracker, Hampton Lake is an angler's delight. With the expertise of Don and Barry, it is destined to be one of the Lowcountry's premier fishing destinations. 
Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, BJ saw the light in 2000 when he relocated to Hilton Head Island to work in the tourism and recreation industry. He then spent five years with the Island Packet newspaper, managing their advertising, direct mail and new business operations before Reed Development brought him on board in 2006 as Sales Administrator. BJ received his degree from Southeast Missouri State University in his hometown and then cut his teeth in Florida's hospitality industry before moving to the Lowcountry.
