Who We Are

Mary is the founder of Adaapta. She is an MIT-educated geoscientist with over 30 years of business experience in real estate, environmental consulting and management, the last 20 years of which has been in the Brownfield redevelopment industry. Her career has focused on the underwriting, remediation, redevelopment, and divestiture of commercial and industrial properties, including distressed assets with significant financial and environmental challenges.

Patricia Gage, CRE has worked as a developer, lender, and contractor in commercial real estate for over 30 years. She is responsible for the firm’s advisory services in the areas of financial analysis, capital procurement, public-private partnerships, community land trusts, real estate market studies, and development planning. Ms. Gage has secured more than $750 million in financing for land acquisition and construction over the course of her career, including brownfields loans, public TIF and PIF financing, and conventional debt and equity.

Michelle has more than 20 years in housing and community development service at the local level. Her extensive experience in project planning, funding, and implementation led to millions of dollars of economic development at the local level.

Richard has managed development projects on environmentally impaired properties, providing due diligence screening, remedy selection, cost estimating, and insurance underwriting support on numerous brownfield properties throughout the US. He has authored or co-authored twenty-nine public presentations and publications, most focusing on the technical rudiments that drive environmental cleanups.

As the teams Finance Associate Reggis will help with any and all financial analysis, market research, capital stack building and project management. Reggis brings experience in the world of development and project management in the Energy sector combined with a Master’s in Business Administration focusing on Finance and Real Estate.

Michelle brings over a decade of experience with Petroleum Brownfields from the State of Colorado. Her mission is to connect communities to the right resources to better their cities and towns for the citizens and visitors. Michelle is the KSU TAB state point of contact for Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Claire Skougor joined Adaapta in 2019 in the role of operations and marketing coordinator. Her duties include overseeing marketing and collateral creation, meeting coordination, invoice processing, and administrative support. Ms. Skougor is an energetic professional who uses her excellent communication skills to bring teams together.

Bailey has over five years of experience in being the office's resident napper and co-mascot. Her favorite activities include sleeping on feet and chomping on Jasper's ears.

Jasper is the floppiest member of the Adaapta team! He loves nothing more than tummy rubs and cookies.