Who Is Our New President?

Many BOMA Oakland/East Bay members have asked, “Who is our new Local President, Don Rogers”?! To answer this question, we took the time to find out about Don (in his own words) all about his background, who he is, and his ideas for BOMA Oakland/East Bay in 2010.

I am a 4th generation Bay Area Native. I was born in Concord. I grew up in Martinez, Concord, Oakland, Ridgecrest, and Lafayette, all cities here in California. As an Adult I have lived in Castro Valley, Fremont, and Martinez. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with minors in Real Estate and Finance from California State University in Hayward. I am a licensed California Real Estate Broker and a Real PropertyAdministrator. I also spent ten years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a Sergeant, where I developed some very valuable Leadership Skills.

I began my real estate career in 1990 as a Broker with Coldwell Banker in Oakland where I spent four years in office leasing representing both landlords and tenants. I began my real career, as a Property Manager, at City Center in Oakland where I was involved in the management for the Owner at that time, Bramalea U.S.Properties and the subsequent receivership by CMA Asset Managers and eventual ownership by Shorenstein Realty Services. It was about this time in my career that I met Walter Finch and got involved with BOMA.

“Back then and especially today, with the poor state of the economy, relationships were a driving force in business. BOMA has always been a vital networking resource for the Real Estate community,” said Rogers.

I spent nine years in downtown San Francisco office buildings where I was a Property Manager for Shorenstein and Equity Office Properties before being promoted to General Manager for McCarthy Cook & Company at China Basin Landing. I returned to Oakland in 2005 to work at Prentiss Properties. They were acquired by Brandywine Realty Trust in 2006 and then sold their assets in 2008 to the CIM Group.

I have been responsible for the management of: 1111 Broadway, 50514th Street, 1300 Clay, 500 12th Street, 2101 & 2353 Webster, 2100 Franklin, The Ordway, 155 Grand, 1901 Harrison, 1333 Broadway, and Preservation Park in Oakland. Also:555 California, 315 & 345 Montgomery, 123 Mission, 301 & 75 Howard Street, 188 Embarcadero, One Market, 60 Spear Street, and China Basin Landing in San Francisco.

“This year is the time to get back to basics. One of the basics in business is networking. Networking is one of the fundamentals BOMA was founded on…and BOMA Oakland/East Bay is good at it too,” said Rogers.

I am an avid Runner and love to Mountain Bike too. I live with my wife of 15 years Lori and my three children Katherine, Nathan, and Samin Martinez.

Don Rogers, President