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Leasing Professional Awards

Benefits of Participating
The Leasing Professional Awards Program establishes benchmarks for leasing excellence and helps improve conversion ratios and overall presentation quality of your leasing team. PMA will provide an in-depth evaluation of each nominee that includes detailed scoring and benchmarking figures that identify specific strengths and opportunities for growth and improvement.
Participating in PMA’s Leasing Professional Awards Program demonstrates that you care about and appreciate the efforts and achievements of your sales teams. This awards program will boost morale, improve teamwork and cooperation and encourage healthy competition.
The Leasing Professional Awards will be presented at PMA's 2025 Awards Ceremony - Celebrating Excellence in Our Industry.
Evaluations

To determine Leasing Professional Award winners, PMA contracts with a third party to conduct mystery shops. Each shop begins with mystery shopper telephoning the apartment community to schedule a targeted in-person visit to the community. The secret shopper then conducts an in-person visit and provides objective and timely feedback on the leasing presentation.

A mystery shopping company will evaluate each entrant June through September. Shops will not occur during the first seven days of the month or on Mondays or Federal holidays. Judging criteria include, but are not limited to: greeting, information-gathering strategies; professionalism; property/ apartment tour; benefit selling, overcoming objections; closing strategies and follow-up.

Leasing Professional Awards Tentative Timeline
  • February - May: Entry Period
  • June - September:  Evaluation Period
  • November: Awards Presentation at PMA's 2025 Awards Ceremony - Celebrating Excellence in Our Industry
2025 ENTRY FEES
REGISTRATION OPENS FEB 3

2025 1st Place Leasing Professional Award Winners

PMA’s Leasing Professional Awards program honors top leasing talent, showcasing excellence in connecting prospects with the perfect property. 

  • Bernard Adade
    Leasing Associate Valo Apartments
    1st Place: Leasing Professional - Washington, DC
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  • Valencia Miller
    Valencia Miller
    Leasing Consultant 322 Baldwin
    1st Place Leasing Professional - Maryland
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  • Autumn Jackson
    Autumn Jackson
    Leasing Manager Mount Vernon Square Apartments
    1st Place Leasing Professional - Virginia
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2025 2nd Place Leasing Professional Award Winners

  • Stephen Lewis
    Leasing Associate Idaho Terrace
    2nd Place: Leasing Professional - Washington, DC
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  • John Cureton
    Leasing Specialist Brighton Village Apartments
    2nd Place Leasing Professional - Maryland
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  • Nada Mohamed
    Leasing Professional Modera Founders Row
    2nd Place Leasing Professional - Virginia
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2025 3rd Place Leasing Professional Award Winners

  • Eboni Sullivan
    Assistant Property Manager Park Crescent DC
    3rd Place: Leasing Professional - Washington, DC
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  • Alecea Ali-Williams
    Alecea Ali-Williams
    Leasing Specialist Highlands of Chevy Chase
    3rd Place Leasing Professional - Maryland
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  • Dominque McCoy
    Dominque McCoy
    Leasing Consultant The Point at Fairfax
    3rd Place Leasing Professional - Virginia
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