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NAIOP SoCal Appoints First-Ever Chief Executive Officer

The Southern California chapter of NAIOP appointed Timothy “Tim” Jemal as its first chief executive officer. Jemal brings 30 years of experience in all aspects of association management, government relations advocacy, fundraising and communications to his role representing more than 1,000 members across Los Angeles and Orange counties.

NAIOP SoCal president Pamela Westhoff says, “We are in the midst of historic times in so many ways, and this is when we need a more visible leadership role. We must be more adaptable, more efficient and find ways to implement real change for the better, in all aspects of our personal and professional lives. I am confident that Tim is the right person to lead our chapter through what is already shaping up to be a very challenging decade.”

Among the priorities identified by Jemal to address include bolstering NAIOP SoCal’s legislative advocacy, promoting a talent pipeline that fosters youth and diversity, continuing to offer top-notch programs and modernizing the association’s operations.

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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