2025 Emerging Leader of the Year

This award recognizes the next generation of commercial real estate leaders who are making a positive impact on BOMA/Chicago and the commercial real estate industry today. Limited to building members with five years or less of experience in the commercial real estate industry.

This application doesn't save your progress as it's completed. We encourage you to fill out the questions on a Word document before completing this application.

Applications must be submitted electronically to BOMA/Chicago by Friday, November 1. There will be no extensions to the due date. All fields below are required; however, if you have trouble uploading photos/files, please email them to cwright@bomachicago.org.

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YOUR INFORMATION
Please answer the following questions about yourself as the nominator. BOMA/Chicago staff will only utilize this information if there is an issue with your submission.

Please describe your role in working with the nominee and evaluating the services performed by the nominee and his/her company in 100 words or less.

NOMINEE INFORMATION
Please answer the following questions about the nominee. We encourage you to contact the nominee for assistance in completing the following information.

Please submit the nominee's professional headshot here! If you have any issues uploading the photo, email the JPG/PNG to cwright@bomachicago.org.

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The recommendation letters are to outline why this nominee should be considered for the Security Professional of the Year Award. Please provide at least one letter of recommendation from the following sources: 

  • Manager
  • Supervisor
  • Professional Mentor

If you have issues uploading the letter, please email it to cwright@bomachicago.org. 

20MB max
NOMINEE BUILDING INFORMATION

NOMINEE QUESTIONS
Please answer the following questions about the nominee. We encourage you to contact the nominee for assistance in completing the following information.

Please provide an overview of the nominee’s involvement in the Commercial Real Estate Industry and Chicagoland community during the past two years (e.g., BOMA/Chicago, IREM, NAOIP, CoreNet, civic, community, and/or philanthropic, etc.)

Has the nominee participated in any training or professional development programs? If so, please provide an overview of the sessions attended, courses completed or certifications received during the past two years (e.g. RPA, FMA, LEED Green Associate, LEED AP, BOMA/Chicago Brown Bag Series, Broker’s License, BOMA courses, seminars, etc.).  

How has the nominee participated in sustainability and increased building efficiency efforts (e.g. building retro-commissioning, LEED Certification, Energy Star, Green Office Challenge, etc.)?  

How has the nominee helped achieve tenant satisfaction at the building he/she manages? Provide examples of tenant retention programs, building specific services and programs, and tenant engagement initiatives (sharing results/outcomes to illustrate increased tenant satisfaction/improvement over time is encouraged).

What professional accomplishments has the nominee achieved during the past two years? Please provide details about obstacles or challenges the nominee faced and the successful end result.

What has the nominee done to demonstrate his/her initiative and commitment to become an industry leader? Provide examples of situations where the nominee has taken initiative to develop leadership potential/ability.