Team

As an affiliated company to Barker Pacific Group, Michael formed Sterling Real Estate Partners with David Zeff in 2015 to acquire market rate, value add multi-family properties. Since founding Barker Pacific Group in 1983, Michael has directed the development of over $3.5 billion in commercial projects. His active focus is the acquisition, development and management of residential and commercial property. Over the past three decades, he has organized projects in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston, Miami and San Antonio. Prior to starting BPG, Michael was an officer at Hines where he headed up development of over 4 million square feet of office space in the southwest US.  Mr. Barker currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the John Tracy Center, which serves hearing-impaired children. He is also an active member of the Urban Land Institute and Lambda Alpha International. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BBA from Abilene Christian University.

Phone: (213) 264-1811

As an affiliated company to Pacific Real Estate Partners, David formed Sterling Real Estate Partners with Michael Barker in 2015 to acquire market rate, value add multi-family properties. David has over 28 years of experience in the acquisition, value enhancement and disposition of institutional and private real estate. Prior to forming Pacific Real Estate Partners in 2005, David was directly responsible for acquisitions and asset management of two privately held real estate investment firms in the San Francisco Bay Area and Western States. David’s experience includes the acquisition and asset management of over $400 million of commercial real estate including office, industrial, retail and single and multi-family properties. David has a BS in Economics from the University of Arizona and is active in various real estate trade organizations.

Phone: (602) 396-5135

Dick originates and negotiates the underwriting of proposed projects. He analyzes the financials of deal structures, closes project financing and manages the company’s internal operations. During his tenure at Barker Pacific Group, Dick has been involved in financing over $2.0 billion of commercial projects. Before coming to Barker Pacific Group in 1985, Dick was a Senior Vice President at Guardian Savings and Loan in Houston, where he managed a $450 million commercial real estate portfolio that consisted primarily of new construction. Prior to joining Guardian, Dick was the CFO of Michels Financial Corporation in Milwaukee and the Audit Manager of Arthur Andersen & Company in Milwaukee. Dick holds an MA in Accounting from Ohio State University and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Phone: (925) 266-5450

Amanda M. Lavalle serves as Counsel for Sterling, Barker Pacific Group and BPG Storage Solutions. Amanda manages the due diligence associated with complex commercial real estate transactions; participates in office lease negotiations; drafts/ reviews partnership agreements and corporate resolutions; and oversees formation and compliance of numerous entities. Amanda earned her J.D. at Southwestern Law School and is an active member of the State Bar of California. She received her B.A. in English, with honors, from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Phone: (213) 264-1811

Nick Potter, serves as Partner of Capital Markets for Sterling Real Estate Partners, Barker Pacific Group and BPG Storage Solutions. Nick oversees all capital raising requirements and financial structuring for the organization across the various real estate investment platforms. He heads up company communications and reporting with shareholders and investors and brings a deep understanding of corporate finance, investment, and strategy.

Prior to joining Sterling, Potter acted as Managing Director in the Real Estate Group at CIT, where he led a loan origination team, having originated over $615M in loans. He also managed a portfolio that exceeded $735M. He formerly served as Vice President in the Commercial Real Estate Group at OneWest Bank, where he was responsible for portfolio management and new loan origination underwriting.

Mr. Potter has an MBA and Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. He received his BS in Finance from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Phone: (213) 264-1811

Lea Ann is a partner overseeing property operations. She has over 10 years of experience in asset and property management. Prior to Sterling, she spent seven years in the Phoenix market working for Greystar Real Estate and Alliance Residential. In 2011, Lea Ann was awarded the Arizona Multi-Housing Association award for Property Manager of the Year for her successful turnaround of a distressed community called The Brittany in Mesa, Arizona. Lea Ann holds an active Arizona Real Estate license and stays involved in the Arizona Multi-Housing Association for continued professional development. Lea Ann was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and currently resides in the East Valley.

Phone: (602) 396-5749

Chris has over 8 years of experience in real estate transactions and construction. Prior to joining Pacific Real Estate Partners, he worked with student and traditional multi-family owner-operators covering markets across the nation with a particular emphasis on the southwest and mountain regions. His experience includes the successful acquisition and disposition of over $200 million of multi-family real estate and overseeing the development of over 110,000 SF of commercial office space. Chris was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona and has a BS in Economics and in Finance from Arizona State University.

Phone: (602) 396-5812

Michele has over 11 years of property management experience with Greystar. She has experience is all areas of the property management from leasing agent, assistant property management and managing multiple sites. Since 2014, Michele was part of management transition teams and special situation for properties that required turnaround situations. In 2013, she was selected to be part of the Greystar and Colony American Holmes residential management pilot program. She is experienced in most commonly used property management software systems. Since 2012, she has been Yardi trainer and help desk support for Greystar Southwest Region. Michele holds an active Arizona Real Estate license and stays involved in the Arizona Multi-Housing Association for continued professional development. She was born and raised in the Phoenix area and currently resides in the East Valley.

Phone: (602) 396-5667

Christian has worked in Accounting/Finance for the last 19 years (since 1998). He previously worked for Union Development Company, Inc./Barker Pacific Group as a Financial Analyst where he was responsible for preparing and analyzing financial plans, forecasts and reports for 26 properties ranging from Self-Storage Facilities, Retail and Industrial properties. In this role, he served as audit liaison for the firm’s multiple annual audits and coordinated the due diligence process on new Self-Storage Facility acquisitions.

He now serves as Controller for Sterling and BPG Storage Solutions portfolio and manages the underwriting process for new Self- Storage acquisitions.

Christian graduated from California State University, Los Angeles with a BS in Accounting and a Minor in Economics in 2004.

Phone: (213) 264-1811

Bryson has been in the Accounting/Finance industry for the last 15 years with over 10 years of experience in Real Estate. Prior to joining Sterling, he spent the last three years helping clients in all facets of Real Estate (investment, development, commercial, single and multi-family) with their accounting/finance/tax needs. From 2008 to 2015, he was the Controller for a Scottsdale Real Estate and Development company overseeing a $500M portfolio and over 90,000 acres of land.

Bryson has an MBA in Finance and Master’s in Accountancy from Grand Canyon University. He received his BS from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in Accountancy. Bryson currently holds an active CPA license.

Phone: (602) 726-6037

Cliff serves as the Manager of Sterling’s Los Angeles Office and Media Relations. He provides administrative support to every member of the executive team, handles project management responsibilities, and manages public relations and marketing for various projects and Sterling’s corporate presences both online and in print. Prior to BPG, Mr. Fleck worked as a college professor, teaching English, Writing, and Philosophy. He also spent years working on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as a Backstage Manager. Mr. Fleck holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Literature from UC Santa Cruz and a Master’s degree in Writing from Loyola Marymount University.

Phone: (213) 553-1187

Kylie is an Accounting student with a background in Athletics. She completed her first Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2010 at Indiana State University (ISU). While at ISU she specialized as a pole vaulter on the Track and Field Team and won four NCAA National Championship titles. After graduating she competed for the United States on two World Championship teams, won one National Championship, and competed in three Olympic Team Trials. She is currently studying Accounting at Grand Canyon University and will be graduating in March 2020.

Phone: (602) 396-5135