2015 MGAA Newsletter – January

Monthly Membership
Meeting
Monthly Membership
Meeting
January 20, 2015
RiverStone
January
20,Apartment
2015
Community
RiverStone
Apartment
3990 Riverside
Park Blvd.
Community
Macon, GA
3990 Riverside Park Blvd.
Macon,
GA person
Cost:
$35.00/
Cost: $35.00/ person
Board
Meeting: 5:00
Social
Hour:5:00
6:00
Board
Meeting:
Meeting:
7:00
Social
Hour: 6:00
Meeting: Kick-Off
7:00
Committee
&
MGAA Information
Committee Kick-Off &
Reservations
must be received no
MGAA Information
later than January 14th by faxing
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than January 14th
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form to
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Property/Vendor Name
to mgaaonline@gmail.com
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2014 Board Members
Associate Vice President
Bobby Harmon, Landmark Landscape
bharmon@landmarklandscapes.com
(770) 446-0044
President
Kirbi Suddeth
President Elect
Lindsay McCallum, Riverstone
riverstoneamgr@greystar.com
(478) 257-6044
Secretary
Kayla Jones, Lullwater at Bass
K.jones0929@yahoo.com
(478) 919-8124
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Ben Mask
Dannenberg Lofts, Sterchi Lofts &
572 Mulberry
dl@provencere.com
478-318-7895
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Amanda Dawkins, Apartment Guide
adawkins@apartmentguide.com
(478) 714-3956
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Natalie Culpepper, Seagull Select
natalie2244@comcast.net
(770) 560-9346
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Kathy Turner
turnerkathy0@gmail.com
(706) 561-9525
Shelly Campbell
campbell@hpimillcreekrun.com
478-784-7922
Anna Claire Wooley
Lisa Swem
Stonehenge Apartments
Past President
Katie Walden, Riverstone
riverstonemgr@greystar.com
(478) 257-6044
Susan Hewett, Executive Director
mgaaonline@gmail.com
(478) 994-8774
Thank you for your service & commitment to MGAA by serving on the Board during 2013 & 2014:
Bridget Daniel—Worthing Companies
Christina Morris—Cherry Place Apartments
Angie Martin—Worthing Companies
Good Day Everyone!
I’m sure word has gotten around about how great the 6th Annual Star Awards were! We had
such an amazing time and I think everyone really enjoyed the changes we made this year! A
HUGE thank you to Gene, Kathy and EVERYONE from Colony Furniture for supplying the
furniture and having it set up. So much hard work went into the furniture set up and we can’t
thank you enough! I would also like to thank Katie Walden for coming up with our amazing
theme and Lindsay McCallum for making and supplying all the decorations to complete the
look! Lindsay and Katie also put in hard work and time designing the t-shirts and koozies,
which were a hit! If you haven’t received your koozie yet, no worries, we have them
throughout the year!
Congratulations to ALL of our 2014 Star Award Winners, as well as our Canned Food Drive
Winners! We truly appreciate everyone’s effort in nominating each one of our winners and
the participation of the Canned Food Drive!
Welcome to all of our new board members and officers for 2015, and a HUGE thank you for
all of your hard work and dedication to our outgoing members, Angie Martin, Christina
Morris and Kimberly Helton.
This month is our Committee Kick Off meeting at Riverstone Apartment Community, January 20th at 6:00pm. We want to make 2015 a great year and we need your help! The meeting
will give you an opportunity to go over the committees and allow anyone interested to join!
If you are unfamiliar with the MGAA committees you may go to MGAAONLINE.COM to
find out more before the meeting!
If anyone has suggestions or ideas for the upcoming year please do not hesitate to email me
Kirbi.Suddeth@legacy-fp.com or Susan Hewett at Mgaaonline@gmail.com.
Remember to like us on Facebook!
I hope to see each of you at Riverstone January 20th!
Best Regards,
Kirbi Suddeth
President
Attention Vendors
In efforts to help you manage your bar tabs, MGAA
encourages you to bring business cards or some sort
of tickets to pass out for drink purchases.
If you have questions regarding this, please contact Susan at
mgaaonline@gmail.com.
Scenes from the Holiday Party and Star Awards
More scenes from the Holiday Party/Star Awards
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
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478-919-6650
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478-654-6096
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APARTMENT
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Property of the Year - Adrian on Riverside
Best Amenities - RiverStone Apartment Community
Beautification:
1-150 Units - Stonehenge & ABE Landscape
151-250 Units - Huntington Chase & Landmark Landscapes
251 & Up - Lullwater at Bass & The Brickman Group
Manager of the Year - Katie Walden
Assistant Manager of the Year - Anna Still
Leasing Professional of the Year - Kacey Pike
Maintenance Team of the Year - Pavilion at Plantation Way
Maintenance Individual of the Year - Ellis Cowart
Associate of the Year - Bobby Harmon
Associate Company of the Year - Seagull Select
Reaching For the Stars - Windy Hill Manor
Best of the Best - Kirbi Suddeth
A HUGE Thank You to our
Awesome Sponsors for the event:
Colony Furniture Leasing
HD Supply
RediFloors
Apts.com
Apartment Search Magazine
Chadwell Supply
Coinmach/MacGray
Maintenance Supply HQ
OxBuilt Construction
PDQ Services
Cook’s Carpet Maintenance
Professional Debt Mediation
Seagull Select
To Our
Canned Food Drive Winners
Best Dressed Barrel:
Corder Crossing
Collection for
1-150 Units:
Wesleyan Gardens
Collection for
151-225 Units:
Adrian on Riverside
Collection for
225 Units & Up:
Lullwater at Bass
A HUGE Thank You to Bridget Daniel for
coordinating the food drive.
