Annual Dinner

Join us for our 2025 Annual Dinner Meeting & Leadership Installation. We invite all PTAA members to meet the incoming leadership team and kick-off the new year us!

Featuring a panel discussion with leaders in our industry.

Meet our Panelists:

Ronda Puryear, CAM, CPM, President, Landmark Property Services

Ronda Puryear, CAM, CPM, of Landmark Property Services, is the 2024 National Apartment Association (NAA) Immediate Past Chair.

For more than 30 years, Puryear has served across the rental housing industry and has extensive experience in property management, marketing, and development. As President of Landmark Property Services, which has been in business for more than 25 years, she oversees multifamily operations.

She has been involved with NAA for more than 20 years, having served as a Regional Vice President, a member of the Governance Committee and Chair of both the Student Housing and Apartmentalize Committees. In 2020, Ronda served as the President of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI).

She also served two terms as Chair of the Virginia Apartment Management Association. Further, Puryear is a past member of the Blue Ridge Apartment Association Board of Directors, where she also served two years as Chair. She currently serves as a member of the Virginia Tech Property Management Advisory Board, where she was Chair in 2019 and 2020.

Cindy Clare, CPM, Chief Operating Officer, Bell Partners

As Bell Partners’ Chief Operating Officer, Cindy Clare, CPM, oversees the operations of over 85,000 apartment homes in more than 300 apartment communities across the nation. She is responsible for all aspects of community management for both third-party and Bell-owned communities. This oversight includes community operations and maintenance, lease-ups, relationships with third-party clients, Customer Experience/Marketing, Operations Initiatives and Learning and Development. Cindy is a recognized leader within the multifamily industry and a sought-after speaker on a variety of topics at national conferences. In 2015, she was honored as one of the “10 Most Influential Women in Real Estate” by Multi-Family Executive. She was also honored with the Apartment and Office Building Association’s (AOBA) Sidney Glassman award for her exemplary work and contributions in education, training, management, administration, and legislation. In 2017, Cindy was named Chairman of the National Apartment Association. In 2022, Cindy was inducted into the National Apartment Association’s Hall of Fame.

Alexandra S. Jackiw, CPM®, CAPS, C3P, Chief Operating Officer, Hayes Gibson Property Services, LLC

Alex Jackiw is Chief Operating Officer of Hayes Gibson Property Services, LLC where she oversees all property operations of a diverse portfolio of assets in the Midwest.  She is also responsible for all corporate functions, business development and strategic planning.  She is an accomplished expert in all aspects of property management, marketing, and training and a respected speaker who has presented programs to industry trade groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Alex was inducted into the NAA Hall of Fame in 2018, served as Chair of NAA in 2013, and was President of NAAEI in 2008/2009.  Alex has served as President of the property management advisory boards at both Virginia Tech and Ball State University.  She has a B.A. from the University of Rochester and received her M. Ed. from Ohio University.

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*Please reach out to Kelly at kelly@piedmonttaa.org for any additional food accommodations.