At its Annual Meeting on Jan. 18 at the Mayflower Hotel, the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington kicked off its 44th year by installing the organization’s 2018 Board of Directors. These local real estate industry executives will guide the Association’s policies and programs for the year.

Arianna Royster, Executive Vice President, Borger Management, Inc., who served as President for 2017, agreed to serve as President for 2018. An accomplished multifamily property management executive and Virginia native, Royster has worked with Borger Management since 1990. Jackie Duke, Vice President - Operations, Brookfield, was named President-Elect.

In addition to Royster and Duke, the following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors:

Treasurer: Mark Benedetti, Vice President for Property Management, Blake Real Estate, Inc.Vice President – Multifamily: John H. Ritz, President, William C. Smith + Co.
Vice President – Commercial: Caroline Kruger, Vice President Commercial, Boston Properties
Vice President - Commercial: Sean Warfield, Director, Tishman Speyer Properties

Virginia Government Affairs Committee Chair: Shawn Kyle, Senior Vice President –Commercial Management, JBG Smith
Virginia Political Action Committee Chair: Gregory Raines, Director, Property Management, Dittmar Company
DC Government Affairs Committee Chair: Chad Cooley, Managing Director, Strategic Support Services, Bozzuto Management Company

DC Political Action Committee Chair: Peter Bonnell, Senior Vice President,
The UIP Companies, Inc.
Maryland Government Affairs Committee Chair: Harald Mangold, President,
Scott Management, Inc.
Maryland Political Action Committee Chair: Jared Gigliotti, Assistant Director, Southern Management Company

Professional Development Liaison (Commercial): Gregory White, Vice President-Property Management Commercial Services, Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)

Professional Development Liaison (Multifamily): Brian Alford, Vice President of Operations, Grady Management, Inc.

Membership Committee Liaison: Ben Comm, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & WakefieldAt-Large: Debbie Santano, Director of Property Management, Brandywine Realty Trust

At-Large: Kaitlin Brokaw Costello, Senior Property Manager, Akridge

At-Large: Stephanie Vaughn,Managing Director/ Commercial Property Management, Lerner Enterprises

Associate Representative: Tracy Seymour, Business Development Manager, Allied Universal Security
Executive Vice President:Margaret "Peggy" Jeffers, AOBA

Also at the Annual Meeting, Michael Aird, Regional Director, CSI International, Inc., was honored as the 2017 Outstanding Associate Member. ##

AOBA is the local affiliate of the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) and the National Apartment Association (NAA). For more info, please visit www.aoba-metro.org.