Outlook 2026: Mid-Year Update
The commercial and multifamily residential real estate industries have been faced with fierce political headwinds both locally and on a national level in the first part of 2026. Join us for a quick 45-minute update on how AOBA’s advocacy has continued to provide value for your membership investment in the face of this hostile political climate, producing significant quantifiable victories in the first half of the year.
Attendees (87)
Stacey Aguiar
Assistant Vice President of Property Management
Equity Residential
Bismah Ahmed
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - State
AOBA
Brian Alford
President
Grady Management, Inc.
Brian Anleu
Vice President of Government Affairs, Maryland
AOBA
Mark Benedetti
Vice President - Property Management
Blake Real Estate, LLC
Kathy Bernas
Vice President of Systems Support & Compliance
ROSS Management Services
Jessica Blake
Regional Property Manager
Lawson Companies
Michael Bodendorf
Principal
Old Line Real Estate Solutions
Peter Bonnell
Principal
BRE Consults, LLC
Joseph Borger
President
Borger Realty Services
Judy Branthover
General Manager
Somerset House
KeMia Braxton
Community Manager
Horning Brothers
Sabine Brickell
Regional Director
Lerner Enterprises
Patricia Buchler
Director of Business Development
SERVPRO of Bethesda, Potomac & Washington, DC
Nancy Bukar
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Avalon Bay Communities
Hugo Cantu
Maryland Government Affairs Manager
AOBA
Kevin Carey
Vice President of Operations
AOBA Alliance
Jeanne Clarke
Chief Operating Officer
AOBA
Linda Cogburn
Senior Vice President, Operations
Carr Properties
Mitch Crispell
Director, Real Estate Development
True Ground Housing Partners
Nicolle Davis-Niang
Vice President
WC Smith
Joseph Ducatte
Government Relations Specialist
AIR Communities
Larry Edmonds
Director of Commercial Development
American Pest
Mallory Ervin
Community Manager
Modera H Street
Michelle Eyo
Area Vice President
Willow Bridge Property Company
Frann G. Francis, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
AOBA
Jef Frederick
Senior Property Manager
Dreyfuss Management
Shavé Gardiner
Property Manager
Lincoln Property Company - Commercial
Keith Glidden
VP & Co-Director of Property Management
Scott Management, Inc.
Brian Gordon
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
AOBA
Chasity Greene
Learning & Development Specialist
Grady Management, Inc.
Tiffany Grissett
L&D Manager
Grady Management, Inc.
Donald Holmes
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, PC
Michael Huke
Chairman
CIH Properties, Inc.
Dean Hunter
CEO
Small Multifamily Owners Association
Destiny Igiebor
Director of Operations
Grady Management, Inc.
Jennifer Jean-Gilles
Associate Attorney
Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law
Jose Jimenez
Property Manager
Lerner Corporation
Eric J. Jones, MSF
VP of Government Affairs, DC – Commercial
AOBA
Alisha kalsi
Senior Administrator, Asset Services
Cushman & Wakefield
Amber King
Regional Manager
Horning Brothers
Elisabeth Kirk
Director of Marketing & Business Development
TRC Engineering
Melissa Kopecky
Property Manager
Grubb Properties
Luke Lanciano
Director of Sustainability
Tower Companies
Adam Landsman
President
Landsman Building Performance
Adelaide Loving
Sales Support Coordinator
CBRE
Joseph Madden
Process and Auditing Specialist
Southern Management Companies LLC
Lisa Mallory
President & CEO
AOBA
Melissa Mariotti
Mill Creek Residential Trust
Judy Martinez-faye
SVP - Government Affairs
Equity Residential
Erin McAuliffe
Attorney
Greenstein DeLorme & Luchs, P.C.
Melinda McBeth
Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law
Jennifer Medrano
Compliance Manager
Greystar
Clark Melillo
President
Kay Apartment Communities
Jacki Mills
Community Manager
Grady Management, Inc.
June Nedd
Regional Manager
Equity Residential
Erin Outtrim
AVP, Residential Compliance
Bernstein Management Corporation
Silas Pace
CFO
Carydale Apartments Management, LLC
Adam Parks
Internal Auditor
Gables Residential
Scott E. Pedowitz
Vice President of Government Affairs, VA - Local
AOBA
Cynthia Peloquin
SVP, Director of Residential Property Managment
JBG SMITH
Chris Pendley
Director of Sustainability Policy and Strategy
AOBA
Jon Piccolo
Area Vice President
GardaWorld
Dawn Price
SteelHead Management
David Queen
Grady Management, Inc.
John Ritz
President
WC Smith
Melissa Rodrigues
Resident Engagement Manager
Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners
Gwen Roy-Harrison
Attorney
Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law
Arianna Royster
Partner
Borger Realty Services
Aidan Russell
Operations Support Specialist
Griffis Residential
Yudhira Santana
Property Manager
Grady Management, Inc.
Courtney Schettino
Associate Vice President
Newmark
David Sidorsky
Property Manager
Oxford Properties Group
Michael Sims
Director / Associate Broker
Advisory Real Estate Services, LLC
Paul Spenard
COO
CJ Maintenance, Inc.
Melissa Steele
Chief Executive Officer
E and G Group
Amanda Strole
Senior Regional Property Manager
Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Ben Trujillo
Government Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs Specialist
Mission Rock Residential
Michiel van Zadel
Asset Manager Residential
Peterson Companies
Leila Vergara
Intern | Sustainability
AOBA
Audra Vernier
Vice President, Compliance
Bozzuto Management Company
Blaine Volpe
Director of State & Local Affairs
BOMA International
Michael Winer
Attorney
Bregman, Berbert, Schwartz & Gilday, LLC
Elliot Yadin
Senior Property Manager
Village in the Woods
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