The 2009 Installation of the Board of Officers for IREM Chapter No. 42 was held December 2, 2009 at The Worthington Hills Country Club. There were approximately 59 in attendance and the setting was beautiful. Music was provided by Timothy McGree, pianist. Regional Vice President, Shiela Austin installed the officers that are as follows:
2010 Officers that were installed are as follows
President – Jay R. Zollars, CPM®
President-Elect – Amanda Abraham, CPM®
Vice President of Finance - Robert C. Sutton, CPM®
Vice President Education/Candidate Services – Robyn Click, CPM®
Vice President of Membership Services – Holly Lo, CPM®
Past President – Shelley Walzak, CPM®
| Norma Brownfield, CPM Named “CPM of the Year” |
IREM Columbus Chapter No. 42 presented the 2009 Certified Property Manager of the Year award to Norma J. Brownfield, CPM at the chapter’s annual Installation Dinner on December 2, 2009. Norma served as Chapter 42’s President in 2008. She received her CPM designation in 1994. Norma has attended numerous IREM regional and national conferences on behalf of the chapter served on the JPM Advisory Board in 2009. Norma’s property management career has spanned nearly 25 years. She has worked for Vantage Companies (later to become Galbreath Huff), Duke Realty Corp., The Longaberger Company and Equity. Inc. Norma holds an Ohio Real Estate License and is a member of the National Association of Realtors. Norma also has received her Real Property Administrators (RPA) designation through the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) and served as the local chapter president in 1996.
| Holly Lo, CPM and Julie Elker, CPM Named “CPM Candidate of the Year” |
Holly A. Lo, CPM was named “CPM Candidate of the Year 2009” for her amazing journey to becoming a Certified Property Manager. She was able to complete the entire process within 10 months by traveling all over the country to complete the required courses. Between her hectic schedules of home life, being a mom, traveling between 17 properties in 5 states for her regular job, attending IREM chapter meetings and trying to fit in time to study, this is what made her journey so exciting and one to remember. “It was a real honor to be given this award. I can’t say enough about IREM and the benefits of being a part of it” Since obtaining her CPM status, she has dove head first into her chapter and is a very active member by participating in community charitable events such as Habitat for Humanity along with a few others and regularly attends the monthly meetings. She has also decided to undertake the role as an executive board member for Columbus Chapter 42 and was inducted as Vice President of Membership Services for 2010. “I love the networking and all the benefits of meeting so many different people in the industry.” In December she also obtained her Ohio Real Estate License. Holly has a total of 9 years experience in property management. She began the first 5 years of her career in residential and then made the transition over to commercial retail. “I actually fell into property management through a friend 9 years ago and ended up loving it! I never looked back and decided that property management was the career path I wanted to take in my life.” In her spare time she enjoys coaching her son’s soccer team, traveling, watching college football, shopping with friends and just spending time at home with Brian and their 3 kids.
| KONE Elevator Named “Friend of the Year” |
It is evident in our Chapter that our Friends of IREM are a big part of our success. We ask them to provide education to our membership by hosting seminars; we ask them to sponsor our fund raising efforts, and we ask them to join us at our meetings each month. Although we have many Friends of IREM that does this, Kone Elevator stood out in 2009 and we honored them at our Installation Dinner with the “Friends of IREM” of the Year Award.
KONE Inc. has been in the elevator business for 117 years. Formerly known as Montgomery Elevator the name changed to KONE Inc. in 1994. Currently KONE is one of the largest vertical transportation companies in the world. We manufacture, install, maintain, repair and modernize elevators, escalators and power walks internationally. Locally the Columbus office, located in Gahanna, serves the central and southeastern sections of Ohio and northern West Virginia. Some of KONE's local maintenance customers include Port Columbus, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University Football Stadium.
| Sterling Commerce Named “Company of the Year” |
We like to honor those companies or individuals that really stand out during the year. The Company that stood out to our group this year was Sterling Commerce. Sterling allows our Chapter to host seminars or educational events within their facility in Dublin to help reduce the cost of sponsoring education events. By doing this, our bottom line for educational classes is higher because our expenses are lower. Sterling also supports Craig Kirker in his continued efforts to become a CPM as well as provide sponsorships and/or participation in Community Service programs. Companies like Sterling truly make our Chapter more successful by their commitment to IREM. Congratulations to Sterling Commerce for being the Columbus Chapter’s 2009 “Company of the Year”.
Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. company, headquartered in Columbus Ohio, has global operations in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Sterling Commerce helps companies optimize and transform their Business Collaboration Network to accelerate revenues and reduce costs. Sterling Commerce provides more than 30,000 customers worldwide applications and integration solutions to connect, communicate and collaborate inside and outside their enterprise. More information can be found at
www.sterlingcommerce.com
| Golf Committee Named “Committee of the Year” |
This year President Shelley Walzak introduced a new award category, Committee of the Year award. The Board had has some hard decisions to make as there where many good nominees for this new award. In the end it was the Gold Outing Committee that won the votes of the board members and for good reason. This committee started meetings in January for an event in September, meeting monthly to begin putting together all the moving parts of this event. From picking a venue, with great success getting the OSU Gray Course, securing auction items, including signed football items from Coach Tressel, getting prizes, signs, hole sponsors and of course most importantly…golfers.
With the tough economic times in 2009 the golf outing was considered an event that may need to be eliminated this year but because of all the hard work of this committee and the commitment of our members, friends and associates we were able to have a very successful event, receiving approximately $4300 dollars in proceeds which was split with the "The IREM Foundation Restrictive Fund" which is used here locally for scholarship opportunities to students in the Columbus area. I would like to thank and congratulate this committee comprised of Co-Chairs Lori Tillis and Ben Pesich and committee members Eric Bloc, Jerry Althouse and Doug Dempsey.
| Welcome Columbus Chapter No. 42’s Newest CPM Member |
Lorraine Stelzer – Duke Realty Corporation
As Property Manager for Duke Realty Corporation, Lorraine is responsible for managing fourteen office buildings at Tuttle Crossing and Easton.
Lorraine joined Duke in 2000. Prior to Duke, she held positions as Director of Corporate Real Estate for Mount Carmel Health System, General Counsel for Police and Firemen’s Pension Fund, and Assistant Attorney General for the Ohio Attorney General’s office.
Lorraine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Youngstown State University, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron. Lorraine is a member of the Ohio State Bar and the Federal 6th Circuit. Lorraine received her CPM ® in 2009.
Lorraine lives in Upper Arlington with her husband and two children.
| Chapter Hosted BackPack Collection Event Along with an IYP Event |
Take Me Out To the Ballgame
Thursday night, August 13, 2009 the Columbus Chapter hosted the annual IYP (IREM Young Professionals) and Backpack Drive event. The evening began with 30 IREM members, friends and guests enjoying appetizers and drinks at the Garage Bar in the Arena District. At the Garage Bar, the attendees donated more than 50 filled backpacks with school supplies.
We then headed to the Huntington Park to attend the Clippers Game. Over 9,000 + fans packed the park to watch our home team defeat the Indianapolis Indians 7-6. As part of the fun at the park, the Sugardale Hot Dog race was yet another exciting event, with Mustard taking the lead and winning the night’s race.
Mike Ellis, CPM, Vice President of Membership Services and Lori Tillis, CPM delivered the backpacks to the Franklin County Children’s Services on August 14, 2009. The estimated value of the backpacks and supplies was $1,500 which is more than we donated last year.
Thank you to all that participated in this GREAT event.
| Chapter Sponsored Another Successful Toys for Tots Auction |
The mission of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is to assist the U. S. Marine Corps in providing a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas. The IREM Columbus Chapter 42 was able to help with this mission by donating over $3,780 for the local Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.
The annual event was held on November 19, 2009 during the Chapter’s regular scheduled lunch meeting. This year’s event was held at the Confluence Park with 76 attendees. Greg Belhorn of Belhorn Associates, Inc. graciously volunteered as our auctioneer.
The Toys for Tots Committee would like to thank everyone that participated, by donating an item, buying an item or making a cash donation. We realize that this year has been especially difficult due to the economy, but we all can be proud that we helped many children have a brighter Christmas season.
