The NAA Apartmentcast

This episode welcomes guest Host Shellie Sims, NAA Education Institute Director of Workforce Development, to kick off the celebration of Residential Property Management (RPM) Careers Week (RPM - Careers Week | National Apartment Association (naahq.org)!  RPM Careers Week is packed with fun challenges, prizes and RPM professionals celebrating each other, featuring "Why I love My RPM Career Monday;" "Maintenance and Service Professionals Tuesday;" "Onsite Apartment Teams Day Wednesday," sponsored by Chadwell Supply; "Super Supplier Collaborator Thursday," sponsored by the NAA National Suppliers Council; and Leadership Support Services Friday.  Shellie is joined by Todd Hignite, Vice President, Hearth Management in Cincinnati; Patrick Lawson, Regional Facilities Manager, Asset Living, East Division in Fort Myers, Florida; and Michelle Childers, Vice President of Industry Relations for Chadwell Supply in Birmingham, Alabama.   

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we visit with Kim Hurd, Executive Vice President of Property Management for KCG Companies in Indianapolis, and 2024 President of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Board of Directors, who walks us through all the recent announcements and great things happening at NAAEI, including the launch of the Platform for Apartment Credential Engagement (PACE).Learn more about NAAEI credentials, as well as online training and continuing education credits, courses and resources available through the Visto, NAAEI’s online learning platform.

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s trio of Federal Legislative Affairs Directors, Maria Spencer, Jason Lynn and Jodie Anderson to walk through the rental housing industry's federal legislative priorities. For those interested in learning more about housing policy, NAA has a wealth of resources, including a policy issues library, state-by state legislative tracker, the Apartment Advocate and Apartment Advocate Pro newsletters, and much more, all on NAA’s website. You are also invited to register for Advocate, NAA’s annual advocacy conference and Lobby Day, March 12-13 in Washington, D.C. 

Just in time for Women's History Month, this episode of the NAA Apartmentcast is the first in a series discussing women in technology, supported by and featuring two members of NAA's Technology Committee, Michele Crochetiere, Senior Director of Client Services for One11 Advisors, an Altus Group business; and Gina Carter, Vice President of Operations at Blue Ridge Companies. Learn more at https://www.naahq.org

Episode 12 is the third in an ongoing series supported by NAA’s NEXT GEN committee, highlighting apartment career journeys and career advice. This episode features Kayla Quint, a Regional Property Manager for Willow Bridge Property Company (formerly Lincoln Property Company). She is an NAA Board Member and Region 9 Regional Vice President, and has served on a multitude of NAA Committees, including Governance, Legislative, Membership, RPM Careers, Operations, NEXT GEN and more. 

Episode 11 is the second in an ongoing series supported by NAA’s NEXT GEN committee, highlighting apartment career journeys and career advice. This episode features Brett Frank, a multi-site Community Director for Centerspace in Denver. He is a member of both the 2023 NAA Budget and Finance Committee and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community, as well as a 2024 member of the NAA Technology Committee. 

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s AVP of Housing Policy & Regulatory Affairs Nicole Upano, and Jodie Anderson, Director, Federal Legislative Affairs for NAA, for an update on federal regulation and legislative affecting rental housing. For those interested in learning more about housing policy, NAA has a wealth of resources, including a policy issues library, state-by state legislative tracker, the Apartment Advocate and Apartment Advocate Pro newsletters, and much more, all on NAA’s website. You are also invited to register for Advocate, NAA’s annual advocacy conference and Lobby Day, March 12-13 in Washington, D.C. d

Episode 9 is the first in an ongoing series supported by NAA’s NEXT GEN committee, highlighting apartment career journeys and career advice. This episode features NAA Board Member, NEXT GEN committee Chair and Region 9 RVP Katie Wrenn, Director of Training and Development for WRH Realty Services in Jacksonville. 

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with Khara House, 2023 Chair of NAA’s DE&I Committee and Director of Communications and Public Affairs for the Bella Group; Lorri Oliver Goldmann, Vice Chair of the DE&I Committee and the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Avenue5 Residential; and Marci French, Immediate Past Chair of the DE&I Committee and the Vice President of Asset Management for HRG Asset Management as well as Chief facilitator for French’s Leadership Solutions. There are a litany of resources available on NAA’s website, including DE&I Education Programs, webinars, resources and tools, events and initiatives, scholarship opportunities and forums. Visit naahq.org/ diversity-equity-inclusion for more.NAA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Awareness Week is back, Oct. 16-20. Register and learn more today!

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's Leah Cuffy, Director of Industry Advocacy Research, to discuss the launch of NAA’s 2023 edition of the Dollar of Rent. Read more about NAA’s Dollar of Rent analysis and download the explanatory infographic.

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's Josh Gold, Senior Vice President, Member Education, Programs, & Affiliate Engagement, to discuss the launch of NAA and HD Supply's newest program, Maintenance Legends. Nominate a legendary maintenance professional today!

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's Leah Cuffy, Director of Advocacy Research, to chat about the release of NAA's rent control research, "Examining the Unintended Consequences of Rent Control Policies in Cities Across America." The full report and companion infographic are now available for download. 

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's Clark Ebbert, Director of Conference Education Programming, to chat about the breadth of educational offerings at Apartmentalize, the largest, most important annual gathering of rental housing professionals. Register today for Apartmentalize, June 7-9 in Atlanta. 

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's three Legislative Affairs Directors, Maria Spencer, Jason Lynn and Jodie Applewhite, to walk the industry through key pieces of federal legislation affecting rental housing. Register today for NAA's annual advocacy conference, Advocate, March 28-29 in Washington, D.C.

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, our very first, we sit down with NAA SVP of Government Affairs Greg Brown for a conversation centered on federal legislative and regulatory affairs headed into 2023. 

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA VP of Research Paula Munger for a conversation centered on apartment market trends, the labor market, inflation, demographics, housing affordability, adaptive reuse and more.