Name: Justin Knippel
Title: Vice President
Company: Bergelectric Corp.
# years in the industry: 25
Where are you originally from and how long have you lived in Las Vegas: I’m originally from Wisconsin but made my way to Southern California where my career at Bergelectric began. I relocated to Las Vegas in August 2008 (yes, 10 minutes before the great recession of 08) and have been here ever since.
What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? Networking Consistency. I took a break from NAIOP for a couple of years, after finding myself too busy to take advantage of what NAIOP has to offer and I decided to let my membership coverage lapse. I know, what was I thinking right? After a couple years hiatus, I renewed my membership and quickly found a lot of the same familiar faces that have been with NAIOP for years. It’s a great place to connect with industry friends and hopefully make some new ones along the way.
What has been your favorite experience or story that happened at NAIOP event? After we all have gone through over the past year, my favorite experience(s) are simple… breakfast meetings, golf tournaments, bowling tournaments, spotlight award dinners, etc. The ability to shake someone’s hand and see people’s faces without masks are some basic highlights! Over the past year, I sure hope we’ve all learned not to take it for granted…. our lives can get turned upside down and we need to be thankful for what we have, when we have it!
Who have you met at a NAIOP event that has influenced you or that you have become close friends with? I have met some great people through NAIOP and throughout this industry. Luckily, a few of them have become close friends and they know who they are.
What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? I’m very fortunate for where I’m at, for my family, for my friends, clients and colleagues. In fact, many of us are very fortunate for all of the same. However, so many in our community are less fortunate, so when we have the opportunity to give back to the community, we need to. Our legacy should not be one of fame, but simply being good people. Help your friends, your family, your neighbors; lift others up and do what you can to help others succeed!
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Name: Emily Dobbins
Title: Marketing Specialist
Company: Nigro Construction
Where are you originally from and how long have you lived in Las Vegas: I was born and raised in Las Vegas, so 25 years!
What has NAIOP provided you that has helped you grow professionally or personally? NAIOP has provided me with life long friendships and connections. I have learned many valuable lessons especially through the DLI Program.
What has been your favorite experience or story that happened at NAIOP event? I always have a great time at the Octoberfest event each year. I really get a kick out of watching the beer holding contest!
Who have you met at a NAIOP event that has influenced you or that you have become close friends with? I would say my DLI classmates have influenced me the most. They encourage me to grow in the industry and it is amazing that I have made some genuine friends through the program.
What do you want your legacy to be in the Southern Nevada community? I just want to make a positive impact on people through helping them grow the community in the CRE industry. The community is always changing and growing so being a part of helping in that process is something that I take pride in.
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Our committees have been very planning planning up coming events. Take a moment to save the dates now!
Click here to visit the event page and to register.
Members of NAIOP Southern Nevada Community Service committee have gone to great lengths to serve others during this challenging year.
According to Community Service Chairwoman Patti Dillon, NAIOP members have donated thousands of dollars in food, clothing, hygiene products and school supplies to homeless teens, senior citizens, at-risk youth and medically fragile children throughout Southern Nevada this year. They have also volunteered hundreds of hours of their time.
For many years, NAIOP Southern Nevada has organized and executed community service projects that benefit local nonprofits, including CASA Foundation Las Vegas, Communities In Schools of Nevada, Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, Hollingsworth Elementary School, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Street Teens, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas.
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the committee to get more creative and to reframe its service projects, while still providing volunteer opportunities for members. So far in 2021, NAIOP members have volunteered 199 hours to nonprofits throughout Southern Nevada. In 2020 NAIOP volunteer hours totaled nearly 1,300 hours including 720 hours at the renovation project at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and 156 hours working on the Communities in Schools Thanksgiving event.
For example, committee members designed a different delivery plan for their Communities in Schools Thanksgiving meal project. Instead of the 24 families picking up the decorated holiday meal box from school, committee members personally delivered a complete Thanksgiving meal and a grocery gift card to each family’s home. Communities in Schools recognized NAIOP’s commitment to their mission by awarding their “Community Volunteer Group” award to NAIOP Southern Nevada at their “Power Within” event in May.
And, NAIOP’s support for Make-A-Wish was provided virtually this year through the “What would you do for a Make-A-Wish donation” challenge. A record-setting $14,000 was raised, nearly tripling the $5,000 goal for 2021. Committee members sang bravely, ate bugs, had pies and eggs thrown at them and endured strenuous workouts, all to raise money for this cause.
Photo Caption:
Communities in Schools of Southern Nevada Executive Director Cheri Ward (second from left) presented NAIOP Southern Nevada 2021 Board President David Strickland (right), Community Service Committee Chairwoman Patti Dillon and Chris Teachman, Community Service Committee Past Chairman, with their “Community Volunteer Group” award.
The NAIOP Southern Nevada Golf Tournament planning is underway! The 29th Annual “Around the World in 18 Holes” Golf Tournament will be held at Spanish Trail Country Club on Friday, October 8th, 2021. Sponsorships are selling fast and player registrations are currently only available with the purchase of a sponsorship. See details here.
We are also now collecting $100 minimum valued raffle prizes. If you would like to donate, please contact me.
Golf Committee Chair
Alicia Nelson
Business Development
NextGen
Direct: 702-983-7410 Mobile: 702-600-8512
anelson@nextgen.vegas
Despite the closures that the Pandemic brought, the NAIOP Southern Nevada’s Community Service Committee went above and beyond to ensure the local groups that they partner with were served.
Throughout March and April, the Committee members participated in Make-A-Wish Walk for Wishes with a 2021 Virtual Fundraising Campaign challenge called, “What will you do for a Make-A-Wish donation?” Our committee members got creative with fun and entertaining challenges of their own. Members pledged to complete their challenges for each donation goal met. The group exceeded their fundraising goal of $5,000 collecting over $12,000 in donations! The generous donations to Make-A-Wish of Southern Nevada create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses within our own community. Click here to see our challenge photos and videos.
During May, the Committee held a donation drive for Street Teens, a local non-profit organization dedicated to assisting homeless youth. Donations included food, water, personal hygiene products, paper products, etc. These donations help provide support to the at-risk youth and empower them to strive towards a bright future.
As we head into summer, we are gearing up to kick-off our 2nd Annual Communities in Schools college application fee fundraiser. Details are here. Watch for our school supply drive for Hollingsworth Elementary School soon. Keep an eye out for both of these events on your email and our social media.
Have you heard? Our Committee is growing! Contact any Committee member for information about our past or upcoming events. With your support, our efforts will continue to make a meaningful impact on the Las Vegas Valley. If you’re a NAIOP Member and want to join the committee, contact the NAIOP office at 702-798-7194 or info@naiopnv.org.
Click here to check out our recent event photos.
Megan McInerney
Associate | Las Vegas – Office Division
Colliers International
(702) 836-3700 | megan.mcinerney@colliers.com
Clark County has a new community survey being conducted to support two county initiatives. The research and subsequent data from the survey will inform Clark County’s visioning for the future and Clark County’s messaging for economic development. The survey is anonymous and does not require residents to disclose their name or specific address. All data and information from the survey will be aggregated to understand general perceptions and views of the county.
The survey should take no more than 15-20 minutes to complete and it will be available until July 19th. The survey can be accessed online by visiting www.BrandingClarkCounty.com.
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Also, please share the survey with others that may want to provide feedback about our community.
Shani J. Coleman
Director, Community & Economic Development
Clark County Government Center
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 6th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89155
Direct: 702.455.6489 – mobile: 702.833.0208
Shani.Coleman@ClarkCountyNV.gov
Mon-Thurs, 7:30 am -5:30pm, Closed Fridays
Have you visited the NAIOP Corporate website at https://www.naiop.org/ lately? Did you know that you are able to create your own profile on this website so that you can connect with other members throughout the nation? Whether you did or did not know this, now is the time to go log in and spruce up your profile page!
After you log in to your account, you will be taken straight to your “My Profile” page. Once you are on “My Profile” then you can either spend just a few minutes filling out the most important parts of your profile, or you can dive a little deeper and make sure that fellow NAIOP members from around the nation know all about you and your company.
The whole process is not only simple, but also a great way to leverage your NAIOP membership and start connecting with other like-minded professionals in the industry.
Don’t know your national ID to logon? Contact Nan Okuda at NAIOP Southern Nevada 702-798-7194 or nan@naiopnv.org.
Christy Bojda, LEED Green Associate
Associate
GRN Vision
christy@GRNVision.com
702.810.6485
www.GRNVision.com
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