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Congratulations TOBY Regional Winners
Congratulations Regional Winners!
All four San Francisco winners of the Bay Area TOBY Awards have also won at the Southwest regional level. Award winners were: Salesforce Tower, Boston Properties (over 1 million SF); Post Montgomery Center, Jones Lang LaSalle (500,00–1 million SF); 100 Pine Street (Rockhill Management (250,000–499,999 SF); and Bay Area Metro Center, Cushman & Wakefield (Historical Building). They proceed to international competition. Winners will be announced at the BOMA International Conference in June.
San Francisco skyline with Salesforce Tower in the center. Photo courtesy of Boston Properties, credit: Abe Blair.
Associate Member Profile
Joe Nelson, President, eWaste Direct, Inc.
In his role at eWaste Direct, President Joe Nelson manages the company’s operations and customer relations. “I am very hands-on, so you may see me driving or scheduling.” eWaste Direct offers two primary services that can benefit BOMA members, Nelson explains: “One is our free ewaste pick-up service. There are no minimums, which offers convenient scheduling and less material building up in workplaces. The other main service is free building-wide collection events. This is a great opportunity for property managers to provide a value-added service to their tenants at no cost.” From the website (www.ewastedirect.com), customers can easily request free pick-ups and other nominal fee-based services such as hard drive shredding and collecting battery Joe Nelson buckets and toner boxes. “The items we collect are often retired, so we can test, erase data, and reuse them in many cases,” Nelson says. “For items that are damaged or obsolete, we demanufacture them and send them to our certified recycling partners for the commodity values.”
Nelson and the eWaste team have been active on the BOMA SF Energy and Environmental committee since joining BOMA. “We have been able to meet with like-minded representatives and keep a collective finger on the pulse of practices, innovations and regulations on sustainability,” says Nelson. “We have also been a proud sponsor of many meetings and events, such as the annual holiday party.”
“Through BOMA we have created some strong relationships with many members at all levels and have learned a great deal about the culture in our area,” he adds. “We have also built great trust with our customers and have been blessed with the reputation as a responsible and reliable service provider. This has led to an amazing amount of referral business and retention with companies and even individuals who have kept us along the way when changing companies or positions.”
Off-hours, Nelson enjoys time with friends and family, volunteering with the boosters club for his son’s school and soccer club. “Our family also loves to travel and go on camping adventures,” he adds. “When I get a chance I like to squeeze in a little golf or paddleboarding.”
Educational & Social Programs Celebrate Diversity
BOMA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is going full-steam ahead with educational programs and fun social gatherings that further its mission to bring greater DEI to BOMA and our industry.
Mark your calendar for July 21 for the second DEI Scavenger Hunt. Launched last year, this popular event involves teams who compete in solving DEI-themed clues and then meet up for networking.
Since one of the delights of multiculturalism is cuisine, a “BOMA Eats World” event is planned for September 1. Stay tuned for details from BOMA.
The Candid Conversations webinar series continues to attract attendees who are eager to learn more about diversity topics. See box below right for takeaways from the March program on hiring strategies. The June webinar will focus on gender identity and pronouns,
EQUITY while the August webinar will explore cultural awareness and belonging. (Note: recordings of past webinars may be accessed from the BOMA SF website.) A fundraising success is in the books! The DEI Committee has raised funds for the Akiba Davis Scholarship. The winner, who will be announced in October, will receive free tuition for Foundations of Real Estate Management classes in 2023. The scholarship honors Akiba Davis-Everett, BOMA SF’s former education coordinator, who passed away in 2020. She championed both diversity and continuing education. “On the social media front, we’ll be highlighting Pride Month and Juneteenth,” says Committee Chair Kat Mendoza. Follow the committee on BOMA San Francisco’s LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/ boma-san-francisco) and Instagram (@bomasf). Contact committee leaders Kat Mendoza (kmendoza@lpc.com) or Ebony Horace (ebony.horace@cis.cushwake.com) if you’d like to learn more or join the committee.
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The Candid Conversations webinar in March focused on DEI Hiring and Recruiting Best Strategies, with Transwestern’s Recruitment Director Adair Bryan and Jennifer Tardy, a diversity recruitment and career coach. Some key takeaways: w When you are hiring, ensure that you involve people with different perspectives. Having a team interview candidates helps to eliminate unconscious bias. w Look at gaps in your organization to see which groups are under-represented and target strategies accordingly. Be sure to seek referrals within your own company to address gaps. w Post jobs using inclusive language. Also, share posts about your organization on social media that show the type of culture you have to build a sense of engagement. w Tap your network. Check in with people who left your company and might be interested in coming back. Keep in touch with people who rejected a job offer from you and see how things are going. Also, remember your #2 candidate for future openings.
EP Corner... Tours, Workshops & Networking Opportunities Tour & Toast events have returned! “After a pause during the pandemic, we’re thrilled to bring back these in-person events that teach us so much about the management and operation of buildings,” says Emerging Professionals Committee Chair Matt Montanez.
A special thanks to McCarthy Cook for hosting a Tour & Toast at China Basin on March 31. Phoebe Ross and Jeffrey Jewel from McCarthy Cook led a group of EPs on a building tour, followed by networking at Kaiyo Rooftop.
The EP Committee continues to hold its informative Career Success Workshops (CSWs) via Zoom. Lisa Rucks of Union Property Capital, Inc. led a CSW entitled “Introduction to Source Documents” in May.
BOMA SAN FRANCISCO Source documents include management EMERGING contracts with building ownership, leases with
PROFESSIONALS tenants and service agreements with vendors. “Everything that happens in a building is tied to and dictated by a source document,” she noted. Also, source documents are the key to answering almost all property management questions. “You can help solve problems by knowing where to find answers and how to frame a solution to the problem for your decision-makers,” Rucks said. “Knowledge is power... You get to be the hero.” Stay tuned for more opportunities in the coming months, including a Tour & Toast at 350 Mission Street. Montanez adds, “We’re thrilled we’ve brought on seven new members this year, which is a great uptick in participation.”
