Past Presidents
2024 Briana DeHaan - Northmarq
2023 Colby Wick - Shorenstein
2022 Amanda Bates - EQ Office
2021 Adam Lasoff - JLL Capital Markets
2020 David Karol – Ridge Capital Investors
2019 Lauren Young – PCCP, LLC
2018 Jay Atkinson – Paceline Investors
2017 Drew Hess – First Industrial Realty Trust
2016 Scott Pertel – HFF
2015 Alexander Mast – JP Morgan Chase
2014 Russell Cooper – Shorenstein Properties LLC
2013 Lauren Pressman – Hillspire
2012 Terry Daly – Cushman & Wakefield
2011 Awais Mughal – Harvest Properties
2010 Trevor Wilson – Ridge Capital Investors
2009 Don Shaver – LBA Realty
2008 Alison Hawkins – CBRE
2007 Drew Gordon – Hudson Pacific Properties
2006 Ashley Powell – Bentall Kennedy
2005 Vincent Schwab – Marcus & Millichap
2004 Gordon Hess – Ellis Partners LLC
2003 Scott Graeser – Chamberlin Associates
2002 Dennis Williams – Northmarq Capital
2001 Robert Cord – TRI Commercial
2000 Robert Cord – Grubb & Ellis Company
1997-1999 Richard S. Jones – Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
1996 James Brecht – Simons & Brecht Inc
1995 Dennis Williams – Northmarq Capital
1994 John W. Greer – Trammell Crow Company
1993 Wallace G. Murfit – Wallace Murfit Associates
1992 John Rossi – AMB Property Corporation
1991 Luis Belmonte – Seven Hills Properties
1990 Justin Roach – The Sprincin Company
1989 Stephen Chamberlin – Chamberlin Associates
1987-1988 Stephen R. Finn – Broebeck, Phleger & Harrison
1986 Joseph R. Cusenza – Kaiser Development Company
1985 C. Gerald Engles – Devcon Construction Inc
1980-1984 Thomas R. Gillet – Cygna Development Company
1978-1979 Thomas R. Gillet* – Cygna Development Company
1977 Frank Calton*
(*Northern California Chapter)
Chapter Merit Awards
These annual awards from NAIOP Corporate honor the outstanding events, educational programs and legislative efforts, along with recognizing their chapter presidents, chapter executive directors and volunteers. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and members have been recognized in the following awards categories:
- Legislative/Government Affairs - Government affairs activities including programs, strategy and advocacy to support important state and local issues: 2020 Capitol Dome Award
- Chapter President of the Year:Â Lauren Young - 2020
- Chapter of the Year:Â 2018, 2007
- Special Event - A special event is industry-related and not a community service event or activity. Examples include a bus tour, real estate challenge and award dinners: 2010
- Membership - The chapter’s activities related to recruiting and retaining all member categories: 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2005
- Chapter Executive of the Year: Kerry Parker - 2016
- Volunteer of the Year:Â Gordon Hess - 2010
- Technology: 2010
- Developing Leaders Program: 2010
- Branding: 2010
Best of the Bay Awards
Our NAIOP SFBA Chapter takes a unique approach to recognizing the deals and dealmakers in our area. Lively and upbeat, the annual Best of the Bay is a unique commercial real estate awards competition which features attendees picking the winners in real time using keypads. As each award is introduced nominees give a creative pitch to steer votes in their direction. If they fail to wow the audience or drone on too long, they are gonged! Check out the Past Events page to view past winners.
Real Estate Challenge & Golden Shovel Award
The Real Estate Challenge was established in 1990 by Steve Chamberlin, a local developer and emeritus adjunct professor in real estate at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, to give graduate students hands-on experience in real estate development. Every year teams are assigned a project site and given just 60 days to come up with a development proposal. A select panel of jurors reviews both proposals in detail and chooses a winner after the final team presentations are presented at the annual NAIOP Real Estate Challenge luncheon, with hundreds of NAIOP members and Cal/Stanford alumni in attendance.
The winning team takes home the highly coveted prize and symbol of the Challenge, the James W. Brecht Memorial Golden Shovel, formerly known as “The Shovel. The winning team keeps the Golden Shovel for one year.