Kristin Howell, Vice President of Operations, was nominated as one of San Diego’s Top 100 Influential Leaders by The Daily Transcript.

Earlier this year, Kristin Howell was promoted to Vice President of Operations for Meissner Jacquét Commercial Real Estate Services, which has a commercial real estate portfolio of approximately 15 million square feet across Southern California. Howell has been with the commercial property management company for more than 15 years, previously serving as Senior Portfolio Manager.

In her new role, she supervises a team of commercial real estate managers who handle day-to-day operations of the properties in her portfolio. She also oversees operations of the company, including hiring new employees, personnel matters and working to improve efficiencies.

Kristin’s favorite aspect of her role is that she “gets to play an active part in making the company better by improving processes.”

With more than 29 years of experience in the real estate industry, Howell’s first contact with property management came early – after being hired for her first job at 16 running a hot dog stand in a shopping center. Her hard work and efficiency were noticed and within 6 months she was managing the entire shopping center.

Besides her responsibilities with Meissner Jacquét, Howell has been heavily involved with the San Diego Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). She served as president of BOMA San Diego for two years, completing her second term at the end of 2015.

Under her leadership, BOMA successfully campaigned to overturn a linkage fee on commercial development designed to help subsidize affordable housing in the city of San Diego. The fee would have been increased by 350% to 750%, depending on the development type, and would have cost the industry an estimated $8 to $10 million annually. BOMA negotiated a compromise with the city council to increase the fee slightly and find alternative funding sources for affordable housing.

Howell continues to be active within BOMA and cites the importance of the association’s role in bringing awareness to legislators and industry professionals about the effect of city, state and federal legislation. “Oftentimes, lawmakers don’t think about how things impact our industry,” Howell said. “But if we don’t pay attention, do legislative visits and educate legislators to the issues that affect us, they won’t know.”

About Meissner Jacquét
Founded in 1992, Meissner Jacquét Commercial Real Estate Services has the knowledge and experience to provide commercial real estate solutions to retail centers, office properties, industrial parks, and commercial owner associations for institutional and privately-held investors, whether they be local, regional, or national. For more information, please contact Brent Williams at 858-373-1113 or [email protected], or visit mjcres.com.

Sources:
The Daily Transcript
Meissner Jacquét Commercial Real Estate Services