ABOUT us

Our Team

Through accountability, transparency, and responsible leadership, Verdani is committed to building a resilient organization that upholds integrity and drives sustainable impact for all stakeholders.

With a team of over 80 sustainability professionals, strategic advisors, and partners, Verdani is driven by a commitment to excellence.

Our team comprises experts with extensive experience in sustainability, ESG, and technical project delivery, combined with the management and strategic capabilities to make sound, long-term decisions. As an independent, privately-owned firm, our consulting services are focused on our clients, offering the full breadth of our sustainability expertise.

Operations

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    Paulynn Cue

    BIO

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS OFFICER (CC/BO)

    ECODISTRICTS AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

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    Cayla Hookano

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    B.S.

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    Daniele Horton

    BIO

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

    M.S., CRE, AIA, MDes, LEED FELLOW, LEED AP O+M, CalBRE, CEM, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

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    Taylor Iascone

    BIO

    IMPLEMENTATION DIRECTOR

    M.S., B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

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    Sydney Jacques

    BIO

    SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

    MBA, B.S.

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    Jessica Loeper

    BIO

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)

    M.S., MURP, LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, ECODISTRICTS AP

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    Loren Lovio

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF HR

    B.A..

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    Roche Ladd Mangoba

    BIO

    RECRUITING COORDINATOR

    B.S.

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    Luciane Mazzocchi

    BIO

    OFFICE & EVENTS COORDINATOR

    M.S.

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    Westley Monell

    BIO

    IT OPERATIONS MANAGER

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    Sarah Pablo

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE & FINANCE ASSISTANT

    B.S.

  • Yesenia Pacheco

    BIO

    FINANCE COORDINATOR

    ASSOCIATES

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    Ileen Rodriguez

    BIO

    SENIOR FINANCE COORDINATOR

    B.S.

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    Tim Swaney

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    M.A., B.A.

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    Alex Williams

    BIO

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

    B.S.

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    Mariana Young

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY AMERICAS

    M.S., LEED AP O+M, ISO 14001 LEAD AUDITOR

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    Mary Yousif

    BIO

    SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR

    BBus

Corporate Sustainability

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    Chika Acholonu

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF DEI

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, FSA CREDENTIAL, CLIMATE REALITY LEADER

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    Jamie Bemis

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF DECARBONIZATION

    MASTER IN CITY PLANNING (MIT)

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    Maren Bender

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Zach Brown

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    B.S., LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

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    Taylor Bulow

    BIO

    DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    B.S., LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

  • Kara Edmonson

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    M.S., LEED AP O+M, GRESB AP

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    Kimberly Garcia

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, GRESB AP

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    Noah Gordon

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    B.A., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, GRESB AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

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    Dani Grace

    BIO

    SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

    B.A., GRESB AP, TRUE ADVISOR, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, ACTIVESCORE AP, CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL (CGBP)

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    Daniele Horton

    BIO

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

    M.S., AIA, MDes, LEED FELLOW, LEED AP O+M, CalBRE, CEM, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

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    Sam Howley

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    B.S., GRESB AP, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, ACTIVESCORE AP

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    Julie Jacobson

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, ECODISTRICTS AP, CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL (CGBP)

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    Seth Kamphoefner

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Jessica Loeper

    BIO

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)

    M.S., MURP, LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, ECODISTRICTS AP

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    Shubha Maheshwari

    BIO

    VP OF SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL

    M.S., LEED AP BD+C, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

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    Le Anne Malazarte

    BIO

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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    Ying (Paris) Mo

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Katie Teare

    BIO

    SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    MBA, MPA, LEED AP HOMES, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, GRESB AP, CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL (CGBP)

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    Ranjani Thirugnanasambandan

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    M. Sc., B.Arch

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    Mei Tsuruta

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    M.S., B.S., LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM), ENGINEER IN TRAINING (EIT)

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    Vanessa Vlasak

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, GRESB AP

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    Dana Weiss

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF RESILIENCE

    MBA, BLA, LEED AP, FSA Credential, GARP CSR

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    Kristen Wernick

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, HEAD OF BIODIVERSITY

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

Technical Services

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    Sydney Armitage

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    ENERGY MANAGER IN TRAINING (EMIT)

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    Sean Birnbaum

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    M.S., B.S., EMBA, LEED AP BD+C, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM), PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE)

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    Elissa Brown

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, DATA ANALYTICS

    B.A., PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP), GRESB AP, POWER BI DATA ANALYST ASSOCIATE

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    Kate Bruskin

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)

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    Bilguun Delgersaikhan

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    B.A., FITWEL AMBASSADOR

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    Kellie Fleming

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES

    M.S., BBA, LEED AP

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    Jei Florentino

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    B.A., CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL (CGBP)

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    Hannah Goldman

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    MFA

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    Faith Hoang

    BIO

    TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S., PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)

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    Sean Mark Mole

    BIO

    SENIOR DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

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    Benjamin Negose

    BIO

    DATA ENGINEERING ANALYST

    M.S., B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Michael Palese

    BIO

    SENIOR TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

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    Jessica Roberts

    BIO

    TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

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    Lauren Rodriguez

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    M.S., B.S.

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    Alex Rogers

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM MANAGER

    M.S., B.A.

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    Akshata Shanbhag

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER

    M.S., B.S., SSGI SCRUM MASTER

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    Catherine Simms

    BIO

    DATA ENGINEERING ANALYST

    B.S., ENGINEER IN TRAINING (EIT), OSHA 40

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    Andrea Stanislav

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    B.S., FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM), ENGINEER IN TRAINING (EIT)

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    Denita Toneva

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER

    B.S., CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)

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    Taylor Volpe

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    M.S., B.S., MFA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Jennifer Webb

    BIO

    SENIOR TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    M.A., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, LEED AP O+M, LEED AP HOMES, LEED GREEN RATER, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, WELL AP, COMMUNITIES AP, TRUE ADVISOR, CERTIFIED GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL (CGBP) , GREENPOINT RATER, CERTIFIED ENERGY ANALYST, SEAM AP

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    Chris Wei

    BIO

    VP OF ENGINEERING

    M.S., PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE), CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM), LEED AP O+M

Communications

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    Italo Bacci

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNER

    B.A.

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    Felippe Carpes

    BIO

    COMMUNICATION DESIGNER

    B.A.

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    Paulynn Cue

    BIO

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS OFFICER

    ECODISTRICTS AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

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    Nick Gillett

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

    MASTER OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP (MSL), B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

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    Joe Gollayan, Jr.

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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    Ryan Hasan

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DESIGN

    B.A.

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    Julia Daria Hill

    BIO

    ART DIRECTOR

    B.A.

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    Gabe John

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

    B.S., AWAI CERTIFIED COPYWRITER

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    Mary Reames

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    J.D., B.S., B.A., LEED AP O+M, TRUE ADVISOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORP

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    Annie Rosa

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    B.A.

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    Carli Schoenleber

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CONTENT & ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST

    M.S., B.S.

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    Cassandra Taylor

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNER

    B.F.A

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    Rhea Thompson

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

    Ph.D., B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

Certifications

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    Viveka Biyani

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONS MANAGER

    M.S., B.S., LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

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    Michael Kloha

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATIONS

    B.A., LEED AP O+M, TRUE ADVISOR, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, WELL AP, ACTIVE SCORE AP

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    Samantha Varela Shireman

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATIONS

    B.S., WELL AO, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP ID+C, ACTIVE SCORE AP

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    Allie Wright

    BIO

    CERTIFICATIONS COORDINATOR

    M.S., B.S.