2009 Membership Award Winners Recognized at BOMA's Winter Gala
The Winter Gala at the US Grant was a great success and we hope that everyone in attendance had a wonderful time during the elegant evening. A special thank you goes to the Special Events, TOBY and Membership Awards committees for their hard work coordinating the event.
We are proud to recognize the award recipients for the 2009 BOMA Membership Awards announced at the Winter Gala. Congratulations to the following members for their hard work and dedication to the organization:
2009 Rising Star Award
Slade Shepherd, The Blue Book
Slade really jumped into the BOMA ring as a new member when he spearheaded the efforts to bring the Membership Directory into the 21st Century by bringing it on line. Slade chaired the Membership Directory Committee in his first year and helped navigate BOMA San Diego into a new technological realm as he led his committee and oversaw the development of the new online membership directory. The membership has enthusiastically responded to the new directory format and enjoys this new way to connect and be green! Congratulations Slade and thank you for all of the long hours you put into this project.
2009 Chairperson of the Year Award
Sonia Miró, RPA, RREEF, TOBY Awards Committee
As a past local and regional winner of the BOMA International TOBY Award, Sonia brought great leadership to the TOBY Committee and took the competition to a whole new level of participation and recognition to participants. Her professionalism and organizational skills re-energized the committee. Sonia’s efforts resulted not only in a record number of building nominations, but also a record number of buildings actually entering the local competition as will be evidenced later in tonight’s TOBY Awards ceremony. Through Sonia’s leadership, the committee collaborated in creating new changes which supported the participants and made the process easier and more positive for the contestants. Some of those changes include:
-All nominees received beautiful certificates at the luncheon when the nominees were announced.
-Competition binders were provided to all participants with all competition categories tabbed and organized.
-Sponsored lunch to provide training to the participants on the TOBY process.
2009 Associate Member of the Year Award
Kimberley Davis, Universal Protection Services
Since becoming a member in 2005, Kimberley has demonstrated exceptional energy and commitment to the organization. This year, Kim stepped up her commitment and became a Member at Large on the Board of Directors while also chairing the Special Events Committee. Through her leadership, Kim created a new special event, this year’s Wine Tasting Cruise as well as tonight’s Winter Gala Event. She and her hard working committee have created our local Oscars of Commercial Real Estate. Kim did all of this while losing her Vice Chair to maternity leave. Kim also participated on the TOBY Committee and her company Universal Protection Services continues its commitment to BOMA as not only a Platinum Sponsor but as a sponsor of various events throughout the year. Congratulations Kim and thank you for the commitment and enthusiasm you bring to this organization.
2009 Principal Member of the Year Award
Barbara Puccio, RPA, FMA CB Richard Ellis
Barbara’s dedication to BOMA San Diego has been evident in the time consuming roles she assumes year after year. This year, Barbara advanced from being a Member at Large on the Board of Directors to the role of Vice President and she did so only after serving one year on the Board. As Vice President she has spearheaded the Strategic Long Range Planning Committee (affectionately referred to as SLRP), traveled to Sacramento for BOMA Cal Events and attended the BOMA Convention in Philadelphia. She is a phenomenal mentor to many managers at CB Richard Ellis and encouraged the largest contingency of CB managers to attend the Principal Member event held the last two years at Jrdans at Tower 23. Barbara puts in countless hours in whatever she does and I have to say I have never seen such beautifully color coded binders as Barbara produces for every event. I thought I was organized but Barbara takes it to a whole new level.
2009 President’s Award
Dave Stucky, City of San Diego
2009 Gavel Award
Joy Cole, RPA, Jones Lang LaSalle
You’re The Greatest Awards
The Annual You’re the Greatest Awards are presented to one member of each committee and the honoree is selected by that Committee’s Chairperson. The recipient is selected based on their significant contribution to the success of the committee throughout the year.
Community Service Committee
Sam Cadwallader, New Way Landscape & Tree Services
Government Affairs Committee
Ed Muna, Lankford & Associates
Sponsorship Committee
Anna Orlando, Kilroy Realty Corporation
Membership Committee
Kristin Howell, RPA, Meissner Jacquet Investment Management Group
Newsletter Committee
Cris Falco, Arborwell
Programs and Seminars Committee
Andy Cushman, Sunset Parking Service
Special Events
Claudia Yap, Ace Parking
TOBY Awards Committee
Lynn Hulbert, Brandywine Realty Trust
Finance Committee
Mike Nelson, Kilroy Realty Corporation
Membership Directory
Arthur Raybold, New Way Landscape
Nominations Committee
Cybele Thompson. RPA FMA. LEED, CCIM,
Cushman & Wakefield
Membership Awards Committee
Lisa Gualco, RPA, FMA, PM Realty Group
To view more photos of the BOMA Winter Gala, click here.
