BOMA FAMILY NEWS

from 2022 BOMA Family - Winter Issue

BUILDING VALUE DOESN’T STOP: PAT FREEMAN

STEVE HARRISON - PAST PRESIDENT UPDATE

2002 BOMA Atlanta President Steve Harrison is enjoying retirement as is currently serving as the president of the Northeast Georgia Mustang Club. You can find Steve leading and emceeing car shows all around North Georgia between his travels to Ford Mustang museums, spending time with family, and enjoying a day of golf at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Georgia.

INSTRUCTOR DAVE FERGUSON NEWS

After completing over 20 years in the commercial real estate industry, Dave Ferguson retired from the property management business in 2012, and since then has continued teaching BOMI courses for BOMA Georgia. In 2022, Dave marked the end of his decades long teaching career with BOMA Georgia to fully enjoy retirement. During his tenure, he taught hundreds of real estate professionals pursuing the RPA, FMA, SMT, and SMA designations. In addition to his excellent instruction, Dave was a favorite among students and known for his Friday pizza parties to celebrate the end of a successful class.

MICHELLE DIXON IS BUILDING VALUE IN FLA.

2010 BOMA Atlanta President Michelle Dixon recently retired and moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Despite her plans for a full retirement, the commercial real estate industry beckoned, and Michelle is now serving as a property manager for Realty Trust Group in Jacksonville.

PAT FREEMAN RETIRES

After a decades-long career in property management, Pat Freeman celebrated his retirement from Brand Properties on March 17, 2022. Pat served as president of BOMA Atlanta in 2001 and as chair of the BOMA Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees in 2016. With a passion for education and lifelong learning, Pat often championed education initiatives offered through the BOMA and the BOMA Georgia Foundation. You can read more about Pat’s storied career on page 7 of this issue.

PAST PRESIDENTS SHARE THEIR STORY

In 2022, BOMA Georgia launched the first of a series of videos that tell the story of the impact, service, and career of the association’s presidents. The first video series featured the stories of Natalie Tyler-Martin (2021), Linda Beauchamp (2011), Pat Freeman (2001) and John Oliver (1991). Watch their stories online now at www. bomalegacy.org/legends/leaderships where you can select a past president and then scroll through their photos and video at the top of their individual profile page. JACOB WILDER’S PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES

BOMA Georgia’s Senior Director of Operations and Communications Jacob Wilder received several professional accolades in 2022. Starting in July at the 51st Biennial FarmHouse Fraternity Conclave, Jacob was initiated as an honorary member of the fraternity. He was also recognized in November by Association Forum with the distinguished Forty Under 40 Award. And in December, the Georgia Society of Association Executives (GSAE) elected Jacob to serve a two-year term on the GSAE board of directors. Jacob joined the BOMA Georgia staff in 2010 and has helped lead the growth of the association’s membership, education, and programs.

ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION LAURELS

BOMA Georgia received several awards in 2022. BOMA Georgia received the 2022 Excellence in ENERGY STAR Marketing Award for the association’s 2021 ENERGY STAR Month Campaign.

The association was also recognized by Association TRENDS with a 2022 Gold Trendy Award in the eLearning & Live Training category for producing the Structural Inspection and Repair Webinar Series. Association TRENDS also recognized BOMA Georgia with a 2022 Bronze Trendy Award in the Best Product Launch category for its Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program.

The Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program also won the American Society of Association Executives’ (ASAE) 2022 Summit Award in the Diversity and Inclusion Category.

The Summit Award is the highest honor an association can earn from ASAE and only six associations earned this honor this year. Finally, the BOMA Georgia Foundation was recognized by Association TRENDS with a 2022 Gold Trendy Award in the Promotional Items category for its Foundation pin donor program.