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41st Trade Show: A Fabulous Success!
Congratulations to All of Our Industry Award Winners
Elaine Hutchison Named Top Rental Housing Executive
Elaine Hutchison, principal of Paragon Equities in Long Beach, received the Industry Award of Excellence at the 14th Annual Rental Housing Tribute Event at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Sponsored by the Apartment Association, California Southern Cities, the awards competition is the only one of its kind in Los Angeles County for the rental industry and it salutes the premier housing providers. The Industry Award of Excellence is the top award given annually to the individual who has contributed the most to improving rental housing.
Elaine has served as President of the Apartment Association, California Southern Cities; President of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce; and President of the California Apartment Association. She runs Paragon Equities, a property management company, which also handles real estate activity.
Elaine has been very involved with the political and education activities of the Association, including serving as President of the Income Property Owners Political Action Committee (IPPAC) and President of the American Housing Foundation.
The other major award of the Association was received by Assemblymember Van Tran, the first Vietnamese-American elected to any State House in the United States. Van Tran was named Legislator of the Year by the Association specifically for his support of housing-related issues. Assemblymember Van Tran represents District 68 which covers western Orange County cities.
Nearly 100 finalists competed for top prizes in their career areas:
- Angela Renteria, Ernst & Haas Management Co., Business Manager of the Year
- Guadalupe Leon, Jamison Management Company, Maintenance Technician of the Year
- Carlos Munoz, Legacy Partners Residential, Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
- Javier Garcia, International Realty & Investments, Maintenance Supervisor of the Year (under 100 units)
- Ona Vargas, MPMS, Inc., Leasing Professional of the Year
- Kathleen Blackburn, Legacy Partners Residential, Assistant Manager of the Year
- Jazmin Cerda, Beach Front Property Management, Management, Manager/Owner of the Year (2-50 units)
- Gary Cooper, Santa Fe Management, Manager/ Owner of the Year (51-100 units)
- Tom Gibbons, Legacy Partners Residential, Manager/Owner of the Year (101-250 units)
- Brian Mitchell, Legacy Partners Residential, Manager/Owner of the Year (251+ units)
- Lupe Filorio, Healstone Property Management, Property Supervisor of the Year
- The Karnak - Beach Front Property Management, Repositioned Community of the Year
- The Lofts at NoHo Commons - Legacy Partners Residential, Rental Community of the Year
- 7950 West Sunset - Legacy Partners Residential, New Rental Property of the Year
- Family Commons at Cabrillo (Century Housing Corp.), Affordable Housing Project of the Year
- Lorrie Baldwin, L.A. Hydro-Jet & Rooter Service, Inc., Industry Partner of the Year
- Sky Properties, Inc., Property Management Company of the Year
- Michael Martinez, Belmont Brokerage & Management, Rental Housing Employee of the Year
- Pabst, Kinney & Associates, Inc., Leadership Award
The awards breakfast was held in conjunction with the Association’s 41st Annual Trade Show held at the Long Beach Convention Center. The Apartment Association, California Southern Cities is a nonprofit trade association that represents owners and operators of the rental housing industry. Founded in 1924 in Long Beach, AACSC has more than 3,000 members in the 54 cities of southern Los Angeles and western Orange counties. For more information, please go to http://www.apt-assoc.com
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