Friday, January 31, 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Griffis/Blessing recently hosted their 23rd annual Kick Off Awards Luncheon to celebrate employee and company achievements of the previous year, recognize award winners and to begin 2020 with a bang. The annual awards include the Rose Award (Employee of the Year), Midas Touch, Commercial and Multifamily Departmental awards and the Star Performers, who are the top 10% of the company’s employees. ““This event is a great opportunity for us to recognize the achievements of our teams.” says President and COO, William J. “BJ” Hybl Jr.

Commercial Portfolio Manager, Patty Jones, CPM® was the winner of this year’s Rose Award for demonstrating every trait of an exceptional role model and serving as a true example of all the Core Values – hard work, integrity, financial stewardship, innovation and creativity.  The Rose Award is given to the employee who best exemplifies Griffis/Blessing’s Core Values during the prior year.

Kelly Clay, also a Commercial Portfolio Manager, was this year’s Midas Touch winner. Nominees are employees who excel at raising income, lowering expenses or managing a difficult property or project well.

Thirty-six individuals were presented with Star Performer Awards for lending exceptional support to their co-workers and exemplifying the Core Values.

The year’s departmental awards went to:
Nick Friesen – Commercial Rookie of the Year
Mark Fox – Silver Ratchet Winner
Kimberly Krodel – Commercial Team Player of the Year
Tiffany Claypool – Commercial Management Assistant of the Year
Jeremiah Nease, CPM®  – Commercial Portfolio Manager of the Year
Penny Gettler – Multifamily Regional Manager of the Year
Christina Gibson – Community Manager of the Year
Ashley Mueller – Assistant Manager of the Year
Chauente Levy – Leasing Specialist of the Year
Daniel Cox – Service Manager of the Year
Daniel Elson – Service Tech of the Year
Astrid Nolasco – Housekeeper/Groundskeeper of the Year
Nick Medina – Multifamily Office Staff Rookie of the Year
Ed Mitchell – Multifamily Service Staff Rookie of the Year
Cynthia Torres – Denver Multifamily Office Staff Rookie of the Year
Ryan Olsen – Denver Multifamily Service Staff Rookie of the Year
Tenderfoot – Commercial Property of the Year
Arista Uptown, Broomfield – Multifamily Property of the Year
Commercial Rookie of the Year – Terry Lyons
Accounting Rookie of the Year – River Hood

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with additional offices in Denver, Griffis/Blessing, Inc. currently manages over 5.4 million square feet of commercial space, and over 7,000 apartments. The company has provided award-winning property management and real estate investment services throughout Colorado since 1985.

For more information, visit www.griffisblessing.com.

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