HERNDON, Va., September 15, 2010 – Fifteen commercial real estate professionals have been named as recipients of the 2010 Developing Leaders Award, presented by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

The Developing Leaders Award is an annual award bestowed upon up-and-coming professionals who have distinguished themselves in their profession and show great promise as future leaders of the commercial real estate industry.

The recipients of the 2010 Developing Leaders Award are:

• Justin Beck - President, Beck Property Company Inc., Pensacola, Fla.
• Dana Berggren, LEED AP, CCIM - Vice President, Commerce / Cushman & Wakefield, Las Vegas, Nev.
• Apollo Carey - Attorney, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC, St. Louis, Mo.
• Ryan Egli - Senior Associate, CB Richard Ellis, San Diego, Calif.
• Erica-Nicole Harris - Project Manager, WISPARK LLC, Milwaukee, Wis.
• Malcolm Johnson - Vice President, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Jeff Kroll - Vice President of Real Estate, Frontier Renewal, Denver, Colo.
• Jaime Northam - Regional Asset Manager, Healthcare Trust of America Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Matthew O'Malley - Preconstruction Executive, Clark Construction Group LLC, Bethesda, Md.
• Trevor Sawatzky - Asset Manager, GWL Realty Advisors, Calgary, Alberta
• Joshua Skarsgard, Esq., C.P.A. - Founder, The Skarsgard Firm P.C., Albuquerque, N.M.
• Jennifer Turchin, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP - Senior Project Manager, Energy & Environmental Solutions (E2), Las Vegas, Nev.
• Jamison Weinbaum - Director/ D.C. Office of Zoning, Washington, D.C.
• Kenneth Wire - Associate, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington, D.C.
• David Young - Senior Associate, Morrison Commercial Real Estate, Orlando, Fla.

NAIOP President Thomas J. Bisacquino spoke of the importance of the Developing Leaders Award, stating, "The Developing Leaders program advances NAIOP's agenda and enhances our diversity by acknowledging and encouraging the involvement of these accomplished young professionals who will lead our organization and the commercial real estate industry into the future."

Recipients of NAIOP's Developing Leaders Award will be celebrated at Development '10: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate, where they will benefit from unique networking opportunities and publicity surrounding the award. Development '10, which takes place October 27-29 in Orlando, features three days of education, interaction and events all tailored to help NAIOP members achieve success.

In an effort to engage and encourage up-and-coming young commercial real estate professionals, NAIOP established the Developing Leaders Award in 2006. The honor was designed to engage tomorrow's leaders and connect them with NAIOP's increasing education and benefits available to new and developing professionals.

About NAIOP

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP comprises 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy. For more information, visit www.naiop.org.