6D — June 24 - July 7, 2011 — Green Buildings — Mid
Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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3RD GREEN BUILDINGS SUMMIT-2011 SPEAKERS Caren S. Franzini has served as Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) since January 1994. The EDA is a State agency that serves as New Jersey’s “bank for business” by financing small and mid-sized businesses, administering tax incentives to retain and grow jobs, revitalizing communities through redevelopment initiatives, and supporting entrepreneurial development by providing access to training and mentoring program She joined the Authority in March 1991 as Deputy Director. Under Franzini’s direction in 2010, the EDA finalized over $567 million in financing assistance, state business incentives and tax credits, which supported more than $1.4 billion in total public/private investment in the state’s economy and led to the creation of an estimated 5,200 new jobs. These 2010 results brought the EDA’s cumulative financing assistance totals to more than $20.8 billion since its formation in 1974, supporting the creation of nearly 310,000 new jobs and total investment surpassing $44 billion. Franzini currently serves as Chair of the state’s Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Vice Chair of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, and President of the Corporation for Business Assistance in New Jersey. She also is a member of the Board of Directors and is the past president of the National Council of Development Finance Agencies and sits on the boards of the New Jersey Technology Council, the New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the New Jersey Alliance for Action, Inc., and the Southern New Jersey Development Council, and the Aviation Research Technology Park. She was most recently appointed as a Member of the State Planning Commission. Michele T. Tantalla focuses her practice on environmental related issues and has assisted in matters involving site remediation, federal and state cost recovery and contribution claims, natural resource damages, insurance coverage and regulatory and compliance issues, and has extensive knowledge of state and federal regulations. Using this knowledge base, Tantalla assists clients with investigation and remediation activities, permitting and compliance with state and federal environmental laws and regulations. She works with state and federal regulators on projects requiring environmental permitting and has represented parties challenging adverse rulings by regulators. As an active litigator in state and federal courts, Tantalla has represented clients in a variety of matters, including commercial disputes, product liability claims, mass litigation, as well as environmental litigation, regulatory and compliance matters. Tantalla received her Juris Doctor degree and Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. While attending law school, Tantalla served as a Managing Editor of the Vermont Law Review. Upon graduation, from 2000 through 2001, she served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Eugene D. Serpentelli, Assignment Judge, Ocean County, Superior Court of New Jersey. Tantalla joined Connell Foley in 2001. James P. Rhatican, Partner, Roseland Office, Connell Foley LLP James P. Rhatican represents primarily developers of real estate, both in the acquisition and sale of properties and in the permitting, financing and development process. He is experienced in acquiring, selling and developing properties of all sorts. Rhatican has represented parties impacted
by adverse environmental conditions at a property, including Superfund sites and the due diligence and ISRA issues associated therewith. He has represented numerous redevelopers of blighted properties and has assisted clients in obtaining tax abatements and public financing for such projects. Rhatican also has worked with various other state and local regulatory agencies on a variety of projects, including those impacted by Highlands, wetlands, Meadowlands, CAFRA and waterfront development and other regulations. He also has obtained subdivision, site plan and related permits and approvals for projects of nearly every size and character throughout the State. In this regard, Rhatican has represented projects ranging from industrial to retail and office uses, as well as housing projects and others. He is also a litigator, specializing in disputes arising from real estate transactions, regulatory takings and eminent domain. Mark Warner is a nationally recognized expert in the solar industry, and is a founding member of the NJ solar market. He has been a featured speaker at local, national, and international events, and has served on numerous renewable energy panels nationwide. Warner has worked closely with the NJ Legislature and the Governor’s office on NJ solar market policy, and has been a long term member of the Renewable Energy Committee that advises the BPU on the solar market program. He has been particularly active in the development of the NJ SREC market, and is widely known for his involvement in the development of the standardized SREC contracting market. Warner served on the board of directors for the regional solar industry association (MSEIA) for four years, and was the NJ-chapter president in 2007. He has received several awards for his contributions to the solar industry including the NJ BPU’s Market Leader Award for Innovation in 2008, and by GreenFaith in 2007. He has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and has lived in NJ since 1994. Warner is the founder and CEO of the Sun Farm Network. James V. Mascaro joined DP Partners as Eastern Regional Development Manager in 2005. Mascaro focuses on development of DP Partners’ projects that currently include the LogistiCenter at Logan in southern New Jersey and the LogistiPort at Savannah, located in Pooler, GA. He also manages design and construction teams for base building shells and tenant build-outs, as well as contributes as an active member of the leasing team. In 2009, he was promoted to Development Director. Prior to joining DP, Mascaro spent eleven years with MT Consulting, LP of Bryn Mawr, PA and O’Neill Properties Group, LP, working on national, regional and local commercial projects. With experience in leasing, development and construction, Mascaro has proven communication and organizational skills along with a wide range of relationships with contractors, brokers, design professionals and government personnel. Mascaro is a member of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council, the American Planning Association (APA), the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), and the Pennsylvania Association of Code Officials (PACO). A Pennsylvania licensed real estate salesperson, he is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEEDAP), holds the designation of Construction Document Technologist from the CSI and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).
William Amann, P.E., LEED AP is the President of M&E Engineers, and has over 30 years of experience in energy syste He has worked as a mechanical contractor in manufacturing, and as a pharmaceutical plant engineer. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a LEED Accredited Professional, and a Data Center Energy Practitioner. He is an expert in both mechanical and electrical engineering, and has used energy modeling and analysis as a design tool since the early 1980s. M&E Engineers is a full-service engineering consulting firm. M&E stands for mechanical and electrical, and the focus has always been on high-performance buildings, especially telecommunications, data centers, and pharmaceuticals. The company has participated in a number of LEED Certification projects, as well as Energy Star Buildings. Several recent projects have achieved LEED Certification, including several Silver and one Platinum. Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEED AP, BD&C/O&M is a highly recognized and accredited professional in the field of Sustainable Design. He has been greatly involved in the restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse/renovation of existing facilities as well as the creation of new environmentally responsible buildings. As Director of Sustainable Design, Jason is incorporating the principles of “green” building throughout the office and its projects while fulfilling the firm’s mission of being on-time and within budget. Jason is the AIA-NJ President-elect for 2009 and a co-founder of the United States Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter (USGBC-NJ ), a frequent speaker for such organizations as New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS) and SCUP, and serves as the First Vice President and Chair of the Committee on the Environment for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA - NJ). Nicholas J. Kikis is the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Research for the New Jersey Apartment Association. The NJAA represents professional multifamily rental housing providers, including owners, managers, developers, and associated businesses throughout New Jersey, and is the only statewide housing advocacy trade organization dedicated to maintaining, improving and building affordable rental housing for New Jersey’s working families, young couples and seniors. Nicholas regularly works with legislators, policymakers, and regulators to advance policies that promote the availability of safe, decent, and affordable multifamily housing. Nicholas oversees the Apartment Association’s regulatory policy agenda, as well as its public policy research activities. He has written on various topics, including a recent article in Apartment Industry Magazine on immigration trends in rental housing, and a 2007 report on the state of municipal rent control regulations in New Jersey. Nicholas attended Case Western Reserve University for undergraduate studies in political science and history, and McGill University for master’s studies in political science. Jeanne Schubert Barnum, cochair of her Firm’s Construction Industry Practice Group, is a trial lawyer with more than 25 years of experience representing developers, business owners, landlords, lenders and municipalities in a wide variety of business, commercial, environmental and creditors’ rights litigation. Barnum is a member of the American Bar