Derek K. Hunter, Jr. (Deke) is the President of Hunter Properties, Inc. and Managing Member of Hunter/Storm, LLC. Hunter Properties is a 55-year old real estate development and property management company currently with 30 different assets, totaling 5,000,000 square feet. The family-oriented company developed well in excess of 8,000,000 square feet during its history. Mr. Hunter is involved with all new project developments, property management, leasing, and oversight of Bay Area Self Storage. Deke joined the company in 1982 after working for Coldwell Banker in San Francisco. Mr. Hunter is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, the Policy Advisory Committee for Fisher Center of Real Estate & Urban Economics, and Self Storage Association. Deke annually participates as an instructor for the Urban Plan program at San Jose State University and local area high schools. Deke is active in community affairs, such as the Portola Valley School Foundation and Portola Valley Town Center redevelopment. He is a graduate of the University of the Pacific with a degree in Business and Public Administration, concentrating in real estate finance. Deke is the President of the Rio Blanco Ranch in Colorado. He is an active fisherman, skier, swimmer, golfer, and beekeeper.

Prior to joining Hunter Properties as its Controller in 1992, Sherri Prieb worked as a CPA and held controllership positions in the real estate, national franchise, and graphic arts industries. Her role with the company now includes managing loan, purchase and sale closings, legal review, due diligence, asset management, and financial analysis. Ms. Prieb obtained a Business Administration degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Edward D. Storm formed Storm Land Co. in January, 1986. Prior to that time, he was a principal partner in Retail Commercial Properties; a San Jose based commercial real estate brokerage company which he co-founded in 1976. Storm Land Co.’s business is development, leasing and sales of commercial projects in northern California. Since 1976, Mr. Storm has participated in approximately 110 development projects ranging from a 500,000 square foot office building, multiple self storage facilities, to shopping centers of up to 600,000 square feet and large multi-purpose land entitlements. Presently, Storm land Co. is developing R&D, self storage and office projects in The Greater San Francisco Bay Area. These projects are in joint venture with Hunter Properties. This partnership has been the primary development entity since 1992. Mr. Storm is a graduate of Santa Clara University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business. He completed service in the U.S. Coast Guard.