Becca Timms the Director of ESG at Jamestown. She leads environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives through the Jamestown Green program and the Jamestown Charitable Foundation. Prior to joining Jamestown in 2012, Ms. Rushin worked as a local government consultant for Clark Patterson Lee, where she served as Community Development Coordinator and Sustainability Commission Staff Liaison for the City of Dunwoody. She is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and holds a LEED AP O+M credential. Ms. Rushin is an active volunteer with the Urban Land Institute, the US Green Building Council, and Community Farmers Markets. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Environmental Policy from Sewanee: the University of the South and a Master of Science in Sustainable Development: Environmental Policy and Management from Utrecht University.

David Hood focuses on the firm’s private markets investment activities, with an emphasis on real assets portfolio strategies.

Previously, Dave was a Managing Director at Stanford Management Company, where he oversaw the overall investment portfolio for $9B in AUM in real estate, private equity and natural resources investments for the Stanford University endowment. The investments were global in scope and included investments in public and private funds, direct investments in assets and operating companies and tactical overlays.

Before joining Stanford, Dave was a Senior Managing Director of Real Assets for Sterling Stamos. Prior to joining Sterling Stamos, Mr. Hood was one of the founding partners at Lone Star Opportunity Fund, where he held various responsibilities, for over $1 billion in commercial mortgage debt and real estate portfolios. Mr. Hood also held a similar position as a founding member of Lone Star’s predecessor company, Brazos Fund; a Robert M. Bass sponsored entity that, together with its related entities, acquired over $3 billion in real estate assets. Previously, Mr. Hood worked as a Partner at several real estate development firms including Trammell Crow, Hillman Properties and Barker Interests.

Mr. Hood holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Marika Erdely is the founder and CEO of Green Econome, a full-service Energy

Consulting and Construction Company with over 12 years of experience in the energy

and water efficiency industry. Green EconoME is located in Santa Monica, CA.

Green Econome strives to help its clients understand their energy and water usage and

implement high value solutions that reduce operating costs and increase property

values. Our services also include addressing the “E” in ESG.

Prior to founding Green Econome, Marika held the role of CFO/VP at New Millennium

Homes, a major home builder and land developer of The Oaks of Calabasas and had

previously worked as an accounting professional for nearly thirty years. Marika acquired

her Contractors License B (#1001368) in 2007 and C-10 in 2018. Marika is a LEED AP

BD+C (Building Design and Construction), a Certified Energy Auditor and a Fitwel

Ambassador.

Marika holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BA in Business Economics from

UCSB.

Derek Hansen has had a passion for all things Building Performance since childhood and began working part-time, as a teenager, in his father’s company TGC, Inc. Following his passion for architecture he worked as an intern at the prestigious Thatcher and Thompson Architects before moving into construction during the housing boom in Hawaii in the mid 90’s.

Upon his father’s pleading to return back to Santa Cruz to be groomed to eventually run the family company he began working his way up the ranks until, after 15 years, reaching the role of Chief Executive Officer. Within his 5 years at the helm, he worked with his team to more than double company revenue and build a national presence.

While running the company, Derek wrote the business plan for a company idea that he’d been working on for a number of years (MYNT). While developing the plan with his wife and business partner, he pitched a number of investment groups and in a short time found the perfect fit in a private and unnamed group who had tremendous experience in the energy and commercial real estate space.

MYNT was born from a desire to create a paradigm shift in the energy and sustainability world by combining multiple functions that would result in a turn-key model with massive results for people, planet, and profit. Since its inception, Mynt has broken new and uncharted ground by reimagining commercial and industrial real estate by bringing new value to both owners and tenants while simultaneously reducing carbon footprint. MYNT’s reputation for dynamic and groundbreaking work began to attract Fortune 500 clients and some of the top talent in their fields.

Derek is known for his far-reaching vision and the ability to inspire others with his passion. Derek’s uncanny ability to find and recruit top talent has grown the MYNT team into one of the most dynamic and capable groups in the market. It’s Derek’s mission to prove that not only can legendary results be achieved for people and the planet, it can also be wildly profitable for businesses, simultaneously. Derek believes that MYNT is pioneering a new form of commerce in which the zero-sum game of corporate finance is outmoded by one where legendary results are achieved by everyone from the people working in the buildings they renovate, to the community in which they work.

When not at work Derek can be found teaching Jiu Jitsu, skateboarding with his 14 and 15-year-old sons, or reading the latest book on spiritual enlightenment or quantum physics. Derek is committed to living in the service of others and hopes his mission can be an example for others in the pursuit of their dreams.

Steven Burke is Senior Director of Sustainability at Suffolk. In this role, Steven provides guidance for navigating the vast network of sustainability regulatory requirements and incentives and provides recommendations for cutting-edge sustainable technologies and materials. As an expert in low-carbon solutions for construction operations and material selection, Steven can help curate a list of carbon-optimized options for Suffolk’s clients on any of their projects. Steven has extensive experience in sustainable design and construction, Net Zero Carbon buildings, embodied carbon, resiliency, Green building rating systems, and corporate sustainability efforts. Steven has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including but not limited to K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings. Steven helped to co-found the Sustainable Construction Leaders network, a collection of sustainability professionals in construction, and helped on the creation of the Contractor’s Commitment, a roadmap for construction companies to operate more sustainably which has over 20 signatories representing over $30 billion in market revenue after its first pilot year. Steven earned a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University, and he blends business and science to specialize in sustainability, resiliency, and health and wellness strategies for the built environment.

Sara Neff is a Partner and General Manager of Sustainability for Microsoft's Cloud Operations + Innovation team.

Prior to joining Microsoft, she was Head of Sustainability, Lendlease Americas, where she provided leadership and management oversight in developing, implementing and driving Lendlease's corporate sustainability framework in the Americas region.

Prior to that role, she served as Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corporation. Under her leadership, Kilroy was recognized as a leader among publicly traded real estate companies on sustainability in the Americas by GRESB for seven of the last eight years as well as being recognized by NAREIT, and achieved carbon neutral operations at the end of 2020. She is a LEED Fellow and holds a BS from Stanford and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

As Vice President at SteelWave I help lead the GC, CM & Design businesses (CDS), spearhead the Sustainability & Impact Team, and source/drive entitlement and development deals for our NorCal A&D Team. We are currently focused on executing the development of over 3M SF of large-scale life science/R&D buildings, as well as acquiring value-add Industrial & value-add mixed-use projects across California.

I have an M.S. in Sustainable Urban Development from the University of Oxford, complemented by a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where I was recognized as an All-American and National Champion student-athlete.

Known as 'A Champion for Others', I'm passionate about creating impactful, sustainable built environments and driving innovation in real estate development.

Cynthia NeSmith-Montanez, a Senior Director in MGAC’s San Francisco office, has over 37 years of experience working on a wide variety of projects, from small tenant improvements to multi-building projects. She has worked on teams big and small for medical office buildings, hospitals, biotech facilities, corporate campuses, hotel renovations, and financial institutions. Cynthia brings deep knowledge of the industry, combining practical knowledge and theoretical understanding developed from her time in both owner’s representation and as a general contractor.