Founder
DR. GANESAN VISVABHARATHY (“Dr. Vish”)
At the helm of affairs, at the top is Dr. Ganesan Visvabharathy (“Dr. Vish”), an Electrical Engineer, with an MBA from IIM Ahmadabad, India, and a Ph. D. from the University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois. His vision of providing affordable housing for the masses has led him to do several projects in areas not previously known for the same. In several of Chicago’s gleaming suburbs, and neighborhoods, his firm was able to offer housing at a price well below the competition, thus providing an opportunity for thousands to own their homes, an unthinkable task previously for many of them.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
YOLANDA CONTRERAS
Yolanda Contreras has been in the real estate development industry for the past 15 years, and the solar industry during the past eight years. Her real estate development firm, Hawthorne Development Corporation, has built or re-built condominium/apartment buildings valued at over $800 m and is currently working on a pipeline of projects located in Illinois, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, valued at approximately $300 m. The firm is totally focused on Net Zero, and Green development, which represent a continuation of its past focus on sustainability. Her solar firm, Solar Micro
Director of Finance
GREGG WIRTSCHORECK
Gregg Wirtschoreck, an audit and consulting partner with Shepard Schwartz & Harris LLP, works with a variety of clientele operating as privately owned manufacturing, construction contracting, real estate investment fund, or management enterprises, as well as not-for-profit organizations. Applying his business and legal acumen, Mr. Wirtschoreck is responsible for various aspects of business and tax consulting and assurance services. He manages and reviews audit, review and compilation engagements, as well as handles all phases of federal, state and local tax audits. His areas of expertis
DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
LETICIA VELEZ
Letty has spent the past several years as an entrepreneur advocate, and enthusiast for small business. Her contacts in the governmental circles is far and wide. She was felicitated as ‘Woman Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Walmart and is the winner of the Goldman Sachs award for small business enterprise. She has the ability to talk up or talk down to any level, so people understand her views clearly, and eventually are swayed to her side. A ‘Queen of Persuasion’ indeed!
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT
TRISH PAPPANO
Trish Pappano serves as a member of the Board, offering invaluable advice on solar projects. Her vast experience in the solar field includes mergers, and acquisitions, material sourcing, developing deep supply chain relationships, arranging financing, land sourcing, and project management. Her firm, Quantus Energy, has been active in the eastern Seaboard, helping solar developers find financing, and acquire components at very reasonable prices.
Director of International Development
Mr. J.C SHUKLA
Mr. JC is a Mechanical graduate and has is an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Mr. JC has over three decades of experience in operating at various capacities as CEO, Managing director, Adviser, and consultant. Mr. JC is also an astute businessman and his business ventures include: Successfully ran an export-oriented manufacturing company Successfully ran a marketing company Currently running a consultancy company and helping global clients in developing, and developed countries in finance, and corporate strategy areas. Mr. JC has been on the advisory pa
OUR LEGAL COUNSEL: SCHAIN BANKS KENNY & SCHWARTZ LTD
Schain Banks, a Chicago based law firm represents Hawthorne Development Corporation with the law firm’s expertise reigning over multiple domains. They provide us extensive personalized legal counsel combined with flexibility and efficiency in the areas of government relations, zoning and land use, municipal law, real estate law, commercial and civil defense litigation, state and local sales tax, corporate law, condemnation, loan documentation, environmental law, and renewable energy.
OUR SOLAR PARTNER: STANDARD SOLAR
Together with our partner, a major East coast solar firm, our firm boasts of combined solar experience of over 100 MW. Due to this partnership, today, we can execute projects of any size, be it in the Commercial & Industrial area, or Community solar, or utility-scale solar, or brownfield solar areas. Our team experience extends to private, public, education, and agriculture sectors, among others.
