Virginia Government Affairs/PAC Committee - June 2025
The AOBA Virginia Government Affairs Committee and Virginia Metropolitan Political Action Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. For convenience, the meeting will be in virtual format on Zoom.
At this meeting, we are honored that City of Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins will join the committee as a feature guest, will offer some thoughts on the state of the apartment and office building markets in the City, and will take questions from members.
All members with interests in Virginia are welcomed to join. You may access the agenda for the meeting via the link.
Along with our feature guest and 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 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 (35)
Bismah Ahmed
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State
AOBA
Brian Alford
President
Grady Management, Inc.
Megan Beaman
Regional Director
Bell Partners Inc.
Trent Besecker
Regional Manager
Equity Residential
Karen Bowers
Associate General Counsel
Morgan Properties
Nicholas Cumings
Shareholder
Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh
Michele Curtis
Area Supervisor
Panco Operations LLC
Patti Dalton
Regional Manager
Avanath Capital Management, LLC
Barbara Frommell
Snr Director Gov/Community Relations
AIR Communities
Alyia Gaskins
Councilmember
City of Alexandria
Brian Gordon
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
AOBA
Kathy Guy
Senior Vice President, Management Services
JBG SMITH
Donald Holmes
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, PC
Tamekia Jackson
Community Manager
Wesley Property Management Co.
Dan Kaczowka
Senior Analyst
Elme Communities
Ebony Landon
SVP, Director of Commercial Operations
JBG SMITH
Douglas Lazo
Revenue Associate
Trinity Property Consultants
David Lowrey
Sr. Director, Governmental Affairs
UDR, Inc.
Lisa Mallory
President & CEO
AOBA
Harald Mangold
President & CEO
Scott Management, Inc.
Mitchell Mann
Regional Director
Bell Partners Inc.
Matt Middlebrook
Airbnb
M. Colleen Mont
American Real Estate Partners Management, LLC.
Jonneice Montgomery
Regional Property Manager
ARC Developers, Inc.
Marjorie Moorman
Director, Total Quality Management
Southern Management Companies LLC
Silas Pace
CFO
Carydale Apartments Management, LLC
Scott E. Pedowitz
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - Local
AOBA
Zaeba Razai
Property Manager
Scott Management, Inc.
Arturo Reyes
VP & Co-Director of Property Management
Scott Management, Inc.
Alexander Rossello
Director of Policy Communications
AOBA
Arianna Royster
Partner
Borger Residential
Melissa Steele
Chief Executive Officer
E and G Group
Jenna Troester
Compliance Associate
Bozzuto Management Company
Kimberly Turner
Senior Property Manager
The Point at Eisenhower Square
Kelvin Williams
Jefferson Apartment Group
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