Ms. Geethaa Ganesan, CRE
Director, Chatham Financial
New York, NY
Practice Focus: Real estate valuation and investment analysis.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Metro Area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-PA)
Mr. Victor Brown, Jr., CRE
Senior Relationship Manager, Valley Bank
New York, NY
Work Phone: (646) 663-3654
Practice Focus: Acquisition, predevelopment, construction and permanent financing of commercial real estate primarily in the Tri-State Region: $5MM to $200MM+.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Ms. Valerie Pontiff, CRE
FHA Commercial Loan Portfolio Valuation: HUD Northeast Region, US Departmentment of Housing and Urban Development
Boston, MA
Work Phone: (617) 994-8525
Practice Focus: Valuation and underwriting for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration $120 billion insured loan portfolio
Chapter Affiliation: New England
Ms. Ruth Colp-Haber, CRE
Partner, Wharton Property Advisors, Inc.
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 759-0408
Practice Focus: Representing New York City tenants with full range of leasing services: finding new space, subleasing excess space, or renegotiating a lease.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Ms. Ruchi Pathela, CRE
Head of Valuations for Global Alternatives, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 648-0219
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Charles Blau, Esq., CRE
Partner, Blau & Blau, Attorneys At Law
Springfield, NJ
Work Phone: 973-564-9003
Practice Focus: Real estate tax appeals and matters involving the valuation of real estate.
Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey
Ms. Catherine Agnew, CRE
Head of Valuation, Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 698-3057
Practice Focus: Risk and governance; real estate consulting, valuation analysis, valuation review, and asset management.
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Richard McLemore, CRE
Managing Director, MetLife Real Estate & Agricultural Finance
Whippany, NJ
Work Phone: (973) 355-4897
Practice Focus: Institutional investment management, both domestic and international; research, strategy, risk management, valuations and performance measurement.
Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey
Mr. David Wilkes, Esq., CRE
Partner, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, LLP
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 953-5000
Practice Focus: Property tax litigation, local economic incentives, advisor to foreign governments on property rights/reform (mortgage finance, property tax, etc.).
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
Mr. Brian Ginsberg, CRE
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps, LLC
New York, NY
Work Phone: (212) 871-2014
Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan
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