Virginia Government Affairs/PAC Committee Meeting


Tuesday, September 15, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Zoom
Category: Committee

The AOBA Virginia Government Affairs Committee and Virginia Metropolitan Political Action Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 8, 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 is available here.

This meeting will include:

  • An update on Commonwealth legislation and review of the Virginia Housing Commission work
  • A review of local issues in Northern Virginia
  • Open discussion of members' issues
  • A conversation with Tom Fleetwood, Director of the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development

Additionally, we invite you to register for this important, upcoming, event:

  • Virginia PAC Fundraiser
    The Power of Being in the Room: A PACtivators Legislative Reception Benefit
    Tuesday, October 6 · 4:00 - 6:00 PM
    Ballston Exchange Conference Center · 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington

    Register: https://www.aoba-metro.org/events/virginia-pac-fundraiser-2026

    The PACtivators invite you to an exclusive evening where you will be in the room with the Virginia legislators and government officials who draft, debate, and vote on the policies that govern our industry. This is a rare, curated opportunity to connect face-to-face with the exact decision-makers who determine how we operate, what we can charge, how we build, and what the future of housing in Virginia looks like.

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 15
  • Tuesday, November 10

Attendees (32)

Bismah Ahmed

Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State

AOBA

Brian Alford

President

Grady Management, Inc.

Megan Beaman

Regional Director

Bell Partners Inc.

Michael Belka

COO

Harbor Group Management Company

Robert Cohn

President

Kevco Building Services, Inc.

Nicholas Cumings

Shareholder

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

Tom Fleetwood

Fairfax County Department of Housing & Community Development

Fairfax County Department of Housing

Kimberly Funkhouser

Operations and Research Manager

Jefferson Apartment Group

Jared Gigliotti

Managing Director, Residential Property Management

Lerner Enterprises

Denzel Gomez

Southern Management Companies LLC

Brian Gordon

Senior Vice President of Government Affairs

AOBA

Kristoffer Green

Vice President Property Management

Comstock Management

Kathy Guy

Senior Vice President, Management Services

JBG SMITH

Christopher Hembree

Director, Asset Services

Cushman & Wakefield

Donald F Holmes JR

Partner

Spencer Fane LLP

Elisabeth Kirk

Director of Marketing & Business Development

TRC Engineering

Crystal Kramer

Attorney

Kramer Elias, PLLC

Aaron Kraut

Vice President of Government Affairs, Maryland

AOBA

David Lowrey

Sr. Director, Governmental Affairs

UDR, Inc.

Joseph Madden

Process and Auditing Specialist

Southern Management Companies LLC

Lisa Mallory

President & CEO

AOBA

Emily Miller

Government Affairs Analyst

UDR, Inc.

M. Colleen Mont

American Real Estate Partners Management, LLC.

Kathryn Ollestad

Bozzuto Management Company

Silas Pace

CFO

Carydale Apartments Management, LLC

Sandy Parr

Boland

Scott E. Pedowitz

Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - Local

AOBA

Redmond Powers

Monday Properties Services, LLC

Dana Purpura

The Heights at Goose Creek

Jacob Rosenberg

Penzance

Arianna Royster

Partner

Borger Realty Services

Farrah Stringer

Property Tenant Coordinator

B.F. Saul Property Company

For More Information:

Bismah Ahmed

Bismah Ahmed

Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State, AOBA

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