New President's Message: Building On Our Momentum for a Successful 2025

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday season with family and friends, feeling rejuvenated and ready for 2025. I am excited to start the year strong, and I hope many of you feel the same joy and optimism for the upcoming year. 

I am thankful for the support that BOMA Silicon Valley has given me to lead the organization as its 32nd President and for all the hard work put in by members in previous years. The BOMA SV Board of Directors hopes to continue to build upon the successes of prior years and everything that has made BOMA SV a leading association in promoting the interests of the Silicon Valley commercial real estate industry through leadership, advocacy, education, and cultivation of relationships. 

As we kick off the new year, I want to take a moment to reflect on a few of our wins in 2024 and carry this momentum forward: 

• Successfully completed the second year of our BOMA Mentorship Program, graduating a new class of mentees
• Raised $5,000 to support BOMA California’s Political Action Committee (PAC) to support state and local advocacy efforts
  
• Provided gifts for a record 177 at-need teens at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley through our annual Share Your Holiday event
  
• Hosted our popular broker panel featuring local real estate leaders to share insights on the future of our industry and Silicon Valley’s CRE market
  
• Welcomed local mayors for one of our best-attended quarterly luncheons at the Westin
  
• Reaffirmed ongoing partnerships with the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Jose Downtown Association
  
• Established new partnerships with NAIOP Silicon Valley
  
• Honored our annual sponsors at a special appreciation event
  
• Promoted community and philanthropy through our “BOMA Cares” initiative, organizing volunteer events at Sacred Heart Community Service and the American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Walk 

None of this is possible without the support of all our BOMA members and volunteers, including committee members, committee chairs, the Board of Directors, and our BOMA team. If you’ve ever considered getting involved to support these efforts, I encourage you to sign up to serve on one of our many committees. It is an opportunity to build personal and professional connections in the industry, network, and make a difference in the community. 

Our 2025 event calendar is already taking form, and I hope to see many of you at our upcoming BOMA events, including the Celebration of Commercial Real Estate Awards Lunch on February 7 and the March Broker Panel Luncheon. Networking is a product of time, vulnerability, and shared experiences, and our variety of events offers everyone an opportunity to foster new relationships and create memories. 

BOMA has been an integral part of my personal and professional career, helping me connect with other property management professionals and various trade experts, and I hope you continue to find similar value in an organization that has given me so much. If you have any questions about the organization or want to learn more, please feel free to reach out to me, our BOMA board, or BOMA team with any questions that you may have.

I look forward to another successful year with you all. 

Sean Yamagiwa
President
BOMA Silicon Valley