Awards & Recognition

This committee coordinates, promotes, and supports BOMA's recognition and awards of excellence to the people and buildings representing our association's " best, " including the TOBY (The Outstanding Building of the Year) Awards and the Best of BOMA Awards. This committee is made up of property managers, building engineers, and service provider members. 

The committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM.
Committee Chair: Amy Remely, Cushman & Wakefield
Committee Co-Chair: Dave Fox, Transwestern
Board Champion: Kris Koetz, Cushman & Wakefield
BOMA Staff Liaison: Katrina Thinesen

This committee works to develop the content for the BOMA electronic quarterly newsletter, weekly electronic newsletter, and website to communicate relevant and timely topics to BOMA members. Note: Members of this committee do not necessarily have to write the articles themselves but will be expected to secure articles from other authors.

The committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 11:00 AM.
Committee Chair: Sam Shimak, Link Logistics Real Estate
Committee Co-Chair: Evan Lichtenstein, Clean Response
Board Champion: Sam Shimak, Link Logistics
BOMA Staff Liaison: Katrina Thinesen

This committee plans high-quality and creditworthy monthly membership meetings, seminars, and BOMA Ed sessions for the membership. They source topics of interest and relevance to members and select experienced presenters. The committee meets monthly throughout the year and comprises regular members from our Property Management member companies. 

The committee meets on the second Thursday of the month at 9:00 AM.
Committee Chair: Nathan Reed, Shorenstein Realty Services
Committee Co-Chair: Ryan Strand, Ryan Companies
Board Champion: Ben Yarbrough, Founders Properties
BOMA Staff Liaisons: Jenny Bell Yamoor

This Council provides quarterly educational, networking, or volunteer opportunities for those new to the commercial real estate industry. Participation in this council is for regular members who have completed the BYP program. 

The committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 2:00 PM.
Committee Chair: Chris Olson, Kraus-Anderson Realty Company
Committee Co-Chair: Patrick Bemmels, Ryan Companies
Board Champion: Darrell Berry, JLL
BOMA Staff Liaison: Katrina Thinesen

This committee provides members with up-to-date information on energy services, products, and regulatory issues. This committee advocates for reasonable solutions and educates members on voluntary green and sustainable practices to keep BOMA at the forefront of sustainability.

The committee meets on the third Monday of the month at 3:00 PM.
Committee Chair: Philip Skowronski, Link Logistics
Committee Co-Chair: Ali Otting, Shorenstein
Board Champion: Mitch Hartman, Bridge Commercial 
BOMA Staff Liaison: Jenny Bell Yamoor

This committee develops the monthly engineers meeting program content and selects relevant speakers of interest to our engineering and building operations members.

The committee attends engineers meetings on the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30 AM and meets approximately twice a year.
President: Matt Alexander, JLL
Vice-President: Mike Brede, JLL
Secretary/Treasurer: Josh Yates, McGough
Program Chair President: Patrick Velander, Transwestern
BOMA Staff Liaison: Jenny Bell Yamoor

This committee works to engage the organization in a way beneficial to all members. Plans events that provide extra opportunities for networking and more meaningful opportunities for Associate and Professional members to engage directly with Property Management members. This committee is open to all Regular and Service Provider members and meets monthly throughout the year to plan quarterly events such as the Resource Fair, Golf Tournament, Summer Social, Holiday Party, and additional smaller networking and volunteer activities. 

The committee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 11:30 AM.
Committee Co-Chair: Renee Pinkney, Ryan Companies
Committee Co-Chair: Becca Krieger, Capital Partners
Board Champion: Marnie O'byrne, Harvard Maintenance
BOMA Staff Liaison: Jenny Bell Yamoor

This council oversees the government advocacy activities of the Association in a variety of local and regional arenas and coordinates our involvement with BOMA Minnesota, BOMA International, and other outside coalitions. Holding a position on this Council is by invitation only.

The committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 AM.
Committee Chair: David Wright
BOMA Staff Liaison: Sarah Anderson

This Special Interest Group provides educational meetings and tours specifically relevant to the problems, issues, and trends unique to medical office buildings. The committee meets 4-6 times yearly to plan a spring and a fall event. It comprises regular and Service Provider members responsible for medical building development, management, and services. 

The committee meets approximately four times per year.
Committee Chair: Rhonda Flagstad, Siemens
Committee Co-Chair: Nathalie Peffer, Welltower, Inc. 
Board Champion: Tami Shroyer, Frauenshuh
BOMA Staff Liaison: Jenny Bell Yamoor

This committee strengthens our association by drawing in more individual members, promoting a broader base of support by members’ buildings, and seeking strategies to retain members, especially during ownership and management changes.

The committee meets on the first Thursday of the month at 8:30 AM.
Committee Chair: Monique Slaughter, Cushman & Wakefield
Committee Co-Chair: Ryan Moore, Ryan Companies
Board Champion: Monique Slaughter, Cushman & Wakefield
BOMA Staff Liaison: Katrina Thinesen