Agents

John has been a professional forester and natural resource manager since 2001, with experience in both forestry consulting and procurement forestry.  He holds an associate’s degree from the SUNY Ranger School, as well as both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Forest Management from SUNY ESF.  With his wife, Valerie, he owns and operates Benchmark Forest…

Craig has been a lover of outdoors his entire life. During college, Craig traveled the East Coast pursuing his love of fishing and outdoor adventure. After graduating with a degree in Education from The Slippery Rock University in 1998 he moved to Virginia to teach and enjoy the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley. Craig’s love…

John Tallman has many years of experience working in the outdoors as a farmer and a rancher in Central Pennsylvania and Southwest Missouri. This work has naturally involved the ownership and management of many types of rural properties. John brings that experience to his association with Timberland Realty and the Land Leader marketing platform. He…

Mike was raised on a dairy farm which ultimately converted into a beef and crop farm. Even at a young age, outdoor recreation developed naturally. Farm life was gratifying, entertaining, and honest, but God’s plan seemed to reveal a focus on the forest, which has continued as a developing passion.Shortly after graduating high school, Mike…

Jarrod P. Lecceardone is a professional forester with 26 years of experience in the timber industry working as either a timber procurement forester or a forestry consultant. He spent many years working alongside his father Rodney Lecceardone, a former sawmill owner, buying and selling timber, timberland, and vacant building lots, mostly in Cattaraugus and Allegany…

Ron has a multifaceted background in land management services.  Through his company, Landholders Leasing LLC, he has worked as a lease agent leasing oil and gas rights.  When the oil and gas industry declined, Ron transitioned to professional hunting lease management. He currently manages over 10,000 acres of hunting leases for landowners throughout Pennsylvania.  His…

Dan is a professional forester and natural resource manager graduating from the SUNY ESF in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in forestry and resource management. For 27 years, Dan worked closely with forest landowners either as a forestry consultant or procurement forester.  He believed there was another niche to be filled in his backyard that inspired him…

Brian Jean was born and raised on his parent’s farm in Pemiscot County, Missouri. Growing up, Brian spent most of his time working on the farm, exploring the outdoors, hunting, and fishing in Southeast Missouri, West Tennessee, and Northern Arkansas. Brian attended Mississippi State University and had a 30-year career as a Computational Physicist at…