Government Affairs Committee

The Government Affairs Committee develops and prioritizes policy positions on advocacy issues for consideration by BOMA International's Executive Committee and Board of Governors. The committee identifies emerging issues, provides guidance to staff, and engages membership in an active dialogue on current legislative matters impacting building owners and managers at the federal, state and local levels, strengthening BOMA's grassroots to influence public policy.

Agenda

10:15 Welcome and Call to Order Eskew/Bennion
10:20 Introduction Boling
10:25 Federal Update Boling/Lopez
Committee/Subcommittee Reports
10:45 BOMAPAC Council Lantz/Lopez
10:55 IDF Oversight Committee Walker/Aguilar
11:00 Federal Policy Committees

• Tax and Finance Lang/Horsley/Cohen
• Workforce Advocacy Wikan/Legare
• Energy / Sustainability Uusitalo/Ray

11:35 Codes Committee Shaw/Gille
11:45 Preparedness Committee Smith/Seymour
12:00 State and Local Government Affairs Bullock/Rosenfeld

• State and Local Update
• Roundtable Discussion/Open Mic

12:30 Adjourn Eskew/Bennion

Government Affairs Committee Voting Members

GAC Chair Shayna Eskew, BOMA/San Francisco
GAC Vice Chair Scott Bennion, BOMA/Utah
BOMAPAC Chair Mary Lantz, BOMA/Orlando
IDF Oversight Committee Chair John Powell Walker, BOMA/Oklahoma City
IDF Oversight Committee Vice Chair Rebecca Aguilar, BOMA/San Francisco
Energy Sustainability Resiliency Chair Rebecca Uusitalo, BOMA/Greater Seattle
Energy Sustainability Resiliency Vice-Chair Dave Ray, BOMA/Nevada
Tax and Finance Chair Kristine Lang, BOMA/Dallas
Tax and Finance Vice Chair Christopher Horsley, BOMA/Indiana
Tax and Finance Vice Chair Paul Cohen, BOMA/Omaha
Workforce Advocacy Chair Rachel Wikan, BOMA/Jacksonville