Participating on committees provides members the opportunity to assist BOMA Silicon Valley in achieving its goals and objectives. Committees are established to deal with ongoing issues and events that effect the organization and our industry.
Volunteer today to join a BOMA committee and become an integral part of the organization. It is a great way to meet people on a more intimate basis, network with members you might not meet otherwise and make a difference in our industry.
If you are interested in joining a committee or need more information, contact the committee chairperson directly.
Associate Committee
Plans the social and networking events by BOMA Silicon Valley Associate members.
The Associate Committee meets the third Tuesday of every month from noon to 1:00 pm. The meetings are open to all current Associate Members. A Principal member will speak during this "brown bag" lunch hour.
Chair: Eric Nelson (Double Day Office Services), enelson@doubleday-corprelo.com
Co-Chair: Dave Miller (Thoits Insurance), dmiller@thoits-insurance.com
Associates Night Committee
Plans and coordinates the Associates Nite event. The committee begins meeting in November and meets monthly. The event is held in April.
Chair: Brian Michael (Perfection Sweeping),
brian@perfectionsweeping.com
Building & Earth Awards Committee
Organizes the Annual Building & Earth Awards event for "best practices" in commercial real estate. The committee begins planning in January and meets monthly. The event is held in August.
Chair: Carol Edmiston (Equity Office),
carol_edmiston@equityoffice.com
Education Committee
Handles all of the educational courses through BOMI for the designations
RPA, FMA and SMA. Creates educational programs for members
and reviews choices of speakers for the monthly membership luncheons.
Chair: Susan Crow (CB Richard Ellis) susan.crow@cbre.com
Chair: Lance Gidel (Gidel & Kocal) lgidel@gidelkocal.com
Energy and Sustainable Management Committee
The goal of this committee is to promote energy efficiency in building management, encourage
our members buildings to use EPA Energy Star for benchmarking energy efficiency in their
buildings, and encourage LEED Green Building Certification.
Co-Chair:
George Denise, FMA, RPA, CPM (Cushman & Wakefield @ Adobe) gdenise@adobe.com Co-Chair:
Michael Foster, LEED AP, (City of San Jose) michael.foster@sanjoseca.gov
Finance Committee
Works with Treasurer to review organization’s
financial resources management and explores additional
revenues enhancement opportunities.
Chair: Brian Franklin (Smith Barney), brian.franklin@smithbarney.com
Golf Tournament Committee
Plans, coordinates and promotes the annual golf tournament. The committee begins meeting in late January with the event held in June.
Chair: Skeeter Chafey (Silicon Valley Paving),
skeeter@svpinc.com
Government Affairs Committee
The Government Affairs Committee oversees legislation and participates in BOMACAL, the state political arm of BOMA.
Chair: Sarahann Shapiro, sshapiro@pahl-mccay.com
Membership Committee
Recruits new members and follows up on prospective members. Monitors and reviews member programs and services. Meetings are held monthly.
Co-chair: Erin Toeniskoetter (Toeniskoetter & Breeding, Inc. Dev.) etoeniskoetter@tbionline.com
Co-Chair: Joe Williams (Aircom Mechanical), jwilliams@goaircom.com
Newsletter Committee
Publishes monthly newsletter BYLINE, explores added content and advertising opportunities as well as alternate forms of communication to membership.
Chair: Carol Welter (Graphiques Graphic Design),
cwelter6@comcast.net
Past Presidents Council
Sustains the continuing involvement of past presidents as a way to benefit BOMA Silicon Valley, the membership and industry as a whole and more importantly not lose the experience of valuable leaders.
Chair: Lynda Caputo (Shapell Industries), LCaputo@shapellhomes.com
Security Committee
Develops programs and shares information to inform members on the state of the art tools to have secure buildings and to ensure that tenants are safe in their buildings. Works with law enforcement and other public agencies to these means.
Co-chair: George Diggs (Carr America), george.diggs@carramerica.com
Share Your Holiday Committee
A BOMA tradition, this committee is responsible for raising funds to feed needy families and provide toys for children each Holiday Season.
Chair: Scott Schipper (kbmWORKSPACE), scott@kbmworkspace.com
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