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Biography:Mr. Dwyer is Founder and Principal of Long Gate Associates, LLC, a commercial real estate and capital markets advisory firm and investment company. He is also the Director of Receivership Services for Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Region and is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development.

Biography:Abigail Ferretti, PrincipalAs a founding principal of the firm, Abigail Ferretti focuses on managing the firm’s urban practice with an emphasis on revitalizing older communities. Prior to her current firm Abigail worked as a Vice President at BAE Urban Economics, Inc.

Biography:Robert McClennan, AIA has over 20 years of experience in the architectural profession. Working within a multitude of scales, architectural styles and typologies, Mr. McClennan is a dedicated professional bringing a depth of knowledge from design through construction.

Biography:Kathleen Miles recently retired as Chief Counsel, Public Finance in the Washington, DC office of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Biography:A Maryland native, I've always found UMCP to be home. After pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees from UMCP, I transitioned into the real estate industry, and after 15 years, am now an owner of a boutique retail brokerage firm. Now, looking to give back, I have returned to UMCP to lecture for the MRED program and the school that's given m

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BiographyJordan Exantus, AICP, LEED AP, is a planning professional with 18+ years of experience in the public and private sectors, having served in leadership roles with the City of Alexandria, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Nspiregreen, The Project Team, and the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.

Biography:Kelsey Brooks joined EFC as a Program Manager in May 2023.

Biography:Stephanie P. Dalke joined EFC as a Program Manager in January 2019. Stephanie spent the last several years at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, where she worked on a variety of projects in the Delaware River basin.

Biography:Brandy joined the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland in 2012. She has over fourteen years of experience working at the federal, state, and local level providing technical assistance across a broad array of social, environmental, and fiscal policy issues.

Biography:Prior to joining EFC in 2013, Mike was the Director of Communications & Education at Pinelands Preservation Alliance, a state-wide non-profit environmental organization whose mission is protecting and preserving over 1 million acres of the New Jersey Pinelands.

Biography:Michelle Kokolis joined EFC as a Program Manager in December 2018 and now serves as the Director for the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). She has spent her entire career developing restoration, outreach, and education programming focused on cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.