Passion. Energy. Pride.

The success we have achieved at Echelon is a direct result of the amazing group of people that make up the Echelon Team. Echelon's organizational structure is highly unconventional and is fundamental to our unique approach towards our business. We view ourselves more as an athletic team where our performance is measured by the happiness of our customers, rather than merely a business where profit is the bottom line.

Although the members of Team Echelon have different skills
and specialties, we all share one trait: we truly love to design and build awe-inspiring custom homes. This common passion is the glue that holds our team together and has made the pursuit of our passion so exciting and rewarding.

Echelon has a very unique and special culture that is not easily put into words. From the moment you first meet an Echelon team member, you'll realize that something is different about our people and our company. The passion we have for building custom homes is extremely evident and creates an air of excitement and enthusiasm around everything we do. We find this passion to be infectious, allowing our customers to become part of the fun and thrill of the entire building experience.

Our team motto, although short and simple, best describes the remarkable group of people that make up Team Echelon: Passion. Energy. Pride.

Our Team

Chris Schell
Echelon Custom Homes was founded by Chris Schell, a California native.

Lance Manlove
Lance is a native of Sussex County, growing up in Seaford.

Matty Adler
Matt Adler was born and raised outside Providence, Rhode Island.

Tim Tice
Tim first fell in love with design in high school.

Rebecca Fluharty
Rebecca loves blending old and new and is always on the hunt for pieces of antiquity for design inspiration.

Ivana Biela
Ivana hails from behind the Iron Curtain — Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia.

Wes Fruehauf
Wes has two sons named after famous cowboys and a beautiful wife that truly keeps it all together.

Dan Matta
Dan Matta joined the Echelon team as a Project Manager in January of 2008.

Kim Angus
Kim grew up outside of Washington DC, but spent her summers in Rehoboth/Lewes area with her family.

Mike Criswell
Mike is married to his beautiful wife Holly and has two energetic children Evelyn and Andrew.

Dion Lamb
Dion is a trainer for Crossfit Lewes and very active in youth coaching.

Joni Hitchens
Joni spends her free time enjoying her children, really good cheese, the beach and loves to travel.