Nine Buildings Receive 2009-2010 TOBY Awards
The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards are the most prestigious and comprehensive programs of their kind in the commercial real estate industry recognizing quality in office buildings and rewarding excellence in office building management.
During the competition, all facets of a building's operations are thoroughly evaluated. Buildings are judged on a variety of areas including community involvement, tenant relations, building systems efficiency, site management, environmental and "green" policies and procedures. The excellence of the partnership between our principal and associate members truly comes to light during this competition.
The competition consists of three levels. It begins at the BOMA local association level, where our nominees showcase their buildings and management teams during an extensive building tour and presentation to our teams of judges. Our winning entries will then advance from there to the regional level and, finally, regional winners advance to the international level.
We are proud to announce this year’s 2009 TOBY Award Winners:
HISTORICAL BUILDING – PASEO DE MISSION HILLS
Nick DiMaglio, Property Manager
Witt Properties
RENOVATED BUILDING - 450 B STREET – Bank of America Building
Cathy Houck, Colliers International – Property Manager
CORPORATE FACILITY – BIOMED REALTY TRUST, INC. HEADQUARTERS
Peggy Schackne & Thomas Felter, Biomed Realty Trust – Property Manager
Under 100,000 SF – WAPLES RESEARCH CENTER
Thomas Felter, Biomed Realty Trust – Property Manager
100,000 – 249,999 SF – NOBEL EXECUTIVE CENTER
Barbara Puccio, RPA, FMA CB Richard Ellis – Property Manager
250,000 – 499,999 SF – 550 CORPORATE CENTER
Carrie Petro, CB Richard Ellis – Property Manager
500,000 – 1,000,000 SF – COLUMBIA CENTER, 401 W. A Street
Carlos Alvarez and Chris Cooper, Sentre Partners – Property Manager
SUBURBAN LOW RISE (1-5 Stories) – KILROY CENTRE DEL MAR
Anna Orlando & Kathleen Bristol, Kilroy Realty Corporation
SUBURBAN HIGH RISE (6-10 Stories) – KILROY SABRE SPRINGS
Cheryl Castrence – Kilroy Realty Corporation
Congratulations on receiving this year’s BOMA TOBY Award!
To view all of the TOBY Award Nominees, click here.
BOMA Congratulates Membership Award Nominees
The nominations came in from our members and committee chairpersons recognizing those members who have contributed significantly to the success of BOMA San Diego in 2009. The Annual Membership Awards honors the outstanding work of BOMA San Diego volunteers and recognize them for their devotion to and enthusiasm for BOMA San Diego that continues to make it Southern California’s leading commercial real estate organization.
The recipients of the awards were also announced at the BOMA San Diego Winter Gala on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the US Grant Hotel.
As a reminder, all Committee Chairpersons have nominated that committee member who they feel contributed significantly to the success of their respective committees in 2009.
We would like to recognize the nominees in the following categories:
2009 Rising Star Nominees
Dee Baker, Amtech Elevator Services
Kirk Bolduc, Sunset Commerical Services
Cris Falco, Arborwell
Kris Houger, Western Waterproofing
Courtney Karlin, Re:Source Floors
Christy Moller, Four Seasons Tree Care
Slade Shepherd, The Blue Book
Renida Tolentino, Colliers International
Colleen Utterback, Heaviland Enterprises
2009 Chairperson of the Year Nominees
Brad Brown, BCG Tree Management Consulting, Newsletter Committee
Janice Callant, Green Clean Services, Programs and Seminars Committee
Kim Davis, Universal Protection Services, Special Events Committee
Lisa Lasho, ABM Janitorial Services, Sponsorship Committee
Sonia Miró, RPA, RREEF, TOBY Awards Committee
Angela Rauzi, Dowling Construction, Membership Awards Committee
Brad Stoner, Brad Stoner Painting, Community Service Committee
2009 Associate Member of the Year Nominees
Angela Rauzi, Dowling Construction
Sam Cadwallader, New Way Landscape & Tree Services
David Susi, RSI Roofing
Kimberley Davis, Universal Protection Services
Janice Callant, Green Clean Services
Jaimi Lomas, AO Reed
Melissa Diaz, American Technologies
Barry Garson, J&M Keystone
Arthur Raybold, New Way Landscape & Tree Services
2009 Principal Member of the Year Nominees
Brian Galligan, Kilroy Realty Corporation
Barbara Puccio, RPA, FMA, CB Richard Ellis
Joy Cole, RPA, Jones Lang LaSalle
Dave Stucky, the City of San Diego
Anna Orlando, Kilroy Realty Corporation
Sonia Miró, RPA, RREEF
Lisa Gualco, RPA, FMA, PM Realty Group
Amanda Porter, CB Richard Ellis
Kristin Howell, RPA, Meissner Jacquet
Mike Hansen, CB Richard Ellis
Congratulations to all of the nominees!
