CHICAGO – The Chicagoland Apartment Association (CAA) is proud to announce the election of several new officers and members to its Board of Directors, further enhancing the association’s leadership and strong record of advocacy on behalf of the multifamily housing industry across the region.
Gina Fortune-Harmon, Vice President of Property Management for Fairlawn Real Estate, is serving the second year of her two-year term as President of the Chicagoland Apartment Association's Board of Directors. Gina has been an active member of the Chicagoland Apartment Association since 2007 and has served on the Board of Director since 2017, taking on leadership roles as First Vice President (2022/23); and Treasurer (2020/21).
Board officers were also confirmed for the Board of Directors Executive Committee during the CAA’s annual board meeting held in early April and elected by the full board.
2025 Chicagoland Apartment Association Executive Committee & Officers:
- Gina Fortune-Harmon, President | VP, Property Management, Fairlawn Real Estate
- Steve Sise, First Vice-President | COO, Golub & Company
- Stuart Handler, Second Vice President | CEO, TLC Management Co
- Steve Rappin, Second Vice President | President, Evergreen Real Estate Services
- Dan Gladden, Second Vice President | President-East Region, AMLI Residential
- Jim Cunningham, Treasurer | President of Marquette Management, Inc,
- Girish Gehani, Secretary | COO, Trilogy Real Estate Group, LLC.
- Steve Rachman, Member at Large | Sr VP Investments, Marcus & Millichap
- Diana Pittro, Member at Large | EVP, RMK Management Corp.
- Valerie Fertitta, Past President | Managing Director of Real Estate, Greystar
Several additional industry professionals were also welcomed as new members to the Board of Directors:
- Adair Bryan | Sr Director Talent Acquisition, Related Management Co.
- Jenny Velilla | Vice President of Operations, RPM Living
- Jennifer Dean | In-House Counsel, CYM Living LLC
- Gerard McGuane (Associate Member) | Regional Engineering Manager, ABM | Engineering
- Luke Markewych | VP of Property Management, Peak Properties, LLC
- Aaron Galvin (Advisory Member) | Founder & Managing Broker, Luxury Living
- Wendy Deetjen (Advisory Member) | Vice President of Market Rate, The Habitat Company
The above members assumed their new roles on Thursday, April 3, following formal approval by the CAA Board of Directors during its annual meeting in Chicago. More information about CAA’s Board of Directors can be found HERE.
About the Chicagoland Apartment Association
The Chicagoland Apartment Association (CAA) represents more than 7,000 apartment professionals who own and/or manage over 295,000 market-rate and affordable rental units in over 1,900 apartment properties ranging from high-rises to two-flats across the Chicagoland region. CAA is federated with the National Apartment Association and provides professional development and networking opportunities to apartment industry professionals and advocates on their behalf at the state, local and federal government level. For more information, please visit www.caapts.org.