Virginia Government Affairs/PAC Committee Meeting
The AOBA Virginia Government Affairs Committee and Virginia Metropolitan Political Action Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 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. The agenda for the meeting is available here. Much of the discussion will focus on preparation for the Virginia General Assembly session that begins the following day.
Additionally, we encourage you to register to participate in the Virginia General Assembly Lobbyist Experience, when you get to go to Richmond and spend a morning, afternoon, of full day walking the halls with us and advancing our industry’s legislative agenda.
Committee meetings for 2026 will be at 1:30-3:00 p.m. on:
- Tuesday, January 13
- Tuesday, April 7
- Tuesday, June 9
- Tuesday, September 8
- Tuesday, November 10
Attendees (48)
Bismah Ahmed
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State
AOBA
Brian Alford
President
Grady Management, Inc.
Trent Besecker
Regional Manager
Equity Residential
Karen Bowers
Associate General Counsel
Morgan Properties
Chase Castle
General Manager
Ace Fire Extinguisher Service, Inc.
Mitch Crispell
Director, Real Estate Development
True Ground Housing Partners
Nicholas Cumings
Shareholder
Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh
Patti Dalton
Regional Manager
Avanath Capital Management, LLC
Jordan Dubois
Operations Support Analyst
Trinity Property Consultants
Joseph Ducatte
Government Relations Specialist
AIR Communities
Derek Folk
Business Development Manager
Yellowstone Landscape
Kimberly Funkhouser
Operations Associate
Jefferson Apartment Group
Jared Gigliotti
Managing Director, Residential Property Management
Lerner Enterprises
Keith Glidden
VP & Co-Director of Property Management
Scott Management, Inc.
Brian Gordon
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
AOBA
Kathy Guy
Senior Vice President, Management Services
JBG SMITH
Jay Harris
Partner
Hudson Cook LLP
Christopher Hembree
Director, Asset Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Donald Holmes
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, PC
Brian Isleib
Senior Project Manager
Mosaic Engineering & Consulting
Charlene Kane
Wesley Property Management Co.
Elisabeth Kirk
Director of Marketing & Business Development
TRC Engineering
Crystal Kramer
Attorney
Kramer Elias, PLLC
Nevine Lowe
VP Education Training
Gates Hudson
Joseph Madden
Process and Auditing Specialist
Southern Management Companies LLC
Lisa Mallory
President & CEO
AOBA
Tara Mansare
Vice President & Director of Operations
Borger Residential
Judy Martinez-faye
SVP - Government Affairs
Equity Residential
Michael McCarthy
Corporate Vice President
Quadrangle Management Co
Matt Middlebrook
Airbnb
M. Colleen Mont
American Real Estate Partners Management, LLC.
Marjorie Moorman
Director, Total Quality Management
Southern Management Companies LLC
Mariana Mudd
Area Vice President
Laramar Group
Silas Pace
CFO
Carydale Apartments Management, LLC
Sandy Paik
General Counsel
Tower Companies
Scott E. Pedowitz
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - Local
AOBA
Chris Pendley
Director of Sustainability Policy and Strategy
AOBA
Stephen Ramsey
Regional Manager
Bell Partners Inc.
Alexander Rossello
Director of Policy Communications
AOBA
Gwen Roy-Harrison
Attorney
Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law
Arianna Royster
Partner
Borger Realty Services
John Steele
Senior Director Government Relations
Johnson Controls
Melissa Steele
Chief Executive Officer
E and G Group
Amanda Strole
Senior Regional Property Manager
Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Benito Trujillo
Government Affairs Analyst
UDR, Inc.
Max vaughan
Sr Collections Specialist
JBG SMITH
Sidney Washington
Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law
Kelvin Williams
Greystar
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