FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BOMA Inducts New Board Leaders

Farmington Hills, Mich., March 17, 2005– The Building Owners and Managers Association of Metropolitan Detroit (BOMA) inducted a new leadership team for their Board of Directors, effective immediately. The BOMA Board of Directors serves as a visionary leader of the organization in developing and implementing its strategic plan. The Board also oversees the operations of BOMA Detroit’s nearly 400 members and the association’s eight specialty committees.

The new Board officers are James L. Jonas, Executive Vice-President REDICO Management, Inc., Southfield, inducted as President; Paula Goldman-Spinner, Vice President/Director of Office Building Management, Schostak Brothers & Co., Inc., Southfield, inducted as Vice President; Laura M. Mullins, President, Moylan Energy Management, Inc., Canton, inducted as Secretary; and Thomas Giacobassi, Regional Property Administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Southfield, inducted as Treasurer.The Board directors are Cynthia M. McDonell, CPM, RPA, General Manager, Colonnade Properties, L.L.C.; Marilyn Wilbarger, Vice President/Management Services Director, Grubb & Ellis Management Services, Inc.; John Sier, Partner, Kitch Drutchas Wagner DeNardis & Valitutti; Eric Miles, Vice-President, Tenant & Property Services, MAVDevelopment; Thomas Cook, Regional Facilities Manager, General Motors.

“The dedication of BOMA’s Board has always been a strength of the association,” said Janet Langlois-Resto, Executive Director, BOMA of Metro Detroit. “Their ability to identify and advocate for key issues affecting commercial real estate has made BOMA a leader in the industry.”

Founded in 1908, BOMA of Metropolitan Detroit is a professional trade association whose nearly 400 members either own or manage commercial real estate, or provide goods and services to the industry. As part of BOMA International, which represents over 9 billion square feet of commercial properties and facilities in North America and serves 19,000+ commercial real estate professionals, BOMA of Metro Detroit, provides commercial real estate professionals with the opportunity to work together for professional growth, advocacy rights, corporate profit, and the benefit of the nine Southeastern Michigan communities it serves. For more information on BOMA and membership visit www.bomadet.org.

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