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President |
is the founder of West Valley Properties, Inc., and is a licensed California real estate broker. He obtained his B.S. degree in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1971. He has been actively involved in real estate management, real estate syndication, investment portfolio management and financial analysis for more than 40 years. Through West Valley Properties, Inc., Mr. Rayden has organized in excess of 60 real estate limited partnerships and limited liability companies, and has had as many as 5,000 residential income units and 3,000,000 square feet of commercial property under management. California DRE License: #00518850 |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
received her Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Davis in 1981 and her law degree from Santa
Clara University in 1984. From 1984 to 1995 Ms. Barton-Olt practiced
law as an attorney in the corporate and real estate departments of
the law firm of Rosenblum, Parish & Isaacs in San Jose, California.
From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Barton-Olt was the Managing Partner of the
Palo Alto, California, Real Estate Department of Manatt, Phelps &
Phillips, LLP (formerly Wise & Shepard LLP). |
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Senior Vice President Real Estate |
Chris has been at West Valley Properties, Inc. since 2004. He leads acquisitions for the company and has worked on upwards of $350 million in acquisitions for the company. Chris has over 20 years of transactional real estate work and related analysis for real estate investments. Previously, Chris was a founding partner of Ascent Venture Group, Inc. in Mountain View, and a partner with Moison Investment Company in Los Altos, California. He holds a Masters in Business (MBA) from Santa Clara University with an emphasis in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California at San Diego (U.C.S.D.). California DRE License:#01013508 |
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Michele Hemeryck Vice President & CFO |
has worked in commercial real estate providing analysis and strategic planning for acquisitions, dispositions and financing following more than twelve years in practice as a Certified Public Accountant. As Director of Taxation at CBIZ Accounting Tax and Advisory Services, a national accounting firm, she specialized in assisting closely held companies and high net worth individuals and provided planning for corporate acquisitions, stock options and real estate transactions including deferred exchanges. Michele holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Science degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. | |||
Vice President Asset Management California |
oversees the management of the company's local real estate investments. Ms. Dillon has been a commercial property manager since 1986, most recently as an executive with American Capital Property Management, Inc. Ms. Dillon's work has included all aspects of property and asset management, and managing staff and third-party property management firms. California DRE License: #00593040 |
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Vice President Asset Management Arizona |
manages the company's Arizona real estate assets. Mr. Mariani came to West Valley Properties from CBRE's Arizona office. Mr. Mariani served as the Director of Asset Management at CBRE for seven years, focusing on institutional clients, pension funds, large corporate clients and municipalities. Mr. Mariani’s career included positions with Vestar Development, a shopping center developer and Aigon, NV, a Dutch life insurance company. Mr. Mariani earned a BA in Economics at Boston College.. | |||
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Corporate Secretary and Office Manager |
has been actively involved in the
administrative and accounting functions of the corporation and the
properties under management, and has been with West Valley Properties
for the past 30 years. Ms. Merritt has an AA from Normandale College in Minnesota.
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Jon Rayden 
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ABOUT US The Team |