John Kilpatrick, Ph.D, RICS, Managing Member -- Dr. Kilpatrick is a Member of the Faculty of Valuation of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a nationally certified Appraisal Standards Instructor and a Visiting Scholar in the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch, College, New York City. He holds a PhD. in Real Estate Finance and an MBA. His doctoral dissertation was on Real Estate Investment Trusts. The author of four books, numerous journal articles and book chapters, he is a sought-after public speaker as one of the nation’s foremost experts on complex valuation models. Dr. Kilpatrick is an expert witness in state and federal courts and other tribunals throughout the U.S. , and testifies frequently on real estate and business valuation, complex contract disputes, and construction defects cases. He is a Certified (General) Appraiser in numerous states.

Bill Mundy, Ph.D., MAI, Director, Emeritus -- Dr. Mundy holds a Ph.D. in Urban Economics from the University of Washington . Among many other honors, he is a Fellow of the Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics. Dr. Mundy is a Certified (General) Appraiser in several states.

Will Spiess, MBA, Senior Analyst -- Mr. Spiess provides leadership on some of the nation’s most complex real estate litigation and valuation projects. Notably, Mr. Spiess coordinated the analysis of the Farnsworth House for the Friends of the Chicago Art Museum as well as the Murphy Oil Spill analysis for homeowners in post-Katrina New Orleans. Mr. Spiess is the co-author of “Valuation of Impaired Property” which appears in When Bad Things Happen to Good Property and several other important papers on complex real estate valuation. He holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and did his graduate work in Washington’s Runstad Center for Real Estate.

Staff Analysts

Ashley Albright, BA, Research Analyst -- A graduate in International Political Economy from The Colorado College, Ms. Albright works primarily with environmental contamination litigation.

Emily Archer, BA, Associate Analyst -- Ms. Archer holds a degree in Business Administration from Dordt College, and is a Washington State Registered Real Estate Appraiser Trainee. She works on a variety of environmental contamination litigation projects, eminent domain cases, and trophy property valuation.

Zachery Clements, BA, Research Analyst -- A graduate in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado with extensive experience in environmental consulting, Mr. Clements works primarily on contamination litigation and complex property valuation.

Ian Ebright, Research Analyst -- Mr. Ebright works primarily with trophy property valuation, large-scale environmental contamination litigation, and subdivision valuation analysis. A Washington State Registered Real Estate Appraiser Trainee, he is pursuing Certified General status.

Danielle Egus, BA, Research Analyst -- A graduate in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Ms. Egus specializes in complex valuation cases.

Max Kummerow, Ph.D., Associate Analyst -- Dr. Kummerow recently served on the Real Estate faculty at Washington State University, teaching real estate finance and investments. Dr. Kummerow studied real estate under James Graaskamp at the University of Wisconsin, and holds a doctorate from Curtin University in Australia. He was the winner of the 2002 Swango Award for best paper in Residential Appraisal or Technology from the Appraisal Institute. Dr. Kummerow provides assistance in complex valuation models and advanced appraisal issues, with particular emphasis on time-series and cross-sectional models.

Marc Mueller, Ph.D., Associate Analyst -- Dr. Mueller holds a Doctorate from Cambridge University and has an extensive background in market research methodologies, technology, and more recently commercial and business valuation and appraisal services. He has been affiliated with numerous business organizations in Puget Sound, including the American Marketing Association where he served recently as Director of Technology and Planning.

Kerry Mulvaney, BA, Analyst -- A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and our former Research Manager, Ms. Mulvaney has been with the firm for more than ten years. She recently received her appraisal license (Certified General) and specializes in eminent domain cases and environmental contamination litigation.

Tony Pai, BA, Research Analyst -- A graduate of the University of Washington in Finance, and former member of the Peace Corps, Mr. Pai specializes in large scale complex real estate valuation.

Jonathan Putman, BA, Research Analyst -- A graduate in Environmental Sciences from Clemson University, Mr. Putman works primarily on Preservation/Conservation projects as well as large-scale environmental contamination litigation.

Kim Ramirez, BA, Geographic Information Systems Analyst -- Ms. Ramirez is a graduate of the University of Washington. In addition to her GIS analysis, Ms. Ramirez acts as the firm’s Network Administrator.

Sean Rhodes, MBA, Associate Analyst -- Mr. Rhodes is a graduate in Environmental and Natural Resource Science from the University of Nevada with an MBA from the Atkinson School of Management, Willamette University. He has experience as a general real estate appraiser with exposure to a wide variety of property types including timber valuation, wetlands, and other environmentally sensitive properties.

Ongoing Consultants:

Vicki Adams, MA -- Ms. Adams has written numerous journal articles about contaminated property and holds a Master’s in Geography from the University of Washington. A Certified (General) Real Estate Appraiser in several states, Ms. Adams primarily works with us on Preservation/Conservation projects.

Sandy Bond, Ph.D, SNZPI, ANZIV -- Dr. Bond is an Associate Member of the New Zealand Institute of Valuers (registered Public Valuer), a Senior Member of the New Zealand Property Institute, and an Executive Director on the Board of the International Real Estate Society. She presently teaches Real Estate at the University of North Florida and is on the Editorial Board for the Pacific Rim Property Research Journal. Dr. Bond has also taught at the University of Auckland and Massey University. She has been a practicing real estate appraiser in both the U.K. and New Zealand, and is the former President of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society. Dr. Bond consults to Greenfield on various real estate valuation projects.

Kaethe Fulton, MA -- Ms. Fulton provides market research and economic analysis of neighborhoods impacted by negative externalities. Ms. Fulton holds a Master of Arts in Environmental Studies from Evergreen State College, and is a Certified (General) Appraiser in Washington and Oregon.

Cliff Lipscomb, Ph.D. -- Holding a Public Policy doctorate from Georgia Tech, Dr. Lipscomb is currently on the faculty of Valdosta State University in Georgia. Dr. Lipscomb worked as a Research Economist for the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, in Washington, DC, where he negotiated with Canada and Mexico a product classification system as part of the NAFTA agreement. His most recent award is a “Best Manuscript Prize” from the American Real Estate Society in 2006. His research interests include urban economics, environmental economics, policy evaluation, and public finance.

Mike Mulhern, Ph.D, President of Mulhern Consulting -- Dr. Mulhern provides custom survey research and marketing database modeling for our clients. He has a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Washington , an MBA from Northern Illinois University , a BA in Economics from Marquette University and is a nationally recognized expert on market research methods. Currently a member of the American Marketing Association’s Applied Research Methods Conference Advisory Committee, Dr. Mulhern recently coauthored a paper on optimal segmentation methods that won the best paper award at an international market research conference held in Warsaw , Poland .

Robert Simons, Ph.D. -- Dr. Simons is a Professor and former director of the Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development program at the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the faculty advisor for their Certificate Program in Real Estate Development and Finance. Dr. Simons has been a Fulbright Scholar at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Simons received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in City and Regional Planning, with an emphasis in real estate. He also holds a Master of Regional Planning and a Master of Science in Economics, both from U.N.C. He recently authored Turning Brownfields into Greenbacks, (published by Urban Land Institute), and When Bad Things Happen to Good Property, (published by Environmental Law Institute). Dr. Simons has an active consulting practice, particularly in survey research, and has served as an expert witness in matters related to Real Estate and Environmental damages.

Ron Throupe, Ph.D -- Dr. Throupe holds his doctorate in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Georgia. Among his many accomplishments, he is an elected member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries. Dr. Throupe recently joined the University of Denver. He was the Acting Director of the Runstad Center for Real Estate at the University of Washington and was on the Real Estate Faculty at Washington State University.

Kimberly Winson-Geideman, Ph.D. -- Dr. Winson-Geidemon is on the faculty of the University of North Texas, and holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Cleveland State University. She is a prolific author on real estate, particularly in the areas of valuation, survey research and brownfields. Her recent refereed articles include “Environmental Case Studies: Ensuring Suitable Comparables” (The Appraisal Journal); “Determining Market Perceptions on Contamination of Residential Property Buyers using Contingent Valuation Surveys” (Journal of Real Estate Research); and “Tracking Remediation and Redevelopment Trends of Brownfield Cleanup Programs: The Cook County Experience” (Journal of Environmental Planning and Management)