The Mike Kerr Award for the Property Professional of the year
The LAPA Executive team renamed this award in 2020 to ‘The Mike Kerr Award for the Property Professional of the year’.
The award is presented to a Property Professional demonstrating a drive to achieve the best outcomes for their organisation/community and doing so with the commitment like that demonstrated by Mike Kerr in his beloved Central Otago.
Mike was a highly dedicated professional and member of our executive who sadly passed away in November 2019.
This award will be presented to a property professional who works directly for Local Government nominated by their manager or peers who meet any of the following criteria:
- Have a positive impact on the people and team around them.
- Undertaken and successfully completed a project of complexity outside of the ordinary or regular for the duties in their role.
- Undertaken/facilitated a property related outcome(s) or project(s) of significant benefit.
- Demonstrated or developed innovative approaches to the management of assets.
- Their initiatives have significantly improved the service provided.
Demonstrated initiative, innovation, leadership.
If you wish to nominate someone please contact admin@lapa.co.nz
Property Professional Award Winners
2019 Property Professional Award Winner was Christina Martin, Central Otago District Council (Pictured with Karen Bartlett LAPA Executive and Mayor Tim Cadogan)
2018 Property Professional Award Winner was Stephen Greenhough, Auckland Council
2022 Property Professional Award Winner was Maria Sleeman, Dunedin City Council (Pictured with Robert Cant – LAPA President)
2023 Property Professional Award Winner was Phil Kai Fong, Tauranga City Council (Pictured with Robert Cant – LAPA President)
2024 Property Professional Award Winner was Nicky Mitchell, Strada (Pictured with Robert Cant – LAPA President)
More Awards
2019 Recognition Awards
Tony Jane – Programmed Property Services
In recognition of your support, service and dedication to LAPA
2018 Recognition Awards
Michael Wood, Simpson Grierson
In recognition of your support, service and dedication to LAPA
James Puketapu
In recognition of your support, service and dedication to LAPA
Karen Bartlett – 2022
In recognition of your support, service and dedication to LAPA