Michael Benitez – Partner & Sales
Mike is a local land developer in the Cashiers and Highlands area and his knowledge and experience with initial property planning and house layout gives our customers a preliminary advantage to the construction process. Mike works closely with the customer through the planning process to ensure a characteristic design and an easy transition into construction. After developing his first small family community (Cross Creek Preserve), Mike wanted to facilitate the building of quality homes on that property to blend with the natural surroundings. This led Mike and his wife Cheryl to partner with Scott Westendorf to form Chinquapin Builders.

Scott Westendorf – Partner & General Contractor
Scott holds an unlimited general contractor license and has been in construction since 1994. He is a respected local General Contractor in the Cashiers and Highlands area and oversees the construction end of the business as well as the other facets of the business. As the client liaison, Scott works between the client and Project Manager from design to finish to ensure the home is finished to the ideas and specifications of the client as well as to his high standards.

Kolleen Begley – Accounting & Marketing
Kolleen has a BA degree in Accounting and an AS degree in Business Management and brings over 15 years of accounting and job cost management experience. She is responsible for all accounting functions of Chinquapin Builders as well as web design and marketing. Her attention to detail will make it easy for you to understand where your dollar is being spent.