InSODO is a diversified real estate firm dedicated to creating value from untapped potential. Meet the team of creative, talented and credentialed “placemakers” who work together to make that happen. In SODO.
As CEO, Henry oversees company operations and strategic planning. In 1994, he recognized Seattle’s SODO neighborhood as an area ripe for change and developed an investment strategy executed over 25 years to acquire and manage strategically located properties for future development. In 1996, Henry founded American Life, Inc. — one of the first companies in the United States to employ the EB-5 visa category to finance real estate development.
Henry has more than 20 years of experience in real estate law and immigration law and more than 30 years experience in commercial real estate management and investment. He has served as Managing Partner of Coe Nordwall Liebman, LLC. Henry also founded the Northwest International Bank and served as its first board chairman.
Henry is frequently invited to speak on business and immigration topics at organizations throughout the United States and abroad. Additionally, he authored The Immigration Handbook, which has been published in the U.S., Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Henry earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in 1973 and received his Juris Doctor degree from The University of Puget Sound in 1980. His experience in immigration law, finance, and real estate is both extensive and eclectic and provides particular value to InSODO and its investors.
Donald Ayres brings 30 years of management and development experience to InSODO. Prior to joining the company, he was with Health Force Partners as a founding member and served as senior VP of 12 physical therapy clinics and 4 regional occupational medicine clinics in King and Snohomish Counties. Don has been working in the Seattle business community for 30 years. He was a founding partner in Eagle Rehab in 1992, a 40-office group of clinics through Washington State. There he served as regional manager in charge of operations, facility development, and property management and oversaw budgeting and business development for 17 clinics. Prior to that, Don founded Therapy Network Services, a 175-member IPA in 3 states that contracted with insurance companies to provide rehabilitation.
Don received his BS in Athletic Training from Washington State University and his post-graduate degree in physical therapy in 1976 from Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. He has served as board chair for Washington State Private Practice and Socioeconomic Chairman for The Washington State Physical Therapy Association. Don has also served as president of Everett Golf and Country Club in 2001. He currently serves on the board of directors and is vice chair of the Providence Everett Medical Center Foundation.
Darrell Sanders manages InSODO’s real estate portfolio and oversees the company’s property management teams. He works to maximize the value of the company’s real estate developments on behalf of its nearly 2,000 investors and over 200 tenants.
Mr. Sanders has over 30 years of experience in commercial leasing and management of real estate. He has been affiliated with American Life, Inc. since its inception in 1996, focusing on real estate development in Seattle’s SODO sub market. Prior to joining ALI, Mr. Sanders was the Founder and President of Pacific Rim Acquisitions, Inc. a U.S.-based consulting firm which assisted foreign investors who wished to acquire businesses and real estate in the United States.