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

  • Paulynn Cue

    BIO

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS OFFICER (CC/BO)

    ECODISTRICTS AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

  • Cayla Hookano

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    B.S.

  • 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

  • Taylor Iascone

    BIO

    IMPLEMENTATION DIRECTOR

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

  • Sydney Jacques

    BIO

    SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

    MBA, B.S.

  • Jessica Loeper

    BIO

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)

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

  • Loren Lovio

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF HR

    B.A..

  • Roche Ladd Mangoba

    BIO

    RECRUITING COORDINATOR

    B.S.

  • Luciane Mazzocchi

    BIO

    OFFICE & EVENTS COORDINATOR

    M.S.

  • Westley Monell

    BIO

    IT OPERATIONS MANAGER

  • Sarah Pablo

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE & FINANCE ASSISTANT

    B.S.

  • Yesenia Pacheco

    BIO

    FINANCE COORDINATOR

    ASSOCIATES

  • Ileen Rodriguez

    BIO

    SENIOR FINANCE COORDINATOR

    B.S.

  • Tim Swaney

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    M.A., B.A.

  • Alex Williams

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE HR MANAGER

    B.S.

  • Mariana Young

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY AMERICAS

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

  • Mary Yousif

    BIO

    HR COORDINATOR

    BBus

Corporate Sustainability

  • Chika Acholonu

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF DEI

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

  • Jamie Bemis

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF DECARBONIZATION

    MASTER IN CITY PLANNING (MIT)

  • Maren Bender

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

  • Zach Brown

    BIO

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

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

  • 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

  • Kimberly Garcia

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, GRESB AP

  • Noah Gordon

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

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

  • Dani Grace

    BIO

    SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

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

  • Daniele Horton

    BIO

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

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

  • Sam Howley

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

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

  • Emma Huizar-Felix

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    M.S., B.S., B.A., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, TRUE ADVISOR, GRESB AP

  • Patricia Hunold

    BIO

    SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY & STRATEGY MANAGER

    M.S., MFA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, ISO 14001 & 45001 LEAD AUDITOR

  • Julie Jacobson

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

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

  • Seth Kamphoefner

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

  • Jessica Loeper

    BIO

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (COO)

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

  • Shubha Maheshwari

    BIO

    VP OF SUSTAINABILITY GLOBAL

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

  • Le Anne Malazarte

    BIO

    ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

  • Ying (Paris) Mo

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

  • Katie Teare

    BIO

    SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

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

  • Ranjani Thirugnanasambandan

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    M. Sc., B.Arch

  • 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)

  • Vanessa Vlasak

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, GRESB AP

  • Dana Weiss

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY, HEAD OF RESILIENCE

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

  • Kristen Wernick

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, HEAD OF BIODIVERSITY

    MBA, LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR

Technical Services

  • Jenna Alazzah

    BIO

    TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

  • Sydney Armitage

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

    ENERGY MANAGER IN TRAINING (EMIT)

  • 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)

  • Elissa Brown

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER, DATA ANALYTICS

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

  • Kate Bruskin

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

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

  • Bilguun Delgersaikhan

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    B.A., FITWEL AMBASSADOR

  • Kellie Fleming

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES

    M.S., BBA, LEED AP

  • Jei Florentino

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

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

  • Hannah Goldman

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    MFA

  • Faith Hoang

    BIO

    TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S., PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)

  • Sean Mark Mole

    BIO

    SENIOR DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

  • Benjamin Negose

    BIO

    DATA ENGINEERING ANALYST

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

  • Michael Palese

    BIO

    SENIOR TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

  • Jessica Roberts

    BIO

    TECHNICAL DATA ANALYST

    B.S.

  • Lauren Rodriguez

    BIO

    TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

    M.S., B.S.

  • Alex Rogers

    BIO

    SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM MANAGER

    M.S., B.A.

  • Akshata Shanbhag

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER

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

  • Catherine Simms

    BIO

    DATA ENGINEERING ANALYST

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

  • Erin Simpson

    BIO

    DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    M.S., B.A., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)

  • Andrea Stanislav

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

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

  • Denita Toneva

    BIO

    SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER

    B.S., CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)

  • Taylor Volpe

    BIO

    ENGINEERING MANAGER

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

  • 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

  • Chris Wei

    BIO

    VP OF ENGINEERING

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

Communications

  • Italo Bacci

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNER

    B.A.

  • Felippe Carpes

    BIO

    COMMUNICATION DESIGNER

    B.A.

  • Paulynn Cue

    BIO

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS OFFICER

    ECODISTRICTS AP, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, CLIMATE REALITY LEADERSHIP CORPS

  • Nick Gillett

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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

  • Joe Gollayan, Jr.

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

  • Ryan Hasan

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DESIGN

    B.A.

  • Julia Daria Hill

    BIO

    ART DIRECTOR

    B.A.

  • Gabe John

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

    B.S., AWAI CERTIFIED COPYWRITER

  • Mary Reames

    BIO

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

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

  • Annie Rosa

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    B.A.

  • Carli Schoenleber

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, CONTENT & ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST

    M.S., B.S.

  • Cassandra Taylor

    BIO

    COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNER

    B.F.A

  • Rhea Thompson

    BIO

    SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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

Certifications

  • Viveka Biyani

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONS MANAGER

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

  • Michael Kloha

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATIONS

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

  • Jackie Murcia

    BIO

    ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONS MANAGER

    B.S., LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, FITWEL AMBASSADOR, WELL AP, ENV SP

  • 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

  • Allie Wright

    BIO

    CERTIFICATIONS COORDINATOR

    M.S., B.S.