Senior Management

Eric J. Alini
Managing Partner
Prior to founding the Counterpointe Energy Partners and its affiliates, Mr. Alini including was responsible for the Merrill Lynch Global Principal Finance Group investing and risk management for over $21 Billion of alternative assets. Mr. Alini is a board member of PACENation and the USGBC chapter in New York City Urban Green.
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Evelyn Giaccio
Managing Director, General Counsel
Ms. Giaccio is responsible for all legal matters for the firm. Giaccio previously practiced commercial real estate law at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP.
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Douglas Harmon
Managing Director
Mr. Harmon leads the Principal Transaction group focused on construction, transitional and rehab investments.
Prior to Counterpointe, Mr. Harmon served as a Managing Director at Arden Group as Portfolio Manager of the Arden Credit Fund.
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Michele Pitale, M.D.
Managing Director
A physician turned sustainability financier, Dr. Pitale leads CounterpointeSRE’s financing team with expertise in deep energy retrofits and with passion for advancing projects with community benefits and accretive economics for owners.
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Mary-Stuart Freydberg
Executive Director
Mary-Stuart Freydberg serves as Head of ESG Research overseeing ESG investment framework for the firm. Prior to CounterpointeSRE, Ms. Freydberg was Senior Director at Merrill Lynch CMBS Research where she provided advice on North American Real Estate.
2023
June 24-27
Kansas City, MO
REGISTRATION
2023 BOMA International Conference & Expo
BOMA INTERNATIONAL AND BUILDINGS
An Owner's View of PACE Financing for Sustainable and Resilient Property Improvements
Joe Fonash (NAI Emory). Mark Carter (UTD), John Flemming (Kirkbride Center) and Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
May 10-12
Minneapolis, MN
REGISTRATION
2023 Getting to Zero Forum
NEW BUILDING INSTITUTE
Case Studies in Deploying Net-Zero Projects with Public-Private Financing Program
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Shawn Rash (Ally Energy)
Better Buildings, Better Plants
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Pitching to the CFO: Making the Internal Case for External Financing
Collin Cuzi (Department of Energy), Michele Pitale,M.D. (CounterpointeSRE), Nick Perugini (SolarisEnergy), John Rhow (Redaptive)
Clean Heat Forum
Con Edison
Financing Clean Heat
Kathleen Luci, Michael St.George (CounterpointeSRE)
NY Energy Summit
INFOCAST
Financing NY's Energy Transition
Paul de Waard (Rabobank) Todd Coffin (Source Renewables) Shweta Kapadia,(Grahill Capital Management LP) Susan Morth (EIC, PACE) Trond Rokhold (NY Green Bank) and Michele Pitale, M.D (CounterpointeSRE)
March 2
Los Angeles, CA
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Real Estate Law and Business
USC Gould School of Law
Green LA Today and What Does Net Zero Really Mean Anyway?
Mary-Stuart Freydberg (CounterpointeSRE), Ben Stapleton (USGBC), Natalie Teear (Hudson Pacific Properties), Margot Latham
C-PACE Financing Overview for Real Estate
CENTRAL OREGON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Devesh Nirmul (CounterpointeSRE)
Financing Energy Upgrades 101
Urban Green Council
Eric Alini (CounterpointeSRE) Andrew Chintz (NYC Accelerator) Curtis Probst (NYCEEC) Kim Stevenson (IPC) Danielle Donnelly (CPC) John Mandyck (Urban Green)
2022
November 16-17
White Plains, NY
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NY Power Summit
New York Power Authority
Green Building for Sustainability and Resiliency
Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
November 4
White Plains, NY
CLE 1.0 General
C-PACE Financing: Utilizing Property Taxes to Finance New Construction and Upgrades to Commercial Real Estate
Lawline
Evelyn Giaccio, J.D., Michele Pitale, M.D. CounterpointeSRE)
November 1-3
San Francisco, CA
REGISTRATION
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
U.S. Green Building Council
Green Building as a Driver for Financing and Marketability of Community Development
Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Kate Redman J.D. MPP (Commongrounds), Mott Smith (Amped), Hermut Wyzick III (Signature H)
October 26
Orlando, FL
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Capital Market Update
NAIOP Central Florida
Devesh Nirmul, CEM CSDP LEED AP O+M (CounterpointeSRE), Melo Barfeld (Valley Bank), Dan Byrnes (Tavistock Development), Michael Weinberg (Berkadia)
October 16-17
Philadelphia, PA
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CitiesAlive
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Expanding Stormwater Options with Blue Roofs
Richard Hayden (Hydrotech), Michele Pitale, M.D. (CounterpointeSRE)
October 6
Bend, OR
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Go Clean Energy Conference
Deschute 350