Virginia Government Affairs/PAC Committee - April 2025
The AOBA Virginia Government Affairs Committee and Virginia Metropolitan Political Action Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. For convenience, the meeting will be in virtual format on Zoom.
All members with interests in Virginia are welcomed to join. You may access the agenda for the meeting via the link.
Along with staff updates on state and local issues, we will be having a roundtable discussion for members to share the experiences with and concerns about recent market the developments. Amongst the questions we will discuss are:
Office Market
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- Ongoing Impacts from post-COVID office vacancy shifts?
- Are we seeing any positive market changes from return to office push?
- Are we seeing any negative market changes from federal changes?
- What are our expectations for market changes in the next 6, 9, 12 months?
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Apartment Market
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- Are existing residents changing leases due to job separations?
- Are you seeing any changes in new leases due to local economy?
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Committee meetings for 2025 will be at 1:30-3:00 p.m. on:
- Friday, January 3
- Tuesday, April 15
- Wednesday, June 4
- Tuesday, September 16
- Tuesday, November 18
Attendees (24)
Bismah Ahmed
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State
AOBA
Michael Belka
COO
Harbor Group Management Company
Nicholas Cumings
Shareholder
Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh
Larry Edmonds
Director of Commercial Development
American Pest
Barbara Frommell
Snr Director Gov/Community Relations
AIR Communities
Brian Gordon
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
AOBA
Kathy Guy
Senior Vice President, Management Services
JBG SMITH
Christopher Hembree
Director, Asset Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Donald Holmes
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, PC
Douglas Lazo
Revenue Associate
Trinity Property Consultants
Lisa Mallory
President & CEO
AOBA
Mitchell Mann
Regional Director
Bell Partners Inc.
Judy Martinez-faye
SVP - Government Affairs
Equity Residential
Jennifer McNally
Sr Community Manager
Avalon Bay Communities
Matt Middlebrook
Airbnb
Scott E. Pedowitz
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - Local
AOBA
Alexander Rossello
Director of Policy Communications
AOBA
Arianna Royster
Partner
Borger Residential
John Steele
Senior Director Government Relations
Johnson Controls
Melissa Steele
Chief Executive Officer
E and G Group
Scott Sterling
IDI Group Co
Amanda Strole (deleted-1) (Deleted)
AVP
Grady Management, Inc.
Benito Trujillo
Government Affairs Analyst
UDR, Inc.
Kelvin Williams
Jefferson Apartment Group
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