SLAA Announces the 2019 Rising Star Winners

The St. Louis Apartment Association hosted their premier event of the year, the Rising Star Awards Banquet on Friday evening, April 26, 2019, at Sheraton Westport’s Lakeside Chalet. 

Record breaking attendance (700 guests) were there to honor 147 outstanding nominees,
and this year’s Rising Star winners.  In addition, Nan Westbrook with Somerset Apartment Management was honored for serving on the SLAA Board of Directors for the past nine-years. 

This year’s VIP (Volunteers are Important People) winners were Mandi Randell with The Lipton Group and Kevin Laune with Watchtower Security for their commitment to the Community Awareness committee; and Jamie Bryan with Monarch Investment for her dedication, support, enthusiasm, and passion for the industry and our association.  We appreciate our volunteer board and VIPs very much!

It was a spectacular event!  Congratulations to everyone!  We hope you enjoyed the event!

Maintenance, Rising Star of the Year

Andy Ellerman
Retreat at Seven Trails
Monarch Investment & Management Group

On-Site, Rising Star of the Year

Corynn Krieg
Two Twelve Clayton
CA Residential

Groundskeeper of the Year
(1 - 300 units)                                   

Mark Miller
Boulder Springs
Mills Properties, Inc.

Groundskeeper of the Year (301 + units)  

Brent Walker 
Whisper Hollow
Banner Real Estate Group

Housekeeper of the Year (301+ units)

Judy Hart
Westmont at Chesterfield
Fogelman Property Management

Behind the Scene Professional of the Year

Sarah Metzler
2B Residential

Maintenance Tech of the Year (1 – 300 units)

James Lee
West End Terrace
Mills Properties. Inc

Maintenance Tech of the Year (301 – 600 units)

Branden Grimes
The District Apartments
Freeman Webb, Co.

Maintenance Tech of the Year (601+ units)

Tony Morris
Knollwood Apartments
The Lipton Group

Leasing Professional of the Year (1 - 325 units)

Wendy Brown
Taravue Park Apartments
StoneCreek Communities

Leasing Professional of the Year (326-525 units)

Michelle Abney
Hampton Gardens
Draper And Kramer

Leasing Professional of the Year (526 + units)

Dontez Smith
Bennington Heights
Mills Properties, Inc.

Leasing Director of the Year

Melinda Griffith
Knollwood Apartments
The Lipton Group

Assistant Manager of the Year (1 - 300 units)

Joseph Condor
Willows on Weidman
StoneCreek Communities

Assistant Manager of the Year (301 +units)

Shawndale Carson
Waterford West
Mills Properties, Inc.

Property Manager of the Year (1 -200 units)

Carrie LaFontaine
Le Coeur du Monde Apartments
Broadmoor Group

Property Manager of the Year (201 – 300 units)  

Jessica Davenport
Willows On Weidman
StoneCreek Communities

Property Manager of the Year (301 – 400 units)

Angie Lauer
Vanderbilt Apartments
The Lipton Group

Property Manager of the Year (401 + units)

Brooke Crossley
Oak Park Apartments
Monarch Investment & Management Group

Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
(1 – 250 units)

Taurus Robinson
Two Twelve Clayton
CA Residential

Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
(251 – 450 units)

Andy Rogers
Evo Apartments
Draper and Kramer

Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
(451+ units)

Corey Gregory
Oak Park
Monarch Investment & Management Group

Multi-Site Supervisor of the Year
(1 – 500 units)

Claire Stevison
Mid Rivers
MLP Management, LLC

Multi-Site Supervisor of the Year
(501 – 1500 units)

Allison Arias
Greystar

Multi-Site Supervisor of the Year
(1501 + units)

Carla Powell
2B Residential

Multi-Site Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
(2001+ units)

Matt Krieger
Mills Properties, Inc.

Multi-Site Maintenance Supervisor of the Year
(1 – 2000 units)

Jason Daniel
Fairway Management, Inc.

Vendor, Community Service Award

United Services Disaster Restoration

Property of the Year, Market Rate
Pre-2000, (1 - 500 units)                 

Whisper Hollow Apartments
Banner Real Estate Group

Property of the Year, Market Rate
Post 2000, (1 – 200 units)

Piazza On West Pine
Phase I & II
2B Residential

Property of the Year, Market Rate
Post 2000, (201+ units)                                           

Two Twelve Clayton
CA Residential

Vendor, Outstanding Employee of the Year

Lindsay Weiss, CS Flooring

Vendor, Rookie of the Year

Jenn Heuer, BG Multifamily

Local, Vendor of the Year

EverReady Services

National, Vendor of the Year

Watchtower Security

Management Company of the Year

Fairway Management, Inc.

Lastly, this event would not be the success that it is without the generous support of forty-two members company that sponsored this fantastic event!  Cheers to each of you! 

SUPERSTAR SPONSORS

2B Residential

Apartments.com

Asset Residential Management

AUTCOhome Appliances

Broadmoor Group

CCM

Chadwell Supply

CS Flooring

DeSIGNery

Meier Contracting, Inc.

Empire Furniture Rental

Fairway Management, Inc.

HD Supply

McConnell & Associates

Mills Properties, Inc.

MLP Management, LLC

Monarch Investment & Management

RedBrick

Sherwin Williams

StoneCreek Communities

The Lipton Group

United Services Disaster Restoration Specialist

GOLD SPONSORS

Artisent Floors

Brake Landscaping & Lawncare, Inc.

CSC Serviceworks

Gray Painting, Inc.

Randall J.Reinker, Attorney at Law

Zillow Group

SILVER SPONSORS

Beckner Painting & Contracting

Belfor Property Restoration

BG Multifamily

CA Residential - Two Twelve Clayton

Chase Law Firm

EverReady Services

Greystar

Hoppy's Self Service, Inc.

Paul Davis Restoration of W. County

RentPath

Watchtower Security

BRONZE SPONSORS

Apartment Leasing Solutions

CORT

Furniture Options

Vatterott Properties