Board Members
Bridget Daniel
Board Member
2013-2014
Angie Martin
Board Member
2013-2014
Kimberly Helton
Board Member
2013-2014
Kathy Turner
Lisa Swem
Kirbi Suddeth
Board Member
2015
Natalie Culpepper
Seagull Select
Associate Company of
the Year
Kirbi Suddeth
Rutland Place
Best of the Best
RiverStone
Best Amenities
Adrian on Riverside
Property of the Year
Wesleyan Gardens
1-150 Units
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Lullwater at Bass
226+ Units
Awards
Katie Walden
Manager of the Year
RiverStone
Lullwater at Bass
Beautification Award
Canned
Food
Drive
Adrian on Riverside
151-225 Units
Ellis Cowart
Adrian on Riverside
Maintenance
Individual of the Year
Bobby Harmon
Landmark Landscape
Associate of the Year
Best Dressed Barrel
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The Susan Hewett Annual
GAA Scholarship Award
In appreciation of 25 years of dedication and service by Susan Hewett to MGAA, it was announced at the
25th Anniversary Celebration on May 9, 2013that MGAA will create this Scholarship Award to be
presented annually to an outstanding & deserving owner/manager member (s) of MGAA so that they may
attend the GAA Education Conference.
The Scholarship Award is to be initially funded in the amount of $1000 by the donations in the amount of
$250 each from following member donors:
 Colony Furniture Leasing;
 Cook’s Carpet Maintenance;
 Landmark Landscapes; and
 Redi-Floors.
In the event that other vendors may want to be included in donating to the scholarship award, or if a vendor
decides to no longer participate in donating to the scholarship award, the amount of the award may vary.
Donors will be announced at the meeting when the award is presented, on Facebook, and in the newsletter.
The scholarship award funds will be used to pay for registration, travel & lodging for the GAA Education
Conference for the winning owner/manager member.
At the August 2013 Board meeting, the board voted that the Scholarship Award would be based on essays
received from members in good standing with MGAA, and must include the following:
 Why I want to attend the conference;
 Show of enthusiasm about wanting to win and attend the conference; and
 Why I should be the winner.
OR: The Board can nominate a deserving person who has not applied for the scholarship.
The essays will be judged by board members based on:
 30% - based on attendance at MGAA functions (participant must keep a record of their
 participation which can be verified by the Executive Director);
 30% - based on the required essay; and
 40% - based on volunteering for MGAA, i.e. committees, board, PAC Fundraiser, Canned Food
Drive, Star Awards, etc (participant must keep a record of their volunteering in MGAA functions,
which can be verified by the Executive Director).
 The applicant must meet with the committee prior to winner being selected.
The winner will share their experience of attending the conference, and what they got out of the
conference. This will be shared in the newsletter and on social media.
The Board voted to award the 1st Scholarship Award for the 2014 GAA Education Conference.
Deadline for essays to be received each year will be June 30th.
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January 20th
Committee Kick-Off &
MGAA Information Sharing
February 17th
Membership Drive Kick-Off
Tic Toc
July
No Meeting
August 18th
Vendor Appreciation
Location to be
Determined
March 17th
Location to be
determined
September 15th
Canned Food Drive
Kick-Off
Location to be
determined
April 21st
Location to be
determined
October 20th
Annual Trade Show
Location to be
determined
May 19th
Location to be
determined
November 17th
Election Night
Location to be
determined
June
No Meeting
December
Star Awards
Date & Location to be
determined
Remember to do BUSINESS with MGAA Members !
Alternative Security Deposit
Collection and Credit Services
Flooring Services cont’d
Screening Reports
(678) 836-5393
Jason Montgomery
PDQ Services
(478) 781-6779
tinalayton@pdqservices.net
www.pdqservices.net
Tina Layton
Seagull Select
(770) 425-9727
natalie2244@comcast.net
www.seagullselect.com
Natalie Culpepper
Apartment Search
(478) 757-3280
Ev Peterson
Professional Debt Mediation
(888) 676-9873
jlefforge@pdminc.net
www.pdminc.net
John Lefforge
Sherwin Williams
(404) 597-6060
swrep6072@sherwin.com
www.sherwin-williams.com
Gregg Trance
Apartment Finder of Middle Georgia
(501) 470-6490
Middlegeorgiaaf@gmail.com
Shannon Epperson, CAS, NALP
Screening Reports
(678) 836-5393
Jason Montgomery
Fitness Equipment
Apartment Advertising
Apartment Guide
(877) 756-4057
adawkins@apartmentguide.com
www.apartmentguide.com
Amanda Dawkins
Cox Communications
(478) 314-3510
Charletta Oneal
Appliance Parts and Sales
Chadwell Supply
(678) 395-1358
Frank Shea
HD Supply
(478) 998-1305
Jeff Barron
Maintenance Supply Headquarters
(478) 494-5590
John Adams
Wilmar Industries
(229) 869-4023
Richard Ellis
Blinds
Marietta Drapery
(678) 429-9854
cmartin@mariettadrapery.com
www.mariettadrapery.com
Chris Martin
Construction
Fitness Equipment Sales
(770) 908-0000
Matt Warren
H&H Construction Group, Inc.
