MEET OUR TEAM
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
– Michael Jordan
TANNER WIDERIKSEN
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
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Tanner sits square as the founder and managing partner of VestCapital. He places a high value on building the real estate investment and development firm with an entrepreneurial approach, having started and scaled 3 businesses since college, pushing through adversity with limited resources and executing the company are part of his DNA. His primary roles at VestCap are predicated on; structuring investment offerings, development strategies, capital management, investor relations, civil/architectural design, municipality entitlements, risk management and growing assets under management.
Leading with authenticity and passion, Tanner has successfully executed and engineered over 26 real estate investment offerings raising both debt and equity with an aggregate retail finish value of 8-figures, all while mitigating investor risk and meeting or exceeding projected returns in both the residential and commercial real estate arena.
Tanner resides in Camas, Washington and enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with his wife and 2 kids, catching the latest MMA/UFC event and golfing.
KEN SCHMIDT
CHIEF INTEGRATIONS MANAGER
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Ken started his career in banking with a quick move into what ultimately became a 35-year career in insurance and financial services. After 22 years with a leading stock insurer in America, Ken invested in a local Vancouver independent insurance brokerage in late 2006. Over the course of 13 years Ken and his staff tripled its revenue, eventually selling it in 2019 to the 6th largest broker in America.
Ken joined VestCapital as an investor of a local project in 2020. Ken was impressed with VestCapital and Tanner Wideriksen’s ability to churn an attractive ROI, driving Ken’s further interest in joining VestCapital to help support Investor Relations processes through-out the company. Ken is single, helped raise four children with interests which include skiing, golfing and reading.
EMBER SHANAHAN
DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
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Whether it be working with investors or digging into the trenches on the real estate side, she enjoys the complexity and variety that each day brings. Ember brings over 15 years of leadership experience to VestCapital and is pivotal to our long-term goals.
DON QUILICI
CONTROLLER
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MORGAN CHADWICK
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
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Morgan’s role as Construction Manager is vital for VestCapital. Taking a structured and detailed approach to each project to ensure they are managed efficiently in terms of time, scope, and budget is his primary focus.
His daily tasks encompass pre-construction work, estimating new projects, bidding contracts, value engineering existing projects, coordinating valued trade partners and suppliers, managing and minimizing change orders, cost and revenue projections, and managing the Arete Built construction team.
These are all critical path work streams for our company and our investors.
GRETA JOSEPHSON
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN & STAGING
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Director of Design and Staging: Greta has been in the interior design industry for over a decade. She has a Bachelor Degree from Western Oregon University in the Arts with emphasis in artistic design, technical production and dance.
Greta went on to further her design training from one of the country’s premier creative development schools, the New York Institute of Art and Design.
Greta established NW Design Consultants in 2005, a residential design and staging company. She was also held in high regard as a top design specialist in Pottery Barn’s design studio division on 23rd St in Portland, OR.
Greta was project manager and lead designer in Portland and San Francisco for a California based company. There she was involved in commercial and residential interior design and rental furniture operations.
Today Greta has expanded her own operations into a commercial/residential design corporation called Kasse Decor LLC. Their base is Portland, Oregon but their scope is Seattle and San Francisco and is an integral asset to VestCapital.
MAX QUINN
INVESTOR RELATIONS OFFICER
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Max has been working in Real Estate Development and Investments for 3 years and is a lifetime Camas resident bringing extensive knowledge of the Clark County RE marketplace.
He graduated from the University of Hawai’i with a Bachelor’s in Finance with emphasis in real estate. In college he began working for a Private RE Development & Investment group where he held the position of Creative Sales & Acquisitions Manager selling multi-million dollar projects pre-market and facilitating acquisition due diligence and negotiation with the Honolulu City & County, land owners, and investors from all over the U.S. and South Asia. Max is a big people person and is excited to help grow VestCapital to new heights while maximizing value to our investors and the community alike.
Passions include skiing, surfing, anything to do with the ocean, and taking full advantage of the outdoors that the beautiful PNW has to offer.
ANDREW GONCHARENKO
VIDEOGRAPHER
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As a dedicated videographer with over 7 years of experience, Andrew specializes in crafting compelling visual narratives for real estate and marketing content. His expertise in capturing videos through a cinematic lens has established him as a trusted creative force in the industry, combining technical precision with artistic vision to deliver content that resonates with audiences.
Currently serving as the in-house videographer and producer for VestCapital, Andrew plays a crucial role in keeping investors connected to their investments through engaging project updates and property showcases. His work bridges the gap between investors and their assets, providing transparent and visually stunning documentation of project developments, acquisitions, and renovations.
Whether it’s capturing the transformation of a property or creating marketing content that drives engagement, Andrew’s work consistently delivers the professional quality that VestCapital’s investors have come to expect.