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Official Publication of the
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
July 2024 | Volume 37 , Number 7
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER
7100 E . Belleview Ave . Suite 305 Greenwood Village , CO 80111 ( 303 ) 329-3300
PUBLISHER Mark Williams
Design & Production Christopher Dean
Amber Song
Olivia Velasco
COMMUNICATION CHAIRS Jennifer Henderson , Shea Properties
Sabrina Taylor , Gables Residential
CONTRIBUTORS THIS MONTH Alphonse Keasley
Parke Pettegrew
Jake Roth
Victor Sanchez
Alyssa Schmitt
Ashley Tyndall
Annie Williams

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Board Perspective
Navigating Turbulence & Cruising Towards Friendlier Skies
Event Recap
Apartments Giving Back Day
Profile
2024-2025 President Parke Pettegrew
Marketing
8 Steps to a Content Oasis
Leadership
Leading Diverse Teams Important in Today ' s America
Apartment Advocate
Legislative Trends in Algorithms and A . I .
Supplier Buyer ' s Guide
AAMD Supplier Partner Members as of June 25
2 Golf Tournament 4 Leadership 7 The AAMD Tailgater 9 Snapshots 12 Education 36 New Members 36 Advertisers 37 Clay Shoot Classic
Cover image by Victor Sanchez
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 .
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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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VP OF MEMBER SERVICES & BUSINESS DEV ' T Julie Evans-Schmitt | julie @ aamdhq . org
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Christopher Dean | cdean @ aamdhq . org
VP OF EVENTS & EDUCATION Lisa Godbehere | lisa @ aamdhq . org
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Earlease Alexander | ealexander @ aamdhq . org
OFFICE MANAGER Tania Byrne | tania @ aamdhq . org
MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER Jake Roth | jake @ aamdhq . org
EVENTS & EDUCATION MANAGER Alyssa Schmitt | alyssa @ aamdhq . org
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amber Song | asong @ aamdhq . org www . aamdhq . org JULY 2024 TRENDS | 3