(770) 504-9548
Jennifer Clark
Ready Fitness
(404) 576-5670
Lance Gauntt
OxBuilt Construction
(770) 485-3698
Audrey Grant-Lott
SOFITCO
(404) 697-5366
Kevin Handzel
Electrical
Mr. Electric
(478) 476-9926
Clay Tidwell
Furniture, Accessories and Rental
Colony Furniture Leasing
(800) 962-8875
Gene Kemp
Gutters
Evictions
PDQ Services
(478) 781-6779
tinalayton@pdqservices.net
www.pdqservices.net
Tina Layton
Renters Reference Services
(770) 458-0729
Brad Teague
Flooring Services
Cook’s Carpet Maintenance
478) 956-5287
David Cook
EnviroClean Services
(478) 257-6690
brian@envirocleanmidga.com
Brian & Trish Whitley/Angela Moffett
Redi-Floors, Inc.
(404) 668-6324
khelton@redifloors.com
www.redifloors.com
Kimberley Helton
Gutter Gophers, Inc.
(478) 464-3000
Todd Randall
Insurance
Allstate
(478) 994-0850
Jane Pennington
Internet Listing Service
Apartments.com
(678) 357-6530
Richlynne Rocker
Laundry Sales & Service
Caldwell & Gregory
(404) 883-4182
John Steinhofer
Coinmach/MacGray
((770) 717-1618
Joyce Mosley
Remember to do BUSINESS with MGAA Members !
Janitorial Services
Maintenance
Roofing
Neli-HBM Janitorial Service
(478) 405-7261
Neli Velinova
Gutter Gophers, Inc.
(478) 464-3000
Todd Randall
L.E. Schwartz and Son, Inc.
(478) 745-6563
Joe Hanson
Scent Marketing
Landscaping
Pest Control
The Brickman Group
(478) 745-3550
Chance Rolley
Atlanta Pest Control
(866) 874-7378
Jordan Wells
info@apccompanies.com
GBTS Lawncare
(478) 955-8427
Matt Brown
Landmark Landscapes
(855) 446-0044
Bobby Harmon
U.S. Lawns
(478) 919-6650
Ronnie Christopher
Marketing & Training Tracking
Apartment Guide
(877) 756-4057
adawkins@apartmentguide.com
www.apartmentguide.com
Amanda Dawkins
Movers
Allstar Moving
(478) 475-4545
Dan Couey
Good Guys Moving and Delivery
(478) 808-4566
goodguymovers@gmail.com
www.goodguymovers.com
Garrett Smith
Premier Moving by Pam, LLC
(478) 256-7756
Kevin Davis
Painting Service
American Painting and Renovations, Inc.
(770) 995-8787
John Garza
Sherwin Williams
(478) 235-6700
swrep6072@sherwin.com
Ty Jackson
Knox Pest Control
(478) 405-9147
Billy Sheffield or John Lindhorst
Peachtree Pest Control
(478) 447-0312
Chris Tinseth
Scentair Technologies
(478) 319-8604
Kari Schmutzler
Security
Signal 88 Security
(478) 508-2750
Damien Wilford
Jeff Carson
Screens
Pool Supplies and Maintenance
Original 7, Inc.
(770) 794-8511
Devin.byrd@original7.com
www.original7.com
Devin Byrd
Public Insurance Adjusters
First Call Claim
Ryan Willis
(615) 724-2424
Restoration and Emergency Service
First Response Services
(478) 923-5777
Audrey@frsga.com
www.frsga.com
Audrey Rhodes
Parker Young Construction
(478) 757-0932
Ralph Burris
Roofing
American Painting and Renovations, Inc.
(770) 995-8787
John Garza
Sidewalks
Georgia Safe Sidewalks
(941) 773-4902
(770) 702-0766
todd@gasafesidewalks.com
www.gasafesidewalks.com
Todd Fulk
Waste Disposal, Equipment and
Removal
Valet Waste
(404) 992-7982
vwillard@valetwaste.com
www.valetwaste.com
Vanessa Willard
Tenant Screening
Screening Reports
(678) 836-5393
Jason Montgomery
Utilities
GA Power Company
(478) 784-5956
mkwhite@southernco.com
Www.georgiapower.com/earthcents
Kevin White
OnePoint Technologies
(678) 391-3999
Wendy McMillan
SCANA Energy
(478) 405-2300
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