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Please contact the staff member listed for details about how to participate, and please note that 2019 Committees and briefings are open to AOBA members in good standing only.
Staff: Jeanne Clarke
Mission: To support AOBA by determining best ways to improve the overall Associate member experience while working to advance AOBA's mission.
Meetings: As needed
Chairperson: Anthony Curtis, Classic Concierge, Inc.
Staff: Jeanne Clarke
Meetings: Held as needed at AOBA
Chairperson: Bill Atkinson, Boston Properties
Staff: Annabel Bendz
Mission: To plan for the yearly award process which acknowledges outstanding commercial engineers who are vital to the day-to-day operations of members’ office buildings.
Meetings: Held as needed.
Co-chairs: Chad Cooley, Bozzutto Management Company
Staff: Kirsten Williams
Mission: To keep members informed of any regulatory and legislative developments relating to their ability to conduct business in the District of Columbia.
Meetings: Held quarterly at AOBA.
Chair: Scott Heppe - William C. Smith + Co.; Vice Chair: David Fuss - Wilkes Artis, Chartered
Staff: Kirsten Williams
Mission: To keep members informed of any tax-related regulatory and legislative developments pertaining in the District of Columbia. The Committee's task includes monitoring issues relating to real property tax appraisals and appeals and the various taxes paid by businesses operating in the District.
Meetings: Held quarterly at AOBA.
Chair: Matt Smith, JBG SMITH
Staff: Annabel Bendz
Mission: To enhance emergency preparedness within the commercial real estate industry, working collaboratively with public safety agencies in Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland, and the District of Columbia. This will be achieved through private/public partnerships, information sharing, and the proactive dissemination of relevant information to AOBA members regarding current or forthcoming events impacting the region, as appropriate. The Committee serves as AOBA's key point of contact for emergency preparedness planning, protocols, best practices and lessons learned.
For helpful links, visit our Emergency Preparedness page.
Meetings: Held quarterly; Educational Program held each September
Chairperson: Dani Bressler, Toepfer Construction Co., Inc
Staff: Annabel Bendz
Mission: To organize and plan for AOBA's Annual September Golf Tournament
Meetings: Approximately six planning committee meetings prior to the event.
Chairperson: Elisabeth Kirk, TRC Engineering
Staff: Jeanne Clarke
Mission: Maintenance Mania is a national program offered by NAA in which maintenance technicians compete against each other in various skill-based games. AOBA hosts this event each Spring.
Meetings: Held as needed
Chairperson: Harald Mangold, Scott Management, Inc.
Staff: Ron Wineholt
Mission: To provide input and guidance to AOBA government affairs staff in establishing positions on Maryland legislative and regulatory issues that impact members.
Meetings: Held Monday afternoons in January and February.
Chairperson: Kathryn Clement, JBG SMITH
Staff: Annabel Bendz
Mission: To remain current on all aspects of local TOBY Awards program; promotion of entries; regular review of standards and judging procedures.
Meetings: Held as needed in AOBA's Conference Room
Staff: Frann Francis
Mission: To keep members updated on information pertaining to the cost of utilities, electricity, gas and water. AOBA staff and consultants provide information on pending rate applications, including surcharges, class allocations and changes in rate design. Members are also updated on proposed and potential changes in laws and regulations which would impact their costs of energy, as well as on energy markets. The goal of these briefings is to help members understand the process by which their utility and energy costs are determined, in conjunction with the status of energy markets, in order to help members prepare their budgets.
Meetings: All members are invited to Utility Briefings, held periodically in AOBA's Conference room.
Chairperson: Shawn Kyle, Lerner Enterprises
Staff: Brian Gordon
Mission: To provide input, direction, guidance and assistance to AOBA government affairs staff in the development and implementation of a comprehensive legislative and regulatory agenda advocating for the interests of commercial and multifamily rental property owners and managers in Northern Virginia.
Meetings: Check with staff on meeting dates and details.
Please contact Nicola Whiteman for more information about the AOBA PACs listed below:
Chairperson: Peter Bonnell - The UIP Companies
Chairperson: Jared Gigliotti, Southern Management Corporation
Chairperson: TBD