BOMA Members Enjoy Fall Golf Classic Tournament
The Coronado Golf Course was the site of the third annual BOMA Fall Golf Classic fund raiser event. Over 100 golfers and nine sponsors participated in the tournament for a great day of golf.
Special thanks to the following companies for their sponsorship:
Highland Commercial Roofing, California Strategies, Pestgon, Frazee Paints, American Technologies Inc., Paragon, ISS Facility Services, iMonitor Energy and DMS Facility Services.
Congratulations to Ryan Blum, Jerry Todd, Mark Mendenhall and Chuck Brewer for the "Closest to the Pin Winners" and Kristin Sigismondo and John Sim for the longest drives.
This year's overall tournament winners were Jim Craig, Kyle Yaege, Phil Senescall and Joseph Cardoza. The perpetual trophy will be engraved and the winners will share the honors of displaying it in their offices until next year's tournament.
To view more photos of the golf tournament, visit BOMA San Diego's Facebook Fan Page.
BOMA San Diego’s Community Service Committee Recognized by Promises2Kids
Promises2Kids (formerly Child Abuse Prevention Foundation) recently presented BOMA’s Community Service Committee with the Champions for Children Award in recognition of their continuous positive efforts and contributions. A dinner with Promises2Kids was held on October 24 at the Hall of Champions with BOMA President Joy Cole, Community Service Committee Chair Brad Stoner, Angie Stoner and BOMA members Amanda Porter and Elizabeth Perez in attendance to accept the award.
BOMA is honored to be recognized and will continue to serve the community through BOMA's continuous volunteer efforts. Thank you to all the BOMA members who participated in past community service projects and continue to stay actively involved in San Diego!
To view pictures of the recent community service project at the Boys and Girls Club, visit BOMA’s Facebook fan page at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/BOMA-San-Diego/106451291402.
Participate in the Give Your Heart to Kids Holiday Gift Drive!
BOMA’s annual gift drive in partnership with Promises2Kids is kicking off this month, and we hope to make it more successful than last year!
It couldn’t be easier to help San Diego’s youth have a happy holiday season and you can easily help by requesting a bin for your building and encourage your tenants, co-workers and friends to donate new and unwrapped gifts.
BOMA will also be collecting gifts at this years December Holiday Networking luncheon. Click here to register for the event!
Bin Delivery:
With your permission, pre-decorated bins will be delivered to your building
November 23—November 25
Bin Pick Up:
Bins will be picked up
December 14—December 15
Did You Know: Close to 7,000 children live in foster care each year in San Diego County due to abuse, neglect or abandonment.
Promises2Kids (formerly the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation) is best known for building the Polinsky Children’s Center, an emergency center for abused and neglected children. An average of 124 children ranging from birth to 18 years of age stay at the center each night.
BOMA San Diego has partnered with Promises2Kids for many years, collecting gifts for the children who stay at the center during the difficult holiday season.
Last year BOMA donated over 7,000 gifts collected from 250 donation bins all over San Diego!
For more information, contact Sam Cadwallader at scadwallader@newwaypro.com
BOMA Corporate Sponsors Enjoy Reception at Se San Diego Hotel
BOMA’s corporate sponsors enjoyed drinks and appetizers at the five star Se San Diego Hotel on November 3, 2009. Hosted by the BOMA Sponsorship Committee, the reception was held to thank all of BOMA San Diego’s corporate sponsors for their commitment to the organization and for their contributions to BOMA’s critical programs.
Each year, sponsorship dollars are reinvested into BOMA through new tools and resources, education programs and events. Sponsorship support also funds BOMA’s critical government affairs efforts to protect members against legislative actions that could threaten the economic well-being of our industry. Sponsorship dollars help fight regulations such as the proposed split roll property tax referendum and BOMA continues to fight hard to protect San Diego’s regional energy assets, and is a key partner in promoting additional transmission capacity.
Once again, BOMA San Diego would like to recognize and acknowledge the 2009 sponsors for providing the organization with the extra resources to advance and support issues that impact us all.
Thank you to the following sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors
Universal Protection Services
Able Services
Four Season Tree Care
Gold Sponsors
General Coatings
Pacific Building Group
Silver Sponsors
J&M Keystone
Principal Global/Hazard Center
Bald Eagle
ABM Janitorial
American Technology
Waste Management
Securitas
Dowling Construction
Kimball Tirey & St. John
RSI Roofing
Arborwell
Nu Flow
Har-bro
ISS Facility Services
BOMA Board Nominations Have Been Proposed for 2010
The nominations committee has proposed the following slate of officers for the 2010 BOMA San Diego Board of Directors. Election of the 2010 Board of Directors will take place on Dec. 8 2009 at the BOMA membership.
Thank you to the committee members for their dedication to our organization and hard work on the committee. We were very pleased to announce the following members for recommendation:
President: Joy Cole, Jones Lang LaSalle
Vice President: Barbara Puccio, CB Richard Ellis
Secretary: Jack Renshaw, General Coatings Corporation
Treasurer: Mike Hansen, CB Richard Ellis
Member-at-Large: Barry Garson, J&M Keystone
Member-at-Large: Kimberley Davis, Universal Protection
Member-at-Large: Kristin Howell, Meissner Jacquet
Member-at-Large: Carrie Petro, CB Richard Ellis
Member-at-Large: Eric Goldmann, ISS Facility Services
Member-at-Large: Mike Nelson, Kilroy Realty Corporation
General Counsel: Craig McMahon, Esq., Kimball, Tirey & St. John
Past President: Ted Kimball, Esq., Kimball, Tirey & St. John
If you will be unable to attend the annual meeting, you may vote by proxy by downloading the form attached here and e-mailing to bae@bomasd.org or by faxing it to the BOMA San Diego office at (619) 236-8497.
Become a Sponsor in 2010!
On behalf of everyone at BOMA San Diego, we would like to thank all of our sponsors for their generous sponsorship for 2009. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude for their important contributions and efforts to allow BOMA to be San Diego’s top commercial real estate association.
Support from companies like yours is essential for the continued success of our organization, and for the overall benefit of our members. In addition to providing your company with unprecedented exposure to our industry, the sponsorship program gives BOMA San Diego resources needed to address the issues that impact us all.
Thanks to our sponsors, BOMA San Diego is able to host high-profile guests at monthly luncheons, a quality educational seminar series and exciting networking events such as the golf tournaments, Padres game and Sundowners.
With budget season upon us, we would like to take this opportunity to ask you for your support of the 2010 BOMA Sponsorship program as part of your marketing efforts.
For more information on becoming a sponsor please contact our sponsorship vice chair Anna Orlando at aorlando@kilroyrealty.com or download the sponsorship form here.
Renew Your Membership for 2010
Don’t forget to renew your BOMA membership for 2010! This year has seen some of our best networking events, important educational opportunities and advocacy programs and 2010 will be no exception! If you have questions, regarding your membership, please call the BOMA office at 619-243-1817 or e-mail stephanie@bomasd.org.
We value your support, which has allowed our organization to further its mission to promote the interests of a changing commercial real estate industry through advocacy, networking and professional development.
• Advocacy: Legislative and regulatory advocacy has remained a top priority, and BOMA San Diego has proved to have a significant influence on legislative decision making. Your support creates a unified voice and helps fund our efforts to protect members against legislative actions that could threaten the economic well-being of our industry.
• Professional Development: The Programs and Seminars Committee is planning for the launch of Foundations of Real Estate Management Courses for members and colleagues and will continue to present engaging speakers and topics at our monthly meetings. Our Education Committee continues to attract participants seeking RPA and FMA designations. These designations are invaluable assets for building a long-term career in commercial real estate. We encourage more members to take advantage of these education programs to advance their industry knowledge and careers.
• Networking: With our wide variety of networking opportunities, BOMA remains the ideal organization for building relationships and building business. Our Special Events Committee continues to produce first-rate networking and brand-building programs. The Community Service Committee has done an amazing job of promoting BOMA within the community, generating thousands of dollars worth of contributions and member resources to local charities while reinforcing BOMA’s positive public image. Our newsletter has been overhauled to provide even more critical industry information in an easy-to-read online format and our BOMA San Diego’s membership directory has officially launched online to provide convenient directory access exclusive to members. Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, our sponsorship program has helped fund the continued effectiveness of our organization on all levels.
Support the BOMA CAL PAC
As you renew your membership in BOMA for 2010, please consider the BOMA Cal Pac. One of the most important features of the BOMA organization, the BOMA Cal Pac is used to advance BOMA objectives in the California legislature and to support pro-business candidates.
The BOMA Cal Pac supports the objectives of BOMA members on two levels – by defending the industry against bills such as the split roll property tax, and working to ensure that pro-business candidates continue to get elected to the California legislature. These actions would be impossible without the financial support of the BOMA Cal Pac. To continue to defend the industry, BOMA must grow the Pac and continue to be active in California politics.
Members are encouraged to return their renewal invoices with the $100 PAC contribution, and companies are asked to contribute a minimum of $500, ensuring that the BOMA Cal Pac will have an impact in 2010 and will continue to be used to defend our industry.
For information about BOMA Cal and the BOMA Cal Pac, visit www.bomacal.org.