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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Denis Blackburne is the Chief Financial Officer of Melaver, Inc. Prior to joining
Melaver, he held several senior financial positions with both private and public com-
panies, including Tetra Pak and Du Pont de Nemours. Blackburne has an M.B.A. from
the J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a LEED
Accredited Professional. He lives with his family in Savannah, Georgia.

Colin M. Coyne, Chief Operating Officer of Melaver, Inc., is a LEED Accredited
Professional and the author of numerous published articles. He received a B.S. in eco-
nomics and business administration from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. with
Dean’s List honors from the J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University. Coyne is a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, where he lives with his wife,
Leslie, and their three children, Ariana, Dallas, and Zoe.
Scott Doksansky is Director of Portfolio Management for Melaver, Inc. and is
charged with oversight of property management functions as well as the firm’s acqui-
sitions and dispositions. He has seventeen years of real estate background on behalf
of some of the nation’s largest firms and has worked for the chambers of commerce in
Nebraska and California. A graduate of Dana College in Nebraska and the Institute for
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Organization Management, Doksansky is a CPM (Certified Property Manager) and
is LEED 2.0 accredited. He lives in Duluth, Georgia.

Clara Fishel is the sustainable brokerage associate at Melaver | Mouchet. After cook-
ing professionally on three continents, she was a research associate at the University
of California, Davis, contributing to articles on collaborative policy, the role of trust
in environmental management, and sustainable cities. Fishel holds a B.S. in commu-
nity and regional development from U.C. Davis and lives in Savannah, Georgia with
her husband and two children.

Lisa Lilienthal is a public relations consultant with more than twenty years of expe-
rience in mission-based marketing. An award-winning communications professional
with over twenty honors to her credit, she has a history of helping organizations ele-
vate thoughts and ideas into brands. Lilienthal lives in Orange County, California with
her husband and two children.

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