Molly McCabe
scout. mapmaker. bridge builder
Molly McCabe
Founder and CEO of HaydenTanner
A scout - one who identifies future trends and recognizes patterns and shifts that dynamically alter markets, impose risk or create opportunity.
A mapmaker - mapping that landscape. Using a systems approach to look for linkages and impacts.
A bridge builder - bridging the gap between the language and belief one can't "do well and do good". Through thoughtful questions, intuitive listening and active partnership we craft bold and creative solutions that are both profitable and enhance livability.
Sarah Benedict
Todd Tanner
Sarah Benedict
Director of Research.
As one would expect Sarah is a seeker and rabble rouser.
An environmental planner and educator with a focus on tech, geography, and GIS mapping, Sarah brings a down to earth (no pun intended) style to all of her research projects. She has deep background in environmental assessments, brownfields and watershed impacts. A skilled project manager, she keeps us on track and moving forward. Sarah has a BS in Geography/Environmental Science and two masters - in Geography and Learning Technologies.
Todd Tanner
Communications Director
Collaborating Partners
James Finlay
James Finlay
Managing Partner, Soundview Risk Advisors
An avid adventure hunter and traveler, James is the managing partner of SoundView Risk Advisors - a team of free-lance commercial real estate finance consultants and appraisers involved in investment risk analysis, commercial property valuations appraisal/evaluation reviews and financing due diligence.
The group has a nationwide footprint and specializes in high performance "green" property, particularly those with distributed power like solar photovoltaic systems.
He has worked full time as a commercial real estate professional since 1987 in various roles including leasing/sales agent, investor, staff and free-lance appraiser and appraisal manager/reviewer. For almost 15 years I reviewed and managed appraisals on a wide range of commercial real estate to identify and quantify loan collateral valuation risk for Wells Fargo Bank. I was a member of the the bank's Environmental Affairs team and the primary appraisal reviewer of valuations involving LEED, Energy Star buildings and solar PV systems.
Theddi Wright-Chappell
Theddi Wright Chappell, CRE, FRICS, MAI, AAPI, LEED AP, is CEO of Sustainable Values, Inc., a woman-owned business specializing in valuation consulting, due diligence, impact investing and optimizing real estate returns for her clients. The firm’s emphasis is on identifying “value” in unique investment scenarios; including, but not limited to, assessing the costs and benefits, asset and portfolio value implications and upside potential related to energy efficiency and other sustainable strategies in the built environment.
Ms. Chappell’s career in the valuation and consulting field has spanned more than 25 years, working with clients throughout the US and Canada, in Europe and Australasia. She is a Founding Member of the team developing the Economics of Change, a multi-year international project focused on building an appropriate analytical tool that incorporates economic, environmental and social considerations into investment, valuation and underwriting criteria. Ms. Chappell is a national and international speaker and educator on the implications of green strategies on asset value.