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LEASE-UPS                                              IS ALL ABOUT                                                       EVUWEEK2020


        LINEAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                1 WEEK
        Lineage, located in Old Town                           THE DATA                                                            EACH YEAR, EDGEWOOD AND VANTAGE HOST SEVERAL EMPLOYEE EVENTS
        Alexandria, is our newest managed                                                                                          AIMED AT STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS AMONG OUR EMPLOYEES AND
                                                                                                                                   THEIR FAMILIES. We were disappointed this year at our inability to host the annual
        property scheduled to open in early                                                                                        and Vantage University (EVU) Day which is typically a full-day engagement of learning,  700+
        December. This brand-new, 100%                                                                                             Maintenance Summit and Benefits Expo. The pandemic will also disrupt our Edgewood
        affordable community leased up in     THE IT DEPARTMENT’S THEME FOR 2020 HAS BEEN “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DATA”!
        record time—just under 3 months—                                                                                           growth, networking, culture-building and recognition, and is usually held in-person
                                              To that end, we’ve been working on various projects—all of which aim to get more                                                                                 EMPLOYEES
        in the middle of a pandemic and                                                                                            with regional property managers and community managers. Despite the challenges
        with no tours or photos! Read         accurate data into the hands of our team members more quickly and with less          presented by the pandemic, our leadership team was unanimous—the EVU Day
        the full story here:                  effort. We are driving to improve our efficiency and reduce the amount of time it    experience is too important to miss and it will happen this year—virtually! The change  IN 11 STATES
        http://ow.ly/6TNa50BTEvy              takes to gather and report on various key aspects and metrics within our organization.
                                              Ultimately we want to spend less time looking for and compiling information, or      to a virtual format will allow us to expand the event in regard to both duration and
                                              updating spreadsheets and spend more time on what really matters—our employees       audience. It will now be a week-long event with participation opened to all employees.   2 KEYNOTE
                                              and our residents! Here are a few of the things we’re working on:
                                                                                                                                   Planned for early November, this year’s inaugural EVU Week will connect over 700   SPEAKERS
                                                                                                                                   employees in 11 states. Sessions led by in-house speakers will include topics such as
                                             EDGEWOOD ENTERPRISE DATABASE          departments to implement a system
                                                                                                                                   marketing and leasing, safety and accident prevention, recruiting and hiring, just to
                                             Our new “single source of truth”, this   which will allow Dashboard views of all      name a few. We will also be joined by outside attorneys who will discuss the legal   COUNTLESS
                                             new system will help us realize the   our key property operations metrics.
                                                                                                                                   environment and the resulting impacts of a COVID world.                                         A   N   D
                                             long-envisioned goal of having one    Drill-down capability to in-depth data                                                                                      TOPICS
                                             place to go to for all of our back-office   will be available all with just a few clicks
        FENTON                                                                                                                     EVU Week will be an opportunity for celebration and recognition of our communities
                                             information.
                                                                                   of the mouse.
                                                                                                                                   and our people whose incredible contributions create welcoming homes for tens of
        Completed in November 2019,                                                                                                                     thousands of residents. We will highlight operational    1  GREAT
        Fenton is brand new, certified green   NEXUS INVOICES                      REALPAGE MOBILE FACILITIES                           BE SURE TO GET      excellence, employee contributions and our unsung
        and 100% affordable. No wonder       This invoice processing and approval   Our maintenance staff will be moving                                      heroes. Finally, we will present our Core Value Awards   OPPORTUNITY
        they hit their 100% occupancy goal   system will greatly improve our staff’s   away from our existing paper-based           YOUR CORPORATE SWAG!       to celebrate those who live our mission every day to
        this past August!                    efficiency as they will only need to   process to a modern, tablet-based,               Visit ShopEVStore.com     “help people improve their lives” and demonstrate   FOR CELEBRATION
        www.fentonsilverspring.com           think about coding invoices using a   electronic service ticketing system.             for 50% off and enjoy free   our core values of honesty, trust, accountability and   AND RECOGNITION!
                                             modern web-site interface and submit-  We are currently piloting this program           shipping all week long.  dependability.
                                             ting them for approval.               at several properties and will be rolling          Sponsored by Geiger
                                                                                   it out across our entire portfolio
                                             REALPAGE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE        throughout 2021.                                                                             KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
                                             Targeted for launch in March 2021, we
                                                                                                                                         SHARI HARLEY, author of the book How to Say        Rachel Druckenmiller, an acclaimed speaker, founder
                                             are working with Operations and other                                                                                                          and CEO of Unmuted, will lead a five-part series called
                                                                                                                                          Anything  to Anyone, will speak about setting
                                                                                                                                         expectations for  powerful working relationships   “I’m Still Standing: Hope & Growth in the Midst of Crisis”,
                                                                                                                                           and providing tips and tricks to making any       intended to build resilience so we can navigate these
                                             MEET YOUR IT TEAM                                                                                        conversation easy.                       times of uncertainty while still feeling hopeful.

                                                          Mike Chang  joined our   Award winner constantly has a positive
        ABRAMS HALL                                       team in 2017 with the    attitude and is a big reason we receive        SPONSORING PARTNERS
                                                                                   high compliments for our customer
                                                          challenge of moderniz-
        Abrams Hall, located in the Parks                 ing our IT operations    service.
        at Walter Reed Campus, is a newly                 and aligning our
        renovated Senior Apartment                        technology with our                  We’d like to welcome
        Community on stunning grounds                     company goals. One of                Sara Villanueva, the
        surrounded by beautiful nearby       his main goals has been to transform              newest member of our
        parks. It’s home to a thriving social   the IT team into a valuable asset,             team. She comes to us              SUPPORTING PARTNERS
        community and it’s now 100%          placing a strong focus on the user                with a Master’s in Data
        occupied. www.AbramsHallDC.com       experience and making IT work for you.            Analytics Engineering
                                                                                               from George Mason
                                                          Mario Pareja-Lecaros     University and over 15 years of hands-
                                                          has been with us for     on experience in information systems.          PROGRAM PARTNERS         PROGRAM SPONSORS                GENERAL SPONSORS
                                                          over 20 years, working                                                  Geiger                   CRC Group         Sanctus       Action Fabricators & Erectors  HD Supply
                                                          tirelessly to support    We’d also like to thank Terrence Doles         Integrity Systems        The Hartford      SatisFacts    BBS&G Attorneys             Rentgrata
                                                          our user base. Always    for his 21+ years of service to Edgewood       John Hancock             Knock             Sweeny’s      Coastal Pension Services    Rockville Printing & Graphics
                                                          willing to help with any   and Vantage. We greatly appreciate all       UKG                      Lorenger & Carnell              Guernsey                    Scheffres Laundry Service
                                                          problem at any time,     that he contributed to our teams and we        Raine & Son, LLC
                                                          this 2018 Unsung Hero    wish him well on his future endeavors.         RealPage
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