Awards

2014 Building Engineer of the Year Brian O’Kane Brian O’Kane, Chief Engineer with Able Engineering at John C. Kluczynski Building/230 South Dearborn and United States Post Office/211 South Clark, was the recipient of the 2014 Gold Circle Awards Building Engineer of the Year. Tell us about your involvement in the commercial real estate industry and Local…

2015 Affiliate Member of the Year Helee Lev What services does your company provide and what benefits do they offer to the commercial real estate industry? In recent years, building owners and managers have embraced the movement to “go green” and reduce energy and water usage. In response to this new need and desire for a…

2015 Property Manager of the Year Cory Roberts Cory Roberts, Senior Real Estate Manager with CBRE at 100 North Riverside, was the recipient of the 2015 Gold Circle Awards Property Manager of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry/what was your first CRE job? I came off active duty in…

2012 Property Manager of the Year Nancy Capadona Nancy Capadona, Portfolio Manager with HEARN at the John Hancock Center, was the recipient of the 2012 Gold Circle Awards Property Manager of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? I really fell into the industry after working at an architectural firm…

2013 Affiliate Member of the Year James Taff James Taff, CEO of Premier Security, Apex3 Security (formally Levy Security) and Apex3 Systems, was the 2013 Gold Circle Awards Affiliate of the Year. Premier Security is also a BOMA/Chicago Annual Premier Sponsor. What are the services your company provides and what benefits do they offer to…

2011 Affiliate of the Year Carlos Villarreal Carlos Villarreal, Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Operations with SecurAmerica, LLC, was the 2011 Affiliate of the Year. What services does your company provide and what benefits do they provide to the commercial real estate industry?  SecurAmerica provides a complete suite of security services to the commercial…

2010 Affiliate of the Year Bobby Graham Bobby Graham, National Account Sales Director at Facility Solutions Group, was the 2010 Affiliate of the Year. What was your first paying job? Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant as a waiter. Waiting tables taught me how to serve people well by listening to their requests and doing my best to…

2015 Security Professional of the Year Thomas Begg Thomas Begg, Director of Security Life Safety with JLL at the AON Center, was the recipient of the 2015 Gold Circle Awards Security Professional of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? After my appointment to a four year term ended as…

2011 Security Professional of the Year Donna Kobzaruk Donna Kobzaruk, Midwest Region Manager at JPMorgan Chase & Co, Global Security and Military Affairs, was named 2011 Security Professional of the Year. How did you get involved in the security industry? It was all through networking. I kept in contact with a security manager who I worked…

2015 Emerging Leader of the Year Ashley Meyer Ashley Meyer with Tishman Speyer was the recipient of the 2015 Gold Circle Awards Emerging Leader of the Year. Previously at The Franklin, Ashley has since moved to the Tishman Speyer headquarters in New York where she serves as assistant property manager at the Rockefeller Center. What…