Apartment Trends Magazine July 2014 | Page 11

ASSOCIATION NEWS Lannon Quintana Wins National Maintenance Mania Over 60 Years in Business AAMD’S WINDOW & SIDING SUPPLIER Betty Knecht, Doug Culkin, Brad Williams and Ed Schell celebrate with Lannon Quintana (center) on his Maintenance Mania win. H ometown hero Lannon Quintana earned the title of National Champion Friday, June 20, with a winning time of 1 minute, 17.485 seconds at the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) 2014 Maintenance Mania® competition. Quintana, a member of the Apartment Association of Metro Denver and employee of Holland Partner Group, was among 20 finalists who qualified from a pool of thousands nationwide to battle in Denver for this year’s title. Second and third place titles were awarded to Justin Heenan (1 minute, 19.453 seconds), Key Management, of the Apartment Association of Greater Wichita; and Jorge Blanco Martinez (1 minute, 23.675 seconds), Kettler Management, of the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, respectively. “Maintenance professionals are essential to the success and viability of the multifamily housing industry,” said NAA President & CEO Doug Culkin, CAE. “NAA is extremely proud to be able to shine a light on such an outstanding group of individuals through the Maintenance Mania® program.” The eighth annual competition, offered by NAA and presenting sponsor HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, was held during the 2014 NAA Education Conference & Exposition. It consisted of eight maintenance-focused challenges that tested competitors’ skills and knowledge of the www.aamdhq.org industry as they competed for the national title and $7,000 in