Apartment Trends Magazine June 2015 | Page 23

2014-2015 MILESTONES LEADERSHIP Person of the Year Finalists Each year the Apartment Association recognizes someone as the “Person of the Year.” The eight finalists for the award were announced at last month’s End of Year PowerMixer. Here are the eight finalists, and why 2014-2015 Persons of the Month August 2014 Teo Nicolais Nicolais, LLC they have been nominated for this award: DEREK AVERY TEO NICOLAIS September 2014 Chad Craven Derek has been the driving force in planning the Economic Conferences for the last four years and the NAA Property Tour last summer. He is the Vice Chair for Tributes 2015 and has been instrumental in securing sponsorships to date. In addition, he served as the Secretary of the Executive Committee and is incoming President-Elect. Teo has been the driving force behind the launch of IROC Denver and increasing IROC membership. As the Chair, Teo made sure that the Independent Rental Owners Council had a voice and that their needs were being met. Teo is also heavily involved in other areas of the Association, such as JLAC. Apartment Guide Legacy Partners Nicolais, LLC ED SCHELL CARY BRUTEIG Apartment Appraisers Cary has been a consistent contributor to Apartment Trends for over five years, visiting and profiling properties. His knowledge of the industry has been enormously useful to the industry through media and public relations by making appearances on 9News, Fox 31 and others on behalf of AAMD. CHRISTINE HATTER Echelon Property Group Christine was very active in the Association by attending most events and recruiting new members (she had a total of six new members this year). She was the vice Ch