J. Michael Struna

Owner / Broker
22 Lower Lake Road
Danbury CT. 06811
203-798-9345 (O)
203-733-1290 (M)
Mike@AdvantageRealtyInc.com

J. Michael Struna is the owner / broker of Advantage Realty Commercial.   He attended Vermillion Jr. College in Ely Minnesota and finished his Bachelor degree in Industrial Education at the university of Minnesota in Duluth.  After college he attended Air Force flight school and spent 5 years as a Captain in the United States Air Force.  His Air Force career culminated with the “refugee airlift” out of Saigon.  Shortly thereafter Mike was hired by American Airlines and spent 35 years with American  flying the DC-10, B-727, B-757, and the B-767.  In 1987 while still flying, he and his wife Patti began Advantage Realty Commercial.  In 2004 he took an early retirement from American Airlines  to devote his full attention to the clients of Advantage Realty.  Please review the professional  and community participation shown below.

Professional Memberships / Networking:

• Licensed in CT, NY, and FL
• Town of Bethel Economic Development Committee licensed in CT, NY, and FL.
• Representative to the CT Economic Development Sitefinder council
• National Commercial-Investment Real Estate Council
• Danbury Board of Realtors
• National Real Estate Brokers Council
• Member of the County Consolidated Multiple Listing Service
• Connecticut Association of Realtors
• National Association of Realtors
• CT Real Estate Brokers Council (CRB)
• Commercial Alliance – National Association of Realtors
• Retired Captain with American Airlines
• Qualified Flying Boeing 757, 767, 727 and DC-10

Community Affiliations

• Past Board of Directors of the Danbury Hospital Development Fund (10 Years)
• Past Danbury Hospital Development Fund- Investment Committee
• Past Danbury Hospital Executive Committee
• Previous two time chairman Danbury Hospital Annual Campaign
• Danbury Chamber of Commerce
• Bethel Chamber of Commerce
• Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Ridgewood Country Club

Education / Designations – National Networks

• BA – Degree in Industrial Education and Psychology University of Minnesota
• GRI – Realtors designation
• CRB – Certified Real Estate Broker management designation
• CRS – Certified Residential Specialist Designee
• CCIM-Certified Commercial Investment Member candidate
• Pilot-Holds Airline Transport Rating, Flight Instructor, Flight Engineer
• Retired American Airlines Captain –  35 Years B-767, B-757, B-727, DC-10 Citation 1 / Citation 5.