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Seven Years and Counting!
By Julie Taylor, CAE, Executive Director, BOMA Oakland/East Bay
This time of year always makes me a bit melancholy. Summer is approaching and with it sun and fun. This year my son graduated from high school — not quite sure how he grew so fast!
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met on Zoom and Remo to share the challenges the pandemic caused and learned from each other about solutions.
Our BOMA community stuck together — from shelter-in-place to masks to vaccines and the uncertainty and losses experienced during the pandemic. Our first in-person event held over a year after our March 2020 luncheon was a homecoming with fist bumps and masks, but we were finally together again! Now we’re faced with an uncertain economic time. Interest rates are high, and workers are not coming back to offices as expected.
BOMA International held its annual conference in late June. The content addressed these issues. Please watch for the next issue of Horizons for resources and insights from your BOMA OEB members who attended.
The first three years of my BOMA tenure were spent setting the foundation for growth and implementation in year four. Then a worldwide pandemic hit. All that work did not go to waste. Your BOMA OEB board and workgroup members used all of the tools we developed to revise our events and resources for you. You
“It has been an honor being your Executive Director for the past seven years. I can’t wait to see what we can all accomplish in the coming years. I’m so thankful to be able to work with such a welcoming, innovative and fun community.”
It has been an honor being your Executive Director for the past seven years. I can’t wait to see what we can all accomplish in the coming years. I’m so thankful to be able to work with such a welcoming, innovative and fun community. Thank you for your service and commitment to the industry and to BOMA Oakland/East Bay.
