PUBLISHER
Mark Williams
mwilliams@aamdhq.org
CONTENTS
JULY 2020 | VOLUME 33, NUMBER 7
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Look How Far We've Come
IN MEMORIAM
AAMD Remembers Melanie Kibble (Melanie Murphy)
EDUCATION
Seminar Series, National Designations, and More!
SESSION RECAP
How Much Did The 2020 Legislative Session Save
The Apartment Industry?
MANAGEMENT
How Automation Helps Apartment Communities Better Handle Leads
Virtual Tours: The Best Way To Do This
MEMBERSHIP
Supplier Partner Appreciation
EDITOR, DESIGN & PRODUCTION
Christopher Dean
cdean@aamdhq.org
4 Leadership
9 Association News
14 2020/2021 Leadership
26 Apartment Advocate
28 Advertising Directory
28 New Members
Aminta Williams
aminta@aamdhq.org
Sarah Wilcox
sarah@aamdhq.org
COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Liz Capone, The Mktg Dept, LLC
Mara Freese, Echelon Property Group
Geoff Roth, RedPeak
CONTRIBUTORS
Paul Bergeron, Kristy Esch,
Janelle French, Lisa Godbehere,
Drew Hamrick, Susan Lind,
Don Werner, & Mark Williams
ADVERTISING
Please call 303.329.3300 for more information about
advertising in Trends. Deadline for contracts and
artwork are the first Monday of the month prior to
publication.
ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Trends will consider printing any article written by an
AAMD member that applies to the Denver multifamily
industry, is 300-500 words, does not promote any single
company or product. AAMD reserves the right to edit
any article without notification. Due to space, not all
articles submitted will be printed.
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with The Colorado Apartment Association (www.caahq.org) and The National
Apartment Association (www.naahq.org).
MEMBER WEBSITE
www.aamdhq.org
Executive Vice President
Mark Williams | mwilliams@aamdhq.org
Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
Drew Hamrick | drew@aamdhq.org
Vice President of Member Services & Business Dev't
Julie Evans-Schmitt | julie@aamdhq.org
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
Christopher Dean | cdean@aamdhq.org
Vice President of Events & Education
Betty Knecht | betty@aamdhq.org
Comptroller
Earlease Alexander | ealexander@aamdhq.org
Director of Education and Career Development
Lisa Godbehere | lisa@aamdhq.org
Government Affairs Manager
Destiny Bossert | destiny@aamdhq.org
MEMBERSHIP SNAPSHOT
TOTAL MEMBERS
2,518
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER
7100 E. Belleview Ave. Suite 305 | Greenwood Village, CO 80111 | (303) 329-3300
FACEBOOK
facebook.com/aamdhq
1,879 LIKES
COMMUNITIES
1,496
OWNER / MGMT
439
TWITTER
@aamdhq
1,187 FOLLOWERS
Member Services Coordinator
Tania Byrne | tania@aamdhq.org
Marketing & Sales Manager
Sarah Wilcox | sarah@aamdhq.org
Graphic Design & Project Coordinator
Aminta Williams | aminta@aamdhq.org
Event Admin & Project Coordinator
Gabby Meek | gabby@aamdhq.org
Database Administrator
Jake Roth | jake@aamdhq.org
Government Affairs Coordinator
Joey Ducatte| joey@aamdhq.org
INSTAGRAM
instagram.com/aamdhq
1,093 FOLLOWERS
Project Coordinator
Rowan Thompson | rowan@aamdhq.org
Project Coordinator
Madison Maes | madison@aamdhq.org
SUPPLIERS
583
UNIT COUNT
245,839
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