Gold Circle

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…

2013 Property Manager of the Year Susan Hammer Susan Hammer, General Manager with Riverview Realty Partners at the AMA Plaza, was the recipient of the 2013 Gold Circle Awards Property Manager of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? I became involved completely by accident.  I needed a job, and…

2014 Property Manager of the Year David Hopwood David Hopwood, General Manager with JLL at 71 South Wacker, was the recipient of the 2014 Property Manager of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? Following graduation from the University of Illinois, I had turned down job offers in the banking…

A Big Benefit of Earning a Gold Circle Award: Validation from Peers By Nancy Capadona, General Manager, CBRE It’s been just about six months since my name was announced during the Gold Circle Awards competition as the Property Manager of the Year for 2012. Without question, I was thrilled to be selected for this prestigious honor, especially considering the many…