Awards

Gold Circle Award Profile: Alex Hales Alex Hales, Security Director with Hines at the Citadel Center, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2017 Security Professional of the Year Award. How did you get involved in the security industry? After my service in the U.S. Marines, I remained in Yuma, Arizona, writing technical reports for military testing contractors. An…

Gold Circle Award Profile: Jeff Bryski Jeff Bryski, Chief Engineer with Sterling Bay at 111 North Canal, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2017 Building Engineer of the Year Award. You started your career as a Boiler Technician with the United States Navy. How did your six years of service in the U.S. Navy help you succeed throughout…

Gold Circle Award Profile: Freddy Flores Freddy Flores, Business Development Manager at Thyssenkrupp Elevator, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2017 Affiliate Member of the Year Award. What service does your company provide and what benefits do they offer to the commercial real estate industry? Thyssenkrupp provides elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and installation services. We keep elevators running efficiently,…

Gold Circle Award Winner Profile: Krystal Kurinsky Krystal Kurinsky, Senior Vice President/General Manager with MB Real Estate Services, Inc. at 181 West Madison, is the recipient of BOMA/Chicago’s 2017 Property Management Professional of the Year. How did you get started in the commercial real estate industry? By accident (luck).  I moved to Chicago after college and…

2016 Emerging Leader of the Year Jennifer Hanson Jennifer Hanson, Assistant Real Estate Manager with CBRE, Inc. at 20 North Michigan and 600 West Fulton, was named the 2016 Gold Circle Awards Emerging Leader of the Year. What was your first paying job? My first paying job was a cashier at a local grocery store. I remember…

2016 Affiliate Member of the Year Jack O’Rourke Jack O’Rourke, Vice President of the Midwest and Southwest Regions, with Able Services, is the recipient of the 2016 Gold Circle Awards Affiliate Member of the Year. What was your first paying job? I was a Caddy at Ridgemoor Country Club in Chicago. This was a great job…

2007 Affiliate of the Year Thomas Glavin Thomas Glavin, President of Glavin Security Specialists, was named the very first BOMA/Chicago Affiliate of the Year in 2007. Tom also serves on the BOMA/Chicago Board of Directors. >>2016 Gold Circle Award Nominations are open now through October 30! Click here to learn more and submit your nomination. What was…

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…