Meet the Team
Pillar to Post - The Larsen Team

Fred Larsen

Fred Larsen

Fred Larsen opened Pillar To Post offices for Salt Lake and Tooele Counties in 2002. Fred’s background includes long term business management experience in electronics, materials control, and sales and marketing. He has been the general contractor of several homes and buildings throughout the state. He was the past president of the American Society of Home Inspectors, and a founding board member of the Utah Inspectors Guild. Fred received the coveted award of “Franchisee of the Year” out of more than 500 Pillar To Post franchises. Fred is an avid Jazz fan, cheers for Real Salt Lake, and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors whether it be at his cabin or hitting the road with his wife Loni and camping out in their 5th wheel.

Casey Larsen

Casey Larsen

Casey Larsen has been With Pillar To Post in Salt Lake City since the beginning. Helping Fred on inspections during summers and breaks throughout middle school and high school, Casey even became a certified home inspector at the age of 12. Many years later Casey has worked every position imaginable in the company including thousands of inspections and is now our General Manager. Casey enjoys spending time on various projects with his wife Alexis and their two dogs. Casey loves to golf, camp, and off-road.

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Chris joined Pillar To Post early in 2012 after being an Independent Home Inspector for 2 years. Chris has performed over 2,000 home inspections. Chris also spent 10 years doing remodeling of basements, kitchens and bathrooms and running his own General Handyman business. Chris races his UTV and enjoys spending time with his wife Jill and their two beautiful daughters.

Sharla Larsen

Sharla Larsen

Sharla is our Office Manager and started with Pillar To Post in 2008. She is typically your first point of contact with our company. She is very efficient in assisting our clients with information about the inspection process and scheduling appointments. She coordinates with the Real Estate Agents to make sure everything is ready for the clients, agents and inspectors. She is exceptional in her attention to detail. Sharla and her husband Corby are passionate about golf and are very proud of their two daughters.

J. Mann

J. Mann

J started as a home inspector in 2019. Prior to his career shift, he worked on oil rigs in multiple states for 14 years. He spent 6 years before that as a private investigator and is also proud to have served in the U.S. Submarine service. He prides himself on his work ethic and being able to deliver information in a fun and relaxed manner. J and his wife Ying moved to Salt Lake 10 years ago and J enjoy’s spending outdoors, riding motorcycles, and listening to good tunes.

Rich Lavine

Rich Lavine

Rich joined Pillar To Post with hundreds of inspections under his belt with a company he co-owned. He loves working with different people every day. Rich has a background in the retail industry where his communication and attention to detail has been invaluable. Thus, thoroughness and great communication have been the pillars to his success. When not inspecting Rich is busy with his wife Ruth and their 5 kids, ages 18 to 3. They love doing things in the outdoors, whether it be camping or just roasting s’mores in the backyard. ATV trips to Southern Utah are a family favorite. They also enjoy working on their remodel projects together as a family.

Kelsey

Kelsey McCallister

Kelsey is our Marketing Coordinator. She is a graduate of Westminster College with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Originally, she is from Wyoming and Idaho but loves living in Utah with her husband as they have for the last 10+ years. When she is not handling all our marketing needs, Kelsey loves doing various crafts (especially cross stitch), playing board games, and spoiling her two cats with her husband.

Manny Mendoza

Manny has joined our team as a Home Inspector! He has a background in construction and is a local Firefighter also. He is Spanish speaking and excited to work with Spanish-speaking home buyers. Manny is very attention-to-detail-oriented, always has a smile, and a willingness to help. In his free time, he enjoys weightlifting, working on cars, as well as cooking for and spending time with his wife and 2 kiddos.