The mission of the Emerging Leaders Council is to support and enrich the goals of AOBA while providing a platform to  shape the development, encourage mentorship and advance the next generation of AOBA members.”

AOBA is pleased to launch Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) for property management professionals, with three to 10   years of property management experience. The group's first meeting met in February.  The goal of ELC in 2019 is to deliver personal and professional development and networking opportunities to young professionals in the industry, while developing future leaders for AOBA and the industry at large.  By joining AOBA's Emerging Leaders Council, volunteers have agreed to be a committed steward of, and advocate for, AOBA.   The ELC actively supports AOBA by engaging and educating other young professionals about AOBA’s mission. It will also support efforts to recruit new members, and to coordinate an event for AOBA’s young professionals. 

The landscape for online learning gets more extensive - and awesome - every year. Multifamily: NAA’s VISTO Makes it Easy NAAEI offers an assortment of online courses. Many of these courses can be taken through NAAEI's new online learning platform Visto, gowithvisto.org. Most of these courses or recorded webinars count for continuing education credits (CECs) needed for credential renewals. From Fair Housing to “Supplier Success” to “Click, Lease and Learn,” NAA makes it easy for professionals to get relevant, timely and critical professional development. Need continuing ed credits for your NAAEI credential? Click here for details on designation courses available on VISTO. Commercial: BOMA Online BOMA International offers extensive online courses and webinars, addressing a full range of industry issues. BOMA’s live and pre-recorded webinars focus on emerging issues and the latest trends in commercial real estate. These 60-minute online programs features expert panelists, resource packets in PDF format and live Q&As. Did you miss a live webinar? No problem! Recorded webinars are available for download on-demand. Check out the diverse BOMA webinar topics at www.boma.org/education today!   If classroom schedules don’t meet your needs, members can work towards your professional designation online – whether it’s RPA, FMA, BOMI_HP or SMA through BOMI, an independent institute for property and facility management education.Commercial: BOMI Takes Designations Seriously From air handling and asset management to refrigeration systems and real estate finance, the course list is impressive! And BOMI’s new High-Performance Sustainability Program provides the latest thought leadership for property and facility managers. For details, visit the BOMI International website or call 1-800-235-2664.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Multifamily members are encouraged to support this fun, annual program that spotlights your hard-working maintenance professionals! Plan now to participate in the 2020 NAA Maintenance Mania program, hosted by AOBA.   Maintenance Mania® is a national competition where maintenance technicians compete against each other in skill-based games built around common maintenance activities. The competition includes a pinewood derby-style car race where the cars are made from maintenance supplies. Nearly 20,000 maintenance technicians have signed up to compete in Maintenance Mania® since the program’s introduction. This fun sports event was developed by the National Apartment Association (NAA) to recognize and celebrate hard-working apartment maintenance professionals. The program allows maintenance staff to show off their expert skills and knowledge, and meet their peers from around the DC region. In this competition, there are CASH and DOOR PRIZES and the chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to the Maintenance Mania National Championships at NAA's Convention. 

The year's celebratory event will honor the commercial building engineers and emergency preparedness plans.   The 2019 Commercial Awards celebration brings well-deserved recognition to AOBA's talented commercial building engineers and emergency preparedness programs.  It was a fine awards evening with lots of convival cheers.

Our thanks to everyone who participated in a great day of golf at the industry's best annual tournament on September 16, 2019.  This popular full-day event is held every year in September -- we look forward to sharing the links with you again in 2020. Participants in this year's tournament enjoyed a great day on the links connecting with hundreds of friends, colleagues, and associates at the annual AOBA Golf Tournament. The Tournament, which was held at the historic Woodmont Country Club in Rockville on September 16, is an established industry highlight featuring friendly competition on a lush course. After an enjoyable day of golf, a premier networking reception and the awards ceremony featured a live band, open bar, food, and raffles.