Executive Team

CFO – Louis T. Fox III

Louis T. Fox, III is our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Fox also serves as Chief Financial Officer for our Advisor and our property manager. He has responsibility for financial reporting, accounting, treasury and investor relations.

Prior to joining Hartman Management (now, HIR Management) in March, 2007, Mr. Fox served as Chief Financial Officer of Legacy Brands, a restaurant group from April, 2006 until January, 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Fox served as Chief Financial Officer of Unidynamics, Inc., a specialized EPC manufacturer of unique handling system solutions for the marine and energy industries from January, 2004 until April, 2006. He also served as Treasurer and CFO of Goodman Manufacturing, a major manufacturer of residential and commercial HVAC products for 9 years prior to that. In addition to his years of experience in the manufacturing industry, he has served in senior financial positions in the construction and debt collection service concerns. Mr. Fox is a former practicing certified public accountant.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He started his career as a tax accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co.

COO and General Counsel – Mark T. Torok

Mark T. Torok has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since April, 2016. Mr. Torok also serves as General Counsel for both our advisor and our property manager. In this capacity, Mr. Torok manages our advisor’s in-house legal department and is responsible for all legal matters affecting our company and its affiliates, including our advisor and our property manager. In 2020, Mr. Torok began serving the company as the Chief Operations Officer.

Prior to joining our property manager in June, 2015, Mr. Torok practiced law from 2006 to May 2015, as the founder of The Torok Law Firm P.C., where his practice focused on real estate, securities, and business law. In addition he served as a fee attorney and provided escrow agent services for Providence Title Insurance Company.

Prior to founding The Torok Law Firm in 2006, from 1989 to 1991, Mr. Torok served as a Hearings Officer for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. From 1991 to 2000 he served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the various companies of the Erie Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance company.

From 2000 to 2002 he served as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a property and casualty insurance company.

From 2002 to 2004 he served as Assistant General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for the companies of the Argonaut Group, a commercial property and casualty insurance company. He subsequently returned to USAA from 2004 to 2006 to serve as Director of Regulatory Compliance before founding his own law firm. Mr. Torok holds the insurance designations of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe). Mr. Torok is a member of the Texas Bar Association.

Mr. Torok earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Gettysburg College and a Juris Doctor degree from Willamette University College of Law and holds series 7, 24 and 63 FINRA licenses.

CIO and Executive Vice President – David Wheeler

David Wheeler serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for both HIR Management and Hartman Advisors.

Mr. Wheeler joined Hartman Management (now HIR Management) in January 2003 as an acquisition manager, following a 16-year tenure with CBRE. Mr. Wheeler worked as an acquisition manager until August 2006, when he assumed his current position. He has almost thirty years of experience in the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing commercial real estate investments.

Mr. Wheeler’s responsibilities range from sourcing investment opportunities, including shopping centers, office buildings, and warehouses, to closing, ownership transition and asset management. At CB Richard Ellis, Mr. Wheeler was a Vice President in the Investment Services Division, where he successfully completed the sale of over $400 million in commercial real estate comprising over 9 million square feet throughout the South Central U.S. Prior to CB Richard Ellis, Wheeler was a Project Engineer and Cost Estimator with HB Zachary for two years on numerous civil and site development projects including the Legacy business Park in Plano Texas for EDS.

Wheeler holds an MBA with a concentration in Real Estate from Southern Methodists University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering with an option in Construction Management from Texas A&M University.

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff- Kimberly Strickland

Kimberly Strickland serves Hartman as Senior Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff.

Mrs. Strickland’s responsibilities include oversight of property management, marketing, office services and human resources encompassing over 100 employees, more than 60 commercial properties, and eight million square feet.

Mrs. Strickland joined our property management team in October 2011 as Director of Human Resources bringing over 20 years of experience with her. She was named Chief Operating Officer effective January 2019.

Prior to joining our property management staff, Mrs. Strickland served as vice president of Millennium Professional Services, a recruiting and staffing firm specializing in real estate professionals. She began her career in real estate in in 1988. Mrs. Strickland has experience in management of real estate, budget and cost control, and extensive leadership experience.

CIO and Executive Vice President of Leasing and Acquisitions – Patrick Windley

Patrick Windley serves as CIO and Executive Vice President of Leasing and Acquistions at Hartman. Patrick joined Hartman in January 2019, bringing over twenty-five years of experience in the real estate industry.

Prior to joining Hartman, Mr. Windley spent 12 years at Schostak Brothers & Company, a leading private real estate development, investment, and operating company.  During his time at Schostak, Mr. Windley’s roles included Senior Vice President of Acquisitions, Senior Vice President of Management and Leasing, and Chief Operating Officer of the company’s Shadow-Anchored Centers Division. He was a member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee.

Previously, Mr. Windley was a founding principal at Grubb & Ellis|Adena Realty Advisors, which is now the Colliers International affiliate in Columbus, Ohio.  He worked for the Prudential Realty Group as an analyst and a member of their three-person national transactions team, which handled all real estate transactions over $50 million in value.  Mr. Windley also served as Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Lending at Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase).

Mr. Windley is a cum laude graduate of Miami University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. He received his MBA in Real Estate and Finance from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, where he attended on a full University Fellowship.