Our Team
Barbara Sokoloff:
Founding Partner
Ms. Sokoloff is Founding Partner of Sokoloff Farias Associates, providing development, community planning and implementation services. Previously, Ms. Sokoloff was the Director of the Planning Department in the City of Warwick, Rhode Island. She has over forty years experience as a community planner in the public and private sectors. Ms. Sokoloff is well-known for her housing and community revitalization experience, and especially her ability to formulate creative and functional solutions to community revitalization problems. She is also recognized as a leader in facilitating public meetings and incorporating public input into planning projects. Ms. Sokoloff began consulting in 1986 and has prime responsibility of all work produced by the firm. Ms. Sokoloff received her B.A. and Masters in Community Planning from the University of Rhode Island.
E-mail: bsokoloff@sokoplan.com
Derek Farias:
Partner
Mr. Farias is Partner for development and community planning. He provides development consulting services, including preparing development proformas and funding applications for state and federal programs. Mr. Farias has assisted in bringing several Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit projects to closing. Other responsibilities include project management during construction and community development planning. Mr. Farias received a B.A. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
E-mail: dfarias@sokoplan.com
Seth D. Sokoloff:
Partner
Mr. Sokoloff is Partner for development projects including affordable housing and non-residential community developments. His responsibilities include financial analysis, development of financial funding, project planning, and project management. Mr. Sokoloff received a B.S.I.D. from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, and joined Sokoloff Farias Associates after returning from California where he worked as a Design Engineer.
E-mail: ssokoloff@sokoplan.com
Alyssa Wheeler:
Associate
Alyssa Wheeler is Associate for development projects, including affordable housing and community revitalization developments. Her responsibilities include analyzing project feasibility, providing financial analysis, and preparing applications for state and federal funding programs. Ms. Wheeler received a B.A. in Geosciences from Smith College.
Email: awheeler@sokoplan.com