Regional Office

801 Warrenville Rd., Suite 150
Lisle, Illinois 60532

Telephone: 630-434-9150
Fax: 630-434-9343

Regional Office Managing Broker

C. Scott Johnson, AFM, CCA
1906 Fox Dr., Suite J
Champaign, Illinois 61820-7334

Telephone: 217-359-3336
Fax: 217-359-3793
Cell:217-369-7046
Email: christopher.johnson@prudential.com



C. Scott Johnson, AFM, CCA
Executive Manager/
Real Estate Broker

1906 Fox Dr., Suite J
Champaign, Illinois 61820-7334

Telephone: 217-359-3336
Fax: 217-359-3793
Cell: 217-369-7046
Email:christopher.johnson@prudential.com
  • Licensed real estate broker in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin
  • Manages farms in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin; works with a variety of lease types
  • Accredited Farm Manager since 1997
  • Illinois Certified Crop Advisor since 1994
  • With CAPS since 1992
  • B.S. Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois
  • M.S. Agricultural Economics Purdue University
  • Member: Illinois & American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers


Timothy A. Harris, AFM
Senior Manager
Real Estate Broker

801 Warrenville Rd., Suite 150
Lisle, Illinois 60532


Cell: 815-875-7418
Fax: 815-751-1641
Email: timothy.a.harris@prudential.com
  • Licensed real estate broker in Illinois
  • Accredited Farm Manager
  • Farm manager since 1995
  • Illinois Ag Leadership Program, Class of 2000
  • President, Illinois Ag Leadership Alumni Board
  • Graduate, Farm Bureau ALOT Leadership Program
  • A.A.S. Agribusiness, Illinois Valley Community College
  • Member: Illinois & American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers


William L. Green
Real Estate Salesperson
801 Warrenville Rd., Suite 150
Lisle, Illinois 60532

Telephone: 630-761-8143
Fax: 630-761-8198
Cell: 630-308-1818
  • Licensed real estate salesperson in Illinois
  • B.S. Agriculture, University of Illinois
  • With CAPS since 1997, formerly worked in real estate for 35 years in agricultural properties administration for Bank of America


Robert A. Pearson
Real Estate Broker
1906 Fox Dr., Suite J
Champaign, Illinois 61820-7334

Telephone: 217-359-3300
Fax: 217-359-3793
Cell: 217-493-5151
Email: robertp_1@yahoo.com
  • Licensed real estate broker in Illinois
  • B.S. Agricultural Business Management, M.S. Agricultural Economics and Finance Control, Purdue University
  • With CAPS since 1973 when the company was known as Nortrust Farm Management
  • Retired Accredited Farm Manager (AFM)


Lowell E. Akers, AFM, ARA
Real Estate Broker/
Appraiser
620 Emmert Dr.
Sycamore, Illinois 60178

Telephone: 815-895-2016
Fax: 815-895-2506
Cell: 815-761-6886
Email: 1lakers@comcast.net
  • Licensed real estate broker in Illinois and certified general appraiser
  • B.S. and M.S. Agricultural Education, University of Illinois
  • With CAPS since 1982, when the company was known as Nortrust Farm Management


Douglas W. Deininger
Real Estate Broker

24118 W. Chicago Street, Suite 208
Plainfield, Illinois 60544

Telephone: 815-439-9245
Fax: 815-439-9285
Cell: 630-258-4801
Email: doug@deininger-land.com

  • Licensed real estate broker in Illinois, real estate salesperson in Wisconsin
  • B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science, University of Illinois
  • With CAPS since 1986


Leslie H. (Chip) Johnston
Real Estate Salesperson
801 Warrenville Rd., Suite 150
Lisle, Illinois 60532

Telephone: 815-875-2950
Fax: 815-875-2951
Cell: 815-866-6161
Email: chip_johnston_722@comcast.net
  • Licensed real estate salesperson in Illinois B.S. Southern Illinois University
  • With CAPS since 1999, formerly worked for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. as District Sales Manager for 24 years

Curtis Talley, AFM, CPAg
Real Estate Broker
Farm Manager
4916 Townsend Court
Montague, MI 49437

Cell: 231-215-4859
Tel & Fax: 231-894-0278

  • Licensed real estate broker in Colorado
  • B.S. Vocational Agriculture, M.S. Agronomy, Colorado State University
  • With CAPS since 1979 when the company was known as Nortrust Farm Management 


Sid E. Holderly
Real Estate Broker
509 North Main Street
Reynolds, Indiana 47980

Telephone: 219-984-5665
Fax: 866-640-6803
Cell: 219-207-0298
  • Licensed real estate broker in Indiana
  • Certified appraiser
  • Graduate of Purdue University, Agricultural Mechanization
  • Raised on a grain and livestock farm near Chalmers
  • Formerly operated 1,400 acres with his brother
  • Also worked for an implement dealership, and in sales and service of grain equipment