INSIDE THIS ISSUE
May 2021 | Volume 34 , Number 5
Official Publication of the
APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER
7100 E . Belleview Ave . Suite 305 Greenwood Village , CO 80111 ( 303 ) 329-3300
PUBLISHER Mark Williams mwilliams @ aamdhq . org
Design & Production Christopher Dean cdean @ aamdhq . org
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Board Perspective
We are Apartments , They Need to Hear Us
Membership Renewal
Thanks to the Companies who have Renewed their Membership for 2021-2022
Voices
Networking . Connections & Relationships Through AAMD
Denver Rising Part 26
Going Out West
COMMUNICATION CHAIRS Liz Capone , The Mktg Dept , LLC Geoff Roth , RedPeak
CONTRIBUTORS THIS MONTH Lisa Godbehere Betty Knecht Jake Roth Rocky Sundling Ron Throupe Ashley Tyndall
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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Affordable Housing
Storytelling on Social is Key to Marketing Affordable Housing
Market
Rents Rebound from a Year of Doldrums
Vacancy and Rent Report
1st Quarter 2021 Summary
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Executive Vice President Mark Williams | mwilliams @ aamdhq . org
Sr VP of Government Affairs Drew Hamrick | drew @ aamdhq . org
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 Betty Knecht | betty @ aamdhq . org
Director of Accounting Earlease Alexander | ealexander @ aamdhq . org
Director of Education & Career Development Lisa Godbehere | lisa @ aamdhq . org
Government Affairs Manager Destiny Bossert | destiny @ aamdhq . org
Office Manager Tania Byrne | tania @ aamdhq . org
Database Administrator Jake Roth | jake @ aamdhq . org
Events and Education Administrator Akila Martin | amartin @ aamdhq . org
Government Affairs Coordinator Joey Ducatte | joey @ aamdhq . org www . aamdhq . org MAY 2021 TRENDS | 3