2024 Tailwind Group Operations & Budget Summit Awards
The 4th Annual Tailwind Group Operations & Budget Summit took place April 15 – April 18 in Mankato, Minnesota, Tailwind Group headquarters. Property Managers, Resident Services Managers, and corporate team members traveled from various locations for three days of learning, collaboration, and celebrations! Our employees celebrated with a dinner and awards ceremony on the final night at Sky One Eleven Event Center.
Tailwind Group honored our property sites and individuals who met and exceeded Tailwind Group’s standards for excellence.
College Town Mankato (MaKayla Kies) achieved the Living the Difference: Best Renewal % in the Portfolio for the 2nd year in a row at 48.8%.
The Quarters Cedar Falls (Mariah Fordyce) achieved the Best Rent Collection % in the Portfolio at 99.65%.
109 Tower (Cortavious Givens) took home the Largest Year-Over-Year NOI $ Increase at $1,047,508.
The largest Year-Over-Year NOI % Increase was awarded to The Quarters Oxford (D’Andre Webb) with 86%.
For the second year in a row, The Quarters Vermillion (Faith Acosta) was awarded Top Resident Reputation in the Portfolio.
The following is a list of our 2024 Operations & Budget Summit nominees and award winners. Please join us in congratulating them!
Corporate Newcomer of the Year
Zach Rubosky
Nominees:
- Corey Lavigne
- Todd Montgomery
- Zach Rubosky
Corporate Team Member of the Year
Sherri Hupp
Nominees:
- Whitney Dickinson
- Sherri Hupp
- Miranda Johnston
Operations Team Member of the Year
Emily Adams
Nominees:
- Emily Adams
- Mandy Schackow
- Logan Suko
Finance & Investments Team Member
Betsy Elzen
Nominees:
- Betsy Elzen
- Sheila Helland
- Samantha Nordlie
Maintenance Newcomer of the Year
Dalton Murphy
Nominees:
- Dalton Murphy, The Quarters Ames
- Brian Brown, The Quarters Vermillion
- Andrew Bauer, The Quarters Lawrence
- Corey Graves, The Landing Fayetteville
Management Newcomer of the Year
Dominique Swanson
Nominees:
- Mariah Fordyce, The Quarters Cedar Falls
- Dominique Swanson, The Quarters East Lansing
- Liv Lemus, The Quarters Lawrence
- Mario Hervey II, The Landing Fayetteville
Resident Services Manager of the Year
Kimberly O’Connell
Nominees:
- Amy Noble, The Quarters Iowa City
- Alexis Whited-Gant, The Griff
- Kimberly O’Connell, The Landing College Station
- Jennifer Campbell, College Town Oxford
Maintenance Professional of the Year
Nicholas Haley
Nominees:
- Rupert Goodrich, College Town Mankato
- Nicholas Haley, LivRed
- Joshua Hall, The Quarters Columbia
- Sam Lewis, The Landing Fayetteville
Property Manager of the Year
John Karns-Warren
Nominees:
- John Karns-Warren, The Quarters Ames
- Alex Lumley, The Griff
- Kayla Montgomery, The Quarters Lawrence
- Jenna James, College Town Oxford
Outstanding Leadership
Colleen Lewter
The following properties were recognized for their renewal percentage:
Gold: 40% or Greater Renewal %
- College Town Mankato
- South Duff
- The Griff
- The Landing College Station
- The Quarters Ames
- The Quarters Cedar Falls
- The Quarters Mankato
- The Quarters Stillwater
- The Quarters Vermillion
Sliver: 35% or Greater Renewal %
- Altitude Wichita
- The Landing Fayetteville
- The Quarters Iowa City
- The Quarters Lawrence
Bronze: 30% or Greater Renewal %
- Altitude Baton Rouge
- LivRed
- RentMSU & Block 518
- The Nest & College Street Studios
- The Quarters Bloomington
- The Quarters East Lansing
- The Quarters East Lansing Cottages
- The Quarters Lincoln
The following properties were recognized for the rent collection percentage:
Gold: 99.5% or Greater Collection %
- College Town Fayetteville
- The Quarters Cedar Falls
- The Quarters Lawrence
Sliver: 99% or Greater Collection %
- Altitude Wichita
- College Town Mankato
- The Nest & College Street Studios
- The Quarters Bloomington
- The Quarters Columbia
- The Quarters Mankato
- The Quarters Stillwater
- The Quarters Vermillion
Bronze: 98.5% or Greater Collection %
- College Town Oxford
- The Griff
- The Landing Fayetteville
- The Quarters Lincoln
Tailwind Group believes in recognizing the hard work and dedication of our employees. Our company culture thrives on appreciation, teamwork, and excellence. We understand that our employees’ dedication, passion, and hard work are the cornerstones of our success. Thank you to our employees for your efforts, innovative ideas, and your unwavering support of Tailwind Group. Your contributions make a significant impact on our company